Destinations 10 remote national parks you should visit …Adelaide. It stretches along the entire 140km coastline of South Australia. The park is ideal for birdwatching, sheltering over 230 migratory birds in its wetlands, including swans, cormorants, pelicans, terns…
Destinations Yasawa Yomp …in. One of the guides produces a light so we can explore. The cave has an elbow, and I follow a tunnel off to the right. It keeps going –…
Destinations Eyre Peninsula, South Australia AN OFT-OVERLOOKED part of South Oz that is chock-a-block with adventure weekend options is the Eyre Peninsula. From whale watching and diving with seals, through to the adrenalin overdose of…
Destinations A real alternative: the Kepler Track …much more user-friendly, even though there are some long climbs and exposed sections.” “The views over Murchison Mountains, where the Takahe (an endangered flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand) were…
Destinations Top places to cruise around Australasia …exploration in these areas abound, whether you’re watching humpback whales breach Antarctic waters or meeting orangutans in the jungles of Borneo. With the unique ecosystem of Antarctica at Australia’s feet…
Adventure Spirit of discovery: Trans Madagascar Expedition …the steepest hillsides and valleys had sad isolated clumps of primary rainforest remaining. The reality of Madagascar is very different from the nature documentaries we are used to watching; over…
News Total lunar eclipse in Australia, 4 April 2015 …be able to see at least most of the total eclipse, with those watching from the eastern half of the country being able to see the whole total eclipse, because…
Reader Photos Bush curlew, still as a stone This week’s reader photo was taken by Mark in Cairns, QLD. The bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia, and are more often heard than seen…
Wildlife Secrets of the Australian sea lion revealed …boat ride from Port Lincoln, SA. The Hopkins colony has become used to human visitors on guided tours. (Photo credit: Darren Jew/AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC) Australian sea lions dive continually while at…
Adventure Hut to hut loop trek, Victorian Alps …River along the bridle trail, hearing the river running and watching for fish moving in the river, being surrounded by Mountain Ash and then ascending up into the Snow Gums…
