The state of Southern Australia is synonymous with endless deserts and dry salt-lakes. However, it also has its fair share of jagged coastline plummeting into the sea. A tour of Southern Australia is one wonderful experience in itself. It is amazing to see the contrasts the subliminal beauty of this land presents to its visitors.
The Terrain
The landscape is easily dominated by the deserts like Great Victoria Desert, Simpson Desert, Stuart Stony Desert and Nullabor Plain. There are buzzing and populous peninsulas like Eyre and Yorke. Southern Australia has naturalist's abode like Kangaroo Island and hiking and bush walking havens like Flinders Ranges. |
| Southern Australia experiences desert's extreme climatic conditions and remains hot and arid through a major part of the year.
However, the coastal regions have certain variations in the climate. The winters last from June to August, accompanied with whatever little rains this arid region gets, and the summers last from December to February.
Transportation
Moving around Southern Australia is easy. You could rent a car (don't forget the insurance), take a train of Indian Pacific Service or The Ghan, operating between Alice Springs and Darwin or simply a TransAdelaide summer train.
Exploring Southern Australia
Southern Australia tour seems like moving around in a vast zoological park. The distinct fauna perplexes the visitors, leaving indelible mark in their memories. Southern Australia is a home to colorful native birds - parrots, cockatoos, magpies, kookaburras, wedge-tail eagle, bower bird, and lyre-bird. Southern Australia is home to the a lovable animal, kangaroo. Then there are easily spotable wallabies and the snobbishly shy and private koala bears. If you decide to go around to the creek beds you may spot wombats resting peacefully in their abode. Berrima River is a blessing for those on Eco-tour in Southern Australia as it's a home to exotic native animals like platypus, echidna and monotremes.
Southern Australia boasts of some of the most spectacular natural attractions like the Bellmore falls, plummeting flippantly 78 meters down or the Fitzroy Falls or the beautiful limestone caves, Wombeyan Caves. At these natural sites, you can get indulged in bush walking, hiking, camping, swimming, wildlife and eco-tours, etc. The natural wonder, Bundanoon or the place of deep gullies, is another dazzling surprise Southern Australia offers to its visitors.
It is astonishing to realize how life survived and beautifully thrived in this rugged arena of surprises. Tour to Southern Australia is like a tranquil resort in the nature's lap.
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