Adventure travel

Ever wondered where to find the best mountain biking in Australia? We've broken down the best mountain bike routes, trail networks and dedicated parks in EVERY STATE, plus some beginner tips!

Australia might not be home to the world’s highest peaks, but we sure have an incredible variety of mountains worth hiking. Here are just six spectacular summits to bag across the country and make it back to ground level in time for dinner.

If you’re a lover of long walks over dunes, along windswept cliffs or with the tide lapping at your ankles, you may have come to the right place. In this article, we've dug up some of the best coastal and beach walks across Australia.

Home to more than 10,000 beaches, heading to the coast for a swim or surf is etched into Australia’s national identity. Beyond taking a dip, here are some of the other experiences and activities to enjoy at the beach.

From white-knuckle bungy jumps to swimming with whale sharks, exhilarating adventures can be found all over Australia. Here are eleven of the best!

Though not yet at European levels of adoption, cycling is on the rise in Australia and is fast becoming one of the best ways to get about and explore its cities. We've chosen 6 of the most bike-friendly Aussie cities for you to pedal around to your heart's content.

Love the adrenaline rush that comes with staring down some roaring rapids? From fun day trips to epic, off-grid river odysseys, Australia has plenty of spots to get stuck into a froth-filled white water rafting adventure.

The UNESCO World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains are a bushwalker's dream, blessed with hundreds of well-maintained walking paths and stunning lookouts over sweeping valleys. Centring on the town of Katoomba, we've chosen seven of the best short walks amidst this sublime natural landscape.

Love doing your exploring with a paddle in hand? Us too. From sleepy canoe trips down wide, still rivers, to epic multi-day kayak trips to the country's wildest waterways, adventure's never far away when there's paddling involved. And the free upper body work out doesn't hurt either! Read on for a selection of the finest canoeing and kayaking adventures in Australia.

Stretching between sun-drenched beaches and lush hinterland, the Noosa Everglades are the ideal destination for a serene getaway beyond the Sunshine Coast. Renowned for abundant wildlife and attractive scenery, this vast flooded grassland is just one of two everglade systems in the world. While the Florida Everglades capture international headlines, the Noosa biosphere is just as impressive. Plus, you won’t accidentally stumble upon hungry alligators.

With an astonishing 34,000 kilometres of magnificent coastline to explore, Australia’s wealth of beaches, bays, islands, and reefs makes it one of the top destinations in the world for snorkelling and diving enthusiasts.

There's nothing like seeing some of the best scenery in Australia by foot. Better still, you can use some great YHA properties as a base for your next exploration. Discover amazing waterfalls, cliffs, coastlines and everything in-between.

There are tons of great places in Oz where anyone can learn the fundamentals and get started on their surfing journey. With so many fantastic beaches and breaks for beginner surfers, it can be difficult to pick just one!

Just a 90-minute drive west of Sydney or two hours by train, the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains is the ultimate outdoor playground, with bushwalks galore along with plenty of other adventurous pursuits to enjoy in a blockbuster natural setting.

We hope you brought your Lycra, because it's time to hit the saddle! Just kidding – you don't need the full cycling kit to enjoy these stunning rides across Sydney, just a big bottle o' water, a bicycle of some kind and a sense of adventure!