Frommer's Australia 2005 Book

	List of Maps	viii
	What's New in Australia	1
1	The Best of Australia	4
1	The Top Travel Experiences	4
2	The Best Outdoor Adventures	8
3	The Best Places to View Wildlife	9
4	The Best Places to Experience the Outback	11
5	The Best Beaches	12
6	The Best Diving & Snorkeling Sites	13
7	The Best Places to Bushwalk (Hike)	14
8	The Best Places to Learn About Aboriginal Culture	15
9	The Best of Small-Town Australia	16
10	The Best Museums	18
11	The Best Luxury Accommodations	19
12	The Best Moderately Priced Accommodations	20
13	The Best Alternative Accommodations	21
14	The Best B&Bs & Guesthouses	22
15	The Best Restaurants	23
16	The Best Reasonably Priced Restaurants	24
2	Planning Your Trip to Australia	26
1	The Regions in Brief	26
2	Visitor Information	30
	Australia: Red Alert Checklist	31
3	Entry Requirements & Customs	31
4	Money	35
	The Australian Dollar, the U.S. Dollar & the British Pound	36
5	When to Go	38
	Australia Calendar of Events	40
6	Travel Insurance	42
7	Health & Safety	44
8	Specialized Travel Resources	46
9	Planning Your Trip Online	51
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	52
10	The 21st-Century Traveler	53
	Online Traveler's Toolbox	55
11	Getting There	56
	Flying with Film & Video	62
12	Packages for the Independent Traveler	62
13	Escorted General-Interest Tours	64
14	The Active Traveler	65
15	Getting Around Australia	71
16	Tips on Accommodations	82
17	Recommended Books & Films	87
	Fast Facts: Australia	88
3	Sydney	93
1	Orientation	94
	Neighborhoods in Brief	98
2	Getting Around	101
	Fast Facts: Sydney	109
3	Where to Stay	111
4	Where to Dine	128
	What to Know About BYO	129
	Something Fishy	142
5	What to See & Do in Sydney	147
	Great Deals on Sightseeing	150
6	Harbor Cruises & Organized Tours	166
7	Staying Active	168
8	Spectator Sports	171
9	Shopping	171
10	Sydney After Dark	178
4	New South Wales	185
1	The Blue Mountains	186
2	The Hunter Valley: Wine Tasting & More	197
	Bunking Down in a Caravan, Man	202
	Something Special: A Cattle Station in the Upper Hunter	205
3	Port Stephens: Dolphin- & Whale-Watching	206
4	North of Sydney Along the Pacific Highway: Australia's Holiday Coast	209
5	South of Sydney Along the Princes Highway	220
6	The Snowy Mountains: Australia's Ski Country	226
7	Outback New South Wales	229
5	Brisbane	236
1	Orientation	236
	Neighborhoods in Brief	240
2	Getting Around	240
	Fast Facts: Brisbane	244
3	Where to Stay	245
4	Where to Dine	248
5	Exploring Brisbane	251
6	Organized Tours	254
7	Enjoying the Great Outdoors	256
	Brisbane's Bridge Climb	256
8	The Shopping Scene	257
9	Brisbane After Dark	258
	Brisbane's Historic Pubs	260
10	Brisbane's Moreton Bay & Islands	261
6	Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef	266
1	Exploring the Great Barrier Reef	270
2	Cairns	280
3	Port Douglas, Daintree & the Cape Tribulation Area	301
4	The North Coast: Mission Beach, Townsville & the Islands	312
5	The Whitsunday Coast & Islands	326
	Come Sail with Me	330
6	The Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands	339
	Up Close & Personal with a Turtle	346
7	Fraser Island: Ecoadventures & Four-Wheel-Drive Fun	349
8	The Sunshine Coast	353
9	The Gold Coast	361
10	The Gold Coast Hinterland: Back to Nature	370
7	The Red Centre	376
1	Exploring the Red Centre	376
2	Alice Springs	379
3	Road Trips from Alice Springs	392
	Road Trips to the East & West Macs	393
4	Kings Canyon	394
5	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock/The Olgas)	396
	Dinner in the Desert	400
	When You See the Southern Cross for the First Time	404
8	The Top End	406
1	Exploring the Top End	406
2	Darwin	409
	Cheap Eats & More!	419
3	Kakadu National Park	421
	Never Smile at a You-Know-What	423
	A Side Trip to a Tiwi Island	426
4	Katherine	429
9	Perth & Western Australia	433
	Tiptoeing Through the Wildflowers	436
1	Perth	437
	Neighborhoods in Brief	440
	Take a Free Ride	442
	Fast Facts: Perth	442
2	Side Trips from Perth	459
3	Margaret River & the Southwest: Wine Tasting in the Forests	466
	Taking a Dip with Flipper	467
4	The Goldfields	473
5	The Midwest & the Northwest: Where the Outback Meets the Sea	476
6	The Kimberley: A Far-Flung Wilderness	483
10	Adelaide & South Australia	497
1	Adelaide	498
	The Adelaide & Womadelaide Festivals	500
	Fast Facts: Adelaide	504
2	Side Trips from Adelaide	516
	So Much Wine, So Little Time	518
3	Kangaroo Island	525
	Culling Koalas-A National Dilemma	531
4	Outback South Australia	534
	A Fabulous Four-Wheel-Drive Adventure	539
5	The Coorong	539
11	Melbourne	542
1	Orientation	542
	Neighborhoods in Brief	545
2	Getting Around	547
	Fast Facts: Melbourne	548
3	Where to Stay	549
4	Where to Dine	557
5	Seeing the Sights	563
6	Enjoying the Great Outdoors or Catching an Aussie Rules Football Match	569
7	Shopping	571
	Death by Chocolate	573
8	Melbourne After Dark	574
9	Side Trips from Melbourne	578
12	Victoria	588
1	Ballarat: Gold-Rush City	588
2	The Great Ocean Road: One of the World's Most Scenic Drives	593
3	The Murray River	597
4	The Southeast Coast	600
5	The High Country	601
6	The Northwest: Grampians National Park	607
13	Canberra	609
1	Orientation	609
2	Getting Around	612
	Fast Facts: Canberra	613
3	Where to Stay	614
4	Where to Dine	617
5	Seeing the Sights	618
	Up, Up & Away	620
6	Outdoor Pursuits	622
7	Canberra After Dark	623
14	Tasmania	624
1	Exploring Tasmania	624
2	Hobart	628
3	Port Arthur: Discovering Tasmania's Convict Heritage	640
4	Freycinet National Park	642
5	Launceston	645
6	Cradle Mountain & Lake St. Clair National Park	650
	Hiking the Overland Track	651
7	The West Coast	653
Appendix A	Australia in Depth	657
1	Australia's Natural World	657
2	The People Down Under	659
3	Australian History 101	661
	Dateline	661
4	Aussie Eats & Drinks	664
	Witchetty Grubs, Lilli-Pillies & Other Good Eats	665
Appendix B	Useful Toll-Free Numbers & Websites	667
	Index	669
	General Index	669
	Accommodations Index	683
	Restaurant Index	687