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Backpacker tours

The map below is here to give you an idea of what your fellow backpackers like to do when they get downunder. The tours and attractions are generally a long way apart, so it's useful to plan what you're going to see.

1. Sydney Harbour Get great views of the harbour from one of the ferries, do the bridge climb or go on a jet boat.	2. Blue Mountains A stunningly beautiful range of mountains, turned blue by the eucalyptus. Take a tour from Sydney and make sure you see the Three Sisters.
3. Fraser Island From your hostel in Hervey Bay or Rainbow Beach, arrange a 4x4 tour of the World's largest sand island.	4. Whitsunday Islands From Airlie Beach you can arange to live aboard a sailing ship for a few days and cruise around these amazing islands.
5. Reef diving Go diving or snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef (East Coast) or Ningaloo Reef (West Coast).	6. Australia Zoo Most hostels between Brisbane and Noosa sell tickets and sort transport to Steve Irwin's Zoo. Just hope that he's in!
7. Nimbin Have a look around this famous hippy commune near Byron Bay. Jim's Alternative Tours are very good.	8. 4x Factory If you like beer you'll love a tour of the Castlemaine factory in Brisbane. Mainly for all the free booze they chuck in at the end...
9. Tasmania Easilly accessible by budget flight these days, Tassie is a stunning natural wilderness and well worth some of your time downunder.	10. Neighbours Tour Love it or hate it, you know you wanna go! Don't look for Erinsborough on a map, just head for Melbourne and ask for Bouncer...
11. Monkey Mia Near the town of Denham in Western Australia, dolphins come right up to the beach every day. If you're lucky, the rangers might let you feed one!	12. Red Centre tour From Darwin or Alice Springs take a tour of the Red Centre's highlights; Uluru, the Olgas, King's Canyon and the Devil's Marbles.
13. Kakadu A stunning national park in the Northern Territory full of crocodiles of Crocodile Dundee fame. You can tour on land or by helicopter.	14. Daintree River Usually combined as part of a 2-3 day trip from Cairns to Cape Tribulation, this jungle river promises crocs to those of you not going to Kakadu.