Australia Travel & Vacation

Australia is one of the world's top travel and vacation destinations with extraordinary wildlife and fascinating natural beauty. The famous Sydney Opera House, one of the world most livable cities Melbourne, the world largest coral reef of Australia northeast coast, the Great Ocean Road of southeast coast, and the unique and beautiful Tasmania are some tourist attractions of this prosperous and charming nation.

Located in Oceania, Australia is a continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. With total land area about 7,617,930 square kilometers, Australia is slightly smaller than the United States and is world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country.

Based on July 2004 estimate, Australia has about 19,913,144 population, including Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%. English is the official language, but Australian native languages are widely spoken in Australia.

Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP at the level of the four dominant West European economies. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, minerals, metals, and fossil fuels.

Australia has an excellent domestic and international telecommunications and telephone services, and hundreds of Internet service providers. Based on 2002 estimate, Australia has about 10 million Internet users.

Australia has many beautiful cities, extraordinary wildlife, fascinating natural beauty, and miles of sandy beaches.

Sydney, the host city of the 2000 Olympic Games, is a stunningly beautiful city. Its magnificent habour, famous Opera House, Habour Bridge, museums, gardens, and city skyline make Sydney one of the world's top ten tourist attractions.

Sydney Opera House, the Eighth Wonder of the World, is a beautiful and unique piece of sculpture set in the sparkling waters of Sydney harbour. In the evening, visitors enjoyed some of the most exciting performance or spent an unforgettable dinner at restaurants of the Opera House.

Melbourne, Australia's second largest city and Victorian capital, is one of the most livable cities in the world. As the artistic and cultural center of Australia, Melbourne is home to the Australian Ballet and other opera, theater, and dance organizations.

The Queenslands Gold Coast is one of the Australia's top destinations for leisure vacation and business travel. With magnificent ocean views and sandy beaches, the Gold Coast offers tourists the colorful seaside city of Surfers Paradise for surfing and watersports, the SeaWorld theme park for family vacationers, many attractions including Dreamworld, Warner Bros Movie World, Wet 'N Wild, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctury, Marina Mirage, golf courses, and luxury beachfront resorts and hotels with conference and meeting facilities.

The Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast of Australia is the largest coral reef in the world.

Hayman Island in Great Barrier Reef, is a private island and one of the world's best resort destinations. Situated on the southwestern side of the Hayman Island, the Hayman Island Hotel is a resort with white sandy beach and coral reef exposed at low tide, revealing remarkable coral formations.

The Great Ocean Road, situated in southeast coast, is Australia's most breathtaking and unspoiled coastal scenery. The Twelve Apostles, fascinating rock formations, adorn the shoreline of this beautiful continent.

Tasmania, situated in the southeast of Australia, is an beautiful island of jagged mountains, wild rivers, dense rainforests, sandy beaches, rare animals and unique plants, and friendly people.