سافر عبر أستراليا مع الخبراء!

من أجل إدراك كل جمال وتنوع الطبيعة الأسترالية ، يمكنك التجول في الجزر الأسترالية إلى الشرق من البر الرئيسي واستكشاف معالم أوقيانوسيا: انظر الشعاب المرجانية ، وصخور الأشكال الخيالية ، والبحيرات الملونة والجبال مع غابات الأوكالبت. يمكنك أيضا البقاء على الأراضي الجافة والذهاب لزيارة كيب بايرون ، أقصى نقطة في شرق القارة. هذا مكان فريد من نوعه ، على الرغم من البنية التحتية المتطورة ، يحافظ على مظهره البري البكر ويسحر بروعته وطبيعته الخلابة والمتنوعة.

الرسل الاثني عشر هي مجموعة من الصخور؛ واحدة من المعالم السياحية الأكثر شهرة والتعرف عليها في أستراليا. وقد أصبح رمز طريق المحيط العظيم الذي يمتد عالياً فوق الساحل. غالبًا ما تظهر صخور الرسل الاثني عشر على المنشورات السياحية, ومئات الآلاف من السياح المهتمين يزورون هذا المكان سنويا لمراقبة الجمال الغريب للصخور وقدرتها على تغيير اللون خلال النهار.

عند استكشاف الأماكن ذات الأهمية في سيدني ، قد تبدأ بالمعالم الأكثر رمزية – على سبيل المثال ، مع مبنى الملكة فيكتوريا الشاهق فوق وسط المدينة. تم تشييد المبنى المهيب في عام 1898 للاحتفال بمرور 60 عامًا على حكم الملكة. لقد حلت محل سوق المدينة السابق الذي كان يعمل هنا منذ أوائل القرن التاسع عشر. اليوم ، هذا المبنى هو مركز تسوق مثير للإعجاب يضم العديد من محلات الأزياء والكافيتريات ومحلات المجوهرات ، إلخ.

أكبر جسر قوسي في العالم مصنوع من الفولاذ. وغالبا ما يطلق عليه المواطنون المحليون "شماعات المعطف" لأن شكله يشبه الشماعات. أقيم حفل الافتتاح في عام 1932 على الرغم من أن البناء قد تم التخطيط له بالفعل في منتصف القرن التاسع عشر. تم رفض جميع مشاريع الجسور السابقة البالغ عددها 25 مشروعًا؛ فقط المشروع الذي قام به السير رالف فريمان، مهندس لندن، حقق النصر. بدأ البناء في عام 1926.

Melbourne is often called the Australian capital of sports and culture: it holds the most important sport competitions and cultural events. Melbourne attracts tourists primarily with its extravagant combination of the Victorian and modern architecture, with the greenery of parks and gardens right in the center of the metropolis and with the local citizens of various nationalities and cultures.

And what nook of Australia provides the most information on the life of the Green Continent's natives? What place to visit in Australia in order to get acquainted with their culture, everyday life and characteristic traits of their mentality? The hilly town of Kuranda in the north of Queensland would probably be the best option. It is so small that you can walk through it within mere minutes: one edge of the town is only 1km away from the other edge but the place itself still has a lot to show.

The continent's largest metropolis and the financial capital of the country. Sydney comprises central offices of 90 banks and over one half of Australia's largest companies. It occupies the 7th place in the top list of the world's best cities and is preceded by Calgary (Canada). The city population amounts to about 4.5 million people; it is one of the most multinational and multicultural cities in the world.

The all-the-year-round warm climate, fascinating landscapes and agreeable local citizens attract population from other parts of the continent and thus make Brisbane the fastest-growing city in Australia. Today, the city interweaves the modern and colonial architectural styles in a unique way. The spires of Victorian churches intertwine here with palm trees planted in front of skyscrapers which looks rather exotic.

The water park in the City of Gold Coast has gathered various types of water entertainment within its territory. Teenagers will be eager to dash through a totally dark maze filled with water. Younger children can swim in artificial wave pools or visit the "Pirate's Bay" with low slides, shallow pools and water pipes.

In the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, little guests are invited to a playground surrounded by exotic trees. Here, they can set out on an exciting quest or an adventure in the real jungle. They can also visit a planetarium and a space observatory. The "Warner Bros. Movie World" Amusement Park is located in Oxenford. Young cinema enthusiasts сan visit the shooting stage and observe the film-making process.

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in the Gold Coast definitely deserves attention. This is a wildlife park where children can see animals and birds in the most natural environment. They can meet bright parrots, Tasmanian devils and all kinds of reptiles. A miniature railway runs through the sanctuary. The "Tropical Fruit World Tour" farm offers to sample tropical delicacies, ride an all-terrain vehicle and feed a kangaroo or an emu.

Steve Irwin Australia Zoo in Queensland bears the name of the outstanding Australian naturalist, the famous crocodile hunter. The zoo regularly organizes breathtaking crocodile shows. It is also home to typical Australian animals that cannot be seen anywhere else.

The Australian National Maritime Museum tries not only to preserve history but also to become a whole cultural multimedia complex uniting people from all over the country and promoting the Australian culture. Every year, more than 850,000 tourists visit the museum. In addition, 13,000 members support it and organize special events on a regular basis. Special attention in the museum galleries is paid to the native population of the continent.

The Museum of Sydney is located in a modern building in the very center of the city. This is an art museum presenting the Sydney history and culture.

Rippon Lea Estate and the Historic Garden is a cultural site and a historic territory situated in the suburbs of Melbourne, in the town of Elsternwick. The land was purchased by Sir Frederick Sargood, a rich Melbourne businessman, politician and philanthropist, in 1868. Soon, he built a two-storey, 12-room mansion surrounded by a landscape park with greenhouses, orchard houses and a large artificial lake.

The Melbourne Museum is the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere; it is situated in the Carlton Gardens city park. The seven halls of the museum present such permanent exhibitions as "Science and Life Gallery" containing a skeleton of a diprotodon (a giant wombat-like creature) as well as the remains of tarbosaurus, mamenchisaurus, tsintaosaurus, hadrosaurus, pteranodon, gallimimus, hypsilophodon, etc.