Australia Holidays – Top Five Ways to Travel
By Kieron Sellens
Australian holidays are all about long journeys and adventurous
travel. You could just lounge on the beach or have a city break
in Sydney during your holiday to Australia, but you would be
missing out. Australia is one of the best countries to explore
on a longer journey, with vast tracts of unspoilt wilderness and
an amazing variation in the scenery that you’ll encounter.
Not only are there plenty of sights to see on a journey through
Australia, there are numerous ways to travel. Whether you prefer
a train, a car, a horse, scuba flippers or just your own two
feet, you are sure to find an Australian holiday journey that
suits you. Here are five amazing ways to explore the country…
Drive…along the West Coast
A driving holiday on Australia’s West Coast allows you to
explore a wonderful and comparatively untouristed part of the
country. Unlike the more populous East Coast, you can drive for
miles and miles without seeing a soul, but there’s plenty to
keep you occupied; on the classic route from Perth to Exmouth,
highlights include feeding wild dolphins in the sea at Monkey
Mia, scuba diving at Ningaloo Reef (smaller but just as exciting
as the Great Barrier Reef) and exploring the stunning scenery of
Kalbarri National Park.
Ride…in Victoria
Victoria is a popular Australian holiday destination,
especially for nature lovers; the dramatic and diverse landscape
includes alpine mountains, arid plains and wet, temperate
Gippsland. This was horse riding country back when the settlers
first arrived, and this remains the best way to explore this
beautiful part of Australia. There are plenty of horse riding
holidays available, ranging from centre based and beginners
holidays to arduous cross country trips for the more experienced
rider.
Catch the train…from Adelaide to Darwin
The famous Ghan train (a shortening of Afghan Express, named
after the Afghan camel trains that trekked the route before the
railway was built) crosses the entire length of Australia, north
to south, in just 48 hours (though of course, you can make stops
along the way!) Started in 1878 and not fully finished until
1929, a ride on the Ghan is an unforgettable journey for your
holiday to Australia, taking in some of the best scenery the
country has to offer alongside highlights like Adelaide, Darwin
and Alice Springs. For train lovers on an Australian holiday,
this is the journey to take.
Walk… through Tasmania
Known as “the Natural State”, over a third of Tasmania is
covered by national parks, giving you an idea of just how much
amazing countryside there is to explore here as part of a
holiday to Australia. It is a land best seen on foot; highlights
for the eager trekker include Cradle Mountain, Wineglass Bay,
the Western Arthur Mountain Range and Freycinet National Park.
Dive…to the Great Barrier Reef
A journey to the Great Barrier Reef may be one best measured in
metres rather than miles, but it is a journey as epic as any of
the other Australia holidays on this list. The Great Barrier
Reef is the largest coral reef in the world, one of the Seven
Natural Wonders of the World and is a scuba divers paradise.
If you go diving while on holiday in Australia, you will enter
another world, a hive of biodiversity, beautiful coral reefs,
and a huge variety of wildlife, including dolphins, turtles and
over 1,500 species of fish. It certainly won’t be the longest
trip that you’ll take while on holiday in Australia, but it will
certainly be one of the most spectacular.
About the Author: Kieron Sellens is the marketing manager of
the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AiTO). With
AITO’s selection of superb Australia holidays
http://www.aito.co.uk/australasia-holiday.asp you can
tailor-make the dream trip down under.
