Introducing Capricorn Coast
The Capricorn Coast boasts the kind of islands people drool over in office daydreams – white-sand beaches; seas like turquoise tapestries, flecked with aquamarine, emerald and cerulean; and some of the best diving and snorkelling on the entire Great Barrier Reef. Named because it straddles the tropic of Capricorn (you’ll find latitude 23º 5´ in Australia’s brash beef-farming and bull-riding capital, Rockhampton), away from the coast the fertile hinterland offers rugged national parks and Queensland’s best fossicking sites for gemstones, particularly sapphires.
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NOTE: In some editions of our Australia guidebooks, the wrong number appears for Scooteroo in the Capricorn Coast. The correct number is 07-4974 7697.
Last updated: Aug 31, 2010
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RE: Australia 2 weeks backpacking: Sydney - Whitsunday – Sydney
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#2 was being generous when they said this itinerary is 'realistic'. I would skip Coffs and spend an extra day in Sydney. It doesn't…
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RE: Sydney to Cairns inland route
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For a hostel in Sydney look up www.yha.com.au For car hire look up www.carhire.com.au It's a great site that compares rates for severa…
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RE: Sydney to Cairns inland route
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For a hostel in Sydney look up www.yha.com.au For car hire look up www.carhire.com.au It's a great site that compares rates for severa…
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