Tourist Places to See in Australia

Know about the fascinating tourist places of Australia and plan your exotic trip to explore them.
Visit the exciting Australia continent to explore amazing glittering rivers and oceans, glimpse of wildlife, beautiful mountains, waterfalls and sandy beaches.

Blue Mountains
Surrounded with magnificent scenic beauty, makes the Blue Mountains an exciting place for tourists. An amazing place to visit which includes bush-walks, numerous gum trees and out door activities like trekking.

Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is an ideal tourist destination that attracts nature lover all over the world. It is a dwelling place to an aquatic life, contains the world's largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1500 fish species, 200 bird species and 400 types of mollusk. The interesting wildlife habitants in the area are endangered Dugong (sea cow), the large green turtles, dolphins and whales.

Kakadu National Park
The Kakadu National Park encompasses fascinating wildlife which includes over 280 species of birds, 60 kinds of native mammals, 55 fish species, countless species of insects and many species of reptiles. Apart from that the stunning landscapes, picturesque mountain, crystal like waterfalls and numerous species of flora are other highlights of the place, attracting the tourist from all over.

Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island includes some of the marvellous scenic beauties of the continent. It is a home to many glorious birds, animals and ocean based creatures. The main attractions of the Island are wallabies, goannas, koalas, kangaroos, echidnas, dolphins, sea lions, penguins, fur seals, eagles, whales and ospreys. Other sightseeing on the Islands like white sand beaches and crystal blue water delights the tourists.

Fraser Island
Fraser Island, world's largest sand Island is one of the hot holiday destination for tourists all over the world. The scenic beauty of varied colored sand dune system, beaches, stunning landscapes and beautiful fresh water lakes, makes it an exciting place for the people. The beaches and forests are dwelling place for more than 230 species of birds and few mammal species such as bats, flying foxes and Dingo (wolf-like yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia).

Uluru
The mesmerising Uluru, also known as the Ayers Rock is characterized by an amazing features. It is a scared place for the aboriginal tribes, having spiritual significance. Each feature on the rock explains how the world was created according to the traditional Anangu law. Another exciting feature of the rock is that, it changes color accordingly with light and atmospheric conditions. When it is wet, it is purple or black and on sunny days it appears red or orange.

Kata Tjuta
Kata Tjuta national park homes 150 species of birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Few number of mammals such as the hairy-footed Dunnart, the Sandhill Dunnart and the Mulgara also inhabits the park.
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By Manjari Singh
Published: 9/30/2009
 
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