You must already know that Australia is known as the land of dreams. Almost all the travellers describe it as their dream destination for a lot of well-known attractions such as the sacred legend of the aboriginal dreamtime, the time when the spirits conjured coral reefs, scorched red deserts, and a lot more.
Although, Australia is the world’s smallest continent sharing the size of the United States but the population is almost like that of New York. Hence, it is also known as the largest island. It is a land of impressive contrasts and breathtaking beauty. There are tons of places to visit and lots of things to do in Australia. To save you from all the hassle of looking out for things to do, we have listed below 7 things that you must do when you are in Australia!
1. The Unusual Attractions
The list is pretty long but you are sorted. It includes places like:
Lake Hillier
Ball’s Pyramid
SS Ayrfield
Paronella Park
The Giant Stairway
Wave Rock
Cape Pillar Sea Cliffs
Whitehaven Beach
The Haunted Bookshop
Gippsland Lakes Bioluminescence
Newnes Glow Worm Tunnel
William Ricketts Sanctuary
2. Unique Drinks & Fruits
Well, it’s quite common to try the authentic food of the places that you visit. The list again is never ending, but we have shortlisted a few must try fruits and drinks for you!
Smiley Fritz
Hala Fruit
Musk Sticks
Stinging Nettles
Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey
Tim Tam Slam
Fairy Bread
Bush Coconut
Coastal Drives
3. Coastal Drives
It is not necessary that you have to get wet to have some fun. Aside from all the water bodies, Australia has Great Ocean Road, Great Barrier Reef Drive and Great Beach Drive. The Coastline has a lot of scenic driving routes that you must try. Some of the Coastal drives you must try are:
Great Ocean Road, Victoria
Great Beach Drive, Queensland
Great Eastern Drive, Tasmania
Great Barrier Reef Drive, Queensland
Indian Ocean Drive, Western Australia
Bowman Scenic Drive, South Australia
Grand Pacific Drive, New South Wales
4. Adrenaline Rush
Australia is known for being an adventure playground having a lot of ways to get your heart racing. Whether it is sky high thrills, or wet water sports, Australia is full of options that will give you an adrenaline rush. Some of them are:
Climbing the Sydney Harbor Bridge
Dive with great white sharks
Swim with Whale Sharks
Rafting through an ancient rainforest
5. Food
Eat Australia’s Best Pizza
Farm Grown Mangoes
Freak shake at Patissez
Quay Restaurant
Taste Fleurieu Peninsula
6. Nature and wildlife
You can witness world’s best wildlife in Australia. From Ancient forests to the purest water bodies, there are unlimited options.
7. Wine of course!
In addition to fresh farm produced food, you get to discover more than 60 wine regions in Australia.