The Bucket List and Other Places.

Planned 2nd Qtr 2013

• Purnulu National Park - Bungle Bungle
• Karijini National Park
• Millstream Chichester National Park
• Ningaloo Station
• Middle Lagoon, Cape Leveque
• Kooljamon, Cape Leveque
• Horizontal Falls
• Mitchell Falls
• Gibb River Road

The Bucket List

Lord Howe Island, New South Wales
Lord Howe Island came in at number one on the Australian Traveller's list, beating iconic experiences like climbing the Harbour Bridge and making the pilgrimage to Uluru.

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Fly over the Bungle Bungles, Western Australia
Bill Peach firmly believes that the only way you can experience the vast wonder of Purnululu National Park's Bungle Bungles is by flying over it.

"The biggest sandstone massif on the planet is too big to comprehend from the ground; its scale can only be appreciated by air," he commented.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/travel-old/gallery-fn3025xv-1226030825160?page=9

Wineglass Bay, Tasmania
Bill Peach says of Wineglass Bay: "Tasmania has both well-preserved history and lovely scenery. Some of the most beautiful is at Freycinet Peninsula, with Wineglass Bay shaped exactly as the name suggests. With chalk-white sand edged by granite cliffs and untouched bushland, it is truly one of the most sensational places in Australia."

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/travel-old/gallery-fn3025xv-1226030825160?page=7

Kakadu - Done - July 2011

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
This World Heritage-listed National Park is also Australia's largest, covering almost two million hectares of wilderness. Located 170 kilometres south-east of Darwin, you'll find "dramatic escarpments, gob-stopping waterfalls and 40,000 years of Australian indigenous history."


Explore Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

"There is no other place on earth where you could possibly feel as much like you've stepped out of a time machine into the dawning of life on this planet"

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/travel-old/gallery-fn3025xv-1226030825160?page=4



Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Australian Traveller recommend heading to all three regions - the Northern, Southern and Central Ranges - which are home to excellent cycling and walking tracks, as well as great food and wine trails.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/travel-old/gallery-fn3025xv-1226030825160?page=1



Hinchinbrook Island, QLD
Hinchinbrook Island is a national park just off the coast from Cardwell in north Queensland. It's almost totally wilderness, and the walk along its east coast, the Thorsborne Trail, is absolutely fantastic and an Australian classic.

18 of the best day walks in Australia

Australian Geographic

1. Grand Canyon Blue Mountains, New South Wales
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2. Coomera Circuit
Lamington National Park, Qld
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3. The Canyon Walk Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
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4. Wineglass Bay to Hazards Beach
Tasmania
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5. Pinnacles Desert Western Australia
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6. Mt Anne and Eliza Plateau Tasmania
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7. Mt Warning New South Wales
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8. Barrk Sandstone Bushwalk Northern Territory
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9. Cape Hillsborough Queensland
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10. Mt Gower Lorde Howe Island, New South Wales
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11. Bluff Knoll Western Australia
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12. Sealers Cove Track Wilson's Prom, Vic
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13. Kata Tjuta Northern Territory
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14. Raoul View to Tunnel Bay Tasmania
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15. Carnarvon Gorge
Queensland
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16. Macushla to Cape Richards
Queensland
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17. Rosewood Creek Circuit Dorrigo, New South Wales
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18. Bouddi Coast Walk New South Wales
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25 of the Best Camper Trailer Locations

1. Kooljamon, Cape Leveque

With beach huts right on the Indian Ocean and ten metre tides Washing the rocky coastline, this remote aboriginal camp combines bush serenity and a little bit of comfort. Planned 2013

2. Cooloola Beach, Qld

This secret spot is Where the locals go to get away from it all. Featuring nearly 60 kilometres of untouched beach, the fishing is legendary.

3. Robe, SA

Smack in between Melbourne and Adelaide is one of the best bits of beach driving in the country. Crays lurk under the breakers and you can camp in the dunes.

4. Lawn Hill, Qld

Lawn Hill Creek cuts through sandstone ranges, carving out the beautiful Lawn Hill Gorge. Camp by the creek, canoe in the gorge and look for freshwater crocs.

5. Kakadu, NT

World Heritage listed for cultural and natural values, this massive park is painfully beautiful. Cascading waterfalls, rock art, varied birdlife and lush flora.

6. Alice Springs, NT

Alice Springs isn't just a great cultural centre where you can learn about aboriginal art, it is a great staging point for trips further north into the NT or West to Uluru and Kata Tjuta.

7. Bungle Bungles, WA

This Weird landform has become one of the must-see stops on the big lap. The drive in is 4WD only, and the strange striated domes catching sunset are breathtaking. Planned 2013

8. Middle Lagoon, Cape Leveque

Famous for full moon BBQs and snorkelling, this little piece of heaven is hosted by local aboriginals and features a protected lagoon, unbelievable fishing and sandy beaches. Planned 2013

9. Flinders Rangers, SA

This massive mountain range is the biggest in South Australia and the geological forms throughout the area draw 4WDers and scientists alike. It is a stunningly beautiful, arid place.

10. Ningaloo Station, WA

It doesn't get much more remote, or more beautiful, than this wilderness camp on Ningaloo Reef. One of the World's largest fringing reefs, it is only metres from the beach at some points. Planned 2013

11. Lake Eyre, SA

Australia's lowest point, Lake Eyre fills up with water from Queensland and NSW after rare, massive rains. When it fills, it is the largest lake in Australia. Most of the time it is a vast salt pan, though.

12. Cervantes Pinnacles, WA

The limestone spiers that rise out of a sandy plain, some metres tall, are an eerie sight at sunset. You can walk and drive through the park. The beach driving from Cervantes to Lancelin makes a great trip too.

13. Freycinet, Tas

Said to be one of the sunniest places in Australia, this cray fishing centre has great flathead fishing, snorkelling, canoeing and some of the best driving country around.

14. Monkey Mia, WA

Monkey Mia and Shark Bay would be beautiful enough Without the dolphins, dugongs, rays and turtles that live here, but it's the famous friendly dolphins that keep the crowds coming.

15. Birdsville, Qld

Home to the annual Birdsville Races, which turn this dirt-pavement town into a bustling bush city, a trip into Queensland's outback isn't complete Without the requisite photo in front of the eponymous pub.

16. Bendethra Valley, NSW

A steep fire trail drops into this hidden valley almost as if it were built to keep people out. This lush pocket of streams, creeks and verdant campsites is home to Wombats, roos, peace and quiet.

17. Vrilya Point, Cape York

lf it weren't for the flotsam and jetsam that washes up here from Asian fishing boats, you'd think you were at the end of the world here. Great fishing, but no swimming with the salties!

18. Bright, Vic

This high country hamlet is the perfect staging point for camping trips in the Alpine National Park or south into the Buckland River Valley. It has its own brewery too.

19. Wilsons Promontory, Vic

This finger of green land jutting out into the Bass Strait is so popular over summer that you have to book it a year in advance. With hiking, fishing, swimming and flat grassy campsites, it's easy to see why.

20. Fraser Island, Qld

Queensland's sandy playground, this sand dune as big as an island has freshwater lakes, rock pools, more 4WDing than you can shake a stick at, history and unique flora and fauna.

21. Mungo National Park, NSW

The dramatically carved sand and clay formations of this national park are only part of the story. This World Heritage listed site maintains a continuous record of human occupation dating back over 40,000 years.

22. Yeagurup Dunes, WA

The locals know all about Yeagurup. A place where you can pull salmon out of the water as big as your leg, with 500m dunes to drive over just to get to the beach.

23. Arthur-Piemam Conservation Area, Tas

When you hear people talk about the legendary 4WDing in Tassie, this is what they're talking about. Muddy tracks, windy ocean vistas and wild, wild country.

24. Innamincka, SA

This tiny outback settlement sits on the Cooper Creek and was initially discovered by Charles Sturt. With a population of 15, it has tree camping on the Cooper Creek right next to town.

25. Megalong Valley, NSW

Known as a horse-riding centre, some of the free campsites in this valley are arguably the best in the country.  And yet, it is rarely crowded. Don't tell anyone we told you about it, though.