Australia is home to over 500 National Parks and holds 16 World Heritage-listed Wonders. You can experience spectacular beauty in any form, on land, sea, air by stepping into lush green rainforest, snorkeling in turquoise sea, watching the colourful marine life of the coral reefs, getting close to fascinating Australian plants and to diversity of Australian animals. By bushwalking, 4Wdriving, rafting, kayaking, caving, horse riding, cycling and many more outdoor activities. Here some of the 16 Australian World Heritage Wonders
The Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania Tasmania has 19 National Parks and Reserve making 40 percent of the island a procteted area .The World Heritage areas stretches for more than 1,4million hectares. The best known of Tasmania's bushwalks is the Overland Trackin the rugged Cradle Mt. Lake St. Clair National Park with spectacular mountain scenerey, alpine moorland, dense rainforest, abundant wildlife and waterfalls. The Overland Track attracts tourists, visitors and trekking lovers form all over the world. The best time to explore Tasmania is Nov-March, especially from Dec-Feb, which is summer time with pleasent warm temperatures.
The Great Barrief Reef, Queensland Its World Heritage marine wonderland stretches for over 2,000 km off th Queens land coast. The Whitsundays are perhaps the most known among the various attractions of the Great Barrier Reef. A complex of 74 unique islands with white sand and warm pristine waters, you can see marine life, coloured coral, party or snooze next to the sea.

The Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

The Kakadu National Park is probably one of the most
significant natural icons of Australia, at least the most known among the many World Heritages to be found in Australia.

The Kakadu National Park is an immense tapestry of rainforest and Aboriginal cultural artefacts, which covers an area of 19thousand square km, roughly the same area for Wales. In the Kakadu National Park you will go through huge lush wetlands, rugged slopes, plunging gorges, cascading waterfalls, see millions of migratory birds and beautiful vegetation, spot crocodiles sun on the banks of the Adelaide River.

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