Australia For Dummies (Dummies Travel)

By Michael Alan Nelson

From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef to glorious, sophisticated cities like Sydney, this guide helps you find the Australian adventures and attractions that are right for you, whether you'd like to cuddle a koala, explore a shipwreck, swim with whale sharks, or climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It gives you the scoop on: The mysterious Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Red Center that has awed people for thousands of years Where to spot all kinds of wildlife, including kangaroos, platypuses, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, wombats, marsupials, and man-eating crocodiles The best places to take a beach walk or a bushwalk, where you'll wind beneath dripping tree ferns and pounding cascades All kinds of activities, from boomerang- and spear-throwing instruction to hiking to snorkeling over dazzling reefs, fishing for coral trout, or discovering Australia's best wines Great accommodations, ranging from luxury hotels to an African-style safari camp with air-conditioned tents to a motel with underground rooms reached by a maze of tunnels dug out of the rock The best places to experience Aboriginal culture and find Aboriginal arts and crafts Like every For Dummies travel guide, Australia For Dummies includes: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn't miss - and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Lots of detailed maps

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470178345
• ISBN13: 9780470178348
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Don't buy with Frommers

This guide seems to be decent enough (we haven't gone on our trip yet), but I already had a Frommers and wanted to get another point of view and found that this book is identical to Frommers in many sections, (the 'where to stay" is identical, because I usually figure that out first when planning a trip, I may discover other sections later). There is a banner on the cover regarding a contribution from Frommers, but that doesn't...

Very informative

I bought this book to help me navigate preparations for the trip I'm taking to Australia in the fall. This book contains a wealth of information regarding getting to the various parts of Australia, what travel documents you need to enter the country, and numerous links to websites for more detailed information. The book is divided into sections by state. Each state section has a good deal of information about the area,...

Very Helpful

This is a simple, to the point book for those who want to travel to Australia, not relocate there. It arrived in good condition in a timely manner.