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A direct path for those who have already chosen the next stop of the trip. 6 destinations and 14 cities in Australia.
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Capital of Western Australia, Perth lies on the banks of the Swan River, facing the Indian Ocean. Kings Park, atop Mount Eliza, has the city's most famous viewpoint; Elizabeth Quay opens the CBD to the river, and the WA Museum Boola Bardip tells the state's story. Cottesloe Beach, the Swan Valley with its wineries, and the Caversham wildlife park round out a visit.
Tanunda lies in the heart of the Barossa Valley, about 70 km from Adelaide, and is the village with the strongest German heritage in the region, with Lutheran churches, stone houses and bakeries. It is the base for visiting the valley’s wineries, famous for shiraz, the Mengler Hill lookout with its sculpture park, and the Whispering Wall dam, where a whisper travels across the dam.
As Australia’s federal capital, Canberra was planned around Lake Burley Griffin. The Parliamentary Triangle contains Parliament House, the old Parliament, the National Gallery, the Portrait Gallery and Questacon; on the other side of the lake are the War Memorial, Mount Ainslie and the National Museum. The National Botanic Gardens and Tidbinbilla Reserve showcase the region’s natural environment.
Main town of Phillip Island, about 140 km from Melbourne, Cowes is on the island’s north coast, facing Western Port Bay, with calm beaches and a pier. It is the base for the Penguin Parade, where the little penguins return to the beach at sunset, for the koalas at the Koala Conservation Reserve, and for the Nobbies Centre, facing Australia’s largest seal colony.
Village in the Adelaide Hills, about 28 km from the city centre, Hahndorf was founded in 1839 by Lutheran immigrants from Prussia and is the oldest German-origin village preserved in Australia. The main street, shaded by trees, has stone houses, bakeries, breweries and shops. Nearby, The Cedars was the home and studio of the painter Hans Heysen.
Island about 18 km from Fremantle, with no visitor cars, Rottnest has dozens of beaches and clear-water bays, bike paths and the quokkas, small marsupials that live free. The village of Thomson Bay concentrates the jetty, shops and bike rentals; Wadjemup Lighthouse sits on the highest point, and the West End at the western tip has sea lions and whales. The Noongar peoples call the island Wadjemup.
Small town at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges, about 42 km from Melbourne, Belgrave is the terminus of the suburban railway and the departure station for the Puffing Billy, the 1900 steam train that crosses the forest. Nearby are the trails of the Dandenong Ranges National Park, including the 1000 Steps staircase, eucalyptus and fern forests and the mountain villages.
Capital of Queensland and the third largest city in Australia, Brisbane is centered around the bends of the Brisbane River. On the southern bank, South Bank has the Streets Beach lagoon, QAGOMA and the Queensland Museum; in the city center are the botanic gardens and, opposite them, the Kangaroo Point cliffs. The Lone Pine koala sanctuary, the Mount Coot-tha lookout and Moreton Island round out the visit.
Capital of New South Wales and the largest city in Australia, Sydney lives around Port Jackson bay. The Opera, the Harbour Bridge, The Rocks and the Royal Botanic Garden sit side by side at Circular Quay, where ferries depart for Manly, Taronga Zoo and Cockatoo Island. Hyde Park Barracks and Old Government House in Parramatta tell the story of the penal colony; Bondi is the most famous beach, about 7 km from the center.
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