A tour of Australia is not complete without visiting the Australian Capital Territory and Canberra which is the modern, purpose built capital city of Australia. It was planned by Walter Burley Griffin a renowned American architect, and feature spacious wide avenues, open parklands with views over Lake Burley Griffin. Canberra is located just four hours south west of Sydney and is two hours drive from Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast.

The central area of Canberra, includes the "Parliamentary Triangle" with the major attractions being Parliament House on Capital Hill. The Parliament House tour is very informative and the building showcases Australian timbers, arts and crafts within an impressive marble and granite structure. It takes 1/2 a day just to see the highlights and there is also National Portrait Gallery, National Library, National Museum, Science Centre and the National Capital exhibition.

You will also find an interesting variety of creative architecture in the diplomatic part of the city. Then there is The Australian War Memorial, regarded as one of the world’s best war museums and for a wider perspective go up the Telstra Tower for a great view of the cityscape. Visit the botanic gardens and bird walk atrium where you can walk amongst some 500 bird species and take a stroll in the giant Namadgi National Park..

Canberra has an excellent range of amenities and services with over 300 restaurants, boutique wineries and markets in the Old Bus Depot in Kingston.