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How much does it cost to travel to Australia

And what to see in three weeks

My husband and I spent 600 thousand rubles on a three-week trip to Australia in March 2018.

Anna Denisova

blogger and traveler

We visited the Great Barrier Reef, the island of Tasmania and three major cities: Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast.

Friends from Russia ask how it was possible to squander so much in just three weeks. And friends from Australia wonder how we survived.

I carefully planned the trip and recorded the expenses on the trip. I'll tell you where we visited, how much and what we spent in the end.

Visas

We issued visas ourselves. The application was submitted on the website of the Australian Embassy. Very convenient: no need to go and bring originals, everything is served through the site.

12 791 R

cost two visas

We needed:

1. A copy of the passport - a photo from the phone came up.
2. Confirmation of previous trips - attached photographs of old visas.
3. Bank statement in English.
4. List previous places work and study in English on a special form.
5. A certificate from the employer confirming income and vacation for the dates of the trip.
6. Trip plan - attached a Word file with a list of cities and dates.

Plane tickets and hotel reservations are not required: the Australian Embassy does not recommend paying for flights and accommodation before obtaining a visa.

We paid the consular fee - 140 $ (6403 R) and 1.47 $ (67 R) commission for payment by card. This money cannot be returned, even if the visa is denied. The fee must be paid on the website of the embassy at the rate assigned by it. At the time of payment, it asked for the Australian dollar 45.21 rubles, and the Central Bank - 44.99 rubles.

The state currency of Australia is the Australian dollar

The deadline for issuing an Australian visa depends on the workload of the consulate. The embassy website has a special section with an average waiting time. In my case, they promised to consider the application in a maximum of 35 days, but the visa came after 40. I justify the delay on New Year's holidays.

Australian visa - electronic. It is not pasted into the passport; instead, upon entry, they simply check in the database whether you have it or not. Us on email sent a modest letter with a visa.

Tickets to Australia

You can only fly to Australia from Russia with a transfer. The journey takes almost a day. Air China had the cheapest tickets for our dates. We decided to overpay 10 thousand rubles and fly Etihad Airways: they have shorter connections and you can fly through Abu Dhabi, where we have not been before.

For Etihad Airways and Emirates, tickets include one piece of baggage, maximum 30kg, and for Air China, two pieces of 23kg per person. For many, this is convenient, but I travel with a minimum of things. The trunks that the Chinese drag with them on the plane annoy me.

125 491 RUB

spent on two tickets Moscow - Sydney - Moscow with a transfer in Abu Dhabi

We bought tickets three weeks before departure and paid the same as if we had paid for the flight 4 months in advance.

I travel a lot, but I have never paid 62,745 rubles for one ticket. My hands trembled a little when I confirmed the purchase of non-refundable tickets for 125,491 rubles.

Flights in Australia

We decided to explore the country as much as possible in one trip, because we will not fly to such a distance again soon, or never at all. Therefore, we decided to visit the Great Barrier Reef, the island of Tasmania and three large cities: Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast. They set aside a week for Sydney, and 2-3 days for everything else.

We traveled around the country in a rented car and airplanes. You can also travel by trains and intercity buses, but we did not use them.

Traveling by plane in Australia is as easy as traveling by bus in Russia. Tickets are relatively inexpensive: we flew from city to city four times, and paid 58,756 rubles for two.

My Australian friends advise even small trips plan 2-3 months in advance: Australians love to travel around the country and redeem tickets quickly. I found out about this when I paid five times more than planned for the flight from the island of Tasmania to Melbourne. There were still cheap tickets three weeks before departure, but a week later they were sold out.

You can only take on board for free carry-on luggage weighing up to 7 kg. Therefore, when booking tickets, we also paid for luggage. The price depends on the weight - for a 15-kilogram small suitcase, we paid $ 15-20 (687 -916 R).

It happens that at the airport, baggage and hand luggage are not weighed. But it’s better not to count on it: once we decided to take a chance and took an extra bag with gifts. It was on this flight that the luggage was counted and weighed. I had to pay 72 $ (3299 R). With this money, it was almost possible to buy another ticket.

Flights within Australia - $ 1244.64 (R 57,032)

Sydney - island of Tasmania

$ 232.32 (RUB 11,119)

Tasmania - Melbourne

$ 487.88 (R 23 351)

Melbourne - Gold Coast

$ 230.3 (RUB 11,022)

Gold Coast - Sydney

$ 222.14 (RUB 9,952)

Unscheduled baggage

72 $ (3312 Р)

Australia's airports have separate zone for domestic flights. There are no queues: online check-in is available on all flights. You can check in and collect your luggage using the quar code - you need to show it to the airport employee or scan it at the self-check-in counter. Baggage acceptance ends 20 minutes before departure.

Pre-flight screening takes less than five minutes. There is no usual limitation on the volume of transported liquid, only piercing and cutting and dangerous items are prohibited. In some cases, security officers may ask you to open the bag and show what is inside. Our quadcopter twice aroused suspicion, but nothing happened.

All flights lasted an hour and a half: you just took off, and you are already landing. On the plane, food is only available for an additional fee, you need to order food when online check-in for the flight. I have never seen anyone use this service.

Car rental

We drove two thousand kilometers by car: 500 km - across the island of Tasmania and 1500 km - from the Gold Coast to Gladstone, the nearest east point Great Barrier Reef. We spent 39,986 rubles on rent and gasoline.

Opal cards are sold at the central station, newsagents and supermarkets. You can replenish the card in the terminals at any station; a list of all points is also available on the company's website.

We loved the ferry ride from home to the city center because it has a beautiful route: in ten minutes of travel, you can enjoy the view of the Opera House and the Harbor Bridge. The locals are not surprised by this, they sit inside the ferry all the way, buried in their phones. One trip cost $ 5.88 (270 R) per person.

We bought two cards for $ 40 (1840 R) and paid for the ferry trip with them three times.

In total, we spent about 28,600 rubles on public transport.

Entertainment

Almost all of our entertainment was associated with nature. There are also many animals in Australia that you cannot find anywhere else in the world.

In Sydney. We liked Taronga Zoo for its combination of nature and urbanism: a giraffe against the backdrop of skyscrapers is an interesting sight. A ticket can be bought in advance on the zoo's website for $ 42.3 (R 1946) or at the entrance for $ 47 (R 2162).

We spent one day in Sydney walking around the Sea Life Sydney aquarium. It is considered one of the best in the world due to the hundred-meter glass tunnels in which rare species fish, sharks and rays. We paid for tickets at $ 42 (1932 R) per person, but we could have saved by buying for $ 33.6 (1546 R) in advance on the aquarium website.

With a single ticket for $ 70 (3220 R), you can visit the aquarium, museum wax figures, Sydney Tower and Wild Life Zoo. This is beneficial: tickets to each seat separately will cost $ 154 (7084 R). But we were only interested in the oceanarium.

On the Great Barrier Reef we lived right on the reefs. They also wanted to see the underwater world at great depths, so they took an excursion at the hotel for $ 50 (2300 R) per person. We were taken by boat away from the island. For an hour we swam in the ocean with pipes and admired fish and corals. I almost died of fear when a shark swam past me. It turned out that not all sharks eat people. The reefs that live there are safe.

Internet and communication

When traveling, we constantly need the Internet: read news in Telegram and check mail, post photos and stories on Instagram, call colleagues and relatives.

7026 RUB

spent on internet

Free Wi-Fi at airports, cafes and apartments is not enough for this, so we used a special tourist SIM card. In Australia, we used it to pay 0.01 euros per MB. The call quality was excellent. We did not limit ourselves on the Internet and were often lazy to ask for a password from a free wifi. As a result, we spent 6106 R for two for the entire trip.

The only place where there was no connection was the Great Barrier Reef. There we bought Wi-Fi at the hotel. We paid 920 rubles for two days. In total, 7026 rubles were spent on the Internet.

Shopping

All shops accept cards. Cash is not used in Australia. You can pay with them, but no one does that. We've always used the map too.

The prices for clothes are the same as in Russia, sometimes a little lower: I bought a swimsuit for $ 69 (3174 R). In the Moscow online store, the same costs 3990 rubles.

73 920 RUB

spent on shopping and gifts

From Australia it is necessary to bring rum from the well-known local firm "Bundaberg". We specially drove into the city of the same name at the factory, where they can write anything on the label. A regular bottle costs $ 39.99 (R 1840), and with an inscription - $ 49.99 (R 2300).

We also brought home a kilogram of traditional Australian macadamia nuts. We bought them in a regular supermarket for $ 50 (2300 R). I'm a passion fruit fanatic, so I bought 20 for $ 1.5 (69 R) at the local market.

In Russia, Australia is associated with kangaroos, so we took jerkies as gifts - dried kangaroo, emu and crocodile meat, at $ 4-10 (184 -460 R) per pack.

Many products and things of animal origin, more than 2.25 liters of alcohol and 25 cigarettes, cannot be imported into Australia. There are no export restrictions. The current rules for the import of products are described

In total, 73,920 rubles were spent on shopping and gifts.

Outcomes

Three weeks later, we became poorer by 605,501 R, but lived our whole life in another part of the world. This time was enough to cover the main cities, but not enough to rest. We were exhausted, constantly moving from place to place.

If you want to repeat our feat, remember:

1. The flight is long and expensive, if you really dare to pay this money, fly for a long time.
2. Plan to visit multiple cities: domestic flights are inexpensive and convenient.
3. Plan your movements around the country: the closer to the date, the more chances that the Australians have already bought everything.
4. If you want to save on food, buy groceries in supermarkets and markets.
5. You can safely live in cheap places, even the rooms in other people's apartments are very comfortable.

To determine the dates of travel to distant Australia, you need to have a clear idea of ​​the purpose of the trip. In addition, it is important to understand that you will hardly be able to see everything, everything, everything at once, because Australia is a country with a huge territory. This means that we also have to decide on a specific region.

Australia is dominated by two climatic zones: tropical and temperate. To get the most out of the tropics, travel between April and September. V the given time good for visiting the Great Barrier Reef, the cities of Cairns, Darwin, Broome and Kimberley.

In principle, 40% of the country's territory is located in this climatic zone, that is, all northern and western regions. Here, the climate is determined by two seasons: a rainy tropical summer, lasting from October to March, and a dry winter, which begins in April and lasts until September inclusive. At this time, the temperature is between 17 and 28 degrees Celsius.

The entire south of the country is in temperate, which means that the weather here is amazing at any time of the year. True, with some reservations.

For example, if in September-November the air temperature is about 20 degrees, in December-February it rises by another 10-12 degrees. But from March to August it is cooler - from 7 to 20 degrees. Thus, for exploring cities such as Sydney and Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart, Adelaide and Perth, most months of the year are quite suitable, except for those when the sun does not spare neither tourists nor locals.

Winter

When winter is on our calendar, hot summers begin in most Australian regions. If you want to spend some time on the beach, then head to Darwin. Here from December to February hot weather you are guaranteed -30 degrees, no less! Luxurious beaches near Brisbane - the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast - are also ideal during this period. The average air temperature is about 29 degrees, and the water in the ocean is plus 25.

It is even warmer these months in the areas of Alice Springs and Ayers Rock, famous for their natural attractions. To study them, we advise you to choose cooler periods, since with a heat of 35 degrees, there is a high probability of getting sunstroke and spending the rest of your vacation in a room under the supervision of a doctor.

In Sydney, from December to February, a real "steam room". The thermometer can rise to a record 45 degrees, and drop to 25-30 at night. Think about whether it is worth going to the largest city in the country at this time? You can hardly bring yourself to leave your air-conditioned room. In addition, biting and sucking insects are activated in such heat. So, it is better to choose a different season to visit Sydney.

But in the south and west of the country at this time it is not so hot: average temperature during the day it is kept at around 20 degrees. If the purpose of your visit is to see natural and cultural attractions, then feel free to take tickets - excursions and hikes will not be tiresome at all.

Spring

In early spring, the rainy season begins in Sydney, but in Melbourne there are practically none. In general, at this time of the year, the country is warm enough, but you should understand that this is a natural autumn. Take this into account and keep in mind that winter is coming by the end of May, so you need to have time to visit the desert or go to the central part of Australia before the end of May.

Summer

In the summer, ski resorts are open in Australia, as the local winter comes into its own. V southern parts the thermometer rarely rises above 10 degrees. During this time, tourists flock to resorts such as Perisher Blue, Buller and Selwyn Snowfields. If you want warmth, then go to Far North the mainland - here and at this time of the year there is wonderful weather. It rains here and there, so, for example, it is better to refrain from traveling to Tasmania.

Autumn

The weather in Australia is most favorable in autumn, especially for exploring the sights and national parks. From September to November it stands here spring weather- in all regions it starts to warm up noticeably.

In Melbourne, the temperature reaches 20-22 degrees by November, and in Sydney at this time it can easily reach 24 degrees. In the resorts of Brisbane in November it is already quite possible to sunbathe, and this tan will certainly turn out to be chocolate. With an air temperature of 27-28 degrees, the water is still cold - about 18-19 degrees.

Note to the traveler - in detail about the country, resorts and hotels, reviews of tourists

Australia is still one of the least explored and mysterious continents. However, unlike the Arctic or Antarctica, anyone can come to the "kangaroo mainland". Australia is open for travel, there is a developed tourist infrastructure. But, nevertheless, many parts of the country have been preserved as they were before the arrival of civilization. This is what attracts tourists here who want to get as many new and unforgettable impressions as possible.

Geography

Australia is located in the southern hemisphere and occupies the entire territory of the continent of the same name and the surrounding islands. Its shores are washed by the waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans... Most of Australia's territory is occupied by semi-deserts and deserts, small sparse forests. Only in the eastern part of the continent there are Bolshoi mountains Dividing ridge... Its highest point is Mount Kostsyushko. The Great Barrier Reef stretches for more than 2000 km along the entire eastern coast.

How to get to Australia

There are no direct flights from Russia to Australia. Usually tourists transfer at one of the Asian airports (Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore) or European airports.

Australia's climate and when is the best time to go

Australia has several climatic zones... In the north of the country, the climate is subequatorial, warm and humid, in the south it is subtropical.

Summer in Australia lasts from November to January. At this time, the air warms up to +35 degrees C. On the coast, due to the blowing breezes, it is much cooler. With the onset of dusk, the air temperature quickly drops by more than 10 degrees C.

V winter months(June-August) it often rains in Australia, and the air temperature drops to + 16 - +18 degrees C. Most favorable period for a trip to Australia are the months of European winter.

Australia entry and customs regulations

To enter Australia, tourists must have the following list of documents with them:

• 1. Passport with a visa;
• 2. Health insurance policy;
• 3. Return tickets.

4. Sufficient quantity Money(statement of account, plastic cards, cash, etc.);

5. Invitation from natural person or confirmation of hotel reservation.

When importing foreign currency into the country in an amount equivalent to 10,000 or more Australian dollars, it must be indicated in the declaration. Non-cash means of payment are also subject to declaration.

Forbidden to import into Australia medicines(if there is a need for them, then there must be a recipe), firearms, food. When crossing the Australian border, you must fill out a special card if the travel route includes a visit to the agricultural area of ​​the country. Pets may only be brought into Australia with the permission of the Veterinary Service. Plants, animals, corals, shells, leather and wood products cannot be exported from the country.

Tours to Australia

In order to get better acquainted with the amazing nature of Australia, to see the sights of this amazing country, it is advisable to choose a tour lasting at least 14 days. The most popular tours to Australia are: "Pearls of Australia", "Red Heart of the Green Continent", "Legends of Distant Australia". Traveling to the other end of the world, you can plan to visit countries close to Australia. In particular, combined tours are interesting, which also include a trip to New Zealand... Excellent examples of such tours can be called "Two Islands", "Tropics and Fjords - Contrasts of Oceania", providing an acquaintance with Sydney and Auckland, a vacation on the seashore, a trip to the Great Barrier Reef.

Attractions and entertainment

You cannot come to Australia and not visit one of its most beautiful cities - Sydney. Looking now at the modern metropolis, it is difficult to imagine that some 200 years ago there was a village of convicts on this place. You can get a bird's eye view of Sydney's beauty by climbing the Market Street Tower. In it, at a height of 305 meters from the ground, there is a restaurant serving exotic dishes from fish, seafood, emu and kangaroo meat.

The most luxurious beaches in Australia - Manly and Bondi - are located within the city limits of Sydney. They are renowned for their soft golden sands and crystal clear coastal ocean waters.

While in Sydney, it is worth visiting the Toronga Zoo. It was founded in 1916, and it was here that the practice of keeping animals in open enclosures was first applied. An excursion to one of the world's largest Aquariums will be no less interesting. For lovers flora definitely worth a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens. The richest collection of plants brought here from all over the world is collected here.

Sydney is also rich in numerous museums. Among them are the Sydney Museum of Anthropology and Australian History, the National Maritime Museum, the Museum applied arts, War Memorial Art Gallery, Museum of Antiquity and Museum of Modern Art.

Another major city in Australia is Melbourne. It was also founded relatively recently, in 1853. It is currently the largest cultural center Southern hemisphere... Concentrated here a large number of art galleries and museums. The most famous among them are: the Victoria Museum, the National Art Gallery, the Australian Museum of Modern Art, the Old Mint, the James Cook Memorial.

A trip to the vicinity of Melbourne will give a lot of new emotions. The pristine beauty of these places has been preserved to this day. It is here that Port Campbell National Park is located, famous for its limestone sculptures (London Bridge, Twelve Apostles, etc.). Phillip Island is not far from here. Here you can not only have a good rest, but also see a delightful and touching sight: "Penguin Parade".

Not far from Melbourne is Sovereign Hill - a real museum under open air... The city tells about the history of Australia during the "gold rush".

Those interested can go on an exciting journey in the carriages of an old train to the Dandenong Mountains, located 50 km from Melbourne.

In order to see the most characteristic landscapes for Australia, it is worth going to the vicinity of another Australian city- Perth. Wonderful views open up to the eye here: blue skies, red earth, green trees and picturesque gray rocks. A truly unforgettable mix of natural colors!

If you head north from Perth, then after passing 260 km, tourists find themselves in the Australian National Park Nambang. Its main attraction is the petrified ancient forest - "Pinnacle".

Diving enthusiasts want to be sure to find themselves in the small town of Exmouth, also located not far from Perth. Here is the opportunity to see whale sharks in their natural environment a habitat. For beach holiday tourists head to the port city of Fremantle, which lies 19 kilometers southwest of Perth.

There is another amazing town in Australia - Darwin. In its vicinity, there is a Kakadu Park, included by UNESCO in the List of the World natural heritage... The Territory Wildlife Park is home to many of Australia's unique fauna.

The capital of Australia's Northern Territories is Alice Springs. In the city itself there are few attractions, mainly tourists come here to look at the rock massif Ayers Rock or Uluru. it unique place on Earth, where on a completely flat surface rises a huge rock with a height of 348 meters. It changes its color under the rays of the sun. Australian aborigines consider the monolith a sacred place. Around the mountain, many paths have been trodden, passing through picturesque caves. Not far from Alice Springs is the world famous resort "Ayres Rock", its center is the town of Yular.

But, without any doubt, the main attraction of Australia can be called the Great Barrier Reef stretching along its coast, it is protected by UNESCO. Currently, it is the largest structure in the world, which has been created over millennia by the smallest living creatures. In the north, the reef runs in an almost continuous ridge and is only 50 km from the coastline. Closer to the south, it forms many islands, among which there are two inhabited. The total length of the Great Barrier Reef is more than 200 km. It annually attracts thousands of divers from all over the world.

Cairns is one of the iconic resort towns of northern Australia. No one will be bored here - everyone can choose entertainment for themselves according to their taste and desire. For example, why not go to a mountain village located in the Kuranda Nature Reserve? The greenhouse of tropical butterflies brought her great fame. A track has been laid on the territory of the reserve railroad passing through rain forests and past the waterfalls, along the rails and nowadays the old train runs. If you wish, you can go down from the top of the mountain to the very sea shore by the Skytrail cable car. It has a length of almost 7 km and passes over the thickets of Australian forests.

Interested in getting to know the distinctive Aboriginal art? Then head to the small village of Tjapukai. Numerous performances are held here especially for tourists: local residents sing songs, arrange incendiary dances, and demonstrate their own jewelry. In these tribes, fire is still produced by friction.

Thrill-seekers are happy to participate in rafting (rafting mountain river) on the Tully River or go on a jeep safari through the rain forests.

And, of course, here you can swim and sunbathe on one of the endless beaches, or go scuba diving and explore the Great Barrier Reef, which in this place comes closest to the coastline.

Lovers of yachting and diving prefer to spend their holidays on Magnetic Island. Beach lovers also come here, they are attracted by the purest sea ​​water and excellent coral sand beaches. The attraction of this island is the colony of koalas located on it.

Lizard Island (Lizard Island) has one gorgeous seaside resort, known far beyond Australia. Every year world celebrities come here to rest. Of course, rest here is very expensive, but material costs are more than covered with the pleasure received from the service, amazingly delicious cuisine, exciting sea fishing, diving, sports.

On the east side of Australia is about. Fraser, the largest sandy island on our planet. His business card- numerous sand dunes and freshwater lakes, the presence of which on the sandy island is difficult to explain scientifically. From the shore you can observe dolphins and whales, which often swim quite close to the coastline.

The largest island in Australia is considered to be about. Tasmania. It was loved by tourists, thanks to its virgin nature, mild climate, excellent opportunities for comfortable rest and unforgettable sea fishing.

The central city of Hobart Island dates back to 1803. The town has its own unique charm, since almost all of its buildings, even the port facilities, are built in the neo-Gothic style.

Almost every house here can be considered as an architectural monument. The city has a casino, which was the first in the entire territory of Australia. In the vicinity of Hobart there are many natural parks that amaze tourists with the beauty of the landscape and the richness of the flora.

You can endlessly talk about Australia ... How many books and films are dedicated to this remote and attractive continent! Why not succumb to the temptation to see at least some of the beauty of the "kangaroo homeland" with your own eyes?

Best time to visit different regions Australia

The carefully protected nature of Australia, the uniqueness of the animal world, diversity climatic zones the Australian mainland - all this again and again attracts both new tourists and those who have already managed to visit here. Australia's climate allows travel around the country all year round... Tour operator "ART-TOUR" offers a variety of individual itineraries and group trips in Australia and neighboring countries.

The geography of the routes we offer is extensive and varied.

The most popular among Russians is East Coast Australia - from Sydney or Melbourne, across the Gold Coast beaches to Cairns from where tourists go on cruises to the Great Barrier Reef. On this route, we offer the best hotels in Australia, comfortable flights, the services of professional Russian guides and, of course, many of the most interesting excursions for everyone - from classic tours of cities and surrounding attractions to exclusive trips to balloons, helicopters, and airplanes for several seats - any tour will be rich in events and pleasant emotions!

With the culture and beliefs of Australian Aborigines, you can get acquainted by visiting the "place of power", the central part of the mainland, the so-called Red Center... Walking along the bottom of the Royal Canyon with a stop in a green oasis with the telling name of Eden, meeting the dawn and dining under the stars at the foot of Uluru Cliff is what we recommend to each of our tourists.

Those who wants to get in touch with tropical nature and unique wildlife in Australia you need to include in your trip Northern Territories ( National parks Kakadu, Litchfield, Nitmiluk, Catherine River Region) and Tasmania... These, so different, diametrically distant regions of the country, unite vast territories of National Parks, with their transparent reservoirs, woodlands and clean air.

Divers of all levels and beach lovers attract to themselves Great Barrier Reef Islands... It is here, on one of the islands, that a respectable resort of the famous chain of luxury hotels is located - One & Only Hayman Island Resort 5 *... The island hotel, where it will be so good to stay for a few nights after a rich and interesting excursion program in Australia. Most of the islands are best visited between May and October, during the dry season it is an ideal time for swimming, snorkeling, diving and just a pleasant stay in one of the luxury hotels in the region.

East Coast - from temperate climate to the tropics:

Loved by many, Sydney, with its white cockatoos that replace urban crows here, with its lightness of architecture and the smile of its inhabitants, will be especially good from October to April.

The city of festivals, fashion and sports - Melbourne - where many different competitions and concerts take place every year, with its European atmosphere, green gardens and picturesque embankments will appear to you in all its glory during the Russian winter.

Vacation on the coast of Queensland where the masses are wet rainforest come right to the edge of the ocean, and the Great Barrier Reef ridge stretches along the mainland for more than 2000 kilometers, will delight you with its colors from May to October.

The famous Surfer Paradise Beach is also located in Queensland - not only surfers come here, but also everyone who is looking for a combination of beach holidays (high waves) and unabated nightlife every day of rest.

Tropical north of Australia

The vast territories of Kakadu, Lichfield and Nitmiluk National Parks are also visited from May to September during the dry season. More than 280 species of birds, 74 species of reptiles live here, and it was here that the mysterious rock paintings of primitive people, made in the "X-ray" style, were found - proof of the appearance on the mainland of the first people 40-60,000 years ago.

Arid Red Center

The "Red Heart of Australia" - the central, arid part of the country with its famous Uluru Monolith, the picturesque Olgas Ridge, Royal Canyon and the charming town of Alice Springs, located just a little further, is recommended to visit during the Australian winter (May-September). In the period December - February, daytime temperatures are too high here (about 40 degrees).

Plain west coast

The territory of Western Australia, it is better to visit in spring or autumn, at this time there is no strong summer heat, no winter showers, stand warm weather and flowers bloom. Not much here settlements(sometimes the distance between major cities is thousands of kilometers) and one of the most popular types of travel here is car rental.

Tasmania island

The southernmost Australian state - the island of Tasmania - is in a temperate zone, so it is better to come here from November to March (some National Parks are visited only in December - February, so our winter will be an ideal time to visit this island).

Australia is rich and diverse and a trip here will undoubtedly become one of the most memorable events in the life of any traveler!

If you want to plan a vacation in the cold season, pay attention to the distant but amazing Australia. This is a country where you can enjoy your holidays in winter and summer. Therefore, the question of when is the best time to relax in Australia can be easily answered - all year round.

This continent has long remained inaccessible to most tourists. Therefore, today Europeans, including our compatriots, want to admire the nature and fauna of this mysterious corner of the Earth. Tourists from all countries come here to relax and experience the exoticism of this country. Let's take a look at a few of the main destinations that attract travelers the most.

Beach season is open

A lot of people travel to distant lands to soak up the golden beaches and plunge into the water powerful ocean... Winter is the most popular season in Australia, when it is better to rest not in the snow-capped mountains, but on the shore under the rays of the gentle sun. The ocean, golden sands, exotic nature are the main advantages of a distant continent.

When planning to go on vacation, you don't have to think about where to go on vacation in Australia. Any city on the coast is a resort corner, where you can find not only a suitable hotel, but also pleasant entertainment. Among the beaches of global importance, Australian resorts occupy the first positions in the ranking. The golden coastline stretches for more than 40 kilometers, which welcomes tourists from all over the world. The most popular tourist destinations are:

• Broad Beach;
• Main Beach;
• Cairns and many others.

On the coast of the ocean or the Coral Sea, you can find not only a secluded corner for a pleasant pastime with your soul mate, but also for a comfortable family vacation.

Original entertainment for real men

Many tourists believe that it is better to have an active holiday in Australia. For fans of extreme entertainment, there are also many fascinating routes. For example, you can go to Serfes Paradise. It is a combination of a beach holiday and the opportunity to become a wave conqueror. Only on this coast can you get acquainted with the real water element, climb the ridge and feel all the unbridled power wildlife.

An alternative option is diving. Plunging into depths of the sea, you can not only test your endurance and character, but also get acquainted with the amazing underwater world... This trip will be a real boon not only for inexperienced tourists, but also for experienced divers. The Great Barrier Reef is fraught with many amazing discoveries, even for experienced divers.

Tourists will find no less exciting adventures on land. Lovers active rest can appreciate all the greatness of the wild on one of the hunts. For example, from September to October you can go crocodile hunting. This is not an easy journey, where the tourist will be accompanied by several professionals:

• aboriginal, versed in the habits of the animal;
• a real hunter who teaches weapons handling skills;
• a translator (if necessary) who will be able to convey the entire flavor of communication into an understandable language.

Kangaroo hunting is considered no less exciting, but safer. There are about 50 million of them in the country, so at least 5 million are shot annually. Anyone can join one of these events.

Of course, you can choose more quiet rest... For example, take a sightseeing tour of Sydney or visit a local wildlife sanctuary to pet a koala or take a photo with a kangaroo. As they say, each product has its own buyer. What attracted you to amazing Australia?