How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book

This Berlitz Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Australia, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Australia, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

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], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Australia. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

About Berlitz Pocket Guides

The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

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Table of Contents

How To Use This E-Book

Australia’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

Top Attraction #2

Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Tour Of Australia

Introduction

A Brief History

Historical Landmarks

Where To Go

NEW SOUTH WALES

Sydney

Sydney Opera House

Circular Quay

The Rocks

City Centre

Chinatown and Darling Harbour

Parks and Gardens

Kings Cross and Paddington

Around Sydney Harbour

Surf Beaches

Olympic Sydney

Excursions from Sydney

Going West

Heading North

The Hunter

Lord Howe Island

Heading South

The Snowy Mountains

New South Wales Outback

CANBERRA

Designing the Capital

City Sights

North of the Lake

South of the Lake

Out of Town

QUEENSLAND

Brisbane

The Gold Coast

The Sunshine Coast

The Great Barrier Reef

The Reef Islands

The Tropical Coast

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Darwin

City Sights

South and East of Darwin

Kakadu National Park

Kakadu’s Rock Art

Katherine Gorge

Alice Springs

Uluru (Ayers Rock)

The Yulara Development

Surviving the Outback

In Case of Catastrophe

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Perth

City Sights

To the Coast

Fremantle

Rottnest Island

Excursions Inland

Natural Wonders

The Southwest

The Goldfields

The Kimberley

Coastal Attractions

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide

City Sights

Nearby Places

Up the River

The Barossa Valley

Kangaroo Island

Three Peninsulas

The Flinders Ranges

Coober Pedy

VICTORIA

Melbourne

City Sights

Parks and Gardens

Melbourne’s Suburbs

Excursions

Phillip Island

Wilsons Promontory

The Goldfields

The Great Ocean Road

TASMANIA

Hobart

Excursions from Hobart

Port Arthur

Launceston

Wilderness

What To Do

sport

Watersports

Sports Ashore

Football and Rugby

Other Spectator Sports

ENTERTAINMENT

On Stage

Music

Nightlife

Cinema

SHOPPING

Aboriginal Arts and Crafts

Art and Antiques

Clothing

Precious Stones

Souvenirs

Calendar of Events

Eating Out

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation (see also Camping, Youth Hostels)

Airports

B

Bicycle Hire

Budgeting for Your Trip

C

Camping (see also Car Hire and National Parks)

Car Hire (see also Driving)

Climate

Clothing

Crime and Safety (see also Emergencies)

D

Driving (see also Car Hire)

E

Electricity

Embassies/Consulates/High Commissions

Emergencies

G

Gay and Lesbian Travellers

Getting to Australia

Guides and Tours

H

Health and Medical Care

M

Maps

Media

Money

N

National Parks

O

Opening Hours

P

Police

Post Offices

Public Holidays

R

Religion

T

Tax Refunds

Telephones

Time Zones

Tipping

Toilets

Tourist Information

Transport

V

Visas and Entry Requirements

W

Websites and Internet Access

Y

Youth Hostels