Lonely Planet Best of Australia

by Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher*

Lonely Planet’s Best of Australia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore magnificent Sydney Harbour, see the Great Barrier Reef and watch the sunset at Uluru – all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Australia and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet’s Best of Australia:

Full-colour images throughout
Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, food, wine, sports, landscapes, wildlife
Free, convenient pull-out map (included in print version), plus easy-to-use colour maps to help you navigate
Covers Sydney, Blue Mountains, Canberra, Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest, Melbourne, Hobart, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Adelaide & South Australia, Perth & Margaret River, Kakadu National Park, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Best of Australia is filled with inspiring and colourful photos, and focuses on Australia’s most popular attractions for those wanting to experience the best of the best.

Visiting an Australian city but just want the highlights? Pockets are smaller guides featuring the top sights and experiences for a shorter break or weekend visit.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.’ – New York Times

‘Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.’ – Fairfax Media (Australia)

*Source: Nielsen BookScan: Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017

Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

336 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2016

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[Carol, She's so Novel ꧁꧂ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've only read the first 83 pages as I'm off to Sydney next month. Will be my first time in any part of Australia so I'm very excited!

A well presented, compact book that looks to be full of helpful information. Includes a pullout map of Sydney.

[Edye Moran · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this book specifically for my son who was moving to Australia and probably going to get a job in Brisbane. I got it at Barnes and Noble because it was the only book in the travel section on Australia. To my son’s sad disappointment, not one shred of information is contained in this book about Brisbane and in fact if you go into the index Brisbane is not even listed in the index! How is this even possible? Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia with over 2 1/2 million people — how is there no information on this city in this book? This book is a JOKE. I also couldn’t find a shred of information on the Gold Coast. Which was the other place he was going to

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disappointing that it didn't mention Australia Zoo at all, but it had a lot of useful information.

[ARC · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very visual guide for planning our Melbourne - Sydney itinerary!

[Minibondra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super helpful when I was traveling in Australia. Would definitely recommend this. As I would be in places for like a week, this book was great at giving the highlights and must do's.

[Kalei · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite only reading it for a Melbourne trip, this book succinctly demonstrated a need to hit every corner of Australia. Amazing pictures as well

[Deirdre E Siegel · Rating 5 out of 5]

When does Lonely Plant ever not produce delicious eye candy for the brain ?
Another triumph Lonely Planet, very much appreciated. :-)

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic guide that gave us the tip for Wilsons Prom!