Planning a trip to Australia or New Zealand?
We are here to help you orginaze your trip. Everything you need to plan your stay in Australia and New Zealand. At Australian Travel Club we have had a lot of experience arranging itineraries for overseas visitors from all around the world, and we would like to share this experience with you.
Australia is unique place not to be missed. A blend of tropical rainforests in the North, untouched Tasmanian wildness, vast, parched Red Centre, cosmopolitan & vibrant cities and colorful marine treasures of the Great Barrier Reef. There is a fascinating mix of cultures and lifestyles from the ancient Aboriginal way of life to the multicultural essence of todays cities.
Shopping
Big department stores, arcades, malls, gift shops, fashion boutiques and specialty stores abound in Australia. Good buys include quality Australian opals and other precious or semi-precious stones, sheepskins and leather goods,Australian fashion,
Aboriginal artefacts and paintings. Philatelic desks at main post offices sell sets of souvenir stamps. Duty free shops are located in city centres and at international airports. Shops attached to galleries, museums and many other tourist attractions are stocked with an excellent range of interesting souvenirs. Shopping hours vary from state to state but generally big department stores open from 9am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday with late night shopping either on Thursday or Friday until 9pm; and 9am - 5 pm on Saturday. Some states have Sunday trading and major stores open from 10am - 4pm. Please refer to the shopping factsheet in Special Interest for shopping details for every state.
Great Barrier Reef.
Australia is unique place not to be missed. A blend of tropical rainforests in the North, untouched Tasmanian wildness, vast, parched Red 
Centre, cosmopolitan & vibrant cities and colorful marine treasures of the Great Barrier Reef. There is a fascinating mix of cultures and lifestyles from the ancient Aboriginal way of life to the multicultural essence of today cities.
The Barrier Reef is the largest coral in the world, and the snowfields of The Great Dividing Range are greater than those of Alpine, Switzerland.
The vast interior is called the Outback. Australia s coastline is 36 735 km long and with its islands some 47 000 km. There are shimmering white coral sand beaches on islands and cays of the Barrier Reef. And there is golden sand stretching almost the whole way down the Eastern and Western coasts. Since most people live in large urban centres that leaves a lot of wild coastline and thousands of beaches - just for you.
But if you prefer something more sociable, try the Gold Coast of Queensland, glitzy highrise, full of human activity along some 40 kilometres of world-famous surf. Going South, New South Wales has virtually 2000 km of coast and beach. Just Sydney s shoreline, folding into bays and harbour, is 350 km long with 34 ocean beaches. Victoria, further South still, has some of the world s most awesome surf. But then its cliffs are more so, savage and beautiful monuments to the rages of time and ocean. Western Australia s 12 500 km coastline is more or less one long beach. Perth has 15 beaches within the city limits to add to the unmistakable joie de vivre of its inhabitants. Further North Broome s Cable Beach is magnificently wide and long, and then there is a beach famous for its visitors that come in from the sea... Monkey Mia.
With a population of only 18 million. It s young, adventurous, stylish and friendly. It has unique animals and a climate that is perfect for most of the year.