Many travelers interested in escorted Australia tours don’t realize that Australia has 19 World Heritage Sites. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that holds a list of outstanding cultural or natural universal value such as, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It could be a monument, building, mountain, forest, lake, desert, complex or city.
If you are interest in visiting Australia’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, here is a current list.
Australia World Heritage Sites: Cultural
Australian Convict Sites: Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Sydney Opera House
Australia World Heritage Sites: Natural
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites
Fraser Island
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Heard and McDonald Islands
Lord Howe Island Group
Macquarie Island
Ningaloo Coast
Purnululu National Park
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Australia World Heritage Sites: Mixed
Kakdu National Park
Tasmanian Wilderness
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Willandra Lakes Region
Here are some photos of popular Australia World Heritage Sites.
Twin Fall, Kakadu National Park, Australia
Ayers Rock, Australia
Shark Bay, Australia
Australia Great Barrier Reef
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