A particularly popular combination: Australia meets Bali. While Down Under offers a contrast of vibrant cities, tropical landscapes and secluded outbacks, the Island of the Gods boasts lush vegetation, volcanic landscapes, numerous mountains and deep valleys. However, the proximity of the fifth continent to Bali also makes a combination vacation a good idea. The flight from Sydney to Denpasar only takes around six hours. A complete package for Australia and Bali can be booked with numerous travel providers.
Between megacities, tropical landscapes and the untouched outback: colorful diversity on the fifth continent
If you want to visit the most important highlights Down Under, you should plan at least three weeks for your stay in Australia alone. The fifth continent has a number of sights to offer. The numerous contrasts that make Australia a particularly diverse travel destination are particularly impressive. Whether multicultural metropolises such as Melbourne and Sydney, the remoteness of the outback or the red center with Ayers Rock - there are some hotspots that you should definitely not miss on your vacation Down Under.
To make the most of your three weeks and discover as much of the fifth continent as possible, we recommend a varied Down Under round trip to the continent's absolute must-sees. A visit to the metropolis of Sydney is a must on the itinerary. Australia's largest city boasts sights such as the world-famous Opera House and the impressive harbor with the mighty Harbour Bridge. Sydney Harbour invites you to take a leisurely harbor cruise. Culture and history lovers will also get their money's worth in this multicultural cosmopolitan city: museums, sights such as the Sydney Tower and historic buildings characterize the cityscape. In direct contrast to this are the Royal Botanic Gardens with its numerous ponds, walking trails and gardens, as well as Sydney Harbour National Park with its great beaches and long hiking trails. But Melbourne on the Yarra River also impresses with an exciting mix of Victorian buildings and modern skyscrapers and is therefore well worth a visit.
The contrast to the pulsating metropolises are not only the endless beaches on the east coast, but above all the untouched outback in the Red Center. The absolute highlights here are the world-famous Ayers Rock in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, which is a sacred mountain for the Aborigines, and Kings Canyon, the largest gorge in Watarrka National Park. Another different landscape awaits at the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns: an impressive underwater world can be explored here. The coral reef located there is the largest in the world and impresses with its beauty - over 30 whale and dolphin species, around 1600 fish and 500 coral species can be discovered here.
In the north, things get tropical: Litchfield National Park in Darwin boasts rainforests and fascinating waterfalls. The famous Kakadu National Park is also worth a visit: the UNESCO World Heritage Site allows you to explore unique Aboriginal rock paintings along the Nourlangie Rocks as well as a diverse landscape. It is also home to many animals such as kangaroos and crocodiles. If you also want to spot emus, wombats and koalas and enjoy views of picturesque eucalypt forests, a visit to the famous Blue Mountains and Featherdale Wildlife Park is a must.
If you have a little more time, you can of course also make a detour to New Zealand. The land of the long white cloud is also worth a visit and is characterized by a great variety of landscapes: Glaciers, beaches, rainforests, cities and volcanoes characterize the beautiful island nation.
Scenic diversity and impressive culture: Bali, the island of the gods
Bali, the so-called island of gods, temples and monkeys, is just as diverse as Australia. The Indonesian island not only has fantastic beaches, but also other beautiful landscapes, so that nature lovers get their money's worth here. Between misty mountains are the impressive rice terraces of Pupuan and Ubud, which characterize almost the entire landscape of Bali, as well as Bali's tropical vegetation with beautiful waterfalls. The Balinese often refer to the rice terraces as "stairways to the gods".
The jungle is home to Bali's most famous waterfall, for example: the 35-metre-high Git Git waterfall. On the way there, you will pass beautiful rice fields and clove trees. Another highlight: the monkey forests in Bali, where you can see the sacred animals in the wild. The most famous is the monkey forest of Ubud (Padangtegal Mandala Wisata Wanara Wana Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary), which is home to over 300 monkeys. A visit to the Tirtagangga Water Garden is also a must on a trip to Bali. On the upper level of the garden's three levels, a sacred spring rises under an Indian fig tree (a so-called banyan tree). The highlight is a pool through which a path of stone slabs leads past statues and fountains.
You can also admire a lot of art and culture on Bali. The island is particularly famous for its numerous temples, which is why it is also known as the island of a thousand temples. The impressive Pura Besakih temple is particularly well-known. Situated at an altitude of 950 meters, it is located directly on Bali's highest volcano, Gunung Agung, which is considered sacred. The Pura Besakih complex consists of 30 temples, which are built into the hillside on several terraces and are characterized by open pavilions and multi-storey temple towers. But the Pura Tanah Lot temple is also worth a visit: the extraordinary sea temple stands in the middle of the sea on a rock and is a popular photo motif. At high tide, the temple is completely submerged by the sea.
Conclusion
A combination vacation to Australia and Bali will make you feel like you're in paradise: Whether it's pulsating metropolises like Sydney, the untouched Australian outback, the famous rice terraces or the mysterious temples on Bali, a trip Down Under and to the island of gods and temples is a great way to collect memories.