Silky Oaks Lodge
Daintree Rainforest, North Queensland
AUSTRALIA
Here, red earth gives way to ancient rainforest. Vineyards roll towards distant ranges. Coral reefs trace the edges of remote islands. Together, they form one of the most ecologically and culturally extraordinary corners of the world.
This is the world's oldest rainforest dating some 180 million years, a living, breathing wonder.
The First Nations Kuku Yalanji people have called it home for more than 50,000 years.
It's the only place in the world where two World Heritage sites coexist side by side.
More than 3,000 plant species grow here, layered thick from floor to canopy.
WHERE THE RAINFOREST MEETS THE REEF
Far North Queensland is a place of real contrast. Ancient rainforest runs down to the coastline, and just beyond it, color and life take over underwater.
- Summer 23 to 31°C | 73 to 88°F
- Autumn 21 to 29°C | 70 to 84°F
- Winter 17 to 26°C | 63 to 79°F
- Spring 20.5 to 29°C | 69 to 84°F
South Australia protects its wild places across 21 national and conservation parks.
More than 4,400 km² of wilderness remain protected on Kangaroo Island.
Across South Australia, 18 celebrated wine regions each hold their own distinct character.
The Barossa holds the world's oldest continuously producing Shiraz vines.
WHERE UNTOUCHED COAST MEETS STORIED VALLEY
South Australia holds two very different worlds. Kangaroo Island offers wilderness and wildlife largely untouched, while the Barossa has spent generations perfecting the pleasures of vine and table.
- Summer 15 to 27°C | 59 to 81°F
- Autumn 12 to 22°C | 54 to 72°F
- Winter 7 to 15°C | 45 to 59°F
- Spring 10 to 21°C | 50 to 70°F
- Summer 17 to 28°C | 63 to 82°F
- Autumn 14 to 25°C | 57 to 77°F
- Winter 9 to 15°C | 48 to 59°F
- Spring 11 to 21°C | 52 to 70°F
Southern Ocean Lodge
Kangaroo Island, South Australia
The Louise
Barossa Valley, South Australia
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa holds dual World Heritage status, natural and cultural.
It holds some of the darkest night skies in the southern hemisphere.
Here, temperatures can swing by 20 degrees celsius between day and night.
The First Nations have lived on this land continuously for more than 30,000 years.
WHERE SILENCE MEETS THE SKY
Red sand stretches in every direction here, at the geographic and spiritual heart of Australia. Uluṟu rises from the desert floor on sacred Aṉangu Country, with silence and stars filling the space around it.
- Summer 20 to 35°C | 68 to 95°F
- Autumn 12 to 27°C | 54 to 81°F
- Winter 5 to 20°C | 41 to 68°F
- Spring 14 to 31°C | 57 to 88°F
Longitude 131°
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa, Northern Territory
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa
Opening Early 2028
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa, Northern Territory
No more than 400 visitors are permitted on the island at any one time.
Lord Howe Island is home to the world's southernmost coral reef.
The entire Lord Howe Island Group is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fourteen bird species found on this island exist nowhere else on Earth.
WHERE ANCIENT FOREST MEETS OPEN OCEAN
Volcanic peaks rise straight from the Tasman Sea here, ringed by ancient palm forests and a reef just offshore. This is one of the last places on Earth where remote still means something.
- Summer 20 to 25°C | 68 to 77°F
- Autumn 18 to 23°C | 64 to 73°F
- Winter 13 to 19°C | 55 to 66°F
- Spring 15 to 22°C | 59 to 72°F
Capella Lodge
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales