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Diving
The Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast is the most magnificent marine wilderness and natural reserve in the world, and as such draws divers and snorkellers by the multitude. Jumping off point for those coming to explore the Reef is the city of Cairns. Being a vast area (the reef is 1.243 miles/2,000km long)…
Surfing
Surfing in Australia has become more of a culture than a sport, the long coastline providing countless beaches with a diverse spread of wave scapes, from giant storm to perfect point breaks at Kirra and Ragland in Western Australia, and fun beach breaks. No matter what time of year, there will be good waves somewhere…
Trekking
Australia's remarkable Bicentennial National Trail, the longest marked trekking route of its kind in the world, stretches from Cooktown in tropical North Queensland to Healesville in Victoria, a distance of 3,312 miles (5,330km). It follows historic coach and stock routes, old pack horse trails and country roads, designed…
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