Australian Cities to Visit
Touring in Australia you have to realize it is a Country with vast distances between most of the capital cities.
We run Tours around Brisbane and down to the Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise)
and in running these tours we cater for the international guests as well as our interstate guests' one of the things I found was that our international guests didn't realize just how big our Country is.
So I will tell you about Touring in Australia to each of our states telling you a bit about our CapitalsCitys starting off with Sydney.
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SydneySydney is the Capital of New South Wales.
It is the largest city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million (2008 estimate) and was the site of the first British colony in Australia. It was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove.
It is a place well worth visiting, there is The Opera House, The Blue Mountains and of Course the Sydney Harbour Bridge, there's also plenty of night life for the young and young at heart
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory.
The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation's capital in 1908 as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two largest cities.
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Brisbane
Day Tours around Brisbane
BrisbaneBrisbane is the capital of Queensland and is the largest city in the state.
With a population of around 1,900,000 it is also the third most populous city in Australia
The first European settlement in Queensland was a penal colony at Redcliffe, 28 kilometres north of Brisbane, in 1824.The settlement was soon abandoned and moved to the now Brisbane central business district in 1825. Free settlers were permitted from 1842. Brisbane was chosen as the capital when Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony in 1859.
Today Brisbane is one of the prettiest cities with one of the best city views in Australia (even the world) from Mt Coot-Tha Lookout
There are many Tour Companies in Brisbane, from a 6 seat 4wheel Drive to a 50 seat bus, we are one of the smaller companies, with just 2 vehicles a 21 seat bus and a 7 seat, 4 Wheel Drive.
Our tours include, Tours around Brisbane during the day, taking in Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Mt Coot-Tha Lookout, and other places of interest, most of the Brisbane City tours will include at least two we go places.
There are short half Day Tours and Night Tours around Brisbane as well as full Day Tours going to The Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise) so there is plenty to choose in a City full of surprises. you will find an example of a Tour Brochure at www.randrtours.com.au there is also Moreton Island about 16 Kms east of Brisbane that can be done in a day and Fraser Island that can also be done in a day but if you really want to see this World Heritage listed Island you really should spend at least 2 days there it is worth the time.
Melbourne
Melbourne the Capital of Victoria is the more common name for the geographic region and statistical division of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second most populous cityin Australia, with a population of approximately 4 million) and is the state capital of Victoria.
Melbourne is located on the lower reaches of the Yarra River and on the northern and eastern shorelines of Port Phillip and their hinterland.
A tiny pastoral town established by settlers from Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) around the estuary of the Yarra (some 47 years after the first Europeans settledin Australia ), was rapidly transformed into a wealthy metropolis by the Victorian gold rush and immigration. By 1865, Melbourne had become Australia's largest and most important city.
Today it is the fashion capitals also a cosmopolitan city having people form many different Countries.
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