Australia Short breaks

Sometimes life is tough. What you need is a short break to Australia to get away from it all. So whether you fancy city breaks or just need a short weekend getaway, we have the perfect Australia break for you.

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    Australia's biggest attraction is its natural beauty. The landscape varies from endless sunbaked horizons to dense tropical rainforest to chilly southern beaches. Scattered along the coasts, its cities blend a European enthusiasm for art and food with a laid-back love of sport and the outdoors.

    • Powerhouse Museum
      The largest museum in Australia and one of the most diverse in the world, Sydney's Powerhouse Museum displays everything from science and technology to decorative arts and Australia's history. Of its 400,000 exhibits, only three per cent are on display at any one time. The heaviest - at 200 tonnes - is Locomotive 3830, while the biggest is a Catalina Flying Boat.
    • Australian Museum
      The Australian Museum is one of the world's great natural history museums, encompassing millions of years' worth of history, from palaeontology and earth sciences to anthropology and the study of indigenous Australians. But as well as being a treasure trove of knowledge and learning for serious-minded adults, it also offers loads of fun for children - whether they want to learn about dinosaurs or just climb around an indoor shipwreck!
    • IMAX Cinema Darling Harbour
      Situated right on the waterfront of fashionable Darling Harbour, Sydney's IMAX theatre has one of the biggest screens in the world and shows films on the hour, every hour.
    • Dreamworld
      Dreamworld - a winner of Queensland Tourism's Award for Best Major Tourist Attraction - has had over 15 million visitors since opening in 1981. The popular fun park features a whole host of wildlife, exhilarating rides, inspiring attractions, colourful characters and entertaining shows for all ages, and is also the location of Australia's Big Brother House.
    • Great Barrier Reef
      To experience the timeless beauty of the undersea world, you can't get much better than Australia's Great Barrier Reef - the largest coral reef system in the world, which offers incredible opportunites for diving and snorkelling.
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