The 8 most beautiful places to visit in Australia

Posted by Australia UnWrapped on November 11th, 2019

The list of things to see in Australia is long but you must know top 10 australia places to visit! Here is the list of the most beautiful places to see to visit Australia!

1. The Great Barrier Reef

Australia's iconic landmark, the Great Barrier Reef is also one of the most famous attractions in the world. Extended over 2,600 kilometers from Cape York to Bundaberg, it is the largest coral reef in the world. Many marine species as well as billions of polyp corals live there, spread over 900 islands and 2,900 reefs, making it a unique site, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1981. If you visit do top 10 activities in Melbourne.

 Because of its warm and clear waters, its biodiversity and its immediacy to the coast, it is a marine paradise for sunbathers and one of the underwater wonders that must continue to be protected.

2. The Whitsundays Islands

An archipelago located right in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland. This is another must-see activity to visit Australia: Hundreds of tourists visit each year, but the Whitsunday Islands, which form the archipelago, are enough (there are 74) to be quiet.

And the landscapes are luxurious, unique in the world: beaches and strips of white sand, warm waters, crystalline, emeralds and turquoise warmed by a tropical sun ... Airlie Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Australia and is the best known starting point for the Whitsundays Archipelago.  It is among the top 10 beaches in Australia.

3. Cairns and the rainforest

 A coastal city with a warm, humid tropical climate, Cairns is surrounded by  greenery on the mountains: the rainforest, where you can enjoy beautiful walks between mangroves, eucalyptus forests and we can observe many endemic species dating from evolutions from Gondwana (marsupials, rodents, birds, reptiles, etc.).

To see nearby: Palm Cove, Port Douglas and Mission Beach.

4. Fitzroy Island

Fitzroy Island, a beautiful island in the Great Barrier Reef where you can wander and swim or snorkel, admiring brightly colored tropical fish.

5. Sydney

You can come here to visit the Opera House, with the view of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Sydney has many other attractions: its nightlife - to the Kings Cross district -, its huge Botanical Garden - surf beaches (Bondi Beach, Clovelly Beach, Palm Beach, Avalon Beach, Manly, Maroubra Beach, etc.).

6. The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains National Park is two hours north-west of Sydney and is a 1,436-square-kilometer stretch of sandstone mountain range at an elevation of 1,112 meters.

An integral part of the Australian Cordillera, the Blue Mountains is dug by deep gorges reaching a depth of almost 1,000 meters in places. Vertiginous peaks that would make the Verdon Gorge almost for a very small furrow.

7. The Great Ocean Road

After visiting Melbourne, what to do in Australia during your road trip? Driving west, drive on the Great Ocean Road , the famous 243-kilometer coastal road along the state of Victoria, with its magnificent views and cliffs overlooking the ocean:  Loch Ard Gorge, London Bridge, The Twelve Apostles are the most famous emblematic points.

8. Tasmania

Wander through bays and multiple national parks - Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Southwest National Park, and more. - discovering an incredibly rich biodiversity. If you love nature, this is where you have to go!