Only two weeks of holiday: few for one travel to Australia? Of course not! Programming the route with a keen attention and choosing the right destinations according to your tastes and passions, two weeks are more than enough for a Downunder trip. For those looking for a mix of city, shopping and relaxation outside the door, the tour departs from Melbourne, an intricate labyrinth of hidden alleys, sumptuous bars, exclusive restaurants and unusual boutiques where to go shopping.
With a few hours of transfer the landscape changes dramatically and nature becomes protagonist along the Great Ocean Road and the Grampians. Continue with Sydney, where it is necessary to experience kayaking under the Harbour Bridge or admire the Opera House from a boat before entering the Blue Mountains and listening to the Kookaburra song.
For those who love the classic, the journey can only wind between the highlights of the island-continent, then Sydney, the iconic natural wonders of Uluru, Kata Tjuta, MacDonnell Ranges and Kings Canyon in the Australian Red Centre and the Great Barrier Reef, which extends for over 2,000 kilometers along the coast of Queensland, from the coastal city of Port Douglas to Bundaberg. A complete journey that offers an unparalleled variety of environments, experiences and emotions.
For the bravest, nothing is better than an adventure to discover the Australian outback. Land burned by the sun, the Red Center leaves room for plants with purple hues and green pools of water. In this vast expanse of open spaces, you will encounter rust-coloured hills behind which you can admire fuzzy sunsets, while you lose yourself looking for aborigen engravings and legendary tales.
Starting from the Top End and the Kakadu National Park you reach the Kimberley, a world made of vast horizons, ancient gorges – Katherine Gorge-, unusual rock formations – Bungle Bungle Ranges-, cozy natural pools and golden sand beaches.
With 550 national parks and 15 wonders included among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Australia is the best place to admire the wild nature show. Kangaroo Island meets seals, sea lions, koalas, wallabys, bandicoots and ornitorins in their natural habitats and penguins make their night pilgrimage to the beach.
The tropical north of Queensland strikes for the richness of national parks, extinct volcanoes, lakes, waterfalls and sugar cane plantations. This region encompasses two World Natural Heritage Sites: the Wet Tropics of Queensland and The Great Barrier Reef. Cape Tribulation, within the Daintree National Park, is the place where the forest meets the coral reef, the richest sea of fauna and flora in the world.
An alternative on the road. Starting from Perth you drive through the historic and lively port of Fremantle and then stop swimming with dolphins in Mandurah and Bunbury. The lush Margaret River region encloses the vineyards where the best Australian wine is produced, ocean beaches, ancient limestone caves and impressive karri forests.
A journey through the south west of Western Australia to reach the white beaches, such as the snow of Esperance from which you can visit by boat the immaculate islands of the Recherche archipelago. Then continue to Queensland towards Cairns.
Starting from Tasmania to the Northern Territory outback. 20 percent of Tasmania is covered by unspoilt areas recognised as World Heritage by UNESCO. Here you can explore the ancient and legendary beauty of the 17 national parks of the island, climb the Hazard Ranges and stay breathless admiring the views of Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park and the Cradle-Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
After contemplating the natural wonders of Tasmania, continue towards Adelaide in the Northern Territory and then further north, discovering the arid outback in the Flinders Ranges area.
