Insight Guides Australia (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

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Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey.

From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of India, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like the Taj Mahal, Himalayan foothill and the Golden Palace, and hidden cultural gems like Shimla and Pune.

- Insight Guide India is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, from exploring the golden beaches of Goa, to discovering the Himalayan hill stations 
- In-depth on history and culture: enjoy special features on independence, cinema and food, all written by local experts
- Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning, and encourage venturing off the beaten track
- Inspirational colour photography throughout - Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books
- Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy reading experience

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Travel
• Oceania
• Australia

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781839051425
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book
This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Australia, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editor’s Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Australia. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Australia are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Australia. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd




Table of Contents
Australia’s Top 10 Attractions
Editor’s Choice
Introduction: Down Under
An Ancient Landscape
Decisive Dates
Dreamtime and Discovery
From Gold Rush to World War
The Modern Era
The Urban Aussie
Life in the Bush
A Multicultural Society
Aborigines Today
Insight: Aboriginal Art
The Arts
Modern Australian Cuisine
Australian Wines
Where Sport is Supreme
Insight: Surf Culture
One-of-a-Kind Wildlife
Insight: Dangerous Wildlife
Introduction: Places
Sydney
New South Wales
Canberra
Melbourne
Victoria
South Australia
Queensland
Insight: The Rainforest
The Great Barrier Reef and the Islands
Insight: Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
Northern Territory
Insight: Uluru and Kata Tjuta
Western Australia
Insight: The Wildflowers of Western Australia
Tasmania
Insight: Freycinet National Park
Travel Tips: Transport
Travel Tips: A–Z
Travel Tips: Further Reading


Australia’s Top 10 Attractions



Top Attraction 1



Sydney Harbour. The Opera House is deservedly on everyone’s list as a must-see attraction in Australia – it’s on the Unesco World Heritage list, after all – and when you combine it with the iron bulk of Sydney Harbour Bridge, you have one of the great vistas of the world. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 2



The Great Barrier Reef. More than 2,000km (1,240 miles) of mostly pristine coral gardens and rich aquatic life, the Reef rewards divers, snorkellers or those who simply gaze through glass-bottomed boats. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 3



Canberra’s Museums and Galleries. Gathered around Lake Burley Griffin is what collectively amounts to the most impressive collection of educational and cultural showpieces in Australia. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 4



Uluru. Rising out of the parched red centre of the country, Uluru (Ayers Rock) is the dramatic touchstone of this ancient continent. It’s a sacred site to its Aboriginal custodians, and worth travelling thousands of kilometres to see. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 5



Melbourne’s Music Scene. A host of brilliant venues large and small helps to make this the finest music city in Australia. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 6



Port Arthur. Tasmania’s grim penal settlement provides something of a crash course in Australia’s colonial history. The setting, ironically, is stunning. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 7



Wildflowers in Western Australia. Springtime, beginning in September, is when the countryside around Perth and southern Western Australia is awash with technicolour blooms. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 8



Australia’s Wineries. In a nation rich in high-class, picturesque wineries, the Barossa, Clare and Coonawarra regions stand out as some of the finest. For more information, click here .
Glyn Genin/Apa Publications


Top Attraction 9



Kakadu National Park. Of the numerous National Parks, this one is unmissable with its mixture of indigenous flora and fauna along with ancient Aboriginal culture. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 10



Boxing Day at the MCG. Up to 100,000 spectators and fans turn out to this world-famous Melbourne stadium for the beginning of a five-day test match, an epic even in the cricket world. Even if you don’t follow the sport, go to the stadium for the party atmosphere. For more information, click here .
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Editor’s Choice




Diving off the islands of Queensland.
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Best islands

Fraser Island, Qld. There are endless beaches on this giant sand bar. For more information, click here .
Kangaroo Island, SA. Seals, penguins, echidnas, kangaroos, emus and koalas all live here. For more information, click here .
Lord Howe Island, NSW. This heavily forested isle has numerous walking trails, plus superb diving and snorkelling conditions. For more information, click here .
Magnetic Island, Qld. Just over the water from Townsville but a world away. For more information, click here .
Maria Island, Tas. Maria Island is vehicle-free, so pack walking boots or hire a mountain bike at the ferry point. For more information, click here .
Tiwi Islands, NT. Accessible only by boat or plane through organised tours, the islands are rich in Aboriginal culture. For more information, click here .



Noosa Beach, Queensland.
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Best beaches

Bells Beach, Vic. This beach is famed worldwide for its autumn surf contest. For more information, click here .
Cable Beach, WA. A ride on a camel train along the beach at sunset is a great experience for kids. For more information, click here .
Maslin Beach, SA. The backdrop of sandstone cliffs makes this family-oriented beach one of the most beautiful in the state. For more information, click here .
Noosa, Qld. As well as being an excellent surfing beach, Noosa benefits from a national park on one side and a shopping strip on the other. For more information, click here .
Shark Bay, WA. A World Heritage Site, Shark Bay has marine wildlife galore. Hand feed dolphins at the bay’s Monkey Mia. For more information, click here .
Whitsunday Island, Great Barrier Reef. As far as beaches go, Whitehaven is pretty unbeatable, and it’s open for camping, too. For more information, click here .
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet NP, Tas. This is a breathtaking sweep of white sands and azure sea. The best views are from Wineglass Bay lookout. For more information, click here .



Tiled artwork decorates Melbourne.
Virginia Star/Apa Publications


Best galleries

Aboriginal rock art galleries at Kakadu, NT. The rock art galleries, particularly at Nourlangie and Ubirr rocks, display some of the earliest paintings on the planet. For more information, click here .
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Repository of many of the finest artworks in the country. For more information, click here .
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. The gallery has been split over two sites; one houses national and one houses international works. For more information, click here .
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