Holidays in Australia

Public Holidays in Australia

For accurate information of Public Holidays in all Australian States, these links should provide the official dates:

• Public Holidays in Australian Capital Territory
• Public Holidays in New South Wales
• Public Holidays in Northern Territory
• Public Holidays in Queensland
• Public Holidays in South Australia
• Public Holidays in Tasmania
• Public Holidays in Victoria
• Public Holidays in Western Australia

School Holidays and School Term Dates in Australia

Each of the Australian States set their own school terms and holiday dates, and they are often at slightly different times in the different States. An example of this is the 2008/2009 Summer Holiday starts on Dec 13 in QLD, SA & NT, Dec 19 in Tasmania & WA, and Dec 20 in ACT, NSW & VIC.

The actual State School Term and Holiday dates for each State can be found at:

• http://www.dest.gov.au/.../calendar_dates

Private and Independent schools often have slightly different dates, normally starting a bit earlier or ending a bit later.

An example of this is in Queensland, where the summer holiday starts on Dec 13th in the State schools, some Private schools start on Dec 6th.

Last Minute Holidays

Here are some links for low priced Local Holiday Accommodation ideas if you are going to book last minute.

• Laterooms.com Australian Hotels
• Wotif.com : http://www.wotif.com.au
• QuickBeds.com : http://www.quickbeds.com
• Checkin.com : http://www.check-in.com.au
• Lastminute.com.au : http://www.lastminute.com.au
• Needitnow.com.au : http://www.needitnow.com.au
• Last Minute Australian Hotel Deals at Hotels.com

Australian Capital City Tourism Websites

• Adelaide Tourist Website: http://www.southaustralia.com/Adelaide.aspx
• Canberra Tourist Website: http://www.visitcanberra.com.au/
• Brisbane Tourist Website: http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au
• Darwin Tourist Website: Click here for link
• Hobart Tourist Website: Click here for link
• Melbourne Tourist Website: Click here for link
• Perth Tourist Website: http://www.experienceperth.com
• Sydney Tourist Website: http://www.sydney.com

Australian State Tourism Websites

• NSW Click here for link
• Northern Territory Click here for link
• Queensland Click here for link

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Overseas Holiday Ideas from Australia

Where do the Australians go to on their normal overseas holidays ?

Europe is a popular destination, although a bit expensive at times, so here are some other examples:

• Return air fare to Nadi, Fiji and Superior Room for 5 Nights
  Travel Period:
  1 Aug 08 - 31 Aug 08 and 1 Nov 08 - 30 Nov 08
  
  Prices per person:
  

  From Brisbane $742 AUD
  From Sydney $772 AUD
  From Melbourne $1,014 AUD

Travel Links

• Directflights.com.au
• ZUJI Australia
• Expedia.com.au
• Accorhotels.com London
• www.thomson.co.uk
• Find your train tickets to Europe

Caravan/Resort Park Holidays

• Brisbane Holiday Village - Eight Mile Plains, Just 10 mins South of Brisbane CBD
• Cairns Coconut Caravan Resort - Cairns
• Whitsundays Big 4 Resort Caravan Park - Airlie Beach, Whitsundays
• Ashmore Palms Holiday Village - Ashmore, Gold Coast
• The Big 4 Group - Quoted as having over 165 Holiday parks over Australia. Many of these have 2 bedroom villas, with kitchen and en-suite facilities, and can be pretty comfortable for a few weeks stay.
• Australian Caravan Park Reports - A web site that contains reports on the quality of Australian caravan parks, as rated by the people who stay in them.

The Major Theme Parks

The Qld/NSW border area has some very well known Theme parks:

• Sea World
• Movie World
• Dream World
• Wet'n'Wild Water World

There are also others such as:

• Paradise Country, home of the ultimate Australiana farm experience, also at the Gold Coast. And the
• Australian Outback Spectacular, opened in early 2006, a unique and exciting show capturing the grandeur of the Australian Outback.

If you are living in the area, check out the Annual Ticket prices, eg: A normal daily ticket may cost $60, but an annual ticket is $150. Wet'n'Wild is cheaper at $49 daily or $145 annual. (July 2008 price) (Children's prices are cheaper).

Where to stay near Dream World, Queensland, Australia

Coomera Motor Inn
Dream World Parkway, Coomera, QLD
31 rooms right next to Dream World, close to Movie world, wet'n'wild, sea world
http://www.coomeramotorinn.com.au

Blue Mountains

• Halcyon House, Blue Mountains
• Blue Mountain Walks - Bush Walking in the Blue Mountains

Other Things to Do

• Whale watching around Hervey Bay and Fraser Island, Queensland, is very popular between late July and early November, when humpback whales frequent the calm and temperate waters in the area, on their annual migration.
  Whale watching tours can be found for around $100 per adult.
• Become a pro rally driver - tear it up in a real Subaru WRX rally car

Gold Coast Tourist ideas

A Tiger Moth Joy Flight
Aquaduck Tours
Australia Zoo Self Drive Tour
Australian Kayaking Adventures
Australian Outback Spectacular
Beach Trekkers
Bungy Jump
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
David Fleay Wildlife Park
Dolphin Wild's Moreton Island Cruise
Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant
Dreamworld
Extreme Jetboating
Flycoaster
Gold Coast ATV Adventures
Gold Coast Motorcycle Tours
Gold Coast Turf Club
Haunted House
Jet Ski Safaris
Jetboat Extreme
King Tutts Putt Putt
Le Mans Kart Racing
Leisure Marine Charters
Mirage Boat Hire
Mud Crab Cruise
O'Reilly's Rainforest Guesthouse
Paradise Jet Boating
Plan B Party Tours
Putt Putt Golf
QDeck
RaceNutz Megastore
Sea World
Seabreeze Sports
Shane's Watersports World
Skirmish - Paintball Shooting Game
Sling Shot
South Stradbroke Island Resort
Sunrise Parasail
The Shooting Centre
Thunderbird Park
Tiki Boat Hire
Timezone
Tropical Fruit World
Tweed Endeavour Cruises
Vomatron
Warner Bros. Movie World
Wax Museum
Wet 'n' Wild Water World
Whales in Paradise
WhiteWater World
Wyndham Cruises