The Best of Australia
A quick breakdown of our Aussie favorites:
Best Experiences to Do for Free
Pink Lake (Port Gregory, WA)
West Coast National Parks (Karijini, Katamutu)
Best Experiences to Splurge On
Nature World in Tasmania
A day on Rottnest Island (or a night if you really want to splurge!)
Fraser Island 4x4 tour
Magnetic Island 4x4 day rental
Campervan rental for a west coast road trip
Diving with Dive Ningaloo in Exmouth
Live-aboard in Cairns
Surf lesson in Byron Bay
Jet skiing in the Whitsundays
A nice dinner on the harbor in Sydney
Skydiving in Cairns
Tour of the Outback
Best Instagram-Worthy Spots
Bay of Fires (TAS)
Wineglass Bay (TAS)
Russell Falls (TAS)
Rottnest Island - get that Quokka selfie (WA)
Fremantle waterfront esplanade (WA)
Pink Lake (Port Gregory, WA)
The Pinnacles (Nambung National Park, WA)
Shell Beach (Shark Bay, WA)
Cable Beach (Broome, WA)
Lake Argyle infinity pool (Kununurra, NT)
Anywhere in the desert for sunrise (WA)
The entire Outback (NT)
Sydney Opera House (NSW)
Any mural in Byron Bay (NSW)
Great Sandy Dune National Park (Rainbow Beach, QLD)
Lake McKenzie (Fraser Island, QLD)
Whitehaven Beach (Whitsundays, QLD)
West Point for sunset (Magnetic Island, QLD)
Underwater on the GBR (Cairns, QLD)
Best Cities to Hit
Hobart, TAS
Melbourne, NSW
Fremantle, WA
Exmouth, WA
Broome, WA
Darwin, WA
Sydney, NSW
Byron Bay, NSW
Noosa, QLD
Airlie Beach, QLD
Cairns, QLD
Best Restaurants & Bars
The Source at the MONA (Hobart, TAS)
Cascade Brewery (Hobart, TAS)
The Croft Institute (Melbourne, NSW)
The Swamp (Melbourne, NSW)
The Brass Monkey (Perth, WA)
Little Creatures Brewery (Fremantle, WA)
Pot Shot (Exmouth, WA)
Wisdom Bar (Darwin, NT)
Monsoon’s (Darwin, NT)
Elixiba (Byron Bay, NSW)
Legend Pizza (Byron Bay, NSW)
Woody’s (Byron Bay, NSW)
Malaya (Sydney, NSW)
Chin Chin (Sydney, NSW)
Doyle's on the Beach (Watson’s Bay, NSW)
Lumi (Sydney, NSW)
Chinese Laundry (Sydney, NSW)
The Jam Factory (Sydney, NSW)
The Rail Friendly Bar (Byron Bay, NSW)
The Bean Drop (Noosa Heads, QLD)
Lillipad Cafe (Cairns, QLD)
Rattle N Hum (Cairns, QLD)
Best Places to Stay on a Budget
The Nook Backpackers (Hobart, TAS)
The Art House (Launcester, TAS)
Bambu Backpackers (Perth, WA)
Linga Longa (Port Gregory, WA)
Pot Shot (Exmouth, WA)
Lake Argyle Resort and Holiday Park (WA)
YHA Darwin (NT)
Jump Inn Alice (Alice Springs, NT)
The Art Factory (Byron Bay, NSW)
Noosa Nomads (Noosa Heads, QLD)
BASE Magnetic Islands (QLD)
Gilligan’s (Cairns, QLD)
Best Things to Bring With You
AUX cord
Bluetooth speaker
Headlamps
A dry bag to keep your valuables dry and sand-free!!!!
Sleeping bag liner
A hat and sunnies
Multiple bathing suits
Two towels (one for salt and sand, one for suds and soap)
Ladies - hair oil… your hair will take a beating between the salt and the sun
Divers - your own mask and snorkel
LOTS of sunblock
maps.me for the West Coast drives
Things We Didn’t Get To, But Wish We Did
Cradle Mountain (TAS)
Great Ocean Road (NSW)
Adelaide, NSW
Cage diving with Great White Sharks (NSW)
Margaret River (WA)
Karijini National Park (WA)
Diving with whale sharks (Exmouth, WA)
Gold Coast (QLD)
Camping in the Whitsundays (QLD)
Daintree National Park (QLD)
Things to Remember in Australia
Drive on the left side of the road
Gas stations are few and far between
The heat is intense… like really fucking intense
HYRDRATE HYRDATRE HYDRATE
Humidity gets worse as you travel north
Australia is more expensive than you think
It’s a HUGE country. Give yourself more time than you think.
Marsupials are nocturnal, don’t look for them during the day and…
Drive slowly and carefully at night - you don’t want to kill anything
Wear close-toed shoes and bring a headlamp to the Outback
Bugspray.
Book everything on the east coast in advance
New Years in Sydney is very chaotic, plan accordingly
If you miss whale shark season in Exmouth, you’ll still make it for turtle mating season:)
Go to the outer parts of the GBR if you can!
You will make some really amazing friends, especially on tours! <3
