Bucket List: Top 100 Must Do Things in Australia

Australia is an absolutely incredible country! There are so many cities and places to go, it’s hard to narrow down what you should do and where you should go when visiting Australia. Fear not, I have complied the ULTIMATE List of 100+ Things You Should Do in Australia broken down by city/area.

Australia Bucket List

Australian BBQ ✓

Hug a Koala ✓

Try Kangaroo ✓

Play didgeridoo ✓

Drive on the left side of the road ✓

Skydive (sorry mom & dad!)

Try Vegemite ✓

Go to a Rugby Game ✓

Go surfing✓

Sydney, Australia Bucket List

Sydney Opera House ✓

See the Sydney Zoo

Climb The Sydney Harbor Bridge

Visit the Sydney Aquarium

Visit the Blue Mountains, NSW  ✓

Visit Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens ✓ 

Bondi Beach, Sydney

Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk, Sydney

Manly Beach, Sydney

Sydney Tower at Sunset

Ride the Manly Ferry + have a drink at the Wharf Bar  ✓

Darling Harbour Fireworks show, Sydney ✓

Icebergs at Bondi, Sydney ✓ 

Snorkel at Shelly Beach, Sydney ✓

George OpenAir Cinema, Sydney

Bucket List for New South Wales

Wine Tour through Hunter Valley, NSW

Visit Royal National Park

Jenolan Caves, NSW

Western Plains Taronga Zoo in Dubbo ✓

See the Dolphins in Port Stevens ✓

Ride Camels at Stockton Sandunes ✓

Hike Tomaree Mountain ✓

Queensland Bucket List

Lake McKenzie, Fraser Island

Sail the Whitsundays

Cairns, Queensland Best Things to do

Snorkel The Great Barrier Reef  ✓ 

Kuranda Scenic Railway ✓

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway ✓

Fitzroy Island, Cairns

Green Island, Cairns

Trinity Beach, Cairns

Esplanade Boardwalk, Cairns ✓

Cairns Botanical Gardens

Cairns Night Markets ✓

Daintree Rainforest, Cairns ✓

Bungee Jump at Cairns (again, sorry Mom & Dad!) ✓

Palm Cove, Queensland ✓

Helicopter Ride over Great Barrier Reef ✓

Brisbane, Queensland

Southbank Parklands, Brisbane

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane

Mt Coot-tha Lookout, Brisbane

XXXX Brewery Tour, Brisbane

Story Bridge, Brisbane

Melbourne + Victoria, Australia Bucket List

Drive the Great Ocean Road 

St. Kilda, Melbourne

Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne ✓

Melbourne Aquarium

Port Campbell National Park, Victoria

Melbourne Zoo

Melbourne Street Art: Hosier Lane ✓

SkyHigh Mount Dandenong, Melbourne

Tamborine Mountain, Victoria

SkyPoint Climb, Melbourne

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Melbourne

See penguins on Phillip Island

Tasmania, Australia Bucket List

Wineglass Bay, Tasmania

Hazards Beach, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania✓

Lavender Fields at Bridestowe Estate, Tasmania

Bay of Fires, Tasmania

Tulip Farm, Table Cape, Tasmania

Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania

Maria Island Painted Cliffs, Tasmania

West Coast Wilderness Railway, Tasmania

Mount Wellington, Tasmania✓

See the Southern Aurora Australis, Tasmania

Tahune Forest airwalk, Tasmania

Visit Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania

Adelaide + South Australia Bucket List

Kangaroo Island, Adelaide

Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Central Markets

Henley Beach, Adelaide

Grange Beach, Adelaide

West Beach, Adelaide

Cage Dive with Great White Sharks, Port Lincoln

The Northern Territory, Australia Bucket List

See Uluru/Ayers Rock ✓

Hike Kings Canyon ✓

Kata Tijuta

“Cage of Death” Crocodile Encounter, Darwin City (image below from their website)

Visit Alice Springs

Kakadu National Park

 

Perth + Western Australia Bucket List

Camel Ride on Cable Beach, WA

Mitchell Falls, WA

Kings Park & Botanic Gardens, Perth

Hillary’s Boat Harbour/Sorrento Quay Marina, Perth

Whiteman Park/Caversham Wildlife Park, Perth

Barrack Street Jetty/Elizabeth Quay, Perth

Lake Monger, Perth

The Pinnacles – 200 km north of Perth

Perth Zoo

His Majesty’s Theater, Perth

Rottnest Island, Perth

The Aquarium of Western Australia

Cohunu Koala, Perth

Cottesloe Beach, Perth

Port Beach, Perth

Art Gallery of Western Australia

Swim with Whale Sharks

If I’m missing any Australia must see’s, please let me know in the comments!!

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xx, Chelsea

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28 thoughts on “Bucket List: Top 100 Must Do Things in Australia”

  1. Sarah – New Zealand – ♡ 32 Years. Ex Travel Agent (Lost job due to Covid-19). Travel Blogger. Gym Bunny. Adventurer ♡ I begun this blog when I began my first solo travel across the world in 2015. This site started off as travel diary where I'd write a post daily about where I was in the world and what I was getting up to - That's why you'll come across posts with numbers of the day next to them. ♡ I've done a Contiki through the USA, Sailed the seas of Croatia and Top-Decked around Europe Solo! ♡ In 2018 I lived in Canada for two years and had plans to move to the UK however Covid-19 hit the world so my fiancé and I couldn’t go anywhere. Instead, we packed up our bags and moved to Australia where we’re currently building a house and still trying to travel!
    Sarah says:

    I love Vegemite!
    And I’d love to do the helicopter ride over The Great Barrier Reef!

    1. Definitely! I’m sure they would love to see the Zoo and Aquarium and maybe go to the beaches. I doubt I can get them to swim with sharks with me 😉

    1. I am going to Australia in June but only have a week. We will be in Sydney and since there is so much to see there and hope to drive along coast to Brisbane we don’t think there will be time to do the GBR. Suggestions on must sees while we are in that area? Also- where did you get to hold a koala? I hear many places only let you pet them.

      1. I have a lot of posts on things to do around Sydney you can check out! I loved Royal National Park. Driving up the coast would be a great way to see a lot in a little time — stop in Port Stephens, there is a lot of really cool stuff to do there (I have a couple posts on that as well). You can’t hold a Koala in NSW, so you’d have to do it once you get to Queensland (where Brisbane is!).

  2. Hi Chelsea, if I may add three suggestions to your Bucket List…
    1. Visit Kakadu National Park, NT
    2. Visit (the) Grampians National Park, Victoria
    3. Cross the Nullarbor Plain in a 4WD
    You won’t regret these!
    Kind regards,
    Graeme

    1. Ahh thank you, I will absolutely add those 🙂 I made this original list before coming over here and have realized there are so many more things I want to do! Thanks Graeme!!

  3. We miss u to! U should go on a fishing 🎣 trip! (Charters recommended because we know them) also maybe u can take the kids to! I forgot to ask about the figi trip, but was it good? See ya on Christmas Eve🎁 with the help of FaceTime ( hopefully it doesn’t lag and lose connection) Lots of love❣️😊

  4. Hey! We just started our blog, but we spent a semester in Australia in 2015. It’s such an incredible place! When you drive the Great Ocean Road, make sure you stop and explore the Loch Ard Gorge. And if you can try and go whale watching in Hervey Bay! The Sunshine Coast is a great place for a relaxing beach getaway if your interested too!

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