Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) November 21, 2008
Clarence from Pure Travel stated today that Australia travel has several breathtaking places for overseas travelers to visit if they want the pure Australian experience, atmosphere and appeal of the film "Australia" which will premier worldwide on November 26, 2008.
The Land Down Under - Australia the film - has all the makings of another Crocodile Dundee in bringing Australia to the attention of the rest of the world. Baz Luhrmann's movie, set before World War II, follows the epic journey of an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) and an Outback drover (Hugh Jackman) which visits Australia's Outback, The Northern Territory and Darwin. This movie promises to bring the Australian feel to those looking for a rich, Outback experience and something different for a vacation.
People planning a trip to experience Australian Holidays were pointed to a number of destinations that have associations with the film, including Faraway Bay, (that's far away) a remote luxury bush camp in the Kimberley region. Incidentally, in the movie the Cattle Station was called Faraway Downs.
Is there something magical about the beautiful Kimberley's waterholes such as Kununurra ('big water' in local Aboriginal language) where seven women involved in the filming became pregnant?
The film, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, is about a British aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a ranch and must move a herd of cattle across Australia with a hunky drover (Jackman). It was shot in the state of Western Australia, and in and around Darwin in the Northern Territory.
The Northern Queensland town of Bowen was chosen as location because it portrayed a 1940's Darwin where so many heritage buildings had been destroyed by Cyclone Tracy in 1974. Visit the Bowens Grandview Hotel which resembles a 1930's pub, and the historic 1894 Dalrymple Street police station. Have a meal at Joachheim's Pies, serving Hunky Aussie Beef (Jackman Special) pie or a Baz Luhrmann baguette or a Petite Nicole. Only 100 KMs away to Airlie Beach fishing enthusiast have deep sea charters available and non-sailor self cruises at the stunning Whitsunday's Islands.
Take a glimpse where the filming took place by helicopter at Te El Questro location, including Emma Gorge waterfall (romantic scenes), the stampedes and the river crossing at the mudflats. The red and rugged setting of the Eastern Kimberly region is absolutely teeming with things to do like hiking, horse riding, cruising through the Chamberlain Gorge, or soaking in the tranquil Zebedee hot springs. For something different, try heli-fishing where you fly to remote waterholes teeming with barramundi.
Take scenic flights to the World Heritage listed Bungle Bungle range to see 20 million-year-old sandstone domes, and also see the world's largest diamond producer, famous for its pink diamonds.
Visitors must see Darwin, Australia's Pearl Harbour (the first place to be attacked by Japanese bombers), and from there, take the Outback road trip to Katherine and then the stunning Katherine Gorge, enjoy a campfire dinner at Stockman's Camp Tucker, and indulge in a fun day learning Jackaroo skills and experiencing life on a cattle station, or canoe the Katherine River lined with paperbark forests and gentle rapids. Relax and learn on an Aboriginal culture cruise on the spectacular East Alligator River in Kakadu National Park, or hop on a Camel Safari ride from Alice Springs.
Holiday makers in Sydney can visit Strickland House, a Victorian Italianate heritage property that doubled as Darwin's Government House for the film, and enjoy the bustling tempo of city life under the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Come on down, Australia is waiting for you and Pure Travel promises you a great experience.
For holiday information please visit http://www.puretravel.com.au or call Clarence on (61) 02 8814 7911.
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