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intertribalBitches! Me and Kim are going to Australia! Specifically, to Melbourne.
For our midsemester Sept.-Oct. break, these are the places I've come up with, thanks to Lonely Planet:
Northwest Australia - rugged, scenic, less-traveled, natural beauty
The Kimberley: Broome - Chinatown, camel walking on the beach, outdoor movies, bird observatory, dinosaur footprints; Rowley Shoals - whales, dolphins, turtles, mantarays, coral reef; Derby - 14 m. prison trees, horizontal waterfalls, Aborigines; Kununurra - national parks, cliffs, wildlife preserve. Other places that require 4 wheel drive to get there - unclear of whether you can take a 4 wheel drive tour or no, as I will be unable to rent a car, being under 21.
The Pilbara: Karratha Dampier - Stairway to the Moon, boating, petroglyphs; Dampier Archipelago - snorkeling, beaches, whalewatching, Karijini National Park - clambering over boulders, serpentine tunnels, subterranean waterways, gorges, mountain, rock pools.
Northeast Australia (Queensland) - tropical, warm, lush
Daintree Rainforest: the largest range of plants and animals on earth in 1200 sq. km, hiking, golden beaches
Great Barrier Reef: floating hotels, scuba diving, glass-bottomed boats, cruises, the only living thing visible from space
Northern Australia - wide open spaces, no amenities, "wild wildlife", a complete lack of crowds
Kakadu National Park: Aboriginal rock art, rock climbing, wetlands walks, magpie geese congregations, boat tours, huge waterfalls and gorges and snorkeling in the waterfalls, camping
Southwest Australia - haute couture and surfing
Margaret River: wineries and breweries, surfing, beaches, shopping, mountain bike tours, chocolate and fudge, good food, rolling straight-out-of-England hills
Southeast Australia - desert, outback, landscapes, cowboys (lol)
Flinders Ranges: camel safaris, train journeys through desert, boating with pelicans, gorges, astronomical observatory, national parks, walking, Yourambulla Caves
Snowy Mountains: a legendary lake (home of a new movie!), high mountains, platypuses, wallabies, wombats, abseiling into gorges, climbing, caving, chairlift to the rooftop of Australia, paddle boats and canoes, white water rafting.
Tasmania - rainforests and mountains like whoa: walking (for six days), kayaking, rafting, Australia's deepest lake, lots of animals, blue bays and white sand beaches, rockclimbing, backpacking, caving, gliding, whitewater, wildlife tours
For our midsemester Sept.-Oct. break, these are the places I've come up with, thanks to Lonely Planet:
Northwest Australia - rugged, scenic, less-traveled, natural beauty
The Kimberley: Broome - Chinatown, camel walking on the beach, outdoor movies, bird observatory, dinosaur footprints; Rowley Shoals - whales, dolphins, turtles, mantarays, coral reef; Derby - 14 m. prison trees, horizontal waterfalls, Aborigines; Kununurra - national parks, cliffs, wildlife preserve. Other places that require 4 wheel drive to get there - unclear of whether you can take a 4 wheel drive tour or no, as I will be unable to rent a car, being under 21.
The Pilbara: Karratha Dampier - Stairway to the Moon, boating, petroglyphs; Dampier Archipelago - snorkeling, beaches, whalewatching, Karijini National Park - clambering over boulders, serpentine tunnels, subterranean waterways, gorges, mountain, rock pools.
Northeast Australia (Queensland) - tropical, warm, lush
Daintree Rainforest: the largest range of plants and animals on earth in 1200 sq. km, hiking, golden beaches
Great Barrier Reef: floating hotels, scuba diving, glass-bottomed boats, cruises, the only living thing visible from space
Northern Australia - wide open spaces, no amenities, "wild wildlife", a complete lack of crowds
Kakadu National Park: Aboriginal rock art, rock climbing, wetlands walks, magpie geese congregations, boat tours, huge waterfalls and gorges and snorkeling in the waterfalls, camping
Southwest Australia - haute couture and surfing
Margaret River: wineries and breweries, surfing, beaches, shopping, mountain bike tours, chocolate and fudge, good food, rolling straight-out-of-England hills
Southeast Australia - desert, outback, landscapes, cowboys (lol)
Flinders Ranges: camel safaris, train journeys through desert, boating with pelicans, gorges, astronomical observatory, national parks, walking, Yourambulla Caves
Snowy Mountains: a legendary lake (home of a new movie!), high mountains, platypuses, wallabies, wombats, abseiling into gorges, climbing, caving, chairlift to the rooftop of Australia, paddle boats and canoes, white water rafting.
Tasmania - rainforests and mountains like whoa: walking (for six days), kayaking, rafting, Australia's deepest lake, lots of animals, blue bays and white sand beaches, rockclimbing, backpacking, caving, gliding, whitewater, wildlife tours
