Short Guide To Backpacking Australia
November 3rd, 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments »
When to travel to Australia?
A lot of people have many different opinons on when you should travel to Australia. But because of Australias huge size, it’s impossible to say then and then is the best time to go. When it’s good weather in the north, it’s bad in the south and so on.The most common answer is still January to April. It’s the summer months of Australia and therefor have a good temperature and a good weather. The best place to be in summer is the middle and southern parts of Australia. The northern territorys are just way too hot and very wet. A good place to start is Sydney! For more information on Sydney read: 5 Things You Must Do In Sydney
How many dollars do I need in my daily budget?
All though Australia isn’t the cheapest place in the world, it’s generally good for a backpacking standard, at least compared to western and central Europe. If you only stick to Hostels for accomadtion you wil generally spend around $18-$25 in the larger cities and $15-20 to less touristy places. You can keep your food budget low if you stick to buying groceries from super market and cook yourself for $15-$20 a day. Eating dinner out generally costs from $8-$15 in cheap restaurants. For other activities and daily transport you should also set off $20 per day. It’s plenty of free things to see and do, but alcohol will still rob you!If we add this entire up, we end on about $60 per day. You should add from $15 to $20 to your daily budget for the big cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. All though Perth and Cairns are big cities as well, they tend to be quite cheap compared to the others.
Where in Australia should I travel?
Never underestimate the size of Australia! It’s a huge place with lots of things to doTrying to pick out places just from a map is almost impossible. Therefore it’s very important to narrow down where you want to go. The first thing you should do is to find some Australian attractions that you wont be able to find anywhere else.Let me start you off: Great Ocean Road, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera HouseCatch my drift? You can find more examples here: Top 5 Of Australias Natural Attractions. Find out which place you must visit and put a mark on a map. Next, find some “Australian” activites that you want to do while you are there. I’ll help you out once again: Go on a Crocodile safari, Sky-diving, Ride a wave on a surfboard. Use this same technique for everything else you want to do.
How do I get started?
I could continue for days,but since this is a short guide, I’ve created a list over articles and resources you could use next to help you on planning your trip to the great country down under. Best of luck on your journey!
Resources:
A Very Short Guide To Backpacking Australia
Five Things You Must Do In Byron Bay
Top Five Things To Do In Australia
