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Your Australia tour and New Zealand travel adventure includes desert outback, tropical rainforests, coral reefs, glacier-capped mountains, dramatic fiords, and cosmopolitan cities. Bring plenty of film to capture the amazing sights of the Great Barrier Reef, the dramatic waters of Milford Sound, and the setting sun on Uluru (Ayers Rock). From koalas to kangaroos, jet boat rides to formal garden tours, Aboriginal traditions to Aussie barbecues, you get a full sampling of Down Under culture that can't be beat!
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The climate in Australia is varied and ranges from tropical to sub alpine. Australia is ... the oldest land mass on earth and the most eroded of all continents, with some notable exceptions. This vast land mass is also the most stable of all continents, with few major fault lines. This means that Australia lacks high mountains ranges such as what you find in neighboring New Zealand. However all the eons of erosion have formed some of the strangest geographical features on earth, such as Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory, or the Bungle Bungles Mountains, and The Pinnacles of Western Australia. All this erosion has also given Australia many spectacular sandy beaches, in fact Australia has more beaches than any other nation on earth.
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Customs and Tax-Free Shopping – Australia initiated a GST (Goods & Services Tax) as of July 1, 2000. The tax is 10% and paid at the time of purchase, use, or consumption. The government recently initiated a method for visitors to claim back some of the tax. Please consult the Australian government’s Internet website, at www.ato.gov.au to learn how to claim a refund. There is ... a 12.5% GST in New Zealand but there is no refund method at this time.
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Australia is on a GSM 900/1800 network, so if you have an "unlocked" phone that works on those frequencies, you will be able to buy a prepaid SIM-card and stick into your phone when you're in Australia. You will receive a new Australian phone number with the SIM-card.
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After Sydney, significant numbers of travellers ... arrive first in Australia in Melbourne (Tullamarine Airport), Brisbane and Perth. Much smaller numbers arrive at international airports in Cairns, Adelaide, Darwin, the Gold Coast (Coolangatta), Norfolk Island, Newcastle and Broome.
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As of March 31, 2007 all passengers flying to and from Australia on international flights will only be permitted to carry small quantities of liquids, gels or aerosols in their cabin or carry-on luggage. Small containers of 100 mls (3.5 fl oz) are permitted and must be sealed in a transparent plastic bag. Details of the new security measures can be found at the Department of Transport website.
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