Labels:text | outdoor | surfing | screenshot OCR: TRAVEL it is one of Australia's diving, rafting, snorkelling, hiking, yachting, Outback fastest-growing states camping, bushwalking and abseiling sheer moun- with tourism as its big- tain cliffs. gest industry. And the list of places to explore is equally Obviously, its ideal cli- endless-cascading waterfalls, forested pasture- mate and diverse ter- lands, semi-deserted beaches, crater lakes, abori- rain-from beach to reef ginal rainforest villages, an old mining ghost town, to rainforest to rolling cattle stations, subterranean lava tubes, rugged mountain ranges and mountains, stretches of primal wilderness and the tropical wilderness- Outback. make it an outdoor play- But first, the ground for every kind of spectacular sport, adventure and lei- Great Barrier sure activity. Reef. Without The plethora of lei- doubt, it offers sure choices is mind- plenty of fun boggling. Take your pick and adventure from horse riding, tan- for the holiday- dem skydiving, beach- maker. Stretch- front camping, scuba ing from Cooktown in Queensland's far north to Bundaberg in the south, there are many access Not for the faint of heart points to the Reef. (from top): Bungy- The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority jumping, water-skiing manages and protects an area of 345,000 square and white-water rafting kilometres of waters around the Reef, which is the
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