Queensland, Australia

Queensland

Queensland is located in Australia. It is one of the six states in the country. The Island is the best wintertime tourist place. Queensland is large in size that's why the driving distances are long one can do this. The state is enriched with 12 highways but you may face many diversions if travelling in the coastal regions. One thing must be remembered by all the tourists that the country is following UTC+10 timezone. This is the reason for setting up of the watches again one hour back when crossing the border only in summer. Visitors can find the travelling information from Tourism Queensland's Visitor Center. The list of tourism centres is available in this centre.

How to Reach Queensland?

The state has major international airports in Cairns, Brisban and Gold Coast. Domestic airports are also there in the state. Virgin Australia, Qantas and Jet star are the major airlines that provide the transportation in the state. To book your Air Tickets one can go with the Cheap Air Tickets for all Domestic and International Air Routes. If you are travelling internationally then you may land on Brisbane Airport/ Cairns Airport/ Gold Coast Airport. You find a better city transport system from each airport. For example;

• From Brisbane Airport, you have to travel for 20 minutes by Airtrain, taxi, car or shuttle bus to reach the hotel.
• If you are on Cairns Airport (7 km away from CBD), then you can use the taxi, shuttle bus to reach the hotel.
• Taxi services are available for 24 hours.

You can also use Road or train transportation system to travel to Australia. As we have mentioned this thing that you have to drive more to reach one city to another city. High-speed train services are available. You can also go to the Cruise Liners. Luxury cruise liners are regularly travelling from one city to another. You can also note the travel time also.
Travel Times by Cruises

• From Sydney to Brisbane: 1 sea day.
• Brisbane to Cairns: 2 sea days.
• From Brisbane to Whitsundays: 1 sea day.
• Brisbane to New Caledonia: 2 sea days.

Places to Visit in Queensland

1. Great Barrier Reef: It is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The magical underwater spectacular display. The beauty of the Great Barrier Reef can't be founded anywhere in the world. You can see it so closely when you are doing scuba diving.
2. Migrating Whales: This scene can be easily captured from the coastal reasons also. The sight is more interesting during the winter months. You can also find the things in Hervey Bay. You can do boarding in the sea this makes you so close to whales.
3. Nesting Sea Turtles: Along the coastal regions of Queensland one can see many species of the turtles. Best time to see the turtles is in between October to March. You can also see the turtle lifespan by participating in the camp who works for the better life of turtles.
4. River Fire: It is actually the last night river festival. Fireworks display in the sky with choreography. The last show is performed by RAAF's F-111 fighter at the end of the festival as a closing ceremony.
5. Wallaman Falls National Park: The national park is the part of Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Musky rats and cassowaries are preserved in this parks. You find many activities to do in the national park and you can spend two or three nights there.

There are many activities to do. The most adventures are Fly through the air and ride the wild river. Tourists can also visit on the Islands and Beaches. These islands are the natural treasure of Queensland.