The best places to travel around Australia (according to the American Frommer's guidebook)

1. Traveling by train from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific through the Australian desert.
This is (a total of 4352 km or 2,700 miles) a three-day trip from Sydney via Adelaide to Perth (or vice versa) regularly ranked in the lists of the best world travel by train. Comfortable train take you on a desert plain Nullarbor (Nullarbor), which is laid along the longest in the world direct rail gauge (its length is 478 km. (Or 300 miles)). You will see the magnificent landscapes of what is called the Australian outback, pristine and boundless nature.

2. Sydney

Sydney is Australia's largest city and one of the largest metropolises of the world. There are many attractions and places worth visiting. Sydney is very beautiful -there are no such a number of banks and so picturesque harbor in any other city.

3. Great Barrier Reef

This place – «must do», if you come to Australia for the first time: Reef definitely worth a visit. Moreover, the climate change on Earth threatens this very large coral formation in the world by total disappearance in the next 100 years: forecasts ecologists disappointing. Scuba diving with scuba mask will open a lot of amazing experiences, not only for beginners, but experienced divers.

4. Australian rainforest

The inhabitants of megalopolises, for sure, enjoy the ferns, neon blue butterflies and the primitive world of the rainforest, where preserved to this day plants, which in other places can be found only in the form of fossils. Explore the rainforest, as the Australians call it, it is best for off-road, military vehicles, amphibians, or enjoy its views from the height of the funicular.

5. Travel by boat to the Whitsundays

In this journey, even those who had never run a ship can go alone. It is only necessary to charter a yacht, take instruction and then sent to investigate any of 74 beautiful islands. It's easy. Get up to anchor to a deserted bays to swim, fish for trout (fishing is allowed here) and then sail to the wind.

6. Uluru

Travel a thousand miles to look at the big red rock Aires Rock (Ayers Rock), a language Aboriginal – Uluru, is worth it. This mountain, according to local legend, gives a person strength. This 348-foot orange-brown oval-shaped rock was formed about 648 million years ago. It is located in the north of Australia, 450 km from the town of Alice Springs. Its length – 3,6 km, width – about 3 km, and the base is indented caves decorated with ancient rock paintings and carvings. At 50 km from the reserve Uluru is the rock around the Olgas, a second rock formation, which has great significance for Aboriginal culture and more mystical.

7.Understanding the culture of Australian Aborigines
Native Australian residents now make up about 2,4% of the total population of the continent.Aborigines call people from different tribes, speaking different languages and having different cultures. To penetrate into their traditions, learn the myths and magic rituals is one of the most enigmatic of opportunities for inquisitive travelers.

8. Kimberley, Western Australia
At the edge of the continent, Australia is a region called the Kimberley. People who pass the first time, can not find words to express their admiration. This is one of the favorite places of photographers here outstanding natural beauty – the sea, red mountain ranges, waterfalls. On its territory Kimberly took three times more than England, but there is only one way.People here mostly live on the ranch and only three cities can boast a population of more than 2000 people. But on the whole territory inhabited by approximately 38,000. This is where you really see this warning "The last bar for the next 900 km", such tablets are often sold in souvenir shops. This place gives forget about overpopulation of the planet and feel like a pioneer.

9. Rafting on the Tully River Mountain

One of the most difficult routes for the fans of extreme alloys, and the stunning beauty of the place – steep rapids and waterfalls surrounded by rich colors of the rainforest. This journey can be done only with professional guides, otherwise it is quite dangerous.

10. Flowering Period in Western Australia

Imagine Texas, much of kilometers covered with wildflowers. That's what a majority of Western Australia each spring – approximately from August to October, when there bloom pink, purple, red, white, yellow and blue flowers. Australians themselves are very fond of this time, so hotels and flights here better to book in advance.

11. Wine Tour in the Barossa Valley

This is one of the four largest Australian wine valleys and it's the most beautiful valley. It is located less than one hour journey from Adelaide. Restaurants in Adelaide, by the way, too, deserve special attention – here you can try traditional culinry with local wine, which is really good.

12. Horse riding in the Snowy Mountains

There are a lot of temptations in the highest mountains of Australia – Snowy Mountains. We recommend you to go to the mountains for a couple of days and explore them on horseback, making a stopover for the night at the camp.

13. Great Ocean Road

This 106-kilometer coastal road that runs along the south-western Victoria, will allow you to visit the wild and stunning in their beauty the banks, drive past forests, cliffs and rocks, including rock, the Twelve Apostles. Travel can be make on a car, motorbike or coach.