Adventure holidays
The best times to visit the Sunshine Coast
The sunny region plays host to countless annual events, including food festivals and triathlons. Here’s when to make the most of its stunning natural assets.
- by Angela Saurine
Fifteen of Australia’s best places to stay in the wild
From the wild and rugged to comfortable safari-style stays and architectural cabins that cling to cliffs and shorelines.
The end point of the Mornington Peninsula is both beautiful and creepy
For first-time campers, Point Nepean Discovery Tents, on raised timber platforms with camp stretchers, provide a soft introduction to camping.
- by Catherine Best
This stirring Top End festival is among the world’s greatest
The Garma Festival is an invitation to the clans to join in the diplomacy of kinship. It’s also a rare chance to engage with the world’s oldest living culture.
- by Anabel Dean
Thirty reasons everyone should visit the incredible Rainbow Nation
Whether you’ve never been or are a devoted repeat visitor, there’s something for everyone in South Africa.
- by Catherine Marshall
This incredible safari lodge offers luxury, but not for profit
Forget everything you think about not-for-profit accommodation: this South African safari outfit offers luxury accommodation that channels 100 per cent of profits back into the lands and communities surrounding it.
- by Julietta Jameson
When Mother Nature created this part of Australia, she went all out
A splatter of blue – no: two, three, four shades – for the water, a drizzle of pure white for the sand, and a deep red for the soil. And why not some lakes of pink?
- by Julie Miller
The epic European hiking trail hardly anyone knows about
Never before have I encountered such an astonishing diversity of terrain and panoramas on one trip.
- by Rob McFarland
I did one of Australia’s greatest treks the easy way (and it wasn’t that easy)
For 90 years, walkers have been discovering the Tasmanian bush, and perhaps something about themselves, as they trek the Overland Track’s 65 kilometres
- by Michael Bachelard
The greatest shows on Earth: 16 events worth crossing the globe for
Events-based tourism is booming. Here’s our line-up of shows and gatherings that are worth travelling for.
- by Ben Groundwater