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TraveLler’s
Guide
INTRODUCTION
Interestingly, the first mosque in Australia was built in 1861 in northern South
Australia, and today, there are over 290 mosques and musallas throughout this
island continent. In fact, Muslim visitors to Australia will find easy access to mosques
and prayer rooms not only within the cities, but even at key tourist attractions.
Several hotels also provide the Quran, prayer mats, and directional guide to
Ka’bah (Qiblat). Home to some of the biggest halal beef and lamb producers in
the world, Australia also offers an array of halal eateries for Muslim travellers.
From natural wonders to urban and countryside adventures, coastal lifestyle to halal
food and cultural experiences, this guide shows you (with tips and recommendations)
how Muslim travellers can get the most out of their adventure down under.
Sources:
Muslims in Australia: www.dfat.gov.au/facts/muslims_in_Australia.html
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1981–2006 Census of Population and Housing
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Parliament House, Canberra
A U S T R A L I A N C A P I TA L T E R R I T O R Y ( A C T )
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
MOSQUES
A U S T R A L I A N C A P I TA L T E R R I T O R Y ( A C T )
E AT I N G O U T WHERE TO SHOP
Turkish Pide House [A] Ottoman Cuisine (Turkish) [A] Canberra Centre Canberra Centre shopping
• 16 Moore Street, Canberra, ACT 2601 • Corner Blackall Street and Broughton Find the most contemporary and
• www.turkishpidehouse.com.au Street, Barton, ACT 2600 (approximately innovative retail and leisure experiences
• Phone: +61 (0) 2 6247 8800 9 minutes by car from Canberra city) at the Canberra Centre, located in the
• www.ottomancuisine.com.au central business district. The centre
Flavours of India [A] • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6273 6111 offers the city’s best collection of
• 70 Bunda Street, Canberra, ACT 2601 food, fashion and lifestyle retailers.
• www.flavoursofindia.com.au Turkish Halal Pride House [A] • 148 Bunda Street, Canberra, ACT 2601
• Phone: +61 (0) 2 6257 3690 • Shop 1, 47 Novar Street, Yarralumla, • www.canberracentre.com.au
ACT 2600 (approximately 9 minutes • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6247 5611
Turk’Oz Pide Restaurant [A] by car from Canberra city) • Business hours: Mondays to Thursdays
• Unit 6, 26 Challis Street, Dickson, • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6281 1991 9.00am to 5.30pm, Fridays 9.00am
ACT 2602 (approximately 8 minutes to 9.00pm, Saturdays 9.00am DFO
by car from Canberra city) to 5.00pm, Sundays and public • 337 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick, ACT 2609
• www.turkoz.com.au holidays 10.00am to 4.00pm • www.dfo.com.au/canberra
• Phone: +61 (0) 2 6262 8722 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6112 6222
OUTLET SHOPPING
Discover big brands and bargains Brand Depot
at Canberra’s two outlet shopping • Majura Road, Canberra International
THINGS TO DO malls - Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) and Airport, ACT 2609
Brand Depot. Both offer a vast range of • www.branddepot.com.au
homewares, sporting goods and fashion. • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6214 6000
Check out the 81-metre high history of Australia from the continent’s
flagmast at the Parliament House deep time to contemporary Australia.
Opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Museum’s architecture, with its HOT AIR BALLOONING IN CANBERRA IS SIMPLY
II on 9th May 1988, Parliament House colourful, jigsaw-like building, makes it AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE THAT I WON’T
is located on a 32-hectare site on an architectural attraction on its own. FORGET! WITH MY CAMERA, I’VE MANAGED
Capital Hill and is the focus of Canberra • www.nma.gov.au TO CAPTURE CANBERRA’S BEAUTY AND
City. The building was constructed • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6208 5000 TRANQUILLITY FROM A BIRD’S EYE VIEW.”
almost entirely of Australian materials, • Approximate cost: Free entry Nurul Ain, Singapore
and the combination of remarkable • Recommended for: All ages
architecture, spectacular art collections • Best time/season to visit: All year
and gorgeous landscape make round (except Christmas Day),
Parliament House one of Australia’s 9.00am to 5.00pm daily
most popular cultural attractions. W H E R E TO S TAY
• www.aph.gov.au Go hot-air ballooning over the
• Phone: +61 (0) 2 6277 7111 nation’s capital
• Approximate cost: Free entry How often do you get to go on a hot-air
and free guided tour balloon, particularly in a capital city? You Mantra on Northbourne, Canberra Rydges Lakeside Hotel
• Recommended for: All ages certainly have to do so when visiting • 84 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2612 • London Circuit, Canberra, ACT 2601
• Best time/season to visit: All year Canberra for a spectacular birds’ eye view • www.mantra.com.au • www.rydges.com
round (except Christmas Day), of the city at dawn. Visitors can participate • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6243 2500 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6247 6244
9.00am to 5.00pm daily in the inflation and deflation of the • Rate per room per night: From AUD130 • Rate per room per night: From AUD130
balloon; casual wear recommended.
Learn all about Australia at the • www.canberraballoons.com.au Novotel Canberra Crowne Plaza Canberra
National Museum of Australia • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6285 1540 • 65 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2600 • 1 Binara Street, Canberra, ACT 2601
The National Museum of Australia (NMA) • Approximate cost: From • www.novotelcanberra.com.au • www.crowneplaza.com
brings rich diverse stories of Australia’s AUD270 per person • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6245 5000 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 6247 8999
land, nation and people together. • Recommended for: All ages above 7 • Rate per room per night: From AUD150 • Rate per room per night: From AUD250
The highlight of the Museum is the • Best time/season to visit: All year
rotating theatre called Circa, which round (weather permitting) For more information on Australian Capital Territory, visit www.visitcanberra.com.au
takes visitors on a journey through the
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Bondi Beach, Sydney
THINGs TO DO Ride the steepest inclined railway blue water paradise’. The bay is home to
in the world around 150 bottlenose dolphins. It is larger
Built in 1878, the Katoomba Railway (also than Sydney Harbour and is located about
known as Scenic Railway) was initially 90 minutes north-east of Sydney. There
built to service a coal mine in Jamison are several tour operators in Nelson Bay
Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge Visit the world’s busiest
Valley. It is the world’s steepest inclined which offer dolphin-watching trips. These
Capture the stunning views of Sydney and performing arts complex
railway, which conveys more than 850,000 playful aquatic mammals often ride the
its sparkling harbour from the peak of an Designed by young Danish architect Jørn
passengers a year. The ride takes you bow wave just a couple of metres from
Australian icon, the world’s highest steel Utzon, the gleaming white sails of the
Sydney Opera House (SOH) became one of
through a tunnel by the mountains that the vessel. The dunes behind Birubi Beach
arch bridge. There are different guided
Australia’s best known icon and one of the passes through an ancient rainforest at Anna Bay constitute the largest coastal
climbs that take you to the summit of
most recognisable buildings in the world. before finally stopping at Jamison sand mass in NSW and are a popular spot
this world famous Bridge, at 134 metres
Inside the building is the world’s busiest Valley where you can enjoy scenic for activities such as quad-biking, sand-
above Sydney Harbour. The express Climb
performing art centres. A behind-the- walks through a calm rainforest area. boarding, 4WD touring and camel rides.
is the fastest way to the summit of the
scenes tour provides an intimate insight • www.scenicworld.com.au • www.moonshadow.com.au
Sydney Harbour Bridge allowing you to
into this extraordinary building. Don’t • Phone: +61 (0) 2 4780 0200 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 4984 9388
see the beautiful bridge and wonderful
miss Luminous - the SOH’s annual festival • Approximate cost: Single return trip • Approximate cost: Dolphin Watch
views in just 2 hours and 15 minutes; the
of music, debate, light and performance, is AUD19 (adult); AUD10 (child) - AUD26 (adult); AUD13.50 (child);
Discovery Climb takes you right into the
which is part of Vivid Sydney - the biggest • Recommended for: All ages AUD65.50 (family). 4WD Tours – AUD48
heart of the bridge – a three-and-a-half-
international music and light festival in • Best time/season to visit: All year (adult); AUD28 (child); AUD126 (family)
hour climb to the top along the inner arch
the Southern Hemisphere. A visit to SOH, round, from 9.00am to 5.00pm • Recommended For: All ages
of the bridge. At the end of each climb,
one of the greatest iconic buildings of the • Best time/season to visit: All year
you will receive a Climber Certificate and
20th century, is a must when visiting NSW. Ride the wave with over 100 round (except during winter) from
a complimentary group photograph.
• www.sydneyoperahouse.com, bottlenose dolphins 10.30am to 1.30pm and till 3.30pm
• www.bridgeclimb.com www.vividsydney.com port Stephens lays claim to the title from Boxing Day to easter, other
• Phone: +61 (0) 2 8274 7777 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9250 7250 ‘Dolphin Capital of Australia’ and ‘Australia’s weekends and public holidays
• Approximate cost: From AUD188 • Approximate cost: Tours AUD35 (adult);
(adult); AUD118 (child) AUD24.50 (child); AUD90 (family)
• Recommended for: All ages above • Recommended for: All ages
10 (climbers aged 10 to 15 must • Best time/season to visit: All year
be accompanied by an adult) round (except Christmas Day and
• Best time/season to visit: All year Good Friday), from 9.00am to 5.00pm.
round (except Christmas Day and There are nightly performances, but
Good Friday); climbs are available advance bookings are essential. The “WE FELL IN LOVE WITH SYDNEY
early mornings and evenings. Vivid Sydney festival is in May/June. STRAIGHT AWAY. WE WERE
CAPTIVATED BY THE PLEASANT BUZZ
OF AUSTRALIA’S BUSIEST CITY”
Cockle Bay, Sydney
Maria Rono, Bali
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The Rocks, Sydney
n e w s o u t h w a l e s ( NSW )
n e w s o u t h w a l e s ( NSW )
Queen Victoria Building, Sydney The Strand Arcade, Sydney
The Queen Victoria Building (QVB) • Business hours: Mondays to Wednesdays, Oaks Goldsbrough Apartments Medina Grand Harbourside
The Queen Victoria Building, commonly Fridays and Saturdays 9:00am to 6:00pm, Darling Harbour • 55 Shelley Street, King Street
known as the QVB, was designed by Thursdays 9:00am to 9:00pm, Sundays • 243 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, NSW 2009 Wharf, Sydney, NSW 2000
George McRae and was completed in and public holidays 11:00am to 5:00pm • www.theoaksgroup.com.au • www.medina.com.au
1898 to replace the original Sydney • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9518 5166 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9249 7000
markets on the site. The main feature Other Shopping Malls and Markets: • Rate per room per night: From AUD134 • Rate per room per night: From AUD170
is the grand centre dome consisting
of an inner glass dome and an The MLC Centre Oaks Maestri Towers Valentine on George, Boutique Hotel
exterior copper-sheathed dome. • Corner of King and Castlereagh Streets, • 298-308 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 • 767-769 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
• 455 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW 2000 • www.theoaksgroup.com.au • www.valentineongeorge.com
• www.qvb.com.au • www.mlccentre.com.au • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9267 9977 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9288 9888/ 9898
• Phone: +61 (0) 2 9265 6869 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9224 8333 • Rate per room per night: From AUD168 • Rate per room per night: From AUD160
• Business hours: Mondays to Wednesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays 9:00am to 6:00pm, Paddy’s Markets Oaks Harmony Meriton Serviced Apartments
Thursdays 9:00am to 9:00pm, Sundays • Paddy’s Markets are located in Haymarket • 107-121 Quay Street, Haymarket, - Pitt Street
and public holidays 11:00am to 5:00pm and Flemington, Sydney, NSW NSW 2000 • 329 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
• www.paddysmarkets.com.au • www.theoaksgroup.com.au • www.meritonapartments.com.au
The Strand Arcade • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9211 9303 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 8263 7400
Named after the famous London Paddington Markets • Rate per room per night: From AUD119 • Rate per room per night: From AUD180
Street, the Strand Arcade is a Victorian • 395 Oxford Street, Paddington, NSW 2021
shopping arcade located in the heart of • www.paddingtonmarkets.com.au Medina Executive Sydney Central Quest Rosehill - Parramatta
Sydney Central Business District (CBD). • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9331 2923 • 2 Lee Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Hotel Apartments
It is a fashion landmark of Sydney which • www.medina.com.au • 8 Hope Street, Rosehill, Sydney, NSW 2142
houses designer labels such as Alannah The Rocks Markets • Phone: +61 (0) 2 8396 9800 • www.questrosehill.com.au
Hill, The Corner Shop, Wayne Cooper • Northern end of George Street, • Rate per room per night: From AUD220 • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9687 7711
and other prominent designer labels. The Rocks, Sydney, NSW 2000 • Rate per room per night: From AUD125
• George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 • www.therocks.com
• www.strandarcade.com.au • Phone: +61 (0) 2 9240 8500 For more information on New South Wales, visit www.sydney.com
• Phone: +61 (0) 2 9232 4199
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NORTHERN TERRITORY
Uluru/Ayers Rock
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Northern territory (NT)
Join a dry river regatta need only pay for the National Park
The Henley-on-Todd Regatta is a unique Pass: at AUD25 for adults (valid for 3
festival held in August every year in Alice consecutive days); child enters free.
Springs. Run in the normally dry river bed • Recommended for: All ages
of the Todd River, there are bottomless • Best time/season to visit: All year
“boat” races and “bathtub” races, and round, the cultural centre is open
the festival ends with battles between from 7.00am to 6.00pm daily
truck-converted “battleships” armed with
water cannons. The celebration is a full- See the oldest living culture
day event, filled with fun and humour. and artworks on the planet
• www.henleyontodd.com.au Kakadu National Park is Australia’s largest
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8952 6796 national park and one of the largest
• Approximate cost: Free entry in the world, covering an area of over
• Recommended for: All ages 19,000 square kilometres. It is located
Pine Creek Casuarina Shopping Centre • Best time/season to visit: approximately 170 kilometres southeast of
21 August 2010 Darwin. The park’s natural assets, coupled
with its Aboriginal culture, gives Kakadu
See the world’s biggest rock a rare dual World Heritage listing. It is
E at i n g O u t A n d M a r k e t s Travellers and Aboriginal locals alike home to one of the world’s oldest and
agree that World Heritage listed Uluru- largest collections of Aboriginal rock art.
Kata Tjuta National Park is the spiritual • www.kakadunationalpark.com
Mindil Beach Sunset Markets Sari Rasa [M] heart of Australia. Rising from the broad • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8938 1100
Located near Darwin’s central business • 24, Cavenagh Street, Darwin, NT 0800 desert plain in the centre of Australia, • Approximate cost: AUD25; free entry
district, Mindil Beach Sunset Markets • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8941 9980 Uluru (Ayers Rock) is Australia’s most to children under 16
offer food stalls serving cuisines from recognisable natural icon, standing 348 • Recommended for: All ages
Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Nando’s [A] metres high with most of its bulk below • Best time/season to visit: The park
Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines. • Shop T5 & T7, Darwin Central Complex, the surface. Strong spiritual connections is open all year round. The Bowali
• www.mindil.com.au 21 Knuckey Street, Darwin, NT 0800 are often felt with Uluru, and the feeling Visitor Centre is open from 8.00am
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8981 3454 • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8941 9388 will still linger long after you have left it. to 5.00pm daily with friendly staff
• Business hours: May to October, • www.environment.gov.au/parks/uluru offering advice on current conditions.
Thursdays 5.00pm to 10.00pm, Turkish Kebab Store [M] • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8956 1128
Sundays 4.00pm to 9.00pm • Casuarina Shopping Centre, • Approximate cost: Guided walks
Darwin, NT 0810 with park rangers are free, visitors
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Northern territory (NT) Didgeridoos, Aboriginal wind instrument
W H E R E T O SH O P
W H E R E TO s tay
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Scuba Diving in Fitzroy reef Lagoon, Great Barrier reef
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boasts lush ancient rain forests and mountain
ranges, a rugged outback, quaint towns between ROCKHAMPTON
rolling hills in the Sunshine Coast, golden beaches GLADSTONE
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along its coastline of over 7,400 kilometres, and HERVEY BAY & FRASER ISLAND
beautiful cities like its capital, Brisbane. Make SUNSHINE COAST
a visit and you’ll understand why the people BRISBANE
GOLD COAST
of Queensland are always full of sunshine!
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Camel riding in the Sunshine Coast Dining in Queen Street Mall Seafood, Gold Coast
Mosques E at i n g O u t a n d m a r k e t s
Holland Park Mosque Dreamworld, Sea World, Paradise Country Satay Club Noodle House Kofte Burger – Harbour Town [A]
August 2008 saw Holland Park Mosque and Harbour Town Outlet Shopping Centre (Malaysian and Indonesian) [B] • Shop C109 Harbour Town
celebrating its 100th anniversary. Built • 66 Charlotte Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Shopping Centre, Brisbane Road,
in 1908, this mosque is the oldest in Brisbane • Phone: +61 (0) 7 3229 8855 Biggera Waters, QLD 4216
Queensland. It was initially constructed West End Mosque • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5563 8633
out of wood, but in the span of a • 2-14 Princhester Street, West End, Golden Legends Malaysian
hundred years the mosque has been QLD 4101 (approximately 11 minutes Seafood Restaurant [A] Rick’s Café – Warner Bros
made tougher with bricks. Visitors of the by car from Brisbane city) • 3041 Surfers Paradise Boulevard, Movie World [M]
mosque are multicultural, but English Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217 • Pacific Highway, Oxenford, QLD 4210
is the language of Friday Khutbah. Darul Uloom Islamic Academy • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5504 6398 • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5573 3999
• 309 Nursery Road, Holland Park, • 6 Agnes Street, Woolloongabba (near
QLD 4121 Buranda), QLD 4102 (approximately 11 Baelbeck Lebanese [A] Supermarkets and Supplies:
• www.hpmosque.org.au minutes by car from Brisbane city) • Shop 9 Junction Rd,
Morningside, QLD 4170 Atlay Continental Halal Market [M]
Gold Coast Mosque Central to Northern Queensland • Phone: +61 (0) 7 3399 5358 • Vulture Street, West End, QLD 4101
In the early 1930s the first Muslim family • Phone: +61 (0) 7 3844 1760
settled in Gold Coast. Many years later Mackay Region Oberoi’s Taj (Indian) [A]
as the number of Muslims grew, the Mackay Mosque • 6/88 Surf Parade, Broadbeach, QLD 4218 Australia & The World Supermarket [M]
Islamic Society of the Gold Coast was • 5 Tom Thumb Court, Dundula, • www.oberoistaj.com.au • 102 Gaynesford Street, Mt
formed in 1983 which led to a need Bakers Creek, QLD 4740 • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5538 3478 Gravatt, QLD 4122
for a centre of operations. For this, the • Phone: +61 (0) 7 3343 6204
foundation of the Gold Coast Mosque Cairns Region Halal Dining at Attractions:
was laid on 15 December 1992 and Cairns Mosque Halal Foods [M]
construction was completed in June 1996. • 31 Dunn Street (near Parramatta Billabong Restaurant – Dreamworld [A] • Shop 61 Elizabeth Street,
• 2 Allied Drive, Arundel, QLD 4214 Park), Cairns North, QLD 4870 • Dreamworld Parkway, Brisbane, QLD 4000
• www.goldcoastislam.com.au Coomera, QLD 4209 • Phone: +61 (0) 7 3229 1215
Mareeba Mosque • www.dreamworld.com.au/
• Corner Walsh & Lloyd Streets, Visitor-Information/Dining Asim’s Halal Meats [M]
other Mosques/ Musallas/ Mareeba, QLD 4880 • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5588 1111 • 37 Beale Street, Southport, QLD 4215
Islamic centres in Queensland: • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5531 4016
Ispa Kebab Cafe – Harbour Town [M]
Southern Queensland For more mosque listings, visit • Shop B27 Harbour Town Chirn Park Halal Quality Meats [M]
Prayer facilities are available at the www.afic.com.au. Shopping Centre, Brisbane Road, • 34 Musgrave Avenue, Chirn
following attractions: Currumbin Wildlife Biggera Waters, QLD 4216 Park, QLD 4215
Sanctuary, Warner Bros Movie World, • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5563 8097 • www.halalbutcherygoldcoast.com.au
• Phone: +61 (0) 7 5528 2307
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queensland (qld)
Aerial view of Heart reef, Whitsundays rainbow Beach, Sunshine Coast Australia outback Spectacular performance Wild dolphin feeding at tangalooma
tHings to do Hand feed wild bottlenose dolphins • Approximate cost: AuD210 per
Every evening at tangalooma Wild night; for a Dolphin Adventure tour,
Dolphin resort on Moreton Island, a cost is AuD165 (adult) or AuD120
pod of wild bottlenose dolphins will (child); for an extended day cruise
Spend the night above the stunning 40-mile beach, where you will
approach the shore, presenting the unique with dolphin feeding, cost is AuD90
world’s largest coral reef see cliffs of coloured sands. Between July
opportunity for visitors to feed them by (adult) or AuD50 (child aged 3 to 14)
Accessible from Cairns, there are many and october, you might also spot dolphins,
hand. As you enjoy the experience and • Recommended for: All ages
ways to enjoy the great Barrier Reef, one turtles and whales from the lighthouse.
thrill of getting face to face with these • Best time/season to visit: All year
of the seven wonders of the natural world. • www.cooloolasafaris.com.au
friendly creatures, marine biologists round, feeding times between 6.00pm
You can spend a day snorkelling or diving • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5471 1695
will be around to guide the feeding, (winter) and 7.30pm (summer)
in the pristine waters and discover the • Approximate cost: From AuD115
so as not to endanger the dolphins.
abundant marine life; set sail amongst (adult); AuD90 (child)
• www.tangalooma.com
the beautiful Whitsunday islands; or take • Recommended for: All ages
• Phone: +61 (0) 7 3410 6000
a romantic flight over Heart reef, an awe- • Best time/season to visit: All year round
inspiring, naturally formed heart-shaped
coral reef. After a day of activities, you can Enjoy a quintessentially Australian
even spend the night above the reef, on Outback experience
a fl oating pontoon, and enjoy an amazing Located on the gold coast, just a
view of the sunrise the next morning. 20-minute drive north of Surfers Paradise, Did You Know?
• Numerous tours and activities Australian outback Spectacular is There are five World Heritage-listed preservation areas in
available with different operators; an action packed Australian outback
Queensland. These include the Great Barrier Reef, Fraser
check www.greatbarrierreef.org performance, complete with stampeding
• Approximate cost: AuD460 per person horses. Watch as the animal stars, talented Island (the world’s largest sand island), the Wet Tropics of
in a four bunk room; from AuD260 men and women and live music take your Queensland, the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, and
per person for a seaplane tour and breath away while you enjoy Australian the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites at Riversleigh.
AuD440 for a helicopter tour damper (bread) and bush billy tea.
• Recommended for: All ages above 6 • www.outbackspectacular.com.au
• Best time/season to visit: April to • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5573 3999
January (wet season is February/March • Approximate cost: AuD99.95 (adult);
so best to travel outside this time) AuD69.95 (child aged 4 to 13)
• Recommended for: All ages
See coloured sand cliffs on a • Best time/season to visit: All year
four-wheel-drive adventure round (except Christmas Day),
From Brisbane, head to rainbow Beach, 7.30pm tuesdays through Sundays
a coastal town in Queensland’s south-
eastern Cooloola region, which is your
Sand dunes, Fraser Island Wet tropics of Queensland
gateway to many natural attractions. take
a four-wheel-drive safari tour along the
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q u e e n s l a n d ( QLD )
South Bank Lifestyle Markets Pacific Fair Shopping Centre Q1 Resort & Spa
W H ERE TO S H O P W H ERE TO s t a y
Queen Street Mall Farmers’ Market The Mantra Group and adventure-seeking amidst four-
Situated between George and Edward For fresh produce, seafood, handmade Mantra hotels, resorts and self-contained wheel-drive trekking and serene walks
streets, Queen Street Mall stretches half a chocolates and other delectable treats, apartments are dispersed throughout in the World Heritage National Park.
kilometre along two city blocks. With five visit the delightful Farmers’ Market Australia. In Queensland alone, there are Offers prayer mats and the Quran
major shopping centres, two department at Brisbane’s New Farm district. 30 Mantra hotels, resorts and apartments upon request and directional
stores, four shopping arcades and a lot • Brisbane Powerhouse, Lamington to choose from. Certain locations provide guide to Ka’bah (Qiblat)
more shopping options along the many Street, New Farm, QLD 4005 prayer mats, directional guide to Ka’bah • Main Beach 94, Sea World
streets surrounding Queen Street Mall, • Business hours: Every second (Qiblat) and the Quran upon request. Drive, QLD 4217
you can literally shop till you drop! and fourth Saturday of the Visit www.mantra.com.au for • www.palazzoversace.com
• Level 12, 15 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, month 6.00am to 11.30am the full list of hotels. • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5509 8000
QLD 4000 • Rate per room per night: From AUD435
• www.queenstreetmall.com Pacific Fair Shopping Centre OTHER ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
• Phone: + 61 (0) 7 3006 6200 This is one of Queensland’s largest malls, Q1 Resort & Spa, Surfers Paradise
• Business hours: Mondays to Thursdays located five minutes from Surfers Paradise. Brisbane • Hamilton Avenue, Surfers
9.30am to 6.00pm, Fridays 9.30am to • Hooker Boulevard, Broadbeach, QLD 4218 Portal Hotel Paradise, QLD 4217
9.00pm, Saturdays 9.00am to 5.00pm, • www.pacificfair.com.au • 52 Astor Terrace, Spring Hill, • www.q1.com.au
Sundays 10.00am to 5.00pm • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5581 5100 Brisbane, QLD 4000 • Phone: +61 (0) 7 5630 4513
• Business hours: Mondays to Wednesdays • www.portalhotel.com.au • Rate per room per night: From AUD265
South Bank Lifestyle Markets and Fridays to Saturdays 9.00am • Phone: +61 (0) 7 3009 3400
Every Friday evening and all day Saturday to 5.30pm, Thursdays 9.00am to • Rate per room per night: From AUD100 Cairns
and Sunday, South Bank precinct’s 9.00pm, Sundays 9.00am to 5.00pm The Hotel Cairns
convivial mood goes up a notch with the Gold Coast • Corners of Abbott & Florence
Lifestyle Markets. Feast on food, shop Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast Streets, Cairns, QLD 4870
for gifts and collectibles, and enjoy live About a hundred stalls line The Esplanade Palazzo Versace Gold Coast, is the • www.thehotelcairns.com
entertainment in the heart of Brisbane. two evenings a week, selling everything epitome of a luxury 5 star resort - a place • Phone: +61 (0) 7 4051 6188
• Stanley Street Plaza, South Bank, QLD 4101 from local arts and crafts to home wares, of Renaissance splendor. It is centrally • Rate per room per night: From AUD165
• www.southbankmarket.com.au jewellery and other interesting gift ideas. located, about 100 metres from the surf
• Phone: +61 (0) 7 3844 2440 • Between Hanlan Street beach, 3 kilometres north of Surfers Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort
• Business hours: Fridays 5.00pm to and Elkhorn Avenue Paradise and about 30 kilometres from • 122 Lake Street, Cairns, QLD 4870
10.00pm, Saturdays 10.00am to • www.surfersparadise.com breathtaking Gold Coast Hinterland. For • www.novotelcairnsresort.com.au
5.00pm, Sundays 9.00am to 5.00pm • Phone +61 (0) 7 5584 3700 an exquisite unforgettable experience, • Phone: +61 (0) 7 4080 1888
• Business hours: Wednesdays and Palazzo Versace Gold Coast is a truly • Rate per room per night: From AUD114
Fridays 5.30pm to 10.00pm one stop location for resting, relaxing
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Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
TASMANIA
Hobart waterfront
Wineglass Bay
produces some of the freshest and best Bicheno
tasting fruits, vegetables and seafood around. Strahan Swansea
From spectacular coastlines and serene
beaches in the Freycinet Peninsula to
charming seaside villages like Swansea Hobart
and Strahan, or rugged landscapes of Tahune Airwalk
the west coast wilderness, Tasmania is Port Arthur
sure to enchant all nature lovers.
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TA S M A N I A ( TA S )
Hobart Mall Freycinet Marine farm Sorell fruit farm
MOSQUES E AT I N G O U T
Hobart Islamic Centre OTHER MOSQUES/ MUSALLAS/ Annapurna Indian Cuisine [B] Anatolia Turkish Cuisine [M]
Bosnian Australians are mostly Muslims, ISLAMIC CENTRES IN TASMANIA: The term Annapurna in Sanskrit means • 321 Elizabeth Street, North
and are active in many fields of Australian “full of food”. At Annapurna Indian Hobart, TAS 7000
lifestyle, such as sports, social clubs, Hobart Musalla Cuisine, guests shall have their taste buds • Phone: +61 (0) 3 6231 1770
and more. The Hobart Islamic Centre is • University of Tasmania, International tantalised with arguably some of the best
a significant landmark that symbolises Services, Hytten Hall, French Street authentic Indian dishes in Tasmania. The Nando’s [A]
one of the many contributions of Street, Sandy Bay, TAS 7005 food here is an amalgamation of various • Location 1: Shop 1 Rosny Park
Bosnian Muslims in Australia. Originally cuisines from Turkish, Persian, Afghan Entertainment Centre, 7-9 Bligh
located at Fitzroy Place, the centre Launceston Musalla and Indian cultures. Be sure to try some Street, Hobart, TAS 7018
was relocated to Warwick Street and • University of Tasmania, of the specialities offered, such as the • Location 2: 345 Elizabeth Street,
reopened on 20 November 2005. International Services, Newnham sizzling tandoori hot plate dishes, South North Hobart, TAS 7000
• 166, Warwick Street, Hobart, TAS 7000 Drive, Newnham, TAS 7248 Indian masala dosa, and fresh mango lassi, • Phone: +61 (0) 3 6234 190
at any of its two outlets listed below: • www.nandos.com.au
• Location 1: 93, Salamanca Place,
Hobart, TAS 7000
• www.annapurnaindiancuisine.com
• Phone: +61 (0) 3 6224 0400
• Location 2: 305, Elizabeth Street,
North Hobart, TAS 7000
Did You Know? • Phone: +61 (0) 3 6236 9500
Water from Cape Grim in
Tasmania’s west coast is
“IT IS TRUE THAT HALAL FOOD IS NOT AS
probably one of the cleanest
READILY AVAILABLE IN TASMANIA, BUT IT
and purest in the world. For that, GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO TRY OUT SOME
it has even been bottled and OF THE BEST SEAFOOD DISHES I HAVE
shipped to Australian athletes EVER EATEN: HUGE CRABS, SCALLOPS,
during Olympic Games. OYSTERS, FISH, THE LIST GOES ON....!”
Abdul Malik, Cairo Tasmanian gourmet seafood
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TA S M A N I A ( TA S )
Tasmanian devils Chairlift at Cataract Gorge Salamanca Market
Spot Australian wildlife in world. Renowned for its clear turquoise Hobart City Centre Centro Cat and Fiddle
their natural habitat waters and soft white sand set against Hobart is definitely a superb shopping Centro Cat and Fiddle is a shopping
Cradle Mountain was founded in the pink granite mountains, best views city, with easy parking and a huge arcade that is located in the heart of
early years of the 20th century by Gustav can be had from the Wineglass Bay range of shopping options. Hobart’s central business district, linking
Weindorfer – an Austrian adventurer, Lookout, or join a tour to explore the • Business hours: Mondays, Wednesdays the four main streets of the city. Many
conservationist and botanist. Now, with greater Freycinet National Park area. and Saturdays 9.30am to 6.00pm, tourists are attracted to the centre due
its global significance, Cradle Mountain is • www.wineglassbay.com Thursdays and Fridays 9.30am to 9.00pm, to its historical significance and location
listed as a World Heritage area. Its beautiful • Approximate cost: Check Sundays 9.30am to 4.00/5.00pm – it has direct access to the Elizabeth
lakes and majestic alpine peaks will website for details Street Mall and department stores such
definitely take your breath away. As most • Recommended for: All ages Salamanca Market as Harris Scarfe, Myers and Target 51.
Australian wildlife is nocturnal, it is not • Best time/season to visit: Salamanca Market is an outdoor market • Murray Street, Hobart, TAS 7000
always easy to see them in their natural September to June with over 300 stalls selling produce • www2.centro.com.au/CatAndFiddle
habitat. However, in Cradle Mountain, this and crafts from all over Tasmania. • Phone: +61 (0) 3 6231 2088
is made easier with the evening/night Ride the world’s longest When you are done shopping, you can • Business hours: Mondays to Fridays
wildlife spotting tours offered by the single-span chairlift check out the many restaurants, cafes, 9.00am to 6.00pm, Saturdays 9.00am
accommodation operators. Learn about Located in the Cataract Gorge, just 15 theatres and galleries around the area. to 5.00pm, Sundays and public
wombats, possums and Tasmanian minutes by foot from Launceston city, • Salamanca Place, Hobart, TAS 7000 holidays 10.00am to 4.00pm
devils, and try to spot them in the wild! this experience is really not about how • www.salamanca.com.au
• www.cradlemountainlodge.com.au, long the ride is, but what you will see. • Phone: +61 (0) 3 6238 2843
www.mcdermotts.com.au Nature lovers will be impressed by • Business hours: Saturdays
• Approximate cost: Check views of the South Esk River, and the 8.30am to 3.30pm
websites for details waterfall that spans about 400 metres up
• Recommended for: All ages a straight gully between perpendicular
• Best time/season to visit: All year round rocks about 46-metres high.
• www.launcestoncataractgorge.com.au
Visit one of the top ten • Phone: +61 (0) 3 6331 5915
beaches in the world • Approximate cost: One-way Did You Know?
Tasmania’s spectacular Wineglass AUD10 (adult), AUD7 (child) Tasmania is home to Bridestowe
Bay - so named for its shape is often • Recommended for: All ages Lavender Farm, the largest lavender
voted among the top 10 beaches in the • Best time/season to visit: All year round
farm in the world. It is also the only
commercial lavender producer
in the Southern Hemisphere.
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TA S M A N I A ( TA S ) Mount Wellington, Tasmania
TA S M A N I A ( TA S )
Islington Hotel, Hobart
W H E R E TO S TAY
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The Edge at Eureka Tower
victoria (vic)
VICTORIA
MOsQuEs
Victoria has the second largest population Melbourne is known for its artsy, trendy Coburg Mosque (Fatih Mosque) OTHER MOSQUES/ MUSALLAS/
in Australia, albeit being the smallest urban vibe, mixed with a dash of European To meet the basic needs of the ISLAMIC CENTRES IN VICTORIA:
mainland state. The catalyst for this was fl air. Soak in its sidewalk cafe culture, Muslim community in Coburg, Fatih
the discovery of gold in 1851 at Ballarat check out heritage buildings turned into Mosque was built in 1976. The centre’s Melbourne City Mosque (City
and Bendigo, which became one of the trendy shopping arcades, or join its many activities do not discriminate between Islamic Council of Victoria)
world’s biggest gold rushes. This led to lifestyle events - from sport tournaments gender, ethnicity, age or religion • 66-68 Jeff cott Street, West
the state’s rapid population growth. to art performances. In fact, Melbourne – anyone who wishes to join the Melbourne, VIC 3000
Today, Victoria’s population is about 5 is home to Australia’s largest art gallery community is more than welcomed
million, including over 100,000 Muslims, (National Gallery of Victoria) and sports to, Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Melbourne Musalla
primarily made up of Bosnians, Turks, stadium (Melbourne Cricket Ground). • 31 Nicholson Street, Coburg, VIC 3243 (Queensland University)
Arabs and Albanians, contributing Muslim travellers will also be • Corners of Exhibition and Lonsdale
32 per cent of Australia’s Muslim thrilled with the truly varied selection Geelong Mosque Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
population. 70 per cent of its residents of halal certified and Muslim-owned Looking for this mosque might be a
live in the state capital, Melbourne. eateries in and around Melbourne. difficult task for new visitors as the mosque For more mosque listings, visit
resembles a church. This is because www.afic.com.au
the building was in fact a church some
200 to 250 years ago! The building still
looks the way it did centuries ago!
• 45-47 Bostock Avenue, Manifold
Heights, VIC 3218
Echua
Halls Gap High Country
The Grampians Bendigo Did You Know?
The magnificent Royal Exhibition
Ballarat Yarra Valley Building in Melbourne was the first
Melbourne
Warrnambol Geelong building in Australia to achieve
World Heritage status. It was used
Mornington for the first-ever sitting of Australia’s
Peninsula Phillip Island federal parliament in 1901.
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v i c t o r i a ( VIC )
E at i n g O u t
victoria (vic)
WhERE tO shOP
victoria (vic)
Lorne, Great Ocean Road
W h E R E tO s taY
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Perth’s skyline from King’s Park and Botanic Gardens
MOsQuEs
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w e s t e r n a u s t r a l i a ( WA ) Fishing boat harbour dining in Fremantle Wildflowers, Golden Outback
w e s t e r n a u s t r a l i a ( WA )
E at i n g O u t A n d M a r k e t s Things to do
Love and Care Café (Malaysian) [B] Nusantara Indonesian [A,M] View the world’s largest “straw” is available for visitors to view at the Perth
• 38 Pier Street, Perth, WA 6000 • Shop 10A, Subiaco Pavillion, Jewel Cave lies hidden in the thick and Mint. Visitors can also mint and engrave
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 9225 6400 Subiaco, WA 6008 (approximately 9 beautiful Karri Forest about 37 kilometres their own personalised medallions, see
minutes by car from Perth city) south of Margaret River. For decades, gold bullions being made and discover
Oleh Oleh Halal Café (Indonesian) [A,M] locals were aware of the whereabouts the value of their weight in gold.
• 536 Hay Street, Perth, WA 6000 Istanbul Kitchen (Turkish) [M] of the cave but it wasn’t until 1958 • www.perthmint.com.au
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 9325 1747 • 394 Fitzgerald Street, when it was properly explored by two • Phone: +61 (0) 8 9421 7223
North Perth, WA 6006 adventurers, Lex Bastian and Lloyd • Approximate cost: AUD15
Indonesia Indah [A] • Phone: +61 (0) 8 9227 0121 Robinson. Jewel Cave descends to depths (adult), AUD5 (child)
• 118-120 Barrack Street, Perth, WA 6000 of 42 metres and stretches 1.9 kilometres • Recommended for: All Ages
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 9221 3970 Butchers and Bakery Turkish Oven [M] long, although only 40 per cent of the • Best time/season to visit: All year round
• 275 Albany Highway, Victoria cave has been developed for tourism.
Mahsuri Satay Restaurant Park, WA 6100 (approximately 15 The cave features the largest calcite See the world’s largest
(Malaysian) [M] minutes by car from Perth city) straw stalactite in the world, delicately range of wildflowers
• 313 Albany Highway, Victoria • Phone: +61 (0) 8 9470 2774 hanging at 5.4 metres from the ceiling. Banksias, grevilleas, kangaroo paws,
Park, Perth, WA • www.margaretriver.com/ milkmaids, honeypots, mountain bells...
• www.members.westnet. Dunya Continental Goods (Butcher) [M] pages/jewel-cave Witness rugged landscapes or lush green
com.au/mahsuri_satay/ • Unit 6, 249 North Beach Drive, Osborne • Phone: +61 (0) 8 9757 7411 fields come alive in a blaze of brilliant
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 9362 5062 Park, Tuart Hill, WA 6017 (approximately • Approximate cost: AUD19.50 colours and fresh scents in Western
12 minutes by car from Perth city) (adult), AUD10 (child) Australia (WA)—home to more than
Café Karache (Malaysian) [M] • Phone: +61 (0) 8 9458 6699 • Recommended for: All Ages 12,000 species of wildflowers, the largest
• 124 Murray Street, Perth, WA 6000 • Best time/season to visit: All year round collection in the world. More than 60
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 9325 7777 Meat Giant (Butcher) [M] per cent of these species can be found
• 43 Yirrigan Drive, Mirrabooka, See the world’s largest only in WA, and you can enjoy different
Levant Cuisine Restaurant WA 6061 (approximately 28 gold bar exhibition ones at various times and locations
(Lebanese) [M] minutes by car from Perth city) The Perth Mint was opened on 20 June throughout the state. Join wildflower
• 139 Barrack Street, Perth, WA 6000 • Phone: +61 (0) 8 9344 6811 1899, making it one of the oldest mints tours or do a self-guided tour of King’s
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 9325 3496 in the world that is still operating from Park and Botanic Gardens in Perth,
Med Halal Meat (Butcher) [M] its original premise. Built as a branch of which displays about 2,000 species.
Shimizu Japanese Cuisine [B] • Shop 10A, Honeywell Boulevard, London’s Royal Mint, Perth Mint’s original • www.wildflowerswa.com
• 4a Murray Street Mall, Mirrabooka, WA 6061 purpose was to refine and manufacture • Recommended for: All Ages
Murray Street, Perth, WA 6000 (approximately 28 minutes gold and half sovereigns, which was used • Best time/season to visit: June/July in
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 9221 0111 by car from Perth city) by British colonies as currency. The world’s the north and September in the south
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 9249 7740 greatest collection of investment gold bars
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Wave Rock near Hyden Picnic at King’s Park
western australia (wa)
Centro Galleria
• Corner Collier and Walter Roads,
Morley, Perth, WA 6062
• www.centro.com.au/galleria
• Phone +61 (0) 8 9375 3228
• Business hours: Mondays to
Wednesdays and Fridays 9.00am to
5.30pm, Thursdays 9.00am to 9.00pm,
Saturdays 9.00am to 5.00pm Fremantle Markets
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Adelaide city
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
MOSQUES E AT I N G O U T A N D M A R K E T S
Central Adelaide Mosque OTHER MOSQUES/ MUSALLAS/ ISLAMIC Moroccan Casbah Restaurant [M] The Ghan Kebab House (Turkish) [M]
Built in 1888, the Central Adelaide Mosque CENTRES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA: • 40A Unley Road, Unley, SA 5061 • 366 Prospect Road, Kilburn, SA 5084
has been standing for more than 120 • Phone: +61(0) 8 8357 3199 • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8262 4042
years now, making it the oldest mosque Gilles Plains Mosque
in Australia. It is located in the city and • 52 Wandana Avenue, Jerusalem Sheshkabab House [A] Central Market Meat [M]
is the biggest mosque in Adelaide. The Gilles Plains, SA 5086 • 131B Hindley Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 • Shop 46, Victoria Square Arcade,
construction of this mosque was greatly • Phone: +61(0) 8 8212 6185 SA 5000
influenced by the Afghan cameleers Al Khalil Mosque, Woodville • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8211 7728
that were brought here by businessman, • Corners of Audley Street and Torrens Pondok Bali (Indonesian) [A]
Thomas Elder, to handle his camels. Road, Woodville North, SA 5012 • 310 Pulteney Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 Al Raya Grocery Store [M]
Visitors who enter the mosque would • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8232 0588 • 2/175 Henley Beach Rd,
feel the humble vibes radiating from Park Holme Mosque Mile End, SA 5031
the warm, cosy wooden interiors. • 658 Marion Road, Park Holme, SA 5043 Quiet Waters Lebanese Restaurant • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8234 0733
• Central Adelaide Mosque, 20 Little & Coffee Lounge [A]
Gilbert Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 For more mosque listings, visit • 75 Hindley Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 Kamlas Kitchen India [M]
www.afic.com.au • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8231 3637 • City Cross, between Grenfell Street
& Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000
Highway Pizza (Italian) [M]
• 565 Anzac Highway, Naan Tandoori (Indian) [M]
Glenelg North, SA 5045 • 12b Southern Cross Arcade, 52 King
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8295 7788 William Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Did You Know? Indiana Zone (Indian) [A] Roshan Currie And Noodle
South Australia’s state animal • 7/196 Marion Road, Bar (Indian) [M]
is the Southern Hairy-nosed West Richmond, SA 5033 • David Jones Centre Shop 16, 100
Wombat. Due to its burrowing • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8443 8433 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8232 7741
habits, it was almost hunted to Sofra Kabab House [A]
extinction but now the wombats • West Terrace Plaza, Shop 3/60 West Voshi Bay (Indian) [M]
are fully protected by law. Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000 • Southern Cross Arcade, 52 King
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8212 1105 William Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
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Walk among sea lions Rundle Mall • Moseley Square Glenelg Foreshore
Kangaroo Island is on top of the list Rundle Mall is Adelaide’s main shopping • www.glenelgsa.com.au
of places to visit in South Australia centre, featuring more than 600 retailers. • Business hours: Daily 9:00am to 5:00pm
as it is a treasure trove of wildlife and This open-air street mall is said to be the
geographical wonders. The island is best shopping destination in Adelaide. Tea Tree Plaza
situated 112 kilometres southwest of • 134 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000 Westfield Tea Tree Plaza is home to 235
Adelaide, covering 4,350 square kilometres • www.rundlemall.com stores, making it the second largest
of land, which is about seven times • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8203 7200 shopping centre in Adelaide. Located
larger than Singapore. So, you’ll need • Business hours: Mondays to Thursdays north of Adelaide in Modbury, 30
Horse-drawn tram, Victor Harbor
a few days to explore. Many tours are 9.00am to 5.30pm, Fridays 9.00am to minutes away from the central business
available - whether you are here for the 9.00pm, Saturdays 9.00am to 5.00pm, district, the shopping centre is easily
scenery, wildlife or adventure activities. or www.horsedrawntram.com.au Sundays 11.00am to 5.00pm accessible as it is linked to Adelaide’s
One of the main attractions is a guided • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8551 0777 unique O-Bahn system, the world’s
tour to Seal Bay, to get a rare chance • Approximate cost: AUD7 return Glenelg SA longest and fastest guided busway.
to walk among a colony of Australian (adult) AUD5 return (child) Glenelg is a charming seaside resort • 976 North East Rd, Modbury, SA 5092
sea lions as they sun on the beach. • Recommended for: All ages located on the sandy white shores of • http://westfield.com.au/teatreeplaza
• www.tourkangarooisland.com.au • Best time/season to visit: All year round Holdfast Bay, just 10 minutes away or www.adelaidemetro.com.au
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8553 1185 from Adelaide. The seaside suburb • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8264 4011
• Approximate cost: From AUD8 (child) to Swim with Bluefin Tuna has many attractions, which include • Business hours: Mondays to Wednesdays
AUD75 (family); Check website for details British naval explorer Matthew Flinders over 200 speciality shops to satisfy 9.00am to 5:30pm, Thursdays
• Recommended for: All ages discovered Port Lincoln in February 1802 any shopping urges. Getting here is 9.00am to 9.00pm, Fridays 9.00am to
• Best time/season to visit: All year round and since then, it has evolved to be the made easy via the tram that connects 5.30pm, Saturdays 9.00am to 5.00pm,
largest city in the West Coast region. At Glenelg with the heart of Adelaide. Sundays 11.00am to 5.00pm
Ride a horse-drawn tram across waters Port Lincoln, there is a purpose-built
The town of Victor Harbor on the coast of tuna farm where you have the rare
the Fleurieu Peninsula is located about chance to swim with schools of the
80 kilometres south of Adelaide, and has famous Australian Bluefin Tuna! For a MY STAY AT GLENELG IN SOUTH
the largest population in the peninsula. smaller adventure, watch the fish from AUSTRALIA WAS THE BEST! I HAD
Victor Harbor offers temperate weather, an underwater glass viewing area, or EVERYTHING AT MY FINGER TIPS, FROM
friendly locals, and many activities. hand-feed the fish from a platform.
PRISTINE SANDY WHITE BEACHES
Popular with tourists is the ride across • www.adventurebaycharters.com.au
the waters to nearby Granite Island on a • Phone: +61 (0) 488 428 862
TO A GREAT VARIETY OF CAFES AND
double-deck, horse-drawn tram. Enjoy • Approximate cost: From AUD45 EATING PLACES. IT IS TRULY A ONE STOP
great views and a possible sighting of (child) to AUD255 (family); LOCATION WHERE EVERYTHING IS MADE
whales (seasonal) along the way; spot Check website for details EASILY AVAILABLE FOR TOURISTS
Camel riding at sunset, Glenelg
penguins once you get to the island. • Recommended for: All ages Alia Hashim, Jakarta
• www.tourismvictorharbor.com.au • Best time/season to visit: All year round
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LET OUR
W H E R E TO S TAY
FRIENDLY AUSSIE SPECIALISTS
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• 201, Anzac Highway, Plympton,
Adelaide, SA 5038
• www.adelaidesorrentomeridien.com.au
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• 104 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
• www.theoaksgroup.com.au/oaks-horizons
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8210 8000
TAKE YOUR
HOLIDAY TO NEW HEIGHTS.
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8297 7122 • Price per room per night: From AUD150
• Price per room per night: From AUD135
Oaks Embassy
Franklin Central Apartments • 96 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
• 36 Franklin Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 • www.theoaksgroup.com.au/oaks-embassy
• www.franklinapartments.com.au • Phone: +61 (0) 8 8124 9900
• Phone: +61 (0) 8 8221 7050 • Price per room per night: From AUD150
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