Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia


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Cleland Wildlife Park, Adelaide, Australia


Four Australian cities to captivate Leaving Fremantle, you arrive in cosmopolitan Melbourne. There’s a European feeling to the city, where burgundy trams clatter around streets filled with cafés, galleries and museums, complemented by the green spaces of the Botanical Gardens. If you want history, head for the Old Melbourne Gaol where Ned Kelly was imprisoned or out to Ballarat, whose open-air Sovereign Museum depicts life in a gold rush town. When you arrive in Sydney, Queen Mary 2 berths close to the iconic bridge and opera house that makes its harbour so instantly recognisable. You could choose to imagine how Sydney looked in the nineteenth century, among the preserved lanes and heritage buildings of the Rocks district, nestled under the Harbour Bridge. Brisbane, too, encourages its visitors outdoors. You may come face-to-face with a uniquely Australian resident at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary or follow the shore south where it turns into the Gold Coast, a string of desirable residences, white sand beaches, surf spots and boutiques.


Along Australia’s northern shore Next, call at the dusting of 74 beautiful Whitsunday Islands that combines soft sands and lush rainforest within reach of the Great Barrier Reef. In Darwin you’re actually closer to Indonesia – which is where your next call takes you – than any other Australian city. Its Military Museum tells the tale of Japanese attacks during Second World War, while you could also venture along the Adelaide River to spot huge crocodiles in their natural environment. Bali offers visions of graceful dancers in ornate costumes and luminous rice paddies climbing the island’s slopes in great steps. Another call in “Freo” means you could stroll among its historic docks and warehouses or explore the parks of Perth.


A tapestry of stunning landscapes Adelaide may be known for its churches, but there’s plenty more besides. It’s surrounded by fertile wine-producing countryside, notably the Barossa Valley, and a sense of the outback even extends into the city centre at Cleland Wildlife


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Park, where kangaroos, koalas, dingoes and wombats reside. On your return to Melbourne, why not take the century-old Puffing Billy steam train out into the scenic Dandenong Ranges? Soon it’s Sydney second time around – and on this occasion you might bask on Bondi Beach. Back in Brisbane, you could continue your al fresco exploration by scaling Mount Coot-tha or taking to the Brisbane River, perhaps even aboard a paddler steamer that would look more at home on the Mississippi. Your final glimpse of Australia is well worth the wait. Cairns might lead you to Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, to watch traditional dances and boomerang throwing, or venture across the Coral Sea to witness the intriguing underwater world that is the Great Barrier Reef.


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