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Port
Douglas
Tropical North Queensland |
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Palm
fringed tropical beaches and warm perfumed air.... Port
Douglas has a distinctive
laid back atmosphere, and development is low-rise, low-key and
relaxing. Port Douglas is central to the natural World
Heritage listed areas of the Great Barrier Reef and
Daintree Rainforest.
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Great
Barrier Reef
Queensland |
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The
Great Barrier
Reef is one of the wonders of the
natural world - the world's largest coral reef ecosystem,
consisting of about 3000 reefs and 900 islands which abound
with birdlife and marine wildlife including dugong and green
turtles, dolphins and whales, fish and molluscs.
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Daintree
Rainforest
Tropical North Queensland |
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It's
estimated that the Daintree Rainforest has been around for
more than 135 million years - which makes it the oldest living
tropical rainforest on earth. With a diverse array of flora
and fauna, the Daintree is home to rare and primitive plants
and abundant bird and wildlife.
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Atherton
Tablelands
Tropical North Queensland |
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The
Atherton Tablelands is Tropical North Queensland’s cooler
highland getaway destination - home to World Heritage rainforests,
waterfalls, national parks, crater lakes and volcanic
formations with prolific birdlife and mammals including the
elusive platypus and rare tree kangaroo.
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Noosa Heads
Sunshine Coast Queensland |
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Set on the edge of the beautiful Noosa National Park and scenic
Laguna Bay, the cosmopolitan coastal holiday destination of Noosa Heads is located 30 minutes from the
Sunshine Coast airport. Noosa features surf beaches, National Parks, the Noosa River, Everglades and Hinterland.
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Blue Mountains
Sydney surrounds |
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Located 90 minutes west of Sydney, the Blue Mountains World
Heritage area is one of Australia's natural wonders. A
majestic landscape of waterfalls, awe-inspiring sandstone
escarpments and breathtaking wilderness, the Blue Mountains
stretches for over one million hectares.
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Snowy Mountains - Kosciuzsko National Park
New South Wales |
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Recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Kosciuzsko National Park
features Australia's highest peak, the Snowy River and NSW
ski resorts. It contains alpine and sub-alpine plant species found nowhere else in
the world and is also home to the rare mountain pygmy possum and corroboree frog.
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Margaret River
Western Australia |
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The Margaret River wine region in the South West of Western Australia
is blessed with a stunning array of natural attractions -
spectacular caves, pristine beaches and majestic forests. Margaret
River is renowned for good food, fine wine and spectacular scenery,
just 3.5 hour drive south of Perth.
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