It
astonishes the visitor with its young, cosmopolitan and cheerful atmosphere. On
the Esplanade, the seafront of the port area, with its numerous hotels and
coffee shops, you brathe a multicultural atmosphere; here is the meeting point
of the scuba divers coming from all over the world.
Bright and
alive, it offers incomparable natural beauties like the bay and the many
beaches of the coast, but also the malls, the theaters, the cultural shows of
every kind and a splendid botanic garden. The Opera House is its icon and is
famous worldwide. Form the Harbour Bridge you have an incomparable view of the
city.
Capital
city of the “Sunshine State”, Brisbane is today the favorite metropolis of the
Australians. The city has mild climate throughout all the year and near it
there are the famous and popular vacation places of the Sunshine Coast (in the
north) and the Gold Coast (in the south).
The enchanting Green Island is surrounded by the Great
Barrier Reef, that hosts over 120 different species of plant, fish and other
sea life forms. The island hosts a real natural park and the barrier reef is
considered one of the seven Wonders of the World.
The island is rapidly reachable from Cairns by catamaran.
Declared World
Heritage, the best way to explore this island is by bike. It is found at only 2
hours of flight from Sidney. You can snorkel and dive in the protected
mild-temperature water of the southest barrier reef of the world.
This new
age paradise is known for its charming beaches where you can surf, its
traditional lighthouse, the luxuriant rainforest and the lively mix of
cultures. It is the ideal place for doing yoga on the beach at dawn. You can go
with the paraglider and see the humpback whales in the idyllic Byron Bay.
The largest
sand island in the world, declared World Heritage. It is possible to go through
it by off-road vehicles along the colored cliffs, rainforest and fresh water
lagoons.
You can go
on a boat, swim, snorkel , dive or simply relax by the Withsundays – 74 pure
islands covered with palms and situated in the inside of the Great Barrier Reef
and the Coral Sea.
Declared
World Heritage, it extends for over 2.000 km along the coast of Queensland,
from the coast city of Port Douglas to Bundaberg (see the section “recommended
sea”: Heron Island and Hamilton Island).
Port
Douglas is a very picturesque small sea city. We recommend letting yourselves
be pampered by a thermal station of Palm Cove, camp, fish and go with an
off-road vehicle through the wild and pure nature of the Cape York peninsula.
You can go
through the magic and primordial Daintree rainforest by an off-road vehicle.
Here you can travel by boat on the Daintree river, admiring the birds, the
animals, the crocodiles or reach the Cape Tribulation area.
