Top 5 Australian Beaches
October 17th, 2011 | 
Author: In Australia theres a beach for every season, reason and mood. Fortunately, cheap domestic flights let you beach hop to your hearts content and sample the best of what the country has to offer.
Surfers Paradise
The capital of Australias Gold Coast, the beach at Surfers Paradise typifies the pristine golden sands, prime surf and breeze-swept decks of Australias Gold Coast. With a backdrop luxury hotels, open-late pubs, clubs and shopping malls, Surfers Paradise also typifies the meld of natural beauty with fast-paced urban life that draws thousands of tourists to Australia each year.
Bondi
Lively and popular, this world-famous beach is Sydneys place to see and be seen. The waves are gentle enough for all ages and the sand, said to be the softest in the world, is perfect for sunbathing, beach volleyball, or strolling and people watching. A walk to Bronte Beach 5 km away takes you past Tamarama Beach and scenic coastal heights.
Hyams
Located in the protected curve of Jervis Bay 190 km south of Sydney, the lapping waves, turquoise waters, and almost luminous white sand give the feeling of being in a vast lagoon. Jervis Bay is home to a large pod of dolphins and a rest stop for migrating humpback whales, so your chances of sightings are good here.
Cottesloe
Cottesloe, on the often-overlooked western coast of the country, is one of Australias most relaxing beaches, and one of the most picturesque in the Perth area. Theres a natural coral reef for snorkeling and a man-made reef for surfing, while the century-old Indiana Tea House, now a bistro and bar, casts the glow of colonial charm over the whole beach.
Monkey Mia
Five-hundred miles north of Perth, Monkey Mia is located on a peninsula of dry scrub, salt lakes and desert sands. White shell beaches offer a stunning vista of limitless turquoise, as this World Heritage site has no towering hotels or iceberg-sized cruise ships to spoil the view. The abundance of pelicans, cormorants, wallabies, dolphins and loggerhead turtles make this a memorable stop.
Advance planning, and a host of cheap domestic flights can get you to the best of Australias beaches without spending a lot of time and money. Once you visited these five, you only have 6,995 left to go!
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