The best guide to Australia, updated every year
- Where to encounter wildlife: from whale sharks to wombats, koalas to kookaburras, crocs and kangaroos to quokkas
- Spectacular diving, secluded beaches, all-terrain tramping
- Aussie culture from the Opera House to Aboriginal art
Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
- Adventurous cuisine in harborside bistros, homey cafés, Asian-fusion palaces, Outback joints, and elegant hotels
- Victorian inns, Barrier Reef resorts, rain-forest lodges, high-country cabins, historic homesteads, and big-city luxury
Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path
- Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
- All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents, including Sydney Morning Herald dining critic Terry Durack
46 pages of maps, 33 vacation itineraries, and more
- Important contacts, smart travel tips
- Fodor's Choice
- What's Where
- Pleasures & Pastimes, don't-miss activities
- New & Noteworthy
- Festivals
- Background essays
- Further reading, videos to watch
- Comprehensive index
From the Publisher
We've compiled a helpful list of guidebooks that complement Fodor's Australia '99. To learn more about them, just enter the title in the keyword search box.
- Exploring Australia (3rd Edition): An information-rich cultural guide in full color; a great complement to the Gold Guide.
- Citypack Sydney (1st Edition): A full-color pocket-size guidebook and a full-size color map, all in one sturdy, plastic sleeve.
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