Australia articles

Australia's best islands

With more than 8,000 islands fringing Australia's spectacular coastline, we couldn't possibly find room to mention all of them. However, below are a few of our island favourites.

The world's best driving holidays

We take a look at the world's best driving holidays, with everything from Iceland's geological drama to America's greatest road trips. Each has been carefully selected by our destination experts, reporting back from the road.

The world’s best journeys by rail

Travel in style with the ultimate collection of train journeys, chosen by our rail experts reporting back from the tracks. There’s everything from such old favourites as the Orient Express to new classics as Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer.

Wine & wildlife

Kick back, fill up your glass and take in two of travel's most gratifying experiences – exquisite wine and spectacular wildlife. Seeing the world's unique wildlife finds itself somewhere on all of our bucket lists. We explain how you can combine it with nature's other glorious gift – wine.

Safaris in Australia

Alongside their reputation for fine wines and glorious scenery, South Australia and Western Australia are home to some of the country’s most iconic wildlife encounters. Below, we pick out the best of them, showcased across two different safaris, taking in some of Australia’s wildest regions.

Australia: beyond the icons

If you've holidayed in Australia before you'll probably have ticked off a few highlights from the standard Australia bucket list. However, look beyond the icons and you'll find there's much more to Australia than the famous reef and that rock.