All over Australia there are beaches only locals know about that are often just as good, if not better, than the ones that make international “world’s best beaches” lists.
As our national anthem a little eccentrically attests, Australia is a nation girt by sea. That translates to more than 35,000 kilometres of coastline, with about 12,000 beaches on the map. That’s so many beaches that it would take you 30 years to spend a day at each one.
The special thing is the fact that, all over Australia, there are beaches only locals know about which are often just as good. Some of these secret beaches are not far from our biggest cities, while others are so remote that they are yours to enjoy virtually alone.Some offer safe swimming in calm, clear waters where the wonder is all too obvious. Others, be warned, can be visited by estuarine crocodiles or have dangerous rips and currents, making them completely unsuitable for swimming.
Here are Traveller’s best secret beaches to get you in the swim.Ever seen photographs of kangaroos and wallabies feeding on a tropical beach? That was probably Cape Hillsborough. The animals come at sunrise to feed on mangrove seedpods and seaweed along the shoreline right where the rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef. The lowest islands of the Whitsundays protect the waters, and whales and dolphins swim by.
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