Monkey Mia bound
Midway up the West Australian coastline, in the UNESCO World Heritage area of Shark Bay, lies RAC Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort. Stay two nights in a beachfront room with daily breakfast included. Enjoy the two swimming pools, hot tub, playground, tennis court and barbecues. A bonus dolphin interaction experience is included.
Price: from $229 per person for 2 nights
Visit: flightcentre.com.au
Tropical travels
As winter is approaching, Tropical North Queensland is calling. Stay in a garden view room at Oaks Port Douglas Resort and unwind with a bottle of wine beside the pool on arrival. A daily tropical-inspired breakfast is included and you can stay Queensland chill with a 12pm check-out.
Price: 5 nights from $669
Visit: scoopon.com.au
Giddy up!
Explore the lush valleys and bushland of Peats Ridge on the NSW Central Coast on a two-hour guided horseback trail ride. Afterwards, settle in for a night under the stars at the riverside campsite. Tent hire is available for an additional charge.
Price: $140 per person for 1 night
Visit: redballoon.com.au
Highlights of Uluru
Stay at Voyages Sails in the Desert's park-like surrounds and enjoy multiple swimming pools and restaurants. The deal includes return airport transfers, three nights in a superior room, an Uluru Sacred Sites & Sunset tour, Field of Light Pass and the resort's Indigenous activities program.
Price: from $889 per person for 3 nights
Visit: travelonline.com/packages
Boutique stay in Tassie
Enjoy brekky, bubbly and a boutique stay at five-star Villa Howden, just south of Hobart. It is a great base to explore the Huon Valley and Bruny Island. Enjoy a glass of sparkling on arrival and a full breakfast daily for two at the hotel's restaurant. Includes a 10 per cent dinner voucher.
Price: from $438 for 2 nights
Visit: groupon.com.au
Barossa wine and dine
Just over an hour's drive out of Adelaide, spend two nights in the recently refurbished Novotel Barossa Valley. Overlooking the vines of Jacob's Creek estate, enjoy a bottle of wine on arrival and daily buffet breakfast for two at the Cellar Kitchen. Includes a 12pm late check-out.
Price: from $399 for 2 nights
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