Australia s top 10 must-see destinations have been revealed by travel experts - including an untamed Aboriginal landscape so sacred, you need a permit to enter.
To celebrate 30 years on air, Channel Nine s Getaway has named the country s most popular holiday spots, from the red desert of the Northern Territory to the slate grey mountains of Tasmania.
They include iconic attractions such as Uluru, Sydney Harbour and the pristine white beaches of the Whitsundays in Queensland.
Unexpected entrants include remote areas like Mitchell Plateau, WA, and Arnhem Land, Aboriginal Australia s untouched final frontier , as well as places with unique ecosystems such as Lord Howe Island and the Daintree Rainforest in Queensland.
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Australian travellers yearning for adventure after almost one year of international border closures can visit an extraordinary cloud forest hovering over a tiny island, without leaving New South Wales.
The rare phenomenon on Lord Howe Island, a stunning volcanic isle which lies roughly 600km east of the NSW coast, is created by a balanced ecosystem that causes clouds to float directly over mountaintops, shrouding peaks in cotton-like wisps.
The cloud caps, which hang between the 875-metre summit of Mount Gower and lower Mount Lidgbird during summer months, form when air travelling across the ocean collects invisible water vapour, which collides with the mountains it rises before cooling and condensing into clouds.
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Love and Thunder: The Hemsworths have made Lord Howe a home away from home during filming Thor. Photo / Supplied @chrishemsworth; @visitlordhoweisland
Love and Thunder: The Hemsworths have made Lord Howe a home away from home during filming Thor. Photo / Supplied @chrishemsworth; @visitlordhoweisland
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It was only a matter of time.
We knew Byron Bay had reached its peak, but there was still the question of which city Aussie beach bums would move onto and ruin next.
The possibilities were honestly overwhelming. So many iconic Australian towns to destroy!