The two big cities along the East coast, Sydney with it’s stunning harbour and vibrant lifestyle and the river city of Brisbane are firm visitor favorites. Brisbane offers some exceptional centres for the arts including the popular Queensland Performing Arts Complex. Sydney is a very easy city to visit for holidaymakers and Sydney apartments can be rented in almost every part of the city. Sydney combines every modern amenity into one package, world class shopping, excellent tourist facilities, and easy access to the surrounding areas, perfect as a base of operations from which to explore the likes of Hunter Valley and Bondi Beach.  For those who love their sun and sand, few places in the world offer such a great combination of scuba diving, surfing and stunning beaches as Byron Bay.

Gold Coast accommodation is very simple to locate, there are some excellent deals to be had in this area, allowing the visitor to exploit this exciting area. If you enjoy spending time on holiday exploring new beaches and coastal cities then maybe a tour of the Sunshine Coast might be more to your liking, this allows you to include more traditional destinations such as Montville in the Blackall Mountain Ranges to add variety to your beach holiday. If your travelling as a couple then a few nights in a Sunshine coast hinterland retreat is a romantic way to enjoy some peace and quite, great food and stunning natural surroundings.

For the water sports enthusiast one cannot forget the Great Barrier Reef. This is one of the leading tourist attractions along the East Coast. If you like sailing, snorkelling or scube diving then make a trip to the Whitsunday Islands for double the pleasure, world class scuba diving in incredible tropical surroundings. Although these areas are not particularly noted for budge accommodation rentals Australia is still exceptional value for money when we consider the overwhelming natural beauty of east coast Australia, and the myriad of activities which can be enjoyed by the visitor.

No trip along Australia’s East Coast would be complete without a trip out to Fraser Island. A world heritage site and the largest sand island in the world this is one of the primary natural areas that east coast Australia has to offer. An incredible variety of animal life can be found along the white sandy beaches, inside the tropical rainforest in the interior of the island and in the seas which surround Fraser Island.

A trip along Australia’s East Coast will provide a lifetime of travel memories and have you longing to return. There are plenty of short term and long term accommodation rentals Australian companies and private individuals have made available in east coast Australia, take advantage of these great offers as part of your ideal east coast Australia holiday.

This Australian travel article is by Richard Greenwood from Australian holiday accommodation booking site MakeMyStay.com.au.com.au