10 Tourist Attractions in Australia

For many people, Australia is a land of dreams with the famous Aboriginal Dreamtime legends. As one of the largest islands in the world's and also smallest continent at the same time, Australia is a land of startling contrasts and spectacular sights. You can explore a multicultural city, a safari in the vast sand island, trek through the ancient rainforest to enjoy the beauty of the underwater at the Great Barrier Reef. Want to know any tourist attractions in Australia that should be visited? Here's a list of 10 sites in Australia that you should not miss:

10. Cable Beach, Broome

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Cable Beach is located in Broome, Western Australia, and considered as the most popular tourist attractions in the state. Cable Beach is an amazing beach, with fine white sand, blue expanse of the Indian Ocean, and the exotic sunset views. The beach is also famous for walking along the beach with a camel ride. Afraid to ride a camel? You can choose motorized transportation to cross the sand with the four-wheel-drive.

9. Fraser Island, Queensland

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Fraser Island is beautifully located in Queensland and listed as one of the world heritage sites, and the largest sand island in the world. The island offers views of the rain forest, dunes, sand cliffs, and more than 100 freshwater lakes.

One more unique tourist attractions in Australia is that you can see the view of rusty shipwrecks. Fraser Island is claimed to be the most pristine island in all of Australia because the island is not contaminated by many humans and dogs are the main inhabitants of this island.

8. Great Ocean Road, Victoria 

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Great Ocean Road is located in the state of Victoria and is regarded as one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Australia. The main activity here is driving using a car. These drives starting from Torquay is situated about 100 km from Melbourne and ends at Allansford.

With this route, you will travel as far as 243 km with treats views of the beautiful Victorian southwest coast and some fabulous scenery in Australia, including The Twelve Apostles. There are also some places along the Great Ocean Road where you can see some of the famous wildlife of Australia as kangaroos, fur seals, and emu.

7. Purnululu National Park

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Located in the east of Australia, Purnululu National Park is home to one of unique tourist attractions in Australia, known as the Bungle Bungle Range. Bungle Bungle Range is the dome of sandstone with a striking orange and black stripes to resemble an enormous beehive.

Surprisingly, this site is only known by the Aboriginal people and local farmers who later became famous after a documentary made in this area in 1983. Because of Purnululu National Park is located in a fairly remote area, there are two camps reserved for the tourists.

6. Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales

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Blue Mountains National Park is located in New South Wales, about 80 km west of Sydney. The location that close to the largest city in Australia has made this beautiful garden become a favorite destination. The most famous of this national park is the Three Sisters, a rock formation that rises 900 meters above the Jamison Valley. Blue Mountains National Park is the perfect place for those who want to enjoy adventure travel or enjoy adrenalin activities such as rock climbing and abseiling.

5. Whitsunday Islands

Whitsunday Islands are the stunning collection of 74 islands located in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. These Tourist attractions are the perfect location for those who want to explore the colorful underwater life by snorkeling or scuba diving. One of the best parts of the Whitsunday Islands is a beach called Whitehaven Beach. Australian beach offers blinding white sand. This archipelago is very suitable for you who are looking for a happy holiday atmosphere and colorful on a beautiful tropical island.

4. Kakadu National Park

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Situated in the north of Australia, about three hours north of Darwin, Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia. There are many things you can enjoy in the park, including Aboriginal artworks are estimated to have more than 20,000 years old. The park is also home to many different species of wildlife including wallabies, dingoes, and crocodiles. Moreover, there are a variety of bird species typical of Australia in here.

3. Ayers Rock

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Ayers Rock is one of the biggest monoliths in the world and has become one of the best tourist attractions in Australia. Ayers Rock is located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Northern Territory. Super large sandstone formations has height more than 340 meters. One of the uniqueness of this stone is that there will be a dramatic color change at sunset from terra cotta to blue, purple, and red. Local Aboriginal people, known as the Anangu,  called it Uluru rock and regarded it as a sacred place.

2. Great Barrier Reef

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Great Barrier Reef is a paradise for divers and lovers of the underwater world. Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef formations located in the Coral Sea. Great Barrier Reef area covers more than 2,900 coral reefs and hundreds of islands. The best way to explore the Great Barrier Reef is using one of the many cruise ships that sail along the coast of northern Queensland. Cairns city is regarded as the main gateway to this place.

1. Sydney Opera House

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Sydney Opera House has been considered as one of the best works of architecture from the 20th century, built by architect Jørn Utzon. The building was constructed as a reflection image of a large sailing ship. Each year, the Sydney Opera House become the host of the 1500 entertaining show. Surrounded by the beautiful scenery of Sydney Harbour and the Royal Botanic Gardens, the Opera House which famous in Sydney is one of Australia's most famous landmark.