Why Australians love Asia
Asia is where a lot of Australians fall in love with travel. It's close enough for a short trip, yet the moment you step off the plane it feels like another world: warm air, the smell of incense and street food, and the colour and noise of a place running to its own rhythm.
It also gives you everything at once. You can spend the morning on a quiet Balinese beach and the evening eating your way through a night market. Watch the sun rise over the temples of Angkor, soak in a steaming Japanese onsen while snow falls outside, or drift past the limestone islands of Ha Long Bay. Few places reward you so well for so little time in the air, or so little spent once you land.
And because no two corners of Asia feel the same, it becomes a place you return to — a first trip to Bali turns into a tour through Japan, then a food trip through Vietnam, then somewhere new again.
A short flight away
Much of Asia is closer than the other side of Australia — 6 to 10 hours from the east coast.
Brilliant value
Your dollar stretches a long way across Southeast Asia, for both budget and luxury trips.
The food
From Bangkok street stalls to Tokyo counters, it's some of the best eating on earth.
Made for families
Kids' clubs, short flights and easy logistics make Bali, Thailand and Japan a breeze.
Luxury for less
Five-star villas, private guides and overwater suites that cost a fraction of elsewhere.
Endless variety
Beaches, mountains, mega-cities, temples and rainforest — often in one trip.
