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Underrated Travel Destinations in Australia: Where the Real Magic Is

  • Apr 15
  • 2 min read

Updated: Apr 22

Australia's most underrated travel destinations are the ones that don't feature on the postcards. And according to long-term travellers who've done the big lap, these are often the places that stop you in your tracks — the mornings you pull over somewhere you've never heard of and realise you're somewhere extraordinary.


The Kimberleys, WA.

The Flinders Ranges, South Australia

One of Australia's most underrated travel destinations and one of the country's oldest landscapes. Ancient mountain ranges, deep Aboriginal cultural heritage, abundant wildlife, and almost no crowds outside of school holidays. The wildflowers in spring are world-class. Wilpena Pound is extraordinary.


The Kimberley, Western Australia

Remote, raw, and unlike anywhere else on earth. The Gibb River Road, the Bungle Bungles, Mitchell Falls. This is a genuinely big country and one of the most remarkable, underrated travel destinations in Australia for those prepared to travel self-sufficiently.


The Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Largely overlooked between Adelaide and the Nullarbor, the Eyre Peninsula has some of the best seafood in Australia, dramatic coastal scenery, sea lion colonies you can swim with, and a genuine sense of being off the tourist trail. A consistently underrated travel destination across Australia.


Cape York, Queensland

The tip of Australia. The Telegraph Track is one of the most challenging and rewarding 4WD routes in the country. The communities, the birdlife, the rivers, the remoteness — Cape York is one of Australia's great underrated travel destinations for those who are ready for it.


The Savannah Way

A 3,700km route from Cairns to Broome through some of Australia's most spectacular outback territory. Underrated relative to more famous routes. Gorges, waterfalls, wetlands, and remote station stays combine to make this one of the most extraordinary, underrated travel experiences in Australia.


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