Adventure Holiday tour to Australia

Australia is a paradise of adventure escapades for adrenaline junkies. The country never fails to draw travelers in hordes for its astonishing collection of adventure activities including skydiving, scuba diving, surfing, bungee jumping, wildlife tours, etc. Date : Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Australia, the land of exotic beaches features loads of other tourist attractions and activities making it one of the preferred destinations among Britons. Apart from gigantic museums, opera and excellent dining, one more thing that Australia is known for is "adventurous activities". The country hosts some of the most enthralling water activities which give tourists goose bumps for sure. Here are some of the most popular adventurous activities in Australia.

Skydiving

Jumping from an aircraft and falling free towards the ground before launching the parachute thrills one and all. Skydiving has become one of the significant adventurous sports in Australia. Australian cities like Sydney, Perth and Melbourne are most renowned hubs for skydiving. The beginners can go for a tandem dive with a trainer whereas the experts can fly as unrivaled kings on their own. Tourist can have a video of their skydiving experience to revive the memoirs back home.

Scuba Diving

Australia's submarine world is something not to be missed out. Scuba Diving is one water activity in Australia that gives a chance to the travelers to interact with the beautiful and untouched marine world. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef and gives the feel of being in space to the scuba divers. Other extraordinary diving alternatives include shark diving in South Australia and diving through underwater plantation in Tasmania.

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the biggest coral reef on the globe and hosts almost 3000 individual reefs, 880 islands and never-ending variety of flora, bird and marine life. The travelers visiting this place get immense pleasure in swimming with the fishes and get stunned by multihued coral life. The other most common activities in the reef include diving and snorkeling on island day tours, helicopter rides over the picturesque reefs and exploration of Kuranda and the Daintree Rainforest to name a few.

Surfing

Surfing is not just an activity in Australia, but it depicts the cool and energetic lifestyle of Australians. The world-class waves hitting white sand of the Bondi beach in Sydney is considered as best for surfing and hence millions of tourist book air tickets to Sydney. Moreover, in New South Wales, Byron Bay and Newcastle proffer a good surfing opportunity. The Queensland's Gold Coast is a surfing paradise which welcomes the highest waves and truly fulfills the desire of all the surfing enthusiasts.

Sailing

The splendid and impressive beaches of Australia are considered as preeminent for sailing. Out of all, the Whitsunday Islands on the Barrier Reef is the most famous one. During day time these islands stay busy with visitors looking for a beautiful ambiance to sail whereas as the night falls, the dazzling night cruises illuminate these dark islands with celebratory lights.

Skiing

Apart from the striking beaches and water sports, Australia flaunts its astonishing mountains that feature number of ski resorts located in New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia. The tourists travelling on airline tickets to Melbourne do make a point to take an expedition to the Alpine National Park to enjoy the great slopes of the highest mountains in the state of Victoria and the stunning alpine environments. New South Wales is home to the most striking mountain resort, Thredbo, which has the steepest terrain in the country and the highest lifted point too.

Bungee Jumping

Bungee jumping is a top lure among the tourists taking flights to Australia. Australia's Queensland is the place that is home to some of the most renowned bungee jumping spots. The eminent AJ Hackett Bungy jumping tower, positioned fifteen kilometers to the north Cairns always remain on the itinerary of most of the adventure seekers. Those keen on attempting something unique here can try the night bungee during the full moon party in the middle of the forest. The amazing bungee bullet at Sunshine Coast, Queensland which is a reverse bungee that catapults you in the air at a break neck speed is an experience of lifetime.

Wildlife and nature

Australia seems to be unimaginable without mentioning its wildlife. The image of a bouncing kangaroo is the first thing that comes to mind when anyone thinks of Australia. Eco tourism in Australia is highly popular and encompasses wildlife tours and safaris featuring unique flora and fauna life, sightings of free ranging or captive animals in the national parks and zoos. Alma Park is one of the most popular zoos luring travelers to book airline tickets to Brisbane. The zoo is known for preserving some of the endangered species where visitors can stroke and hold Koalas, Snakes and Crocodiles.

Adelaide wildlife trail is what many wildlife aficionados travelling on flights to Adelaide take up and find it unparalleled for its sheer diversity reflected in the Adelaide Hills, Gorge Wildlife Park, Cleland Wildlife Park and Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary. Other renowned wildlife sanctuaries and zoos are Australia Zoo (Sunshine Coast), Adelaide Zoo (Adelaide), Big Swamp Wildlife Park (Bunbury) and the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary (Kuranda Village).