National Geographic Traveler: Australia

by Roff Smith

The popular National Geographic Australia, in its 4th edition, provides the enticement and tools for an amazing travel experience in one of the sparkling jewels of the Southern Hemisphere. Australia offers visitors an extraordinary blend of gorgeous beaches, dramatic Outback vistas, unique animal and plant life, and glittering cosmopolitan cities. Readers roam throughout this sun-drenched land, including cosmopolitan Sydney, the gold-mining towns in the far west, the underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef, and the remote rivers of Tasmania. Embark on a kangaroo (photo) safari, swim with minke whales, and go wine-tasting at some of the world’s most famous wineries.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Australia

400 pages, Paperback

First published October 5, 1999

Reviews

[Mojca · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

[Marianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Prima boek met globale achtergrond info (uitgave 2019). Weinig details en slecht vertaald. Te vaak zinnen tegengekomen waar geen hout van klopt. Jammer.

[Guyt · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nice pictures, and some interesting background on Australia, but a useless travel guide. Not only is there very little information on what to see and do, transport, hotels, etc., it is years out of date. I used the 2008 edition recently in Australia, and I got sick of wrong information and tourist offices telling me "Oh, that closed, moved, changed 10 years ago." I threw it out.

[Melissa]

[2011.11.19] Used for the Australia portion of our Nov-Dec 2011 trip. NatGeo books have interesting additional information and some pictures (good for brainstorming). They're too heavy and don't contain enough detailed information to be useful during a trip itself, but we did copy and bring with us the Sydney Harbor Walk and information about the Blue Mountains of this book.

[Dee Renee Chesnut · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read for information about the ports where Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's 13-day Queensland voyage will be. This book gives me lots of information about Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, some about Newcastle, and nothing about Airlie Beach.
I am glad my local library had this available to borrow.

[Bobsie67 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great pictures and a nice general overview of places to visit. Gives you a general sense of where to go and when. Better for learning about the culture than for travel tips on hotels or restaurants.

[Maria V. Snyder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great info and full color pictures! I can't wait for my trip :)

[Johnny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spannende Beschreibung von Australien mit sehr gut gemachten Fotos. Die Tipps und generellen Informationen sind gut aufbereitet und hören sich sehr interessant an.