Australia, Australia

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Australia

From Sydney’s sandstone harbour to Tasmania’s cool-climate produce and the red heart of Uluru, Australia rewards choosing one region and travelling it deeply.

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Highlights

In Sydney’s The Rocks, book a guided tour of Susannah Place, four 1844 terrace houses with basement kitchens and a recreated corner shop, home to more than 100 families over nearly 150 years.

Best time to visit

Best time to travel

Seasons run opposite to Europe’s: the tropical north is best in its May–October dry season, the Red Centre in mild winter days, when summer heat above 40°C has passed.

Travel tips

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  • Mind the clocks: the mainland spans three standard time zones, and only New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT use daylight saving, so the gap to Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia changes by an hour in summer. Check local times before booking connections.
  • Spend a Saturday morning at Hobart’s Salamanca Market, where Tasmanian growers sell fresh produce beside makers’ stalls along Salamanca Place — it is one of the island’s most popular attractions.
  • Time Ningaloo for roughly March to July, when whale sharks gather off Exmouth after the coral spawning; in-water encounters run only with licensed operators.
  • Uluru has been closed to climbers since 26 October 2019, the anniversary of the park’s handback to Anangu in 1985; climbing conflicts with Tjukurpa, the Anangu law that the base walk helps explain.

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Follow the rhythm of the place first, then shape the journey around the experiences that feel most like your own.

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