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Tourism in Australia

Coach touring

A number of coach companies provide extended tours and combine sightseeing, quality accommodation, fine food and good company. Coach captains have a wealth of local knowledge and excellent driving safety records.

All-inclusive tours include transport, accommodation and most daily meals. Prices for camping tours include touring on a five star bus or four wheel drive vehicle, meals (usually a cook accompanies the tour), sleeping bag and equipment. You don't even need to know how to erect a tent.

Cruising and boating

The beauty of being the largest island on earth is that options for cruising, sailing or boating are endless. Australia has more than 35,000 kilometres of coastline and countless harbours, rivers and lakes. All tastes and budgets are catered for. For the more adventurous, self-drive boat and sail charters are available on the harbour or on the tranquil Hawkesbury River, close to Sydney. Typically, no formal boating licence is required although some basic boating or sailing experience is helpful. Options range from houseboats, yachts to sleek cabin cruisers.

Opals

Australian opals and other precious or semiprecious stones, pearls, sheepskins and leather goods are widely available and highly sought after by locals and visitors alike.

Beauty Products

Grown in a pristine environment, the ingredients used in Australian cosmetics imbue the true spirit of the land - natural and real. Clean air and water has helped to develop some of the world's best cosmetics.

Aboriginal arts

All major cities have galleries and stores that are devoted exclusively to the products of Aboriginal Australians, whether it's a dot painting, a boomerang or a didgeridoo from Arnhem Land.