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Ultimate Family Holidays: Australia
Series: Ultimate
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Ultimate Family Holidays: Australia is packed with travel inspiration, featuring 65 exciting experiences from around the country. Your new holiday handbook is organised in themes: staycations, walks and wilderness, culture and curiosity, holiday parks and farms stays, wildlife encounters, swim spots, thrill-seeker adventures, epic stays and just...
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Ultimate Family Holidays: Australia is packed with travel inspiration, featuring 65 exciting experiences from around the country. Your new holiday handbook is organised in themes: staycations, walks and wilderness, culture and curiosity, holiday parks and farms stays, wildlife encounters, swim spots, thrill-seeker adventures, epic stays and just for fun.
Author Catherine Best gives you travel tips and ideas for across the country. Check out kid-friendly options at bucket-list locations such as Uluru and Rottnest Island/Wadjemup, ditch the schoolbooks and learn by immersion at cultural highlights like the Dinosaur Trail in outback Queensland, or simply enjoy a gardenful of fun at Gnomesville in Western Australia. Whatever your family’s holiday fancy, this book has got you covered, and also includes helpful hints on where to eat, sleep and visit (including budget-friendly options). Rally the kids, it’s time to get packing.
Author Catherine Best gives you travel tips and ideas for across the country. Check out kid-friendly options at bucket-list locations such as Uluru and Rottnest Island/Wadjemup, ditch the schoolbooks and learn by immersion at cultural highlights like the Dinosaur Trail in outback Queensland, or simply enjoy a gardenful of fun at Gnomesville in Western Australia. Whatever your family’s holiday fancy, this book has got you covered, and also includes helpful hints on where to eat, sleep and visit (including budget-friendly options). Rally the kids, it’s time to get packing.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781741179286
Publisher: Hardie Grant Explore
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 October 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hardie Grant Explore
Illustration: Full colour throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 942g
Pages: 272
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