The land of Oz bewitches with its sun-kissed beaches, lush tropical rainforests, endless deserts, and craggy hills. Scrumptious meals, celebrated wines, and a pulsating nightlife make for a gourmet’s paradise. Melbourne dazzles with its cultural vivacity.
For shopaholics, the highlight of luxury holidays to Australia is to pick up sparkling opals in the Southern mining towns. Australia is also full of exotic wildlife like the hopping kangaroo, koalas, wallabies, emus, and dingoes. Artistic brilliance shines forth in the National Gallery in Canberra. Unique visiting spots like Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Sydney Harbour, Darling Harbour, and the Sydney Aquarium await one in captivating Sydney.
Bubbly Adelaide with its year round festivities and magnetic attractions like Kangaroo Island and Coorong National Park is a major charmer. Australia simply teems with unparalleled visions of beauty like Flinders Island, Cradle Mountain Lake, Red Centre, Darwin city, and Tennant Creek Back, and the Great Barrier Reef.
Climate & Best Time to Visit
Australia is a huge nation and any given time of the year is the best time to visit some or other part of the country. Travellers planning holidays to Australia must keep in mind that when it is winter in the northern hemisphere, Australia is experiencing the southern hemisphere's summer and vice versa.
The best season to plan luxury holidays to most popular parts of Australia is the Australian winter (April through September) when the temperature is pleasant and the rain is minimal. On the other hand, summer is a good time to pick up luxury Australia deals and packages for the southern parts of the country.
Culture
Vacationers on luxury Australia holidays get to greet the nation's assorted culture and diverse lifestyle that mirror the country's liberal democratic traditions and the cultural influences of migrants. Australia is really an unbelievable specimen of a blend that brings together old traditions and new influences!
Eating Out
Large Australian cities like Melbourne and Sydney are inundated with restaurants that are renowned to serve dishes of all varieties. Seafood, in particular, is an integral part of the food scene of the country. To explore the local taste and ethnic flavours, tourists can plan their luxury holidays to Australia around the many food festivals that take place across the nation.
Visa Requirements
Britons need visa for travelling to Australia. British nationals can obtain two types of electronic visitor visas - Visitor visa and Electronic Travel Authority (ETA). For comprehensive and updated information on visa requirements for Australia, Britons can check out FCO's official website.
