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Along the Great Ocean Road, you’ll find one of Australia’s most unusual places. Tucked away in Australia’s Northern Territory, Kakadu National Park is home to some of the world’s oldest rock paintings. Situated within Nambung National Park, the Pinnacles are made up of thousands of ancient limestone spires ranging from a few centimeters to several meters high, standing in contrasts to the golden sand of the desert. To experience some of Australia’s most unusual landscapes, head to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory.

A port city in Western Australia just out of the Perth CBD, Fremantle is a great spot to visit in WA. In Fremantle, you can visit the Fremantle Prison—a historic prison that operated from 1855 to 1991. If historic tours aren’t for you, the Fremantle Markets are one of Australia’s great places to enjoy delicious street food and live entertainment while you peruse the various stalls full of artisan goods and fresh produce. Within the Perth Cultural Centre are the WA Museum, the State Library, the Art Gallery of WA, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Blue Room Theatre, and plenty more entertainment.

If you are staying in Darwin, you should definitely think about spending some time exploring Nature’s Way. To give yourself time to truly explore the area, it’s worth making your way to the town of Katherine, where you can base yourself. While staying in the town, you can visit Nitmiluk National Park where you can see the gorges that have been carved out by the flow of the Katherine River. Once you have completed your time admiring the wildlife, it’s time to head back to Darwin and the end of your journey.

This makes visiting at least one temple an essential part of your Bali holiday, although it is important to remember there are dress requirements to visit all temples, normally you can hire a sarong before you enter. Most famous for its nightly Kecak Dance or ‘Tari Kecak’ a traditional dance using a large fire as the centre of its stage, Uluwatu is also beautiful to visit during the day, we arrived well before the sunset so we could enjoy wandering around the complex taking in the stunning ocean views and buildings in the complex. The complex has a large number of individual almost mini temples and my memories are that each time we have visited there seemed to be a family of cats and kittens living in each one, it adds to atmosphere watching kittens play in the shadows. Each of their family-friendly villas situated on the beautiful island of Bali have been hand-picked by their ‘family expert’ – someone with children who knows exactly what families are looking for.