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Combine the old pearl fishing town of Broome and the famous 14 mile long Cable Beach with a tour - by land or sea - of the remote and scenically awesome Kimberley.
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Most of the islands of the Whitsundays are deserted, on the charts of sailors but no other visitors. Stay on either the lively Hamilton, or sophisticated Hayman, and you can easily visit the Barrier Reef.
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The Top End, Crocodile Dundee's backyard includes Kakadu National Park, a showcase of Aboriginal art, awesome escarpments, wetlands and waterfalls, amazing birdlife and Aboriginal art.
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Among the attractions of the Sunshine coast is the happening cosmopolitan beach resort of Noosa and Fraser, the largest sand dune island in the world.
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Tropical North Queensland is a world of pure white beaches and brilliant seas backed by some of the oldest rainforests on the planet. The islands of the Great Barrier Reef combine brilliant underwater scenes with some of Australia's most luxurious retreats.
Cobourg Peninsula
Darwin
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The Northern Territory's Red Centre is the heartland of the Australian outback. The scale is immense, the Aboriginal heritage fascinating and its natural icons - Uluru (the Rock), Kata Tjuja (the Olgas) and Kings Canyon, unmissable.
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Cape Leveque Kimberley Kununurra
Bullo
Kakadu NP
Arnhem Land
Katherine Cooktown
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Port Douglas
Cairns
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Broome
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Port Hedland
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Ningaloo Marine Park Coral Bay Monkey Mia Karijini NP Alice Springs Kings Canyon Ayers Rock
Airlie Beach Whitsunday Islands
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Fraser Island
SOUTH
Coober Pedy
Noosa
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Brisbane
Kalbarri
AUSTRALIA
Byron Bay Nambung NP Ceduna Flinders Ranges NP
NEW SOUTH
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Coffs Harbour
Perth
Fremantle Margaret River
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Esperance
Clare
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Albany
Barossa Valley
WALES
Blue Mountains
Hunter Valley
Port Stephens
Adelaide
Kangaroo Island
Sydney
Jervis Bay
CANBERRA
Grampians NP
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Melbourne
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Croajingolong NP
Phillip Island
Wilsons Promontory NP
With Perth as its gateway, the southwest corner of Australia also has a string of highly individual seasides as well as the premier league white beaches and vineyards of the Margaret River and Ningaloo Reef, home to the gentle whale shark.
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Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair NP
Launceston
TASMANIA
Freycinet NP
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Hobart
South Australia is home to some of the country's top vineyards, including the Barossa, as well as classic outback landscapes, wide empty beaches, genteel Adelaide and the remarkable Kangaroo Island, one of the best places in Australia to see a menagerie of indigenous wildlife.
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Tasmania, Australia's largest island, is an untouched wilderness, a destination in its own right, marinated in heritage, rich in food and wine and as compelling as many European countries.
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10 Victoria spells Melbourne, stylish, sophisticated and full of character, but a lot more besides. You'll explore dramatic coastal scenery, highly acclaimed vineyards, old mining and spa towns.
There's more to New South Wales than irresistible Sydney. Plan on visiting the gorges of the Blue Mountains and the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, and maybe save a few days for the superb beaches to the south of the city or trendy Byron Bay to the north.
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