| Most Brits associate Christmas with cold | | | | its accessibility from the floating guest |
| weather, little sunlight, snow, families | | | | facilities, the reef is a very popular |
| cosying up indoors and traditional Christmas | | | | destination for tourists, especially scuba |
| cuisine such as turkey and mulled wine. But | | | | divers. The reef is accessible via boat |
| if that all sounds as appealing as that | | | | tours and cruises, from single day trips to |
| knitted reindeer jumper re-gifted through the | | | | longer voyages. Glass-bottomed boats and |
| family since time memoriam, Australia can | | | | underwater observatories are also popular, as |
| provide an alternative Christmas holiday with | | | | are helicopter flights. |
| things to see and experience to suit anyone's | | | | |
| tastes - whether you're looking to experience | | | | Ayers Rock (or Uluru) is one of Australia's |
| the cities, beaches or the many natural | | | | most recognisable natural icons. The |
| sights. | | | | sandstone formation stands 1142ft high, with |
| | | | a circumference of 5.8 mi. It has great |
| The most popular city among tourists visiting | | | | cultural significance for the A?angu |
| Australia is Sydney, and it's not hard to see | | | | landowners, who lead walking tours of the |
| why. As one of the most iconic cities in | | | | area, informing visitors of the local bush |
| Australia it's most well-known attractions | | | | foods, flora and fauna and Aboriginal |
| include the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney | | | | dreamtime stories. The sandstone formation |
| Harbour Bridge, the Royal Botanical Gardens, | | | | is notable for appearing to change colour |
| Luna Park, Sydney Tower and its many beaches. | | | | throughout the day and year depending on the |
| Bondi Beach in particular has proven to be | | | | light and weather, glowing red at sunset and |
| popular with British and Irish tourists | | | | silver-grey when it rains. |
| looking to spend the holiday in the sun and | | | | |
| the beach has many cafes, restaurants and | | | | In addition to the mainland there are several |
| hotels, giving spectacular views of the | | | | islands to check out, including Tasmania. |
| beach. Other major cities in Australia | | | | Promoting itself as the Natural State and the |
| offering a similar experience include | | | | Island of Inspiration, almost 37% of Tasmania |
| Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. | | | | is in reserves, National Parks and World |
| | | | Heritage Sites. Despite its small size, |
| No trip to Australia would be complete | | | | there are plenty of sights to see, and |
| without visiting the Great Barrier Reef. It | | | | Tasmania attracts many tourists for its trout |
| is the largest coral reef system and the | | | | fishing possibilities and the iconic Overland |
| biggest single structure made by living | | | | Track bush walk. |
| organisms in the world. It composed of | | | | |
| roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 | | | | So if you're looking to skip the cold climes |
| islands stretching for 1615 miles over an | | | | of the UK and spend Christmas in the sun, a |
| area of approximately 132,974 sq mi. Due to | | | | festive holiday in Australia is an ideal |
| its vast biodiversity, warm clear waters and | | | | destination. |