Kata Tjuta

A six-kilometre clifftop path linking a chain of ocean beaches, rock pools and headlands on the eastern suburbs coast.

The 1932 steel arch across the harbour, crossed free on the pedestrian walkway or climbed to the summit on a guided climb.

The network of central alleys holding coffee roasters, small bars and rotating street art, with Hosier Lane the best known.

A nineteenth-century open-air market of produce, deli and meat halls, running night markets in summer and winter.

Uluru is a sandstone inselberg 348 metres high in the central desert, sacred to the Anangu traditional owners, who closed the summit climb in 2019. The ten-kilometre base walk passes waterholes, caves and rock art and is the way the site is meant to be experienced. Kata Tjuta, 35 domes to the west, is part of the same national park.

The Great Barrier Reef runs for around 2,300 kilometres along the Queensland coast and is the largest coral reef system on earth. Day boats from Cairns and Port Douglas reach outer reef pontoons and dive sites, while liveaboards get to less-visited sections. Coral health varies considerably by site after repeated bleaching events.