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SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
OF AUSTR ALIA
MEDIA KIT
IN THE SPIRIT OF
RECONCILIATION, TOURISM
AUSTRALIA ACKNOWLEDGES
THE TRADITIONAL
CUSTODIANS OF COUNTRY
THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA
AND THEIR CONNECTIONS TO
LAND, SEA AND COMMUNITY.
WE PAY OUR RESPECT TO
THEIR ELDERS PAST AND
PRESENT AND EXTEND THAT
RESPECT TO ALL ABORIGINAL
AND TORRES STRAIT
ISLANDER PEOPLES TODAY.
SeaLink NT – Tiwi Islands,
Northern Territory
CONTENTS
• Signature Experiences of Australia
• our partners
- Australian Wildlife Journeys
- Cultural Attractions of Australia
- Discover Aboriginal Experiences
- Great Fishing Adventures of Australia
- Great Golf Courses of Australia
- Great Walks of Australia
- Luxury Lodges of Australia
- Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia
• Only in Australia Seven Peaks Walk,
- Australia: The great adventure destination New South Wales
- Travelling well in Australia
- A wildlife journey like nowhere else on earth
- Drink, dine and taste Australia
- A spotlight on cultural tourism
- Connecting with Australia’s First Peoples
- Travelling sustainably
• A bout the Signature Experiences of Australia
program Echidna Walkabout
• About Tourism Australia Nature Tours, d’Arenberg,
Victoria South Australia
• Map of Australia
contact
tourism australia
internationalmedia@tourism.australia.com
Level 29, 420 George Street, Sydney NSW
2000 Australia
tourism.australia.com
australia.com
@australia
/seeaustralia
Ngaran Ngaran Culture Awareness, @australia
New South Wales
Mt Mulligan Lodge,
Queensland
SIGNATURE
EXPERIENCES
OF AUSTRALIA
D iscover a curated selection of Australia’s
ultimate holiday experiences with the
Signature Experiences of Australia program,
a partnership between Tourism Australia and
a select group of industry collectives from
across the country. An impressive portfolio
of premium travel offerings, each of the eight
collectives draws on a wealth of expertise to
provide unparalleled experiences for discerning
travellers, media, and travel planners.
Dale Tilbrook Experiences,
Packaging the most outstanding experiences Western Australia
across the country, Signature Experiences of
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Australia invites travellers on a personalised
odyssey to not only see the best of the best
There are 180 businesses across the eight
in Australia, but truly touch, taste, learn
collectives, with more than 8,000 Australian
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and connect with the country in a way that
businesses supporting the delivery of these
enriches the senses as much as it inspires the
exceptional experiences. Each collective
imagination. This collaborative collection will
partners with local artisans, producers and
resonate with travellers seeking to explore
expert guides to create authentic experiences,
beyond the brochure, discover a different
from incorporating home-grown insights to
Australia, learn about a new perspective, and
sourcing the pick of fresh produce for innovative
engage in unforgettable activities that can
cuisine. These partnerships ensure Signature
transform them profoundly.
Experiences of Australia doubles as a powerful
vehicle to benefit the local communities in
The collectives that make up Signature
which the members operate.
Experiences of Australia represent the very
essence of the country, including guided
Above all, Signature Experiences of Australia is
Aboriginal experiences, memorable walks,
guided by travellers’ interests and preferences.
fishing adventures, wildlife journeys,
From the creative to the active, the rustic
unparalleled winery experiences, prestigious
to the extravagant, and high adrenaline to
golf courses, leading cultural attractions and
highly acclaimed – there is no limit to the
immersive luxury lodges. With each collective
customisations that can be made. These
revealing a distinctive facet of Australia,
carefully curated experiences can accommodate
Signature Experiences of Australia is a
individual bucket lists, varying lengths of
celebration of the nation’s uniqueness at its
time, price points and priorities, and cover all
finest.
corners of the country. The result is a range of
extraordinary travel offerings that capture the
diversity and colour of Australia as well as the
imaginations of those who experience them.
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our
partners
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Echidna Walkabout Australian War Memorial, Sand Dune Adventures, Groote Eylandt The National, Three Capes Lodge Walk, Spicers Peak Lodge, d'Arenberg Cube,
Nature Tours, Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Sports Fishing, Victoria Tasmania Queensland South Australia
Victoria Northern Territory
Australian
Wildlife
Journeys
Celebrating all Aussie creatures in Australia than in any other
great and small, the Australian country) to the fish and marine
Wildlife Journeys (AWJ) collective mammals that flourish in these
brings together 10 independently world-renowned biodiverse waters.
owned small businesses to Of course, Australia’s native land
showcase the greatest guided mammals and iconic marsupials are
wildlife encounters Australia has prominently featured, as are some
to offer. of the 869 reptile species across
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the country (approximately 93 per
Australia is synonymous with its cent of which are unique to the
weird and wonderful wildlife, from island continent).
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kangaroos and koalas to echidnas
and emus. With more than 80 per Through sustainable tourism
cent of the country’s intriguing practices, AWJ seeks to protect
native species found nowhere the continent’s amazing wildlife
else on Earth, it’s little wonder by raising awareness and giving
Australia’s unique animal kingdom travellers the opportunity
has become deeply entrenched in to actively contribute to the
the national identity. regeneration of local ecosystems.
By collaborating with other
Reflecting the diverse landscapes collectives and local providers,
and locations they inhabit, AWJ each AWJ member promises
members incorporate unforgettable an immersive experience that
guided journeys that cater to educates as much as it inspires,
an array of wildlife interests, while giving back to the
from Australia’s endemic birds communities and ecologies they
(there are more endemic species feature.
Media contact: John Daw, Executive Officer Australian Wildlife Journeys
john@australianwildlifejourneys.com australianwildlifejourneys.com
@AustralianWildlifeJourneys @AustralianWildlifeJourneys @AWJourneys
Wombat, Premier Travel Tasmania,
Tasmania
Australian Wildlife Journeys
What’s new? Don’t miss
Bringing together Tassie’s An extraordinary six-day private travel
most spectacular mountains, experience, the Ultimate Luxury Safari
marsupials and monotremes, Adventure by Lords Kakadu & Arnhemland
Premier Travel Tasmania has Safaris traverses air, land and sea to some of
launched the 5 Day Tasmanian the Northern Territory’s most acclaimed (and
Wildlife and Wilderness secluded) locations. Amid the otherworldly
Encounter. Centring around wilderness of Australia’s Top End, travellers
UNESCO World Heritage-listed can spot wallabies, quolls, dingos, bats,
Cradle Mountain National goannas, frogs, pythons, waterbirds and
Park, about 200 kilometres Forester Kangaroo, Premier Travel Tasmania, legendary saltwater crocodiles. Enriching
(125 miles) north-west Tasmania the adventure with cultural understanding,
of Hobart, this adventure guests can also experience the wonder of
also takes in the Central sacred Aboriginal sites and ancient rock
Highlands, Maria Island and in wildlife surveys and forest dwellers, including art, as well as meet locals in some of the
Mount Field National Park. As check fencing and motion dazzling butterflies, koalas, country’s most remote communities. Led
travellers are guided through cameras while getting a close wombats, swamp wallabies by expert guides, including charismatic
ancient rainforest to the understanding of the endemic and lyrebirds, as well as and award-winning founder Sab Lord, the
rugged coastline, they can see sooty dunnart (an endangered goannas and Gippsland water team imparts its passion and knowledge of
the likes of quolls, kangaroos, tiny carnivorous marsupial), dragons. But beyond the the area throughout the journey. High-end
echidnas, platypus, wallabies, followed by a gourmet picnic wildlife walks, impassioned accommodation ensures a luxurious finish
wombats and the most lunch in the bush. Efforts are travellers can also help to to each day, with stays at Lords’ private Rock Art, Davidson’s Arnhemland Safaris Lodge,
famous local, the Tasmanian Northern Territory
rewarded with a guided tour set up a wild koala research permanent bush camp, Bamurru Plains Lodge,
devil. With many of these
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of Flinders Chase National project and conduct bird and and Davidsons Arnhemland Safaris Lodges.
animals most active at night, Park to explore nature’s wildlife surveys on the fringes
expect nocturnal tours, gravity-defying sculpture, of bushfire-affected areas,
too. From the wildly rugged Remarkable Rocks, as well as and assist in removing fishing
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to the wildly comfortable, Admirals Arch – home to a nets from waterways.
travellers then retire to luxury large colony of fur seals. The Bremer Canyon, found underwater 515
accommodation nestled in kilometres (320 miles) south-east of Perth
nature, such as the iconic Award-winning Echidna in Western Australia, is the only place in
Cradle Mountain Hotel and Walkabout Nature Tours Australia where you can regularly see killer
Thousand Lakes Lodge. has also launched an East whales (orcas) in the wild. More than 150 killer
Gippsland Wildlife Journey, whales return to this submarine canyon each
Another new island adventure some 350 kilometres year between January and April, making it
takes place on Kangaroo (217 miles) north-east of home to the largest known congregation of the
Island, off the coast of Lords Kakadu & Arnhemland Safaris,
Melbourne, Victoria, in the species in the southern hemisphere. The best
South Australia, where Northern Territory
wake of the recent bushfires. way to experience this up-close encounter is
Exceptional Kangaroo Island This immersive four-day with Naturaliste Charters’ Bremer Bay Killer
has partnered with private conservation journey features Whale Expedition, which guides travellers into
wildlife refuge Kangaroo some of south-eastern the deep blue Southern Ocean, sharing expert
Island Land for Wildlife to Echidna, Exceptional Kangaroo Island,
Australia’s most intriguing South Australia knowledge about the killer whale’s biology and
launch Flinders Chase Focus. ecology along the way. Local pods regularly
This hands-on full-day tour approach and surround the vessel, providing
allows travellers to actively expeditioners front-row seats as these
take part in conservation magnificent apex predators hunt, or socialise
efforts to regenerate the and vocalise in family groups. Keep watch for
island’s vast wilderness, a variety of other marine life inhabiting the
which was affected by area, including dolphins, pilot whales, sperm
the 2019/2020 bushfires. whales, sharks, Australian sea lions, giant
Travellers can participate squids and albatrosses.
Koala, Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours, Orca, Naturaliste Charters,
Victoria Western Australia
AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE JOURNEYS
DARWIN •2
New South Wales Tasmania
3 • CAIRNS 1 Boutique Wildlife 6 Premier Travel
• BROOME Tours Tasmania
7 The Maria Island
• HAMILTON ISLAND Northern Territory Walk
2 Lords Kakadu and
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EXMOUTH Victoria
ALICE SPRINGS • Arnhemland Safaris
AYERS ROCK (ULURU) • 8 Echidna Walkabout
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Western Australia
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South Australia 9 Exmouth Dive
4 Australian and Whalesharks
Coastal Safaris Ningaloo
• PERTH 5 Exceptional 10 Naturaliste Charters
Kangaroo Island
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Cultural
Attractions
of Australia
Cultural Attractions of Australia (CAoA),
the latest partner of Signature Experiences
of Australia, celebrates the diverse ethnic,
cultural, and sporting influences that have
shaped and defined who we are, as both
a nation and a world-renowned travel
destination. From UNESCO World Heritage-
listed sites and boundary-pushing art
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galleries to hallowed sporting grounds,
these are the places, people and stories
that have formed the Australian nation.
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Sydney Opera House,
New South Wales
There are 18 members of CAoA, each
revealing a chapter of the nation’s cultural
narrative, giving international visitors
front-row seats to some of Australia’s most
important histories and an understanding program, CAoA can coordinate and expedite anyone can still see their teams in action of Hobart in Tasmania, or at the imposing
of what it really means to be an Aussie. the experience with a customised, queue- at the MCG, CAoA can arrange private tours convict-built Fremantle Prison in Perth.
With almost 30 carefully curated free tour, taking in a private boat ride down so sports fans can walk on the revered
experiences available, ranging in cost the Derwent River, an indulgent tasting at turf and enjoy an in-depth tour around the This is where history meets the
from $140 to $50,000 per person, CAoA Mona’s own winery cellar door, and even a birthplace of Test cricket. And at South contemporary world, and exclusive
promises some of Australia’s most exclusive private tour and dinner with Mona’s founder Australia’s Adelaide Oval, there’s a novel experiences connect discerning travellers
and bespoke back-stage experiences. and artistic mastermind, David Walsh. opportunity for guests to put their name up with Australiana.
on the century-old scoreboard.
Among the singular members is Tasmania’s From the creative to the cricket pitch, Media contact: Jane Ross, Executive Officer
Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in CAoA’s diverse range of experiences also You can step back into history and relive Cultural Attractions of Australia
Hobart. This museum showcases Australia’s encompasses Australia’s proud sporting Australia’s gold-rush era at Sovereign Hill, jross@culturalattractionsofaustralia.com
cheeky irreverence by way of a startling history. Of all the sporting events, teams the nation’s largest outdoor museum, in culturalattractionsofaustralia.com
collection of weird and wonderful artworks and figures that have become ingrained the town of Ballarat in Victoria. Or you can @culturalattractionsAU
in Australian culture, few compare to the explore the country’s origins as a convict @culturalattractionsAU
that revel in the curious corners of the
human condition, from digestion to death. nation’s unwavering love of cricket at the settlement at the extensive Port Arthur
But true to the Signature Experiences Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). While Historic Site, 90 minutes’ drive south-east
Cultural Attractions of Australia
What’s new? Don’t miss
If it’s possible to get a sense ‘A feast for the senses’ takes on a new
of Australia’s entire history meaning with a powerful pairing of art and
in one day, CAoA’s latest food at the unmissable National Gallery of
member, the National Museum Australia in Canberra. The first course of
of Australia, is your best bet. the gallery’s own A Feast of Icons tour is an
Set in the nation’s capital city exclusive after-hours tour of the expansive
of Canberra, on the shores art collection, enhanced by an expert guide
of Lake Burley Griffin, this revealing the secrets and stories behind
extraordinary home of history legendary artworks such as Jackson Pollock’s
guides travellers through the Blue poles. After perusing the collection,
diverse and varied corners and taking in one of the gallery’s major
of Australia’s social history. exhibitions if available, guests are ushered to
From Aboriginal culture a private dining room overlooking Lake Burley
dating back more than Griffin. Here the art continues, but on a plate,
60,000 years to European with a specially curated degustation dinner,
settlement, through political, with each course inspired by a work of art.
sporting, environmental and
technological milestones South to Melbourne, which is arguably
to today, this unmissable Australian National Maritime Museum, Australia’s cultural capital, where the
museum promises compelling New South Wales National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) also offers
displays and events along the a mighty mix of art, food and music with National Gallery of Victoria (NGV),
way. With CAoA, there is also Victoria
the Private Gallery Dinner: The Banquet of
the option to go behind the
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Cleopatra. With exclusive access to Australia’s
scenes to peruse off-display oldest and most visited art museum for the
learn about Australia’s early tour, Opera Australia has
collections or enjoy a tour of evening, the experience includes a guided
European explorers on a VIP introduced the A Not So
the city by hot-air balloon tour of the collection, elevated by live music
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harbour cruise, or explore the Modest Proposal package,
with a museum expert. performances, followed by an extraordinary
array of artefacts on display which allows you to spend a
that bring to life Australia’s romantic night at the opera dinner in front of the NGV’s most famous While Australia’s convict history is no secret,
Another CAoA newcomer masterpiece, The Banquet of Cleopatra by exploring the artistic prowess of inmates at
connection to the sea, past with your someone special,
this year is the Australian Giambattista Tiepolo. the World Heritage-listed Fremantle Prison
and present. followed by an invitation
National Maritime Museum in Perth reveals so much. With the Prison Art
to join the talent on stage,
in Darling Harbour, Sydney. and Behind the Scenes Tour, CAoA travellers
Or for travellers looking get down on one knee, and
Here you can climb aboard can ‘do time’ at the now-decommissioned
to pop the question on propose under stage lights.
a fleet of historic ships, prison, exploring a wealth of historic artworks
that spans almost 140 years. The cells and
yards are covered with works ranging from
convict etchings and Aboriginal landscapes
and dot paintings through to graffiti and
National Gallery of Australia, tattoo art. Fremantle Prison is now also home
Australian Capital Territory to an extensive museum collection, featuring
works that span the operations of the prison,
including photographs, documents, furnishings,
clothing, weapons and archaeological material,
as well as artworks by renowned Aboriginal
artists Jimmy Pike and Revel Cooper.
Fremantle Prison,
Western Australia
National Museum of Australia,
Australian Capital TerritoryCULTURAL ATTRACTIONS OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Capital Tasmania
Territory
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DARWIN • 1 Australian War
11 Port Arthur Historic
Memorial
Site
2 National Gallery of
Australia Victoria
• CAIRNS
3 Parliament House 12 Arts Centre
• BROOME Melbourne
4 National Museum of
Australia 13 Melbourne Cricket
• HAMILTON ISLAND Ground
New South Wales
• EXMOUTH ALICE SPRINGS • 8 • LONGREACH 14 National Gallery of
5 Opera Australia
AYERS ROCK (ULURU) • Victoria
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Maritime Museum
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Museum Longreach Museum
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• CANBERRA
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9 Adelaide Oval Centre
BALLARAT • 15 • MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE • 12 13 14 CANBERRA • 1 2 3
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HOBART • 11Discover
Aboriginal
Experiences
No Australian adventure is complete
without an opportunity to learn about
and connect with the vast history of the
land’s First Peoples and the oldest living
culture on Earth. Australia’s Aboriginal
culture, which dates back more than
60,000 years, is multi-faceted and
imbued with ancient knowledge, with a
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deep connection to land, sea and spirit
at its core. The Discover Aboriginal
Experiences (DAE) collective offers an
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extraordinary suite of authentic and
meaningful journeys, from one-hour tours
to multi-day odysseys, which provide
a window of insight into this ancient
community – perhaps the richest of all Karrke Aboriginal Cultural Experience and Tours,
travel experiences available. Northern Territory
Each of the 45 members in the DAE
collective is considered a leader in
Aboriginal tourism, representing
– stories of Creation that remain at the an urban city centre, to age-old wisdom
local Aboriginal culture with integrity
heart of Aboriginal and Torres Strait shared on heart-pumping adventures, Media contact: Nicole Mitchell, Executive
and authenticity, a responsibility
Islander culture. there’s a wide range of options. Officer Discover Aboriginal Experiences
that Signature Experiences holds in nmitchell@tourism.australia.com
the highest regard. Each of these tourism.australia.com/aboriginal
With more than 170 diverse offerings, DAE Wherever your DAE journey takes you,
experiences are led by Aboriginal
members create incredible experiences expect a cultural insight like no other,
guides and embody a commitment to
that appeal to adventure seekers, cultural guided by Australia’s First Peoples as they
cultural sustainability. Offering a unique
enthusiasts and nature lovers alike, share stories of their country that bring
perspective that connects travellers
ranging from short tours to extended the landscape and their culture to life.
with the land quite unlike anything else,
journeys. From ‘outback’ immersive
Aboriginal guides often share Dreamtime
experiences to Aboriginal Australia within SEIT Outback Australia,
stories passed down from their ancestors Northern Territorydiscover aboriginal experiences
What’s new? Don’t miss
It’s been a busy year for by Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi Providing an interactive cultural experience in
DAE, with a number of man Clinton Walker to one of Australia’s most remarkable locations,
new members joining the showcase his ancestral lands Walkabout Cultural Adventures has become
collective, including Jarramali in the state’s red-tinged one of the many DAE icons. Walkabout
Rock Art Tours in Tropical Pilbara region, has also joined Cultural Adventures is based at Tropical
North Queensland, centring DAE. Clinton is particularly North Queensland’s Cooya Beach, just north
around the prolific Quinkan passionate about visiting of the popular holiday destination of Cairns.
ancient rock art surrounding Murujuga National Park on Jarramali Rock Art Tours, This is where the Daintree Rainforest meets
the tiny outback town of the Burrup Peninsula, home to Queensland the Great Barrier Reef – two UNESCO World
Laura. The journey with around a million rock carvings. Heritage-listed sites that are home to some
Jarramali just to reach this He also shares his favourite of Australia’s most incredible flora and fauna.
remote locale – named one fishing spots, cooking up a It is an ideal backdrop for Walkabout Cultural
of the 10 most significant feast in an earth oven and First Peoples. At a cultural Adventure's half- and full-day tours run by
rock art sites in the world by imparting his knowledge of centre and gallery set within Juan Walker, who’s been hunting in the region
UNESCO – is an experience bush foods and medicine. Federation Square, an inner- his entire life. Juan follows the traditions of
in itself. Travellers can city Melbourne landmark, his Kuku Yalanji ancestors, who have been
choose to explore the wild DAE members aren’t just travellers can explore the connected to the local land for more than
terrain by four-wheel drive found in the far-flung reaches beauty and resilience found 60,000 years. Drawing on a wealth of insights
or take a helicopter tour of the country – in the in the stories of the state’s passed down to him, Juan guides travellers on
from Cairns, swooping over bustling heart of Melbourne Aboriginal past and present. Dreamtime Dive and Snorkel,
personalised small-group tours throughout Queensland
reef, rainforest and rugged city is new addition Koorie Afterwards, embark on a the world-renowned region, incorporating
sandstone escarpments to Heritage Trust. Aboriginal- guided Aboriginal Walking opportunities to swim in freshwater streams,
reach this extraordinary owned and -operated for more Tour, taking in the iconic
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taste local bush tucker, catch mud crabs and
outdoor art museum. than 35 years, the trust is
dedicated to promoting and
Yarra River threading through
Melbourne and sites of
even try throwing spears and boomerangs.
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Over in Western Australia, supporting the living culture cultural significance along For a more arts-focused experience, no Adrenaline and Aboriginal culture make for
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Ngurrangga Tours, established of south-east Australia’s the way. cultural exploration of the Red Centre is an interesting combination with Sand Dune
complete without a visit to the not-for-profit Adventures, north of Sydney near picturesque
art and craft corporation Maruku Arts. Owned Port Stephens. Here you can take a quad
and operated by Anangu people (traditional biking tour of Stockton Beach sand dunes, the
custodians of Australia’s Central Desert largest coastal sand dunes in the southern
region) for over 30 years, Maruku exhibits hemisphere. Led by local Aboriginal guides,
artworks from some 900 Anangu artists in its the tour gives travellers exclusive access to
collective. At its retail gallery at Uluru-Kata Aboriginal land. It’s an unforgettable journey
Tjuta National Park Cultural Centre, travellers through bushland, in and around immense
can peruse and purchase some of Maruku’s sand dunes, where you’ll also learn about
extensive range of artworks, or take part in traditional Aboriginal food and history, as well
a dot painting workshop with a local Anangu as the cultural significance of the dunes.
artist at Ayers Rock Resort, learning about
the unique symbolism and tools employed. Sport and stories also come together in the
dazzling Great Barrier Reef off Queensland,
where Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel brings you
face to fin with some of Australia’s most
amazing marine life. With the expertise of
an on-board marine biologist and Aboriginal
sea rangers, these eco-certified diving and
snorkelling safaris provide an in-depth
understanding of the reef’s diverse ecosystem
and its connection to Indigenous culture,
adding a unique layer to the experience.
Koorie Heritage Trust, Walkabout Cultural Adventures,
Victoria QueenslandDISCOVER ABORIGINAL EXPERIENCES New South Wales 24 Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel
1 Australian Museum 25 Flames of the Forest
2 Dreamtime Southern X 26 Janbal Gallery
3 Ngaran Ngaran 27 Jarramali Rock Art Tours
Culture Awareness 28 Rainforestation Nature Park
17 20 4 Sand Dune Adventures 29 Spirits of the Red Sand
Cobourg Peninsula• 7 6 5 The Royal Botanic Garden
DARWIN • 8 9 11 •East Arnhem Land 30 Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural
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Sydney Park
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Katherine• 14 19 31 Voyages Indigenous Tourism
Cooktown•
Northern Territory Australia - Mossman Gorge
Mossman•
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41 Port Douglas• 25 6 Bremer Island Banubanu Beach Centre
Cape Leveque •
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BROOME • 43 7 Davidson’s Arnhemland Safaris
8 Kakadu Cultural Tours South Australia
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9 Kakadu Tourism 33 Wilpena Pound Resort
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Bay Victoria
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• 35 Koorie Heritage Trust
14 Nitmiluk Tours 36 Melbourne Museum
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15 Pudakul Aboriginal Cultural 37 Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
•Ikara - Flinders Ranges Tours
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•Newcastle 16 RT Tours Australia
38 Worn Gundidj @ Tower Hill
Yallingup•
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•Denmark CANBERRA • 3 18 SEIT Outback Australia 39 Dale Tilbrook Experiences
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Warrnambool• • MELBOURNE Gallery
40 Go Cultural Aboriginal Tours
and Experiences
20 Venture North Safaris 41 Kooljaman at Cape Leveque
21 Voyages Indigenous Tourism 42 Koomal Dreaming
LAUNCESTON • 34 Australia - Ayers Rock Resort
43 Narlijia Experiences Broome
HOBART •
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Queensland
45 Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Cultural
22 Adventure North Australia
Adventures
23 Culture Connect AustraliaGreat Fishing
Adventures
of Australia
Australia is an angler’s paradise, with
nearly 60,000 kilometres (37,000 miles)
of coastline, extensive freshwater river
systems and glacial lakes that are home
to more than 4,000 fish species, so the
fishing opportunities are as diverse as the
country’s changing terrain. Navigating
myriad locations and a kaleidoscope of
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species, Great Fishing Adventures of
Australia (GFAoA) is the catch of the
country’s finest fishing operators, reeling
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in unforgettable experiences to impress
everyone from first-time anglers to
Hervey Bay Fly & Sportfishing,
competitive sport fishers. Queensland
Travelling to some of Australia’s most
stunning locations and fishing habitats,
angling enthusiasts can try their hand
at fishing the Great Barrier Reef – one of George whiting, big tuna and Murray cod minimising waste, using barbless
during autumn, mackerel, permit and hooks and limiting access to fragile Media contact: Dean Cooper, Executive Officer
the Seven Natural Wonders of the World –
Great Fishing Adventures of Australia
and reeling in a bucket-list 455-kilogram golden trevally over winter, and blue, environments.
dcooper@tourism.australia.com
(1,000-pound) giant black marlin. You can black and striped marlin and sailfish in australia.com/fishing
also experiment with the art of fly fishing spring. You don’t have to travel to remote reaches
in Tasmania’s glacial lakes, or wrangle a of the country to find prime fishing,
mighty barramundi in the tropical rivers With access to some of Australia’s most either: there are plenty of opportunities
of the Northern Territory. spectacular locales and species comes to fish around the country’s major cities,
a growing focus on responsible fishing. and chartered day trips for those with
More impressive still is the availability To ensure Australia’s incredible fishing less time to allocate to angling. Fishing
of world-class saltwater and freshwater can be enjoyed for generations to come, adventures range from luxury escapes
fishing year round, from snapper and many GFAoA members are taking an aboard chartered superyachts to active
yellowtail kingfish throughout the increasingly eco-conscious approach, by budget breaks, catering to various skill
Australian summer, barramundi, King adopting catch-and-release practices, levels, experience and travel styles.
Shark Bay,
Western AustraliaGreat Fishing Adventures of Australia
Don’t miss
What’s new? When it comes to unforgettable sportfishing
In Western Australia’s remote 300 kilometres (185 miles) on the iconic Great Barrier Reef, few species
north-west corner, the north of Brisbane, Hervey hold such world-renowned status as the giant
pristine waters surrounding Bay Fly and Sportfishing has black marlin (especially granders, for those
Kimberley Coastal Camp collaborated with Gladstone weighing more than 455 kilograms, or 1,000
abound with tropical Fly and Sportfishing, a pounds). No-one is better experienced to
species such as barramundi, further 265 kilometres (165 help you reel in this bucket-list catch than
mangrove jack, giant trevally miles) north, to create a new award-winning game fishing and estuary
and coral trout. As the camp is self-drive fishing package. fishing champion Kelly Fallon, who runs Kekoa
only accessible via helicopter The result is an opportunity game-fishing charters with her husband Luke.
or float plane, guest numbers for anglers to explore local (She’s also a photographer and the author of
are kept low by necessity. highlights both on land Aussie Fly Fisher, Black Marlin Blog, one of the most widely read
Summertime travellers can and at sea, as well as use a New South Wales game-fishing websites in Australia.) While
now experience this barefoot variety of fishing styles to Kekoa typically runs tours between Cairns and Bay Fish N Trips,
luxury lodge with the launch catch different species. From hosted fly-fishing package Lizard Island, the crew has recently expanded Victoria
of a new wet-season package the famous flats of Hervey in Armidale, northern New its offerings and relocated south to Hervey
(December to February), which Bay, alive with longtail South Wales. Josh, who is Bay, where marlin numbers appear to be
promises world-class fishing tuna, golden trevally and better known as the Aussie increasing.
in the morning, typically
followed by dramatic tropical
queenfish (there’s incredible
whale watching in season as
Fly Fisher, has guided fly-
fishing expeditions across Further north again to Airlie Beach, in Did you know?
storms in the afternoon. The well), travellers can also try Australia and gained a cult the heart of the Whitsundays archipelago, You needn’t travel to Australia’s far-flung
camp has also released a new their hand at saltwater fly social media following. This Renegade Fishing Charters offers saltwater corners to experience top-notch fishing – there
Kimberley-inspired cookbook, fishing and reeling in mighty immersive experience on a sportfishing charters around the outer are plenty of opportunities within the major
Cooking in Thongs. barramundi around Gladstone. working sheep station focuses sections of the Great Barrier Reef, usually as
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cities, too.
on freshwater fly fishing and day trips or in collaboration with mothership
Across to Queensland’s Meanwhile, Josh Hutchins catching the Murray cod, Elizabeth E II. With the addition of an In Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay, for instance,
dazzling Fraser Coast, around has launched a new fully which is endemic to Australia. 11-metre (38-foot) game boat and supporting Bay Fish N Trips hosts private and shared
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vessels, Renegade is also launching Quest day-trip charters for city-bound travellers,
Angling Expeditions, catering for high-end promising a laidback experience for families
personalised charters ranging from one to and first-timers alike. This biodiverse bay is
three nights. also one of the largest enclosed spaces of
saltwater in the southern hemisphere, and acts
as a nursery for species such as snapper and
King George whiting.
In tropical Cairns, a popular launchpad for
the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns Reef Fishing
offers half- to full-day trips and will clean, ice
and bag your catch of the day. Back on land,
Renegade Fishing Charters, travellers can deliver their catch to one of
Queensland several partnering local restaurants to have it
professionally cooked for dinner.
Alternatively, there’s an abundance of
chartered flight options from Australian
cities for a day of adventure, including Go
Fish Australia, which offers a new heli-fishing
experience from Brisbane to nearby Moreton
Island, with a private fishing guide and a
barbecue breakfast.
Kekoa Game-Fishing Charters,
Queensland
Kimberley Coastal Camp,
Western AustraliaGREAT FISHING ADVENTURES OF AUSTRALIA
Multi Day Experiences 13 Kekoa Sports
2 Fishing
DARWIN • 3 1 Australian Coastal
19 Safaris
8 6 2
Cobourg Fishing Day Trip Operators
26 Safaris
14 Aussie Fly Fisher
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• CAIRNS 5 16 17 3 Dhipirri Barra &
15 Bay Fish N Trips
• BROOME Sportfishing Lodge
16 Cairns Reef Fishing
22 4 Driftwater Fly
Fishing 17 East Coast Angling
23 •
HAMILTON ISLAND
5 Far North Sports 18 Fly Fishing Frontiers
9 18 12
Fishing
• EXMOUTH 19 Helifish
21 6 Groote Eylandt
20 Hervey Bay Fly and
Sports Fishing
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8 Kimberley Coastal Charters
Camp
22 Northern Conquest
9 Mackerel Islands Charters
10 RiverFly 1864 23 Renegade Fishing
• PERTH Charters
11 Thousand Lakes
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CANBERRA • Tours
Charter Operators 25 Tie ‘n’ Fly Outfitters
• MELBOURNE
15 12 Elizabeth E II 26 Ultimate Adventures
Cruising and Fishing Barramundi Fishing
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HOBART •Great Golf
Courses of
Australia
Stunning Australian vistas meet expertly
designed courses in the Great Golf Courses
of Australia (GGCoA). This collective
provides exclusive access to some of the
most impressive private-member courses
in the country, a number of which regularly
place in world top 100 listings. Embracing
Australia’s diverse golf offerings, the GGCoA
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and stunning parkland courses, as well as
globally renowned championship courses
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in the Melbourne Sandbelt – the famed
stretch of golf courses to the south-east of
Victoria Golf Club,
Victoria’s capital. Victoria
The many coastal links courses within
this collective not only take advantage of
Australia’s scenic coastline, they also pay
homage to the traditional courses of Scotland Lakes Golf Club, set around a lake system extraordinary third hole that may well be wombats, echidnas, kookaburras and
and Ireland. From the famed Barnbougle less than 15 minutes’ drive from Sydney’s one of the best short par fours anywhere cockatoos, are regularly spotted on the
Dunes Golf Links, set in the undulating city centre. Similarly in Melbourne, the in the world. You’ll find a number of Dr greens. No matter where you tee off
coastal dunes of pristine north-east celebrated Royal Melbourne Golf Club MacKenzie’s other Australian courses in the across the country, GGCoA promises
Tasmania, to the tropical oasis of Hamilton is home to some of the oldest and most GGCoA collective as well as in world top 100 challenging games with unforgettable
Island Golf Club, overlooking the deep-blue renowned fairways in the country, a stone’s listings, including Kingston Heath, Royal scenery to match.
waters of Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, throw from the city’s cosmopolitan centre. Melbourne and NSW Golf Club. Many of these
these top-rated courses are as technically clubs have also played host to major national Media contact: Elizabeth Sattler, Executive
challenging as they are picturesque. Adding to the appeal of Australia’s golf and international golf tournaments. Officer Great Golf Courses of Australia
scene, many courses have been crafted biz@sattlerpr.com.au
Away from the coast, GGCoA also boasts an by arguably the most influential golf Golfing enthusiasts gracing these greatgolfaustralia.com.au
course architect of all time, Dr Alister fairways may even be greeted by their @GreatGolfCoursesOfAustralia
impressive line-up of metropolitan courses @GreatGolfAus
in some of Australia’s largest cities, such MacKenzie. His extensive portfolio includes very own fan club, as some of Australia’s
@GreatGolfAus
as the 18-hole championship course at The the Royal Adelaide Golf Club, featuring an unique wildlife, including kangaroos,Great Golf Courses of Australia
What’s new?
One of Australia’s iconic links a new heli-golf package
golf destinations, Barnbougle with a side of sparkling.
Golf Links, on Tasmania’s north From Bridport, Unique
coast, has announced a new Charters takes avid golfers
14-hole short course addition on a scenic flight over
to its two existing world top the spectacular shoreline
100 courses – Barnbougle to a game at Barnbougle
Dunes and Barnbougle Lost Lost Farm. Afterwards, it’s
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dunes surrounding the 8th, kilometres (25 miles) south-
9th, 10th and 11th holes, the west to Clover Hill Wines, Clover Hill Wines,
new course has been designed where an indulgent cheese Tasmania
by US architecture firm Coore selection awaits. Guests can
& Crenshaw, offering golfers a then spend the afternoon Formerly the Ocean Course,
fun new routing with an added acquainting themselves with Gunnamatta – the name is
challenge, all while taking in the best of Clover Hill’s wine from an Aboriginal word for
spectacular ocean views. portfolio, including a sample sandhills – was designed by Gunnamatta Course,
from the iconic back-vintage US golf architect Tom Doak. The National Golf Club, Victoria
Adding another level of collection. It promises an interesting, © Caddie Magazine
extravagance to your challenging route for golfers
Barnbougle experience, And on mainland Australia, of all abilities, meandering
Clover Hill Wines, one of some 100 kilometres (62 through the coastal dunes
Tassie’s leading sparkling- miles) south of Melbourne, of Cape Schanck, taking
Don’t miss Did you know?
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wine houses, has partnered the National Golf Club has full advantage of the ocean
with Unique Charters redesigned what’s now known backdrop. For many Aussie golfers, two of life’s greatest When it comes to unique golfing experiences
helicopter tours to offer as the Gunnamatta Course. pleasures are a hit of golf followed by some Down Under, few can trump the outback
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local fine wine – thankfully, the two can often Nullarbor Links course – the longest in the
be found in close proximity across the country. world. Spanning 1,365 kilometres (850
For the ultimate golf and wine experience, miles) and two states, the Nullarbor Links is
Air Adventure Australia has collaborated with an 18-hole, par 72 golf course featuring one
GGCoA and Ultimate Winery Experiences hole in each participating town or roadhouse
Australia to develop a three-day Golf, Wine along the iconic Eyre Highway between South
& Art package. Starting in Melbourne, the Australia and Western Australia.
trip takes off in Air Adventure’s Outback Jet,
flying direct to Barnbougle’s private airfield in Transforming a humble game of golf into
Tasmania in time to tee off for up to 20 holes a bucket-list Aussie road trip, each hole
at Barnbougle Lost Farm. After spending the includes a green and tee and an outback-
night at Barnbougle's beautiful Lost Farm Lodge, style natural terrain fairway. Best completed
complete with an impressive restaurant and over four to five days, the course is playable
spa, day two features 18 holes at Barnbougle in both directions between Ceduna in South
Dunes. The trip concludes 300 kilometres (185 Australia and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia,
miles) south in Hobart, where a luxury transfer with scorecards available at visitor centres at
takes guests to the iconic Museum of Old and either end.
New Art (MONA). After a self-guided tour of the
avant-garde art collection, guests are treated
to a private behind-the-scenes tour of MONA’s
own Moorilla winery, including a tasting. The
tour culminates with a two-course lunch at the
museum’s Source restaurant, before a charter
flight back to Melbourne.
Nulllabor Golf Links,
Barnbougle Lost Farm Golf Course, Western Australia
Tasmania © Caddie MagazineGREAT GOLF COURSES OF AUSTRALIA Australian Capital Victoria
Territory
14 Commonwealth Golf
1 Federal Golf Club Club
DARWIN • New South Wales
15 Huntingdale Golf
Club
2 Magenta Shores 16 Kingston Heath Golf
Golf & Country Club Club
• CAIRNS 3 New South Wales 17 Metropolitan Golf
Golf Club Club
• BROOME 4 The Lakes Golf Club 18 Peninsula
Kingswood Golf and
Country Club
Queensland
• HAMILTON ISLAND 5 Hamilton Island Golf
19 Royal Melbourne
5 Golf Club
Club
• EXMOUTH 20 The National Golf
Club
South Australia
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6 Kooyonga Golf Club
Club
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8 Royal Adelaide Golf
23 Woodlands Golf
Club
Club
9 Tanunda Pines Golf
24 Club
Western Australia
• PERTH 26 10 The Grange Golf
24 Kalgoorlie Golf
27 2 Club
Course
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CANBERRA • 1 Tasmania
25 Meadow Springs
Golf &
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• MELBOURNE • MELBOURNE Golf Links
14 17 15 26 Nullabor Golf Links
9 13 19 22 16 12 Barnbougle Lost
27 Secret Harbour Golf
Farm
ADELAIDE • 10 11 12 18
23
Golf Links
Links
8 6 28 The Cut Golf Links
13 Cape Wickham
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Walks of
Australia
Exploring some of Australia’s most
spectacular terrain as native wildlife abounds
and expert guides share a deep understanding
of the environment – it doesn’t get more
quintessentially Australian than an immersive
multi-day hike with a member of the Great
Walks of Australia (GWoA) collective.
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Featuring 12 of the country’s most epic
trails, GWoA seamlessly coordinates
all the details, from guides and gear to
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accommodation, food and wine, allowing
small groups of travellers to soak up the
Scenic Rim Trail,
surrounding wilderness. You’ll return Queensland
from one of these walks feeling refreshed,
relaxed and likely a little more fit than
when you embarked.
These independently owned hikes which is only found in Australia. As well as luxury accommodation for the evening,
learning about local conservation efforts continuing the focus on low-impact Media contact: Liz O’Rourke, Executive Officer
cover some of Australia’s most iconic
Great Walks of Australia
destinations and UNESCO World Heritage- to protect native flora and fauna, eagle- travel. Evenings are all about a freshly
liz@greatwalksofaustralia.com.au
listed national parks. From the wilds of eyed walkers can often spot kangaroos, cooked gourmet meal, local wine and greatwalksofaustralia.com.au
Tasmania’s untamed Cradle Mountain to koalas, echidnas and rowdy cockatoos, and plush private bedding – it’s all part of @GreatWalksOfAustralia
the dramatic Victorian coastline, through even passing whales and dolphins in their GWoA’s fuss-free all-inclusive packages. @GreatWalksofOz
ancient volcanic plateaus and rainforest natural habitats. @GreatwalksofOz
in tropical Queensland, to the outback of Between exclusive access to some of
South Australia and our red centre, the These walks promise blockbuster- the world’s most breathtaking nature,
Northern Territory, every walk promises a big vistas – without the equally expert guides and eco-luxury trimmings,
memorable adventure. sized backpack. As part of the GWoA exploring Australia’s great outdoors in a
experience, walkers only need carry a sustainable way has never felt so good.
These incredible landscapes are also home light pack by day, before knowledgeable
to equally fascinating wildlife, much of guides lead you to exclusive eco-
Seven Peaks Walk,
New South WalesGreat Walks of Australia
Don’t miss
For an unparalleled deep dive into Australia’s
outback and its astonishing environment,
GWoA’s Classic Larapinta Trek in Comfort
promises the walk of a lifetime through the
Northern Territory’s Red Centre. Following
in the footsteps of Australia’s traditional
owners, early European explorers and modern
adventurers, the Larapinta Trail stretches 72
kilometres (45 miles), which you cover over
six days with expert guides, making it best
suited to seasoned hikers. While walking
the high ridgelines of the dramatic West
MacDonnell Ranges, expect sweeping views
over vast flood plains to razorback rocky
outcrops as you gain a renewed appreciation The Maria Island Walk,
for the Australian landscape. Each evening, Tasmania
guests retire to exclusive, semi-permanent
The Arkaba Walk, wilderness campsites along the trail, complete
South Australia
with hot showers and spacious safari-style
tents, ensuring a rejuvenating rest to take on
the next day of exploring.
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For true off-grid tranquillity, the Freycinet As Sir David Attenborough once famously
Queensland’s biggest ever Australian design and ramparts of the otherworldly Experience Walk takes guests through declared, Lord Howe Island, situated off the
eco-tourism project, and gourmet cuisine. Wilpena Pound, then sleep the stunning forests and beaches around beautiful New South Wales coast, is “so
GWoA’s latest addition, is under the stars in a swag world-renowned Wineglass Bay in Tasmania, extraordinary it is almost unbelievable”. The
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the new five-day Scenic Rim Also new is the upcoming for a quintessentially Aussie with accommodation in the award-winning best way to explore this World Heritage-listed
Trail, in the lush Main Range special-edition Ranges To camping experience. The Friendly Beaches Lodge nestled behind the island in all its ancient natural splendour is
National Park a little over River Walk, showcasing journey then takes walkers sand dunes on remote Friendly Beaches. A few on foot with GWoA’s Seven Peaks Walk. An
60 kilometres (37 miles) South Australia’s wilderness along the meandering banks nights relaxing in this simple, sophisticated experience like no other, this six-night, five-day
south-west of Brisbane. at its finest in 2021. Two of the iconic Murray River, eco-lodge, which was designed by architect guided hike takes in 45 kilometres (28 miles) of
Operated by luxury retreat GWoA members, The Arkaba where guests are treated to Ken Latona to be nearly invisible from a lush banyan forests, freshwater creeks, rugged
brand Spicers, this high-end Walk and Murray River Walk, overnight stays on a modern distance, is as replenishing as the sight of sea cliffs and volcanic peaks, as well as a vast
hiking experience covers have teamed up to create this house boat, complete with the casuarinas, tea trees and banksias on the array of wildlife, including the only rookeries
60 km (37 miles) on foot, combined trip, guiding guests gourmet South Australian secluded 130-hectare (320-acre) sanctuary of providence petrels in the world. Guests are
taking in mountainous over eight days and seven food and wine sourced from surrounding it. also treated to downtime at the beachfront
ridges, volcanic plateaus and nights through a naturally local providores and artisans. Pinetrees Lodge, providing weary walkers plush
ancient World Heritage-listed spectacular and historically Ranges To River Walk can be accommodation, hot showers, sunset drinks and
rainforest. There are also rich corner of the country. booked through The Arkaba exceptional four-course dinners.
opportunities to see rare Along the way, walkers Walk or the Murray River
lyrebirds and the endangered explore the majestic Flinders Walk websites. Continuing with wildlife walks, GWoA’s award-
brush-tailed rock wallaby, Ranges, visit the ancient winning Maria Island Walk showcases an
and even join researchers abundance of nature to rival the Galapagos
in monitoring koalas at a on Maria Island, just off Tasmania’s east
wildlife rehabilitation centre. coast. It’s one of the best places in Australia
Then in the evenings, walkers to see wombats. These muscular marsupials
can retire to one of Spicers’ are everywhere on this island national park,
lodges or cabins, to enjoy sharing their natural habitat with rich bird life,
relaxed eco-luxury with kangaroos and even Tasmanian devils, as well as
custom-made beds, modern World Heritage-listed convict settlement sites.
Freycinet Experience Walk,
Tasmania
Murray River Walk,
South AustraliaGREAT WALKS OF AUSTRALIA
DARWIN •
• CAIRNS New South Wales 7 Cradle Mountain
Huts Walk
1 Seven Peaks Walk,
• BROOME Lord Howe Island 8 Freycinet
Experience Walk
Northern Territory
9 The Maria Island
• HAMILTON ISLAND Walk
2 Classic Larapinta
Trek in Comfort
• EXMOUTH 2 • ALICE SPRINGS 10 Three Capes Lodge
Walk
AYERS ROCK (ULURU) • Queensland
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Lodge Walk
4 Murray River Walk Western Australia
5 5 The Arkaba Walk 12 Margaret River Cape
• PERTH
1 to Cape Walk
4 LORD HOWE ISLAND • Tasmania
12 • ADELAIDE SYDNEY •
CANBERRA • 6 Bay of Fires
Lodge Walk
11 • MELBOURNE
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HOBART • 10Luxury
Lodges of
Australia
Each of the independent lodges its white powdery sand beaches
and exclusive camps that form and sparkling Great Barrier Reef
the Luxury Lodges of Australia surrounds, to South Australia’s
(LLoA) collective is a destination vast Arkaba conservancy, set
in its own right. The 19 hand- against the dramatic backdrop of
picked properties within the the rust-coloured Flinders Ranges,
collective are defined by their these luxury stays have been
remote locations, intimate carefully designed to complement
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size and premium personalised their extraordinary natural
offerings. Each lodge showcases settings.
its own unique slice of Australia,
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immersing guests in extraordinary The diversity of their locations is
settings by way of tailored only matched by the variety of
experiences, luxurious design and luxe and often exclusive access
a personal attention to detail, experiences offered, ranging from
crafting a memorable stay that guided water, land or wildlife-
inspires as much as it indulges. based adventures, to culinary and
cultural connection. Combining a
Located within some of lodge stay with other Signature
Australia’s most outstanding Experiences enables guests to
landscapes, each lodge allows plan a seamless itinerary that will
guests privileged access to truly connect, its history, culture
remote parts of the country. and the people and communities
From Lizard Island, Australia’s that call Australia home.
northern-most reef resort, with
Media contact: Penny Rafferty, Executive Officer Luxury Lodges of Australia
penny@luxurylodgesofaustralia.com.au luxurylodgesofaustralia.com.au
@LuxuryLodgesOfAustralia @LuxuryLodgesOfAustralia @LuxeLodgesofOZ
Pretty Beach House,
New South WalesLuxury Lodges of Australia
Don’t miss
Flagship stays don’t come much more spectacular
than at Longitude 131°, nestled atop red sand dunes
overlooking Uluru, in the spiritual heart of Australia.
Just 16 tented pavilions make up this desert idyll,
each with a king-sized bed and artworks by local
Aboriginal artists. The lodge spa features products Spicers Peak Lodge,
native to Central Australia, and a dune-top bar with Queensland
dual views to both Uluru and Kata-Tjuta. Longitude
131° can arrange an array of bespoke Aboriginal
experiences beyond the lodge, but the one that no
traveller should miss is the Ernabella Arts day trip.
Flying or driving to a remote Aboriginal community
Did you know?
in South Australia’s Anangu Pitjantjatjara Luxury accommodation and sustainability
Yankunytjatjara Lands, guests are guided through go hand in hand at the lodges, with each
this respected community arts centre. Here the property making a positive impact on their local
community’s elders and young people work side by environment a central focus.
side to create artworks and share their culture and
knowledge, offering guests first-hand insight into Spicers Peak Lodge, set high above the Gold
qualia, the symbols used and their ancient meanings. Coast hinterland, boasts an impressive line-up
Queensland of eco-initiatives, including its own rainwater
catchment, a farm-to-table menu, organic
composting system and a family of resident
pigs to manage food waste, plus it partners
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kilometres (62 miles) north
The latest property to of Sydney, the intimate products. More recently, the lodge has also
join the ranks of Luxury ridge-top lodge now offers a launched the Spicers Peak Nature Refuge, a
Longitude 131°,
Lodges of Australia is Mt VIP Private Pearl Farm Tour, Northern Territory bush paradise to protect rare and endangered
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Mulligan Lodge, which featuring sublime Australian native wildlife, including koalas, platypuses
offers outback luxury on Akoya pearls. Collaborating and glossy black cockatoos.
a private 28,000-hectare with nearby Broken Bay Pearl From the desert to the sea, one of Australia’s
(70,000-acre) property 160 Farm, guests are treated Similarly, at the spectacular Emirates One&Only
dreamiest beach stays is Sal Salis, situated more
kilometres (100 miles) north- to a hands-on experience, Wolgan Valley, set in the World Heritage-listed
than 1,300 kilometres (810 miles) north of Perth
west of Cairns in Queensland. including a tour of the bay Blue Mountains north-west of Sydney, the resort
in Western Australia. Described as “where the
Just 16 guests can be and learning the intricate proudly holds carbon-neutral certification
outback meets the reef”, here 16 luxe wilderness
accommodated in a series of Heart Island, details of the Australian while offering an inviting blend of luxury
tents overlook one of Australia’s best kept
spacious guest pavilions set Queensland pearling industry via live and natural beauty. Guests can get involved
natural secrets, UNESCO World Heritage-listed
beneath the lodge’s dramatic demonstrations, followed with sustainability efforts, with expert field
Ningaloo Marine Park. This remarkable underwater
namesake mountain. Each their experience to romantic by champagne and oysters guides leading unique activities for all ages,
wonderland is widely regarded as the best place
suite maintains the rustic new heights with privileged enjoyed at the lodge. including wildlife monitoring, tree planting and
in the world to swim with two gentle giants of the
charm of the outback, access to the iconic Heart participating in WomSAT, a research program
sea, whale sharks and humpback whales.
with natural materials Reef lagoon in the Great dedicated to the preservation of wombats.
incorporated into the design Barrier Reef. The Journey to In the pure south, Saffire Freycinet, perched on
alongside lavish fittings, the Heart tour, exclusive to Tasmania’s dramatic Freycinet Peninsula, blends
and a private deck and deep guests of Hamilton Island, the next-level luxury with breathtaking nature. But
outdoor bath for enjoying lagoon is only accessible via beyond Saffire’s 20 luxurious suites, exclusive
uninterrupted views. a 30-minute helicopter flight, day spa and award-winning restaurant, guests
followed by a glass-bottom can discover the breathtaking scenery via a
Also in Queensland, guests boat tour around the reef, multitude of personalised experiences, from
at qualia on Hamilton Island customised to ensure minimal exploring the local oyster industry at Freycinet
– one of Australia’s most environmental impact. Marine Farm to kayaking and bird-watching, to a
awarded stays – can take morning with the beekeeper.
Mt Mulligan Lodge, Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley,
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