Top 25 Things to Do in Australia
Are you planning a trip to Australia in 2008? If so you’ve come to the right place. Viator’s list of the Top 25 Things to Do in Australia will help kick-start your travel planning.
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| Australia’s Top 25 Things to Do: Ayers Rock Definitely Makes the List |
This is all part of our end-of-the-year Top 25 Things to Do competitions, where we announce the most popular tours and activities around the world based on what was most popular with Viator’s globe-trotting travelers in 2007. So far we’ve covered the Top 25 in Asia, Central & South America, the Middle East & Africa and the Caribbean. Now it is time to shine the spotlight on Australia.
Australia’s Top 25 has a few surprises. And the biggest surprise of all is the sheer diversity of the list. Walking tours of the Opera House in Sydney… sailing on the Great Barrier Reef… Yarra Valley wine tasting… Melbourne dining… penguins, kangaroos, and wildlife…
Viator’s travelers covered a lot of ground in 2007. If you have your own favorite activity or thing to do in Australia, please leave us a comment, we’d love to hear about it. Now, without further ado, here are the top tours an activities in Australia from 2007.
Top 25 Things To Do in Australia: 2007
25. Yarra Valley Wineries and Puffing Billy Steam Train Day Tour, Melbourne, Australia
24. 360 Bar and Dining at Sydney Tower Restaurant, Sydney, Australia
23. Great Ocean Road High Adventure Day Tour, Melbourne, Australia
22. Blue Mountains and Australian Wildlife Day Tour, Sydney, Australia
21. Sydney Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise, Sydney, Australia
20. Kangaroo Island in a Day Tour, Adelaide, Australia
19. Sunrise Balloon Flight over Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
18. Sydney Opera House and Australian Ballet Dinner Package, Sydney, Australia
17. 24 Hour Uluru (Ayers Rock) Eco-Pass plus Sounds of Silence Dinner, Ayers Rock, Australia
16. Green Island Reef Catamaran Cruise, Cairns, Australia
15. Cairns in a Day - Kuranda, Cairns, Australia
14. Uluru and Kata Tjuta Helicopter Flight, Ayers Rock, Australia
13. Kuranda Rail, Rainforestation and Skyrail Tour, Cairns, Northern Beaches, Palm
12. Yarra Valley Wine Experience, Melbourne, Australia
11. Great Barrier Reef Cruise and Helicopter Flight, Cairns, Australia
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| Sounds of Silence Dinner, Ayers Rock Voted #1 in 2006 & 2007 |
10. Phillip Island: Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Day Tour, Melbourne, Australia
9. Great Ocean Road Small Group Eco Tour, Melbourne, Australia
8. Sunrise Breakfast Balloon Flight over the Yarra Valley, Melbourne, Australia
7. Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kings Canyon and Alice Springs 3-Day Tour, Ayers Rock, Australia
6. Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise on the MV Sydney 2000, Sydney, Australia
5. See Sydney and Beyond Smartvisit Card, Sydney, Australia
4. Spirit of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia
3. Colonial Tramcar Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia
2. Blue Mountains Deluxe Eco Day Tour, Sydney, Australia
1. Sounds of Silence Restaurant, Ayers Rock, Northern Territory
There you have it. Viator’s list of the Top 25 tours and things to do in Australia in 2007. We’d like to extend a special ‘congratulatory’ note to the Sounds of Silence restaurant at Ayers Rock for winning the #1 spot on our list two years in a row! Well done, this is no easy feat to pull off.
Stay tuned for more lists in the coming days, to help you plan your next trip across the globe. In the meantime, if your curious about the top things to do last year, in 2006, keep on reading…
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| The Aria Restaurant & Sydney’s Opera House |
In case you want to compare notes, or are simply feeling nostalgic for the year that was, here’s the list of 2006 winners in Australia.
Top 25 Things to Do in Australia: 2006
25. Sydney Opera House Guided Walking Tour, Sydney, Australia
24. 2006 New Year’s Eve Celebration Cruise, Sydney, Australia
23. Cairns in a Day - Kuranda, Cairns & the Tropical North, Australia
22. Magistic Luncheon Cruise on Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia
21. Explore the Jenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains, Sydney, Australia
20. Grand Barossa with Hahndorf Tour, Adelaide, Australia
19. Great Barrier Reef Day Cruise, Cairns & the Tropical North, Australia
18. Grand Tour of Sydney by Helicopter, Sydney, Australia
17. Sydney Harbour Scenic Helicopter Flight, Sydney, Australia
16. Puffing Billy, Yarra Valley and Wineries, Melbourne, Australia
15. Spirit of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia
14. Hop On Hop Off Tour of Sydney and Bondi, Sydney, Australia
13. Green Island Great Barrier Reef Cruise, Cairns & the Tropical North, Australia
12. Blue Mountains and Australian Wildlife, Sydney, Australia
11. Phillip Island: Penguins, Koalas & Kangaroos, Melbourne, Australia
10. Great Ocean Road High Adventure, Melbourne, Australia
9. Sydney Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise, Sydney, Australia
8. Sydney Showboats Cabaret Dinner Cruise, Sydney, Australia
7. Yarra Valley Wine Experience, Melbourne, Australia
6. Sydney Harbour Elegant Dinner Cruise, Sydney, Australia
5. Blue Mountains Deluxe Eco Day Tour, Sydney, Australia
4. Sydney Tower Skywalk, Sydney, Australia
3. Sydney Tower Restaurant, Sydney, Australia
2. Colonial Tramcar Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia
1. Sounds of Silence Restaurant, Ayers Rock, Australia
There you have it, Viator’s Top 25 Things to Do in Australia for 2006. Let us know what you think, tell us about your own travel experiences, and most important of all - happy travels in 2007!
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June 27th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
This is a great resource. My fiancé and I are actually looking at sites for our honeymoon and have been considering Australia. We’re planning to get married next May or June, though, so I don’t know what the weather is like there at that time of year. A disproportionate number of your recommendations are located in Sydney – so I’m guessing that would probably be the best place to center a trip. I’m wondering if anyone involved with your blog (poster or reader) knows anything about haunted locations. I realize that this might sound a bit silly, but we’re both interested in ghost tours. You not only get a tour that’s a little left of center, but you typically wind up getting a lot of history at the same time. If anyone out there knows of any good haunted locations in Australia, we’d certainly want to hear about them. Could tip us one way as to where we will eventually vacation.
June 27th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
The former convict settlement Port Arthur down in Tasmania springs to mind as a particularly well known haunted site. Very spooky and dark history.
Also The Rocks area of Sydney has several haunted sites and this is a pretty cool tour:
http://www.viator.com/tours/Sydney/Weird-Sydney-History-and-Ghost-Tour/d357-2208120
If history and ghosts are your thing, I would suggest focusing your trip on the main areas from convict times - Sydney, Tasmania and South Australia. This is where you find the oldest parts of the country and the best stories.
If you are looking for sun and beaches, Queensland is the sunshine state for good reason, and if you are after outdoors and natural scenery, Western Australia and Northern Territory are the places to start.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Great suggestions Kerrie! I second your tour recommendation too - go go go on the “Weird Sydney History and Ghost Tour”. It’s fantastic and if you’re seeking ghostly fun… touring around Sydney in a haunted hearse has to be the ultimate, right? The tour visits The Rocks (Sydney’s oldest area and home to most of our ghosts) and also includes a stop at the Hero of Waterloo, which is arguably the oldest surviving pub in the city and a ghost lives downstairs - perfect!
We love TASMANIA! Yes yes Port Arthur is not only beautiful but has one of the creepiest ghost tours ever. If you’re using Sydney as a base - really cheap airfares to Hobart with Jetstar (www.jetstar.com.au).
If you venture into Central Australia - you’ll find the beautiful “Ghost Gums” trees on your travels!
January 8th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
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January 10th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Are you sure these are THINGS TO DO? I think these are the top tourist spots in Australia. You see, you’re talking about places and not activities.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Hi Pet Portrait Artist.
(Is that your real name? Ha ha.)
We’re pretty certain that these are things to do in Australia. Yup, we just checked again and confirmed it. These are in fact things to do in Australia.
But thanks for your concern.
June 6th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
wow, and what about WA? right not as touristy?