When is the best time to go to Austrailia?

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yellowstonedogs

Anytime of the year is great to come down under.
As long as you don't venture too far north in the summer.(Officially starts 1st Dec for three months)
The most perfect time is Spring from 1st September.

~~ Fly in to Sydney, have a week there; so many sights to see.
(you could do a bridge climb of the Sydney Harbour Bridge or take a cruise on the Harbour)

~~ Then fly (just over an hour) north to the Gold Coast.
Spring here is beautiful one day, perfect the next.
Even our winter is wextremely mild.
We have much to see here also; the pristine beaches, stunning hinterland, sanctuarys, (three) major theme parks, great nightlife (including Jupiters Casino), world-classs resorts and restaurants.

~~ And if you have time it is only an hour to Brisbane by train.
Brisbane has a lot to offer as well!

I've forgotten Melbourne (a flight south from Sydney), Melbourne is very trendy; great shopping, markets, pubs, clubs and fabulous restaurants.

And of course everywhere you go the Aussie's will welcome you.

I've found some sites you might like to have a look at before coming.
What's on in Sydney; this is a great site covering everything a tourist might need to know about the city.
Maps, accommodation, events, attractions, entertainment, transport, dining, shopping etc:
http://www.whats-on-in-sydney.com/whatsnew.asp?ID=71

A similar site about the Gold Coast:
http://www.gold-coast.net/

And Melbourne:
http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/info.cfm?top=259&pg=3059

We haven't touched on the West, Perth is a great city too.
A five hour flight from the east though.
http://www.australianexplorer.com/perth_sights.htm

And then there is Canberra, our nation's capital.
http://www.australianexplorer.com/australian_capital_territory.htm

All of the sites above have acommodations too.
Ahh, so much to see, so little time!

emmababy07

theres always sun in one state or another in australia. go to queensland, melbourne, sydney for the nightlife,shops,people and atomsphere.

iDunno

the best time is spring that is between September-November. It's not that cold and definitely not sooo hot... Well, I think except in Queensland where there are plenty of sunshine.

The best place is in Queensland if your after the view. Flowers bloom in spring time especially in Towoomba. Or you can go to Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef. But if you wanted to shop go to Melbournem it's cheaper out there.

If you are an adventurer. You can rent a car and drive all around Aussie. It's a long long drive but it's worth doing. Aussie is the place to see.

majickgypsy

summer time in Oz is now, december to february. At the moment the weather is a bit unpredictable. For a holiday, i would suggest the best time and place to go is North East Queensland in late autumn to winter (april to about august). Because it's a semi-tropical area winter tends to have the most stable weather and the temperature is warm but not heatwave style. Plus you can go swimming in the ocean at that time of year without fear of stingers, plus winter is humpback whale migration season on the east coast. In summer it's a tiny bit monsoonal and there can be the odd tropical cyclone. Anywhere north of about Mackay would be the north east coast. if you're into something a bit upmarket try the Whitsunday Islands; there are resorts galore, plus you can still camp out on deserted white sand beaches if you want.

Happyfeelings

Hi The seasons are Dec to Feb summer but from Sydney and Perth in West Aust the summers last until about end of April. South of those cities it is a bit coolet. Winter sets in about May to September. However the far north of Australia like Broome West Aust, Darwin which is a must as the state government put on free concert for the whole state and bring the best bands from Australia wide. It is free, Dont go to Kakadu National Park but Litchfield it 10 times better.. North Queensland it is like summer and spring. The best places are starting with Qld Cairns, Mackay Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and all the tropical islands off it. It has the barrier reef too. New South Wales Byron Bay Blues Festival, Tamworth Country Music Festival and all along the coast. Sydney is a rat race it huge like Chigago and be carefyl travelling West of Sydney hardly anybody speaks english. BLue Mountains are nice in NSW near Penrith. Melbourne is good very historical and nice country scences. Snow sking in Winter along with Thredbo areas. See the the net.
Canberra out capital is like leggo land and freezing. Adelaide is the city of churches it pretty and the German town of Hahndoff is really nice along with their Barossa Valley. Hobart is Capital of Tasmania it very scenic and absolutely beautiful with its historic buildings. You need a week at the least there,. Perth capital West Australia has nice beaches, KIngs Park for views an excellent zoo with gardens. Big Swan River for scenic tours plus Fremantle for history. excellent pretty towns are Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Warpole Denmark and Albany a town which Princess Diannas relatives had a lot to do with the discovery. All those towns follow one anothe but inland is Pemberton for third largest trees in the world. There is one tree with a house on it. Bridgetown November Blues Festival (2nd weekend) Balingup and Rottnest Island for the quokas minature kangaroos.

jpturboprop

I have made 12 trips to Australia over the past ten years, all at different times, and to different parts of the country. Tropical queensland and the NT are stinking hot and humid from December to March, and unless you like to swim in sweat, it is best to plan around the weather there. As for the rest of Australia, any time is the best time. Take sweaters (jumpers) for cool evenings, dress casual, and have a great time. Take plenty of sunscreen and good walking shoes, even if you do not plan to backpack, as you will do a lot of walking in the major cities. Do not plan on driving around the major cities, parking can be difficult to find and pricey. Use public transportation. In spite of recent fare increases, public transportation in Sydney remains one of the worlds great bargains. Especially look forward to taking the ferry from Circular Quay to Manly, spend a day there, and enjoy the beaches and resteraunts. Stay on the outskirts of the major cities. My personal favorite city remains Adelaide. It is convenient to the wine areas; the Claire and Barrossa to the north, Langhorne Creek and McClaren Vale to the south, and has great beaches, great food, and wonderful, friendly people.
Avoid the tours in Australia. It is a better bargain to rent a car and get off the beaten track. While Uluru (Ayers Rock) is worth seeing, it is a two day trip there from anywhere through some truely awesome desert, if you are in to that. A better way to "tour" is to take the Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth (four days of first class luxurey, no telephones, no tv, and a driver. Perth is a booming capital city on the Indian Ocean. Wonderful food (Track down some dhufish- fantastic!) Great wines produced in the Margerat River district, south of Perth, too.) Enjoy. If you need a tour guide, call me!

laplandfan

Hi there,
that depends on whether you want hot weather or comfortable warm temperatures. I went in August 2005 for 28 days taking in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Ayers rock and cairns. Each destination was lovely and sunny and warm. The more north we went the warmer it was...so cairns and Brisbane were lovely. We only had one day it rained and that was in Ballarat near Melbourne. Australia's winter is like UK's summer!!! in my opinion.

cat

I live in Sydney australia. I love to holiday in queensland mainly the gold coast of queensland. It is beautiful up there. Great beaches heaps to do and see. It is a tourist destination so it is set up for overseas visitors to enjoy themselves. Sydney is pretty good too. But if u r after seeing the beaches ect then u r better to go to gold coast. Our summer is dec, jan, feb. But in is still pretty warm in october november march and april. enjoy your stay in australia it really is a lucky country. Most of us r pretty laid back and welcoming to visitors

sarahmuffin4

It depends what sort of weather you want. Our seasons are reversed to the US, so if you came during Dec - Feb, it would be Summer here, and very hot (depending where you went).

I would recommend Queensland for the theme parks (Dreamworld, Movie World, Seaworld, Wet & Wild World) and for the Gold Coast. Victoria is great for Melbourne and its shopping. Sydney is a great touristy place.

If you aren't a fan of the heat, trying coming in Spring (September - November) or Autumn (March - May) as both are quite mild with weather.

Looking forward to seeing you!

my name is locomotive

summer time is Dec, Jan, Feb. try the Sunshine Coast in Queensland or Sydney(NSW) or Melbourne(Vic). but the Sunshine coast is pretty good. and also Byron Bay in New South Wales. i should know, i live in oz

ATM

if you like the sun and heat (like me!) go in early january late dec thats when it is hottest but if ya want it a bit more mild then oct-nov time is good aswell
i have to say the great ocean road in victoria is the best way to see australia there are beautiful places like lorne, torquay , and ocean grove that are just beautiful
also near lorne there are some beautiful water falls called ernskie falls
hope i have helped!

As_It_Is

Summer...

Go via thailand ... pick up travel sick pills IN THAILAND

December -

March in the North Outback its rainey season... humid, raining, no roads, sticky, more jellyfish, more crocs etc

That inc Ayres rock

To go from Cairns to Darwin, kakadu (crocs dundee turf and more aborigonie where they are in control not in slums) then down to Ayres rock etc....

Leave a good month

Ideally to go up the east coast a few months...

But min you want to try is...

(note I did not ge to do the south or west)

Sydeny... (Not Much)... Bondi beach is not much to write home.

Maybe climb the bridge if got the cash, go to the zoo and go in the Kangaroo enclosure.See the cocatoos in the botanical gardens... (if in whale season go on a wahle watch trip)

Note dont walk through bushes or run hand over ground or in bushes due to nasty spiders.

def try this...

http://www.outbacktours.com.au/

* * * * *

for an outback adventure to see real auusies ... ie this guys mates and you pass by Blue Mountains

Then in Byron Bay where uyou stop surf lessons, dive trips, Sunday day trip to the leaglaised dope town of Nimbin and flower children proper hippy area of Channon.

http://www.nimbinweb.com.au/

try black dog surf (yes the dog comes and surfs too)

Then Gold coast. Surfers Paradise...

DO NOT GO IN THE CANALS... FULL OF BULL SHARKS (IE MANEATERS) BUT BEACHES NETTED OFF)

Go to Draculas resturant and horror show... cool.

The infinity

http://www.infinitygc.com.au/contact.htm

This is some serously wacky ****... 9good spot for those mimbin grown up herbal cookies)

do the shark swim in the Seaworld centre... lots of touristy stuff

Then Brisbane... (just to go to Morton Island and hand feed a wild dophin
http://www.tangalooma.com/dolphins/dolphin_feeding.asp

The Noosa...(spto to go to steve Irwins Zoon and you can pre book to take a tiger walkies.

BUT FART BETTER ON A THAILAND STOPOVER AT THE TEMPLE OF THE TIGHERS (LOOK UP ON NET LOADS OF STUFF)

IE
WWW.tigertemple.co.uk

Note dont walk short cuts in Noosa...

Areas marked off by red triangles = unexploded ww2 shells, bombs and mines... (not a joke)

then Harvey bay (whale watch ) but more so go to fraser island

http://www.fraserisland.net/
http://www.seefraserisland.com/

better spot to go see dingos and whales

STAY
OUT
OF
THE SEA

STACKS OF TIGER SHARKS... WE SAW THEM

then if you can stop by Rockhampton and the Dingo Cattle station...

THE BEST CHOPPER FLIGHT EVER... full speed low level ie 20 feet if that between trees ... 9bring video camera.

* * * * *

Then Airlie beach and whitsunday islands

try for the Avatar or $400 ish (much less **** booze cruise much above old farts) Maxi 80 foot racing yacht...

the avatar is the one that looks like something out of star trek...

For Whitsundays island and amzing beach and snorkling the barrier reef.

Also note the avatar being a trimarian and more stable best for not getting sick.

http://avatarwhitsundayssailing.homestead.com/
http://www.seedownunder.com.au/destination/queensland/airlie-beach/airlie-beach-sailing/index.html

Note make sure 2 days 3 nights = start in morning end in evening not other way around... thats two days and a con...

also look for a tick ...

Maxi yachts are 80 foot as a guideline

Note... Magnums bar does competitions of the wet t shirt variety where you can wein a yacht trip... and bf can enter the mixed pole dance one

(note bring a notebad for how to use the loo or you will break it and not be popular with who has to fix it) SERIOUSLY

then cairns for diving... look for cod hole or coral sea trips (best learn to scuba dive in Thailand in Koh Toh) and going up to the table lands and cape tribulation (hire a car) (note only swim where you are told to as lots of croc which you cant see a meter away from a 16 foot monster.

then head inland for ayrs rock and kakadu

Oh and in Melborne in the south see the pengin parade in Philip Island where all the pairs of penguins come in to their homes... this is cool as christmas even though does not sound like ti

g.m

march-april end of their summer 23-30 degrees , been to perth several times , loverly beaches , plenty to explore , plenty of everything

tentofield

Summertime is the best time to visit southern Australia and winter is the best time to be in the north. The wet season in the north is from October to April and the dry season May to September. Summer in central Australia can be horrifically hot with temperatures over 40Â°C regularly.

In winter, Sydney and Brisbane are mild but further south it is cool to cold. Winter/spring are also the dry season in Sydney and Brisbane. There is a very good reason the Olympic Games were held in Sydney in the second half of September.

Where you go depends on how much time you have. Sydney is a great starting point. Alice Springs and Uluru are in the centre and Cairns is a good starting point for the Barrier Reef and the rainforests.

mystic_master3

Right now is always the best time to come to Oz.The best place to go is Sydney,because most of the planes unload there and you can get from Sydney to anywhere else on a domestic flight.
Summer is now.If you intend visiting northern Australia,winter is probably better,since it gets very hot in Oz during summer.Anywhere in Oz during the summer it can be extremely hot inland and overseas travellers are advised to use air conditioned transport if they are touring around.
Sydney and Melbourne have it all.Queensland is for sun and beaches.Tasmania is for ecological tourists.South Australia and West Australia for deserts,crows and anachronistic politicians in favour of mining.N.T. for crocs and cold beer.

witchfromoz2003

Anytime is the right time to visit our wonderful country.
Come enjoy your holiday and you will be very welcome.

corpclimba79

make sure you come to Western Australia. You can swim with Whale Sharks, do the Ningaloo Reef, better than the Great Barrier Reef (less commercial), and Cable Beach up in Broome. It may cost you a little more, but if you stay and work here a little while, you will come out better for it (financially and experience-wise),

It's all good though. Australia rocks!

antwan the swan

I just came back from sydney.
The summer time there is between november and march.
Sydney is great for holidays it is nice and there is plenty of venue to go out at nite and have fun !
Beaches are great and there is a lot of nice day tour to take as Blue Montains and wine tour.
Have fun !

Jan Frost

How about coming over here in March/April? It's the end of summer and the beginning of Autumn!

maxie

Depends, remember the seasons are reversed,so in our summer you can ski down under,but a great place to visit anytime, watch out for good deals and be flexible.

~ B_e_K_z ~

netime is the best time! Australia is amazing all year round. Um...summer is from the start of December to the end of February! It's almost ova... :( But autumn n spring... especially in QLD and the NT r always quite warm!

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