Dec 24 2008

Noosa National Park

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The best views of wildlife environment that can ever be seen are undoubtedly found in Australia. Noosa National Park is a part of the wildlife spectacle gave by this dreamlike place. The parental inhabitants of Noosa were the Aboriginals; an example of a tribe that was thought to have lived there is the Gubbi Gubbi tribe. Noosa is now a flourishing town, with well developed tourism and a population of 35 000 people.

The National Park, host three main beaches: Noosa Main Beach, Sunshine Beach and Alexandria Bay. It occupies an area of 477 hectares and contains an impressing labyrinth of walking trails that leads to incredibly beautiful view on the coves and ocean. Australia is in hold of the largest areas of National Parks in the world, and some of the most important examples of wildlife environments. So, if you love wandering in one unaffectedly corner of the nature and enjoy its artistry, here is the best place to do this.

Apart of the everyday agitation from big cities, Noosa Beaches or Noosa subtropical “Paradise” is a calm place with structures and buildings no taller than the trees, a place where you can truly relax.

For whoever is into water sports, Noosa Beaches offers a great variety of sports that can be practiced such as fishing, jet-skiing, water-skiing, surfing, sailing, and some amazing diving and snorkeling. You can either bring your own boat or hire one from the beach.

Elegant boutiques, restaurants, bistros, nightclubs and beachfront apartments on Hastings Streets are available, and cuisine in Noosa is world renown. Amazing exotic birds and koalas in their natural environment are all over the place, in trees near your accommodation just to make this place even more attracting.

Nevertheless you can also enjoy picturesque villages, art galleries and gourmet restaurants in Noosa Paradise.

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Dec 23 2008

Fraser Island

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At east coast of Australia lies Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world with an area of 184 000 hectares. Fraser Island, a destination recognized for an amazing beauty enriched with over 100 freshwater lakes, long uninterrupted white beaches and colored sand cliffs, is now part of UNESCO World Heritage list and considered an important part of Australia natural and cultural heritage.

It is thought that this island was inhabited by indigenous people named Butchulla and the name they gave to Fraser Island was K’gari which means paradise, because they believed that a spirit helped Yindingie to create the land and as a reward for this help, K’gar was transformed into a marvelous island with flowers, tees and lakes.

Some “must see” of the place are the shipwrecks on Fraser Island. The most famous one is The Maheno, also considered a landmark attraction. Some other examples are also The Sterling Castle, The Panama, The Ottowa , The Marloo and The Aramac.

A large range of water and native terrestrial fauna can be seen here in their natural habitat. 47 species of mammals, 354 species of birds, 79 species of reptiles and 19 kinds of snakes is in the main the terrestrial fauna of the island.

If this is not enough to captivate your attention, then you must know that plant life on the island is also an impressive one. Imposing rainforests host a range of unique plants, intricate flowers, dominant trees even living fossil fern can be seen in their natural ecosystem.

A very important aspect for some people is the fact that, Fraser Island, the 75 miles beach is right on the action for some of the best fishing beaches in the world. Visitors come here and tourists enjoy the exclusive fishing experience in a place where you can find probably the greatest variety of fish in the world.

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