15 Unmissable Things To Do In Australia

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Australia has way more to offer than lazing on beaches, surfing great waves, and sipping on world-class wine. As the sixth largest country on the planet, you can be sure there are plenty of things to do in Australia for anyone who visits here.

In fact, Australia has such a huge collection of bucket list experiences and notable attractions, that it can be difficult narrowing down the list and selecting only the most unmissable things to do.

We spent 18 months road tripping around Australia and visited every corner of the country, but still only scratched the surface of the plethora of outdoor activities and adventures you can have.

In this guide, we’ve shared what to do in Australia for those first time visitors who are not sure what to add to their itinerary. These are the adventures and attractions we loved the most, and feel are bucket list moments not to be missed.

Unmissable Things To Do In Australia

1. The Great Beach Drive from Noosa to Fraser Island

Some of the most spectacular coastline and adventurous fun is the Great Sandy Beach Drive from Noosa to Fraser Island in Queensland.

As if driving on the beach wasn’t fun enough, you can stop at Double Island Point along the way for a hike up to the lighthouse and extraordinary views. We didn’t see any whales or dolphins, but they’re known to visit here often.

Then you drive over the sand dunes inland a bit to reach Rainbow Beach. You can stop for a surf at Double Island Point while here and then cruise along the beach with giant rainbow coloured cliffs looming beside you on one side, and waves rolling in on the other.

To top it off, you could see a few rainbows if the timing is right. We saw so many of them which made me question whether it was called Rainbow Beach because of the rainbows or the coloured sand.

We camped at Inskip Point for a night and enjoyed a horse ride along the beach. From Inskip Point, you can catch the barge over to Fraser Island and let the adventure continue.

There’s plenty to do on Fraser Island, it has it all.

Awesome beach driving, whales breaching from shore, dingos coming up to say hi (be very careful of them) beachfront campsites, and the awesome champagne pools – perfect and safe for a refreshing dip, as the ocean is a little sharky.

But, it doesn’t end there.

You can runway down the beach…