Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Australia Travel List has been revealed

What's the #1 travel experience in Australia?

The embargo has been lifted on Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Australia Travel List.

For the first time, the team at Lonely Planet and its panel of industry experts have ranked the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems across the land – to create this definitive travel wishlist.

Get ready for a list like no other; this new book is filled with interesting, unusual, and diverse experiences that are anything but predictable.

Discover huge monolith’s, world-class cultural collections, the world’s largest living organism, walks along coastal cliffs and meandering drives - and that’s just the top five!

The release of the list has sparked excitement and debate, becoming a national news story that has generated coverage from influential media outlets such as Channel 7’s Sunrise, The Guardian, Travel Weekly, The New Daily and Triple M. Keep an eye out for continued coverage over the weeks to come.

The top 10 experiences are:

  • Uluru, NT
  • MONA, Tas
  • Great Barrier Reef, Qld
  • Great Ocean Road, Vic
  • Three Capes Track, Tas
  • Bungle Bungles, WA
  • Daintree National Park, Qld
  • Kangaroo Island, SA
  • Dark Sky Park, Warrambungle, NSW
  • Vivid Festival Sydney, NSW

Watch: Take a look inside the book


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Released April 2022 
ISBN 9781838695071
Format Hardback, Full colour, 320 Pages
Dimensions 275 x 237mm  |  9.33 x 10.83"
RRP AUD $39.99  |  GBP £19.99  |  NZD $39.99  |  USD $24.99