Location
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Canberra is located in a valley in the Southern tablelands of New South Wales. A tour to the Australian Capital Territory of Canberra could be better described as a park city tour, a reference to the sylvan surroundings of the place. Canberra has splendid suburbs. It is also home to buildings displaying some of the most innovative designs. Canberra is a gourmet's delight with a line-up of impressive restaurants.
The city is apt to be visited through the year; the winters in the city are from June to August wherein the temperature could also slope below 0 degrees. The heart of all the political and cultural activities, Canberra's existence is relatively new with just 80 years of history. No wonder its newness also is responsible for the planned scape of the city. |
Exploring Canberra
A major attraction for all the nature lovers apart from the Botanical gardens is the Namadgi National Park. From the scenic dales and valleys to the surging mountains, the Park is home to exotic flora and fauna. You could easily spot here Kangaroos, wombats and wallabies, and birds like magpies, crimson rosellas, and spotted quail-thrush. You could also choose to bushwalk in the wilderness, Namadgi has around 170 km of marked walking trails. At Orroral and Mt Clear, camping grounds are available with the provision of toilets. The bookings for the stay have to be made at the business center. The other attractions on a tour to Canberra are the High Court, National Science and Technology Centre, Royal Australian Mint National Library.
If you want to fill your senses with natural beauty on the tour to Canberra, you must visit National Botanic Gardens spread over an enormous space of 50 hectares, it has about 6000 species of flora. You can have a look at the medicinal plants which were used by the aboriginals, as well as, a whopping 600 species of eucalyptus trees. There are guided tours available to the park.
Lifestyle
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Canberra is a busy city being the hub of political and cultural activities. It boasts of an extremely cosmopolitan atmosphere. The Parliament House, an embodiment of democracy and open spirit of the place lies in the heart of the city of Canberra. It also houses some of the chief art works, and has unique features of having a terrace lunch, guided tours and most of all, witnessing the Australian political process if your visit is timed with the Parliament session. For history buffs a must visit place is the Australian War Memorial. For those in the festive mood to enjoy there is the Canberra Festival, held in March to commemorate the founding of the city. The attractions include an array of events which are hot air ballooning, art and culture exhibitions, dazzling musicals, performances in modern classical theater.
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Accommodation
Accommodation on a tour to Canberra is possible in hotels, resorts and motels. There is a range of prices from which you can choose. You could choose from any of these hotels Rydges Lakeside Canberra, The Chifley on Northbourne, Saville Park Suites Canberra. Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Bentley Suites, Pacific International Apartments Canberra
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