Adventurous Places To Visit In Australia

The Great Ocean Road

One of the most exhilarating drives of your life!

One of the most exhilarating drives of your life!

This road runs along the southern coast of Australia. 250km by length it runs from the Bellarine Peninsula to Warrnambool.

Built in 1930 in memory of fallen soldiers it takes in some of the most magnificent scenery in Australia. It is a car drivers dream, with its winding cliff top roads being featured in many films and television programmes, including many car advertisements. If you love driving, you’ll love this! One of the most scenic parts of the road is the section in Port Cambell National Park where you can view some of the major rock formations, the famous of which are the Twelve Apostles.

There are many walks just off the road where you can get out and enjoy the surrounding countryside, including the Surf Coast Walk and the Great Ocean Walk.

If you don’t fancy doing it by car, or you don’t trust the driver(!) there are many bus tours that run from Apollo Bay and Warrnambool. You can even see the road from the air with one of the many helicopter tours from the visitors centre at the Twelve Apostles near Port Campbell.

You can drive the route in a day, but you’d be wise to allow two so that you can make a few stops along the way. There are passing places for slower vehicles to pull into and allow the faster cars to overtake, so if you notice a queue forming behind you, do pull over and let them get ahead!

Best time to go, probably spring and autumn when the scenery is at its best.

Kakadu National Park

The striking beauty that is Kakadu National Park.

The striking beauty that is Kakadu National Park.

Kakadu National Park is the largest national park in Australia and is situated in the north east corner of the Northern Territory. There is something for everyone here, from outback adventure and nature activities to aboriginal culture.

The park is ideal of those wishing to know more about Aboriginal culture as it contains the highest number of aboriginal rock art sites in the world, the most famous of which are at Nourlangie Rock and Ubirr.

The Aboriginal people have occupied this area for at least 40 000 years and there still remains wholly aboriginal land such as Arnhem Land, steeped in aboriginal culture and history and also home to diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes.

Kakadu Park is certainly a wildlife haven with no less than 68 species of mammal, 120 reptiles, 26 frog species, 10,000 insect species, 290 bird species and 2,000 types of plant. There are still species yet to be discovered.

The popular wetlands provide the most visual attractions, filled with sleepy saltwater crocodiles and colonies of herons. Feral horses, pigs and water buffalo can all be spotted here.

The landscape also has many treats in store, including the spectacular twin falls in Arnhem Lane; Yellow Water, the famous billabong that is literally crammed with wildlife and Gunlow Plunge Pool which combines beautiful waterfalls with a crystal clear and cool plunge pool.

Best time to visit is October to December or April to June when the weather is cooler and the wildlife more abundant.

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