What a land of contrasts! Australia has some of the best of nature, awesome scuba and snorkel along the Great Barrier Reef and elsewhere, and the most fantastic beaches we’ve seen. In fact, many people put Australia on their list of must see destinations! The fact is there are so many beaches on this continent of varied terrain that there is something for everyone. People seem to flock to the best beach. Let’s see if that’s true here. Ready to get started? Pick a beach and get ready to enjoy!

The name says it all: this is one of the ritziest, glitziest beaches in Australia. Surfers is a clever creation, fabricated by corporations. It started out like every other beach town on Australia’s East Coast, but in the past 50 years, its transformed into an entirely different beast. Rampant commercialization and condo and hotel building have led to an incredible increase in tourism. Casinos also abound in this tourism mecca. In our opinion, Surfers is similar to Venice Beach in Los Angeles: worth seeing for the spectacle, but worth skipping for the beach experience.