Travel To Australia In Your Vacation
written by Ken
at Sunday, May 15, 2011
Australia is most commonly known as “Queen of Islands”. Australia is a Southern Hemisphere country, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Australia is the world's thirteenth largest economy. Australia is rich in events and festivals. This country is well established with arts ,dances, music and the beauty of the nature. Australia is one of the favorite holiday destination for many Indians. Find out why they keep coming back.
- The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef,it lies a short distance off the north-east coast and extends for over 2,000 kilometres (1,240 mi).
- Mount Augustus, claimed to be the world's largest monolith, it is located in Western Australia.
- At 2,228 metres (7,310 ft), Mount Kosciuszko on the Great Dividing Range is the highest mountain on the Australian mainland.
Australia’s Cities
Discover Australia’s cities, from Sydney’s famous harbour to Melbourne’s cutting-edge cultural boundaries and Darwin’s laid back ambience. In all our cities, the skyscrapers and shopping strips are just a short drive from mountains, ocean, river and bush.
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef – the sight is so vast it can be seen from space and it is world most beautifull marine. This World Heritage marine wonderland is an explosion of colour that stretches for 2,600 kilometres off the Queensland coast. You can access this undersea spectacular of marine life and coral reefs from Cairns, Townsville, the Whitsundays or Mackay in the north as well as Gladstone and 1770 (Agnus Waters) in the south.
Kakadu National Park
World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park ,a tapestry of rainforest and original cultural artefacts across 19,000 square kilometres. Rugged escarpments, lush wetlands, plunging gorges and cascading waterfalls spill over each other here in our largest nature park. You’ll see millions of migratory birds in the wetlands and crocodiles sun their primitive hides on the banks of the Adelaide River.