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Cairns

Reef life on the Esplanade, a cableway over the rainforest to Kuranda and a castle to the south.

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The moss-covered castle at Paronella Park
Paronella Park, Mena Creek

In the city

Reef and rainforest.

Follow the water from rainforest rivers to the reef at Cairns Aquarium, then ride Skyrail over the rainforest of Barron Gorge National Park to Kuranda. In the village, meet koalas, free-flying birds and tropical butterflies; nearby, Rainforestation has Army Duck rides and Aboriginal dance. South of the city, Paronella Park has castle ruins, a waterfall and gardens built in the 1930s.

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Aquarium & reef

Cairns Aquarium

Sharks, rays and reef fish on a journey from rainforest rivers to the Coral Sea.
from A$122per adult
Rainforest & views

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

A 7.5 km gondola ride over World Heritage rainforest from Cairns to Kuranda and back.
from A$222per adult
Wildlife & koalas

Kuranda Koala Gardens

Pat a kangaroo and meet koalas, wombats and crocodiles in the heart of Kuranda village.
from A$48per adult
Birds & rainforest

Birdworld Kuranda

More than 350 free-flying parrots, cockatoos and lorikeets in the heart of Kuranda village.
from A$48per adult
Butterflies & rainforest

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary

More than 1,200 tropical butterflies in a flight aviary in Kuranda, with a laboratory tour.
from A$50per adult
Rainforest, culture & wildlife

Rainforestation Nature Park

An Army Duck ride, Aboriginal dance and koalas in a rainforest park near Kuranda.
from A$142per adult
Gardens & heritage

Paronella Park

Moss-covered castle ruins, a waterfall and gardens built by hand in the 1930s.
from A$124per adult
The white sails of the Sydney Opera House above the harbour

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Sydney

The Opera House, a climb over the Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour and wildlife parks to the west and south.

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A Scenic World cable car above the Jamison Valley

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Blue Mountains

Cable cars and a rainforest walk above the Jamison Valley.

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The entrance building of the Australian Reptile Park, topped by a giant frill-necked lizard, under a blue sky

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Central Coast

Reptiles, venom shows and Australian wildlife at Somersby, about an hour north of Sydney.

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Autumn trees and a curving path beside a lake at Hunter Valley Gardens, with hills beyond

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Hunter Valley

Themed gardens and a wildlife park among the vineyards of the Hunter Valley.

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The steel Treetop Walk on slender supports among tall rainforest trees, with tree ferns below

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Southern Highlands

A treetop walk on the edge of the escarpment and a cricket museum in Bowral.

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A meerkat looking over its shoulder at Mogo Wildlife Park

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Batemans Bay

Primates, big cats and giraffes just south of Batemans Bay.

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Melbourne’s skyline at dusk from Melbourne Skydeck

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Melbourne

A bluestone gaol, a deck 88 floors up, sport at the MCG, and wildlife, mazes and rides beyond the city.

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The Pinnacles, columns of orange rock rising from the sea below the cliffs at Cape Woolamai

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Phillip Island

Illusions and a giant maze on the island, and koalas at a family-run park on the road there.

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The main street of Sovereign Hill in Ballarat

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Ballarat

The gold-rush town of the 1850s, kangaroos at your feet and a replica medieval castle.

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Adelaide Oval lit in green at dusk beside the River Torrens, with the footbridge and St Peter’s Cathedral

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Adelaide

A climb over the Adelaide Oval roof, giant pandas in the parklands and open range at Monarto.

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MONA above the River Derwent

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Hobart

Art above the Derwent, Tasmanian devils, a convict site and a treetop walk in the Huon Valley.

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The jagged peaks of Cradle Mountain above Dove Lake and its button-grass shores under a clear blue sky

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Cradle Mountain

Tasmanian devils and quolls at a sanctuary on the road to Cradle Mountain.

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The homestead at Woolmers Estate

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Launceston

A convict-built farming estate and rose garden near Longford.

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The main cell block at Fremantle Prison

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Perth

Fremantle Prison, the coast beneath the waves at Hillarys, and the Swan River from a stadium roof and a bell tower.

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The whale chaser Cheynes IV and the station’s silver oil tanks beside the red-roofed visitor centre, above a turquoise cove with granite boulders

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Albany

Australia’s last whaling station, on Frenchman Bay near Albany.

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A koala on a branch at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

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Brisbane

Koalas by the river, a wheel on South Bank, and a zoo, an aquarium and rides on the Sunshine Coast.

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The Gold Coast’s beaches and towers from SkyPoint

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Gold Coast

Beaches from above, theme parks at Coomera, a rainforest skywalk and the hinterland behind Byron Bay.

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The Daintree River ferry on the wide river, seen from above, with rainforest on both banks and the sea beyond

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Port Douglas

Crocodiles, cassowaries and the canopy of the Daintree Rainforest.

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The original Qantas hangar at Longreach, its gable painted “Qantas Ltd Air Services”, beside a quiet road

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Longreach

The story of Qantas, told in its original 1922 hangar in outback Longreach.

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A saltwater crocodile at Crocosaurus Cove

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Darwin

Saltwater crocodiles in the city centre, the Flying Doctor and the wartime history of the harbour.

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The cream art deco front of the Flying Doctor’s Alice Springs base, with a winged emblem, a brick path and a green lawn under a blue sky

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Alice Springs

The Flying Doctor’s original 1939 radio base, on Stuart Terrace in Alice Springs.

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A miniature village at Cockington Green Gardens

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Canberra

Miniature buildings in colourful gardens and dinosaurs at Gold Creek.

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