Queensland Backpackers - Places to Explore
 

 
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Have you ever tried coming to Queensland with your family or friends for a holiday break? If you have not done this even once, it is about time you consider spending your ultimate getaway in this place for this has so much to offer. With an array of really affordable and cheap flights to this country, airfare is no longer a burden. What are you waiting for? Experience the innate beauty of this paradise with the special people in your life now!

Welcome to Queensland where you can you swim in the warm tropical waters of The Great Barrier Reef, walk in majestic rainforest, experience the uniqueness of the Outback, visit vibrant cities such as Brisbane and Townsville.

Australia’s Sunshine State, Queensland is a backpacker’s paradise. It’s full of diverse natural beauty and man-made attractions. Queensland has over 270 National Parks to explore from dense rainforest jungles with fresh clear waterfalls, to ancient volcanic lave tubes and red sandy deserts, to some of the whitest beaches in the world.

There is a great choice of Queensland accommodation options available to suit both backpackers and families looking for the ultimate break away with the kids

Queensland has five World Heritage Listed areas:

  • The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres.
  • North Queensland is home to amazing tropical forest stretching north from Townsville to Cooktown.  The most famous of the forests is the Daintree National Park which is well worth a visit.
  • Fraser Island, 300km north of Brisbane is the world largest sand island is a must on every backpacker’s Australian trip. The island has rain forests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths
  • Gondwana Rainforests are the most extensive area of subtropical rainforest in the world. The reserve includes 50 separate reserves totaling 3,665 square km, clustered around the New South Wales - Queensland border.
  • Riversleigh Fossil Fields attained world herritage status in 1994 for its outstanding representation of the evolution of Australian mammals and the quality of their fossils, which are preserved in limestone.
     
 
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