Australia Queensland - Laid back & Sunkissed

Queensland is dominated by 4600 miles of coastline and it therefore comes as no surprise that most of the settlements and tourist attractions are centred here. There are some amazing natural features such as the Great Barrier Reef, lush rainforests, endless fields of sugar cane and stunning National Parks. Inland is the Great Dividing Range, which comes close to the coast of Queensland before making its way down into New South Wales and Victoria. There are the fertile areas of flat agricultural land known as the tablelands that are some of the most productive grain-growing areas in Australia. The vast dusty expanse of outback desert stretches to the borders of the Northern Territory and is dotted with small towns, huge mines and an aweinspiring emptiness.

Queensland’s seasons are more a case of hot and wet or cool and dry than of summer and winter. November to May is the wetter, hotter half of the year, while the real wet that particularly affects northern coastal areas is January to March. Queensland doesn’t really experience cold weather and temperatures in Brisbane rarely drop below a balmy 20°C. Whether you want to relax in a hammock in a rainforest lodge, sip a cocktail on the balcony of your beachfront villa, or get a taste of outback cattle station life, Queensland, the land of colours and contrasts has an option that is right for you.

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