Destinations

Queensland

Brisbane 27
Great Barrier Reef 21
Sunshine Coast 15
Noosa 11
Airlie Beach 9
Whitsundays 9
Gold Coast 8
Cairns 7
Surfers Paradise 7
Tamborine Mountain 7
Atherton Tablelands 5
Cairns Beaches 5
Kuranda 5
Port Douglas 5
Daintree 3
Fraser Island (K’gari) 3
Hervey Bay 3
Moreton Island 3
Cape Tribulation 1
Magnetic Island 1
Mission Beach 1
Townsville 1

New South Wales

Sydney 28
Hunter Valley 17
Newcastle 8
Byron Bay 5
Blue Mountains 4

Victoria

Port Phillip Bay 23
Melbourne 21
Yarra River 18
Great Ocean Road 8
Geelong 6
Mornington Peninsula 4
Anglesea 3
Blairgowie 3
Dandenong Ranges 3
Lorne 3
Sorrento 3
Apollo Bay 2
Barwon Heads 2
Bells Beach 2
Torquay 2
Twelve Apostles 2
Yarra Valley 2
Mount Macedon 1
Phillip Island 1

Western Australia

Perth 34
Fremantle 28
Swan Valley 22
Margaret River 11
Rottnest Island 4
Broome 3
Exmouth 3
Albany 2
Coral Bay 1

South Australia

Adelaide 30
Adelaide Hills 19
Hahndorf 15
Barossa Valley 14
McLaren Vale 12
Kangaroo Island 6
Victor Harbor 3
Mannum 2
Coober Pedy 1

Tasmania

Hobart 14
Launceston 6
Bruny Island 1
Strahan 1

Northern Territory

Darwin 16
Alice Springs 2
Uluru / Ayers Rock 1

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra 3

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Queensland22 of 22

Airlie Beach9Atherton Tablelands5Brisbane27Cairns7Cairns Beaches5Cape Tribulation1Daintree3Fraser Island (K’gari)3Gold Coast8Great Barrier Reef21Hervey Bay3Kuranda5Magnetic Island1Mission Beach1Moreton Island3Noosa11Port Douglas5Sunshine Coast15Surfers Paradise7Tamborine Mountain7Townsville1Whitsundays9

New South Wales5 of 8

Blue Mountains4Byron Bay5Coffs Harbour0Hunter Valley17Jervis Bay0Newcastle8Snowy River Country0Sydney28

Victoria19 of 33

Anglesea3Apollo Bay2Ballarat0Barwon Heads2Beechworth0Bells Beach2Bendigo0Blairgowie3Bright0Dandenong Ranges3Geelong6Grampians0Great Ocean Road8Halls Gap0Lake Eildon0Lorne3Mansfield0Melbourne21Mornington Peninsula4Mount Buffalo National Park0Mount Buller0Mount Macedon1Phillip Island1Port Phillip Bay23Rutherglen0Sorrento3Torquay2Twelve Apostles2Victorian High Country0Wilsons Promontory0Wodonga0Yarra River18Yarra Valley2

Western Australia9 of 12

Albany2Broome3Coral Bay1Esperance0Exmouth3Fremantle28Karijini National Park0Margaret River11Monkey Mia0Perth34Rottnest Island4Swan Valley22

South Australia9 of 10

Adelaide30Adelaide Hills19Barossa Valley14Clare Valley0Coober Pedy1Hahndorf15Kangaroo Island6Mannum2McLaren Vale12Victor Harbor3

Tasmania4 of 6

Bruny Island1Cradle Mountain0Hobart14Launceston6Port Arthur0Strahan1

Northern Territory3 of 5

Alice Springs2Darwin16Kings Canyon0Litchfield National Park0Uluru / Ayers Rock1

Australian Capital Territory1 of 1

Canberra3

RegionAny region

Queensland8 of 17

Barkly Highway0Bribie Island0Brisbane & Moreton Bay2Darling Downs0Far North Queensland2Fraser Coast1Gladstone & Capricorn Coast0Gold Coast1Granite Belt0Hervey Bay and Fraser Coast2North Queensland3Scenic Rim0South Burnett0South West Queensland0Sunshine Coast3Sunshine Coast Hinterland0Whitsundays & Airlie Beach4

New South Wales5 of 14

Blue Mountains2Central Coast of NSW6Coffs Coast0Golden Highway0Hunter Valley4New England0Newell Highway0Norfolk Island0North Coast of NSW4Northern Rivers4Riverina0Snowy Mountains0South Coast of NSW0Waterfall Way0

Victoria5 of 15

East Gippsland0Geelong & The Bellarine0Gippsland0Golden Triangle0Goulburn Valley0Grampians0Great Ocean Road2Lakes and Craters0Melbourne2Mornington Peninsula2Murray River1Pyrenees0South Gippsland0Victorian High Country0Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges1

Western Australia7 of 10

Coral Coast & Exmouth5Esperance and South East Coast of WA0Gascoyne2Great Southern2Kalgoorlie Goldfields1Kimberley1Margaret River & South West WA2Nullarbor Plain0Pilbara0Western Wheatbelt6

South Australia4 of 7

Eyre Peninsula2Fleurieu Peninsula8Flinders Ranges0Limestone Coast1Murraylands0Riverland0Yorke Peninsula3

Tasmania2 of 4

Cradle Mountain & West Coast0East Coast Tasmania0Hobart & Southern Tasmania5Launceston & Northern Tasmania2

Northern Territory1 of 3

Darwin & Surrounds0Kakadu & Top End0Red Centre1

Australian Capital Territory0 of 2

Canberra & Lake Burley Griffin0Namadgi National Park0

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Nature14National parks4Rainforest1Forest2Outback3Nature parks4Scenic touring10Caves1

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Wildlife13Whale watching4Birdwatching13Eco tours8

Culture & history

Aboriginal culture4Cultural26History11City sights4Wine11Food3

On foot & on water

Bushwalking1Walking21Trekking3Cruises11River cruises1Swimming & snorkelling9Water sports6Adventure23Four-wheel drive0Camping1Photography16

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Head of Bight Whale Watching

Yalata, South Australia

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Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach, Queensland

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Sea Sydney Harbour

Pyrmont, New South Wales · 2 km

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