Off the Beaten Path

If you're looking for ideas on how to get off the beaten track, here are a few to get you started. Know other ideas in these regions? Add them to this page!

Western Australia

1. Swimming with Ningaloo Reef’s whale sharks
2. Kayaking the Bay of Isles at Esperance
3. Wildlife spotting at Shark Bay
4. Gawping at Mitchell Falls in the Kimberley
5. Exploring the Windjana and Geikie gorges and Tunnel Creek
6. Plunging into pools in Karijini National Park
7. Taking a camel ride on Broome’s Cable Beach
8. Day-tripping to Rottnest Island
9. Dining the night away at Margaret River
10. Sandboarding the dunes at Lancelin
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South Australia

1. Bushwalking around or taking a scenic flight over Wilpena Pound
2. Exploring Kangaroo Island’s pristine wilderness and wildlife
3. Slurping and sampling the Barossa
4. Tucking into feral food at the Prairie Hotel
5. Getting underground in Coober Pedy
6. Fabulous festivals of Adelaide
7. Discover the natural wonders of Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
8. Surfing in the sun of the Fleurieu Peninsula
9. Swimming with sea lions at Baird Bay
10. Whale watching at Head of Bight
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Northern Territory

1. Soaking up an Uluru sunset
2. Perusing Kakadu’s wetlands and rock art
3. Canoeing along Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge)
4. Having a beer and a yarn in an outback pub

2. Feasting at Darwin’s markets
3. Bathing in waterholes, falls and themal pools
4. Glimpsing the rare and the nocturnal at the Alice Springs Desert Park
5. Admiring awesome crocodiles at Shady Camp
6. Learning about Aboriginal culture
7. Taking a cruise at sunset in Darwin
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