Top 10 Places To Visit in Australia - Travel Guide

[@orionspur]

Awesome. Yesrs ago some (crazy) rock climbers on Ball's Pyramid discovered a tiny colony of special crickets that had been extinct for 75 years on Lord Howe. With the rats now gone, the crickets are back. A rare success story where a nearly extinct species comes back from the brink.

[@RyanShirley]

I thought it was so fascinating that those stick crickets were found on balls pyramid! They are such bizarre insects, I’m so happy they were brought back from extinction!

[@fatheranthony4pope]

The Lord Howe Stick Insect, or "tree lobster" is amazing!

[@stephwoody9048]

I feel so lucky to be Australian & live in this beautiful country….. still so much 2 explore in my massive backyard…. Thx 4 sharing couple more places 2 put on my list😎

[@utrend.]

Wonderful view!

[@NusratChowdhury-bv8yp]

Hi 👋

[@stephenberry8658]

Lord Howe is magical... As locals who have travelled a great deal in Australia.

[@Ace01234k]

I travelled round Australia for 6 weeks with my twin had the best time ever

[@RyanShirley]

That’s awesome, what parts did you visit?

[@spanischsombrero5458]

Are there many spiders in the City? Im in Sydney next Month for 3 days

[@lemonmelon1767]

@@spanischsombrero5458 no there is way less than you would expect it is a very annoying stereotype

[@spanischsombrero5458]

@@lemonmelon1767 Ok thanks

[@EarthwithTom]

Stoked you made it to Australia. I've been looking forward to your Australian top 10 and it was worth the wait! Those shots of Balls Pyramid are insane. I'm definitely adding Lord Howe and Tasmania to the top of my bucket list. Next time you will have to come back for a Western Australia top 10 😉

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much brother! You’d love ball’s pyramid, I only had like 5 minutes to fly since the captain didn’t want the passengers waiting but I’d love to go back on a private boat for sunset or something and have more time. I’m so stoked you could help out with the Esperance footage! You’ll have to show me around Western Australia next time!

[@EarthwithTom]

@@RyanShirley thanks for the kind words in your video! For sure mate. Would love to show you around WA next time!

[@heatherhs]

Australia is amazing!!

[@sammartain2454]

Stolen land by bastards

[@XiongBearTravel]

Your footage is always gorgeous! Australia is at the top of my bucket list especially bc of the wildlife and the underwater scenery and I can’t wait to visit someday.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much! There’s truly no shortage of incredible landscapes and coast in Australia, hope you can visit soon ☺️🇦🇺🦘

[@daveydoo3173]

Beautiful country and scenery... My favourite place is the blue mountains , Three sisters, it was absolutely magical when i went there 😍

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks Dave!! The blue mountains are such a incredible and unique place

[@daveydoo3173]

@@RyanShirley Exactly.. And there is never a bad time to visit.. When i went it was snowing and misty , So beautiful

[@anthonysimpson4822]

I am so glad you came to our beautiful country. I am sure you found out how big it is! On your next trip I would recommend Kakadu (Northern Territory) and Broome (Western Australia) as two good options. I have never been to them but I know many people who have and I would love to go when I get the chance. Another great place that I have been to is Wilson's Promontory (Victoria). The 20km walk to Sealer's Cove and back is recommended. I have done it a few times. You can do it all in a day (about 6-7 hours) or you can camp at the cove and then walk back the next day. The city of Melbourne is a great place to visit too. It has been voted the world's most liveable city on many occasions.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Anthony! When I return I gotta visit your recommendations. I’d love to visit Broome

[@channl9024]

Ryan, water color is vibrantly gorgeous.

[@RyanShirley]

The water there is on another level!

[@JasperConway]

As a Perth resident, I can confirm that the water is genuinely that color. It's absolutely stunning.

[@GillianFrame-mo9mb]

What a fantastic job you did of showcasing some of Australia's best attractions. As an Australian I have been to many of these places and Lord Howe is something else!!

[@maelsito_was_taken]

It just seems too great... I hope I can visit this beautiful country some day!

[@RyanShirley]

Australia is waiting for you ☺️🦘🇦🇺

[@michaeldolan9053]

Ryan, I want to Thank You with all of my heart for this video...! When I was a teenager, I bought a magazine called "Islands". Lord Howe was on the front cover. I promised myself that I would visit it in my life, and am so proud to have allowed myself two magical journeys to this Paradise...!!! Dude you get it...

[@RyanShirley]

Wow that’s so awesome you’ve been to Lord Howe twice. I don’t think islands or places get more incredible than there! Truly is a gem of a island

[@craig9563]

Great video, great choices. As an Aussie who has been to all of those places, I would agree,. Glad to see Lord Howe Island in there - it is my favourite Australian Island (though not cheap to get to ,thanks to Qantas, or to stay on).

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Craig! I agree, the flight and hotels in Lord Howe isnt cheap 😅 but the beauty is worth the price! What part of Australia are you from?

[@TheFlyingDutchMan8K]

Great video Ryan ! thanks mate

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much brother! You could make some great videos in Australia

[@TheFlyingDutchMan8K]

@@RyanShirley thanks 👍on day i will ;)

[@JRITCHHH]

Great trip around our beautiful country 🙌 I’ve seen a lot of Australian and still have so much more to see. But my favorite place in Aus is Wilson’s Prom National park in Victoria 🙌❤️

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much mate! I’ll have to check out Wilson’s Promotory National park next time

[@JRITCHHH]

@@RyanShirley no worries mate, more than happy to help! Me and my family are planning to move out that way in the near future. When you plan your next trip out that way I’d be more than happy play tour guide 😂🤙 All the best to you and your family mate 🤙

[@danig9931]

Amazing!

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks mate! Such a amazing land

[@JohnRPike]

Thanks for the awesome video. We just returned from a weeks Anniversary trip to Tasmania. Cradle Mountain was mind blowing.

[@RyanShirley]

That’s so awesome you went to cradle mountain! Did you see any wombats?

[@nelsonribeirogomes1128]

Não adjetivos que possa tentar qualificar a grandeza e a riqueza dessas imagens belíssima. É de tirar fôlego, é surpreendente e admirável ver e complementar tantas imagens incríveis. Parabéns sempre, grandioso trabalho. 👏 Brasil, São Paulo.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much friend! It’s hard to describe Australia’s beauty with words!

[@aamirrazak3467]

great video as always Ryan! Australia seems like a country full of beautiful landscapes, it's definitely on my bucket list along with New Zealand and I hope to visit someday!

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Amir! Really hope you can visit Australia and New Zealand soon

[@aamirrazak3467]

@@RyanShirleythanks dude I really hope so to, they look like some of the most beautiful places on earth

[@GM-yz1wc]

I love your storytelling: in a calm voice and how you include amazing photogenic scenes and sceneries

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much! Is there any place you’d like to see a video on?

[@DiscoverTasmania]

So great to see you made it to Tasmania 😄

[@RyanShirley]

I’m so happy I could come! I plan to make a Tasmania video soon 😁

[@philjorgensen1950]

Aloha from Idaho Ryan. Looked you up just now... Thoroughly enjoyed this brand new Australian video that took my breath away. The natural beauty. The white sand beaches. That lap pool! Having lived 7 summers in Honolulu, it was always such a pleasure to meet those beautiful Australian people. Who speak English!

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Phil! Wow that’s awesome you lived seven summers in Hawaii! I can’t think of a better place to spend the summers

[@philjorgensen1950]

15 summers in Hawaii, the other 8 on Maui (in Lahaina) where it was rare to meet an Australian. After writing you, then took a look at your Croatia video, had no idea! It's really a beautiful world, and you Ryan have become an EARTH EXPERT!

[@RosalieAlan]

​@philjorgensen1950 Hello good evening, how are you, I hope I don't mind? Because I'd like to learn to get to know you if you're not worried?

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

This is where those Saturday tv shows take place; what a variety of wildlife that lives there.

[@RyanShirley]

Some amazing wildlife in Australia!

[@A17ze]

nothing like Australia ❤, thank you for sharing this beautiful video

[@RyanShirley]

I’m happy you enjoyed it!

[@rizzgyatsigmar]

make sure to take a drive to the snowy mountains next time, along the Great Alpine Road. they were mostly created by the deformation of New Zealand as the pacific plate forced up masses of earth to form the peaks of Australia. Amazing vid.

[@RyanShirley]

I’d love to check out the mountains and the highest peak in Australia next time

[@sparklepea]

Lord Howe island is my absolute favourite place ❤❤❤ but other must visit places are Ningaloo Reef, Karijini National Park and anywhere in the Kimberley all in Western Australia

[@RyanShirley]

Lord Howe truly is amazing! Ok babe to visit Kimberley and Karjini next time. Are you from Australia?

[@KatiotioTiitebe]

o my gosh it look so beautiful Australia is the best country in the Pacific oceania i like to live it

[@sarojdwivedi8643]

Absolutely loved your work❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much friend 🇦🇺☺️

[@Katekate91]

Beautiful Australia 🇦🇺..!!

[@RyanShirley]

Such a beautiful country!

[@ImFieldy]

I spent 15 months in a camper, mostly Qld. Love the place. amazing birdlife. something like 670 species. You cant rush Oz. 5 years in a camper might do it :)

[@MyChannel_Dnipro]

Wow! This video just blows your mind! Great job with editing and music selection. I just can't tear myself away from this amazing spectacle🌞🌞🌞💯🔝

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks friend!

[@waylaidsavant]

Well done. Good to see Queensland featured heavily 🤙🏻

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks brother! I’ll have to make a video just on Queensland eventually

[@wendyCai-e7r]

Great country，nice people！

[@GeorgeSoan]

Great video! Currently travelling around Australia and sharing my adventures too!

[@RyanShirley]

Awesome, what parts of Australia are you visiting?

[@GeorgeSoan]

@@RyanShirleywe left Sydney in November, now we’re near Perth. Heading North before looping back round to Sydney. We have about 5 months left on this trip :)

[@JayHaurat]

The Bunya Mountains and the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers are a couple of my favourite things to do in Queensland.

[@RyanShirley]

I gotta give them a visit next time!

[@TalesFromAbroad-SJ]

This is such an awesome video Ryan! In general your videos is so good 💪I've always wanted to visit Australia, I hope I can go someday. It looks like you had a great time. Thanks for sharing man 🙌

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much brother! Hope you can visit Australia soon. Where are you from?

[@TalesFromAbroad-SJ]

@@RyanShirley I’m from Denmark ☺️ you are from USA right?

[@johnluffman7954]

Breath taking beauty!

[@RyanShirley]

I completely agree!

[@bibekdas5595]

Such A Beautiful Country Australia 🇦🇺 Bro

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Bibek! Truly a wonder

[@imaracorsico]

Magical and fascinating, thank you Ryan!👍🤩

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@4.eva.21]

just WOW! 🤩

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks friend! Truly a amazing country

[@bibekdas5595]

Good To See You Bro

[@NelyaDani-MountainAdventures]

Astonishing places Ryan!! And beautifully filmed and mounted!! 👏👏👏👏

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much guys! Hope you can visit Australia soon

[@NelyaDani-MountainAdventures]

@@RyanShirley Hope too.. that would be fantastic 😊😊

[@montanaoneill9262]

Love to see Aussie drone footage, love living in Australia❤

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks mate!! What part of Australia are you from?

[@montanaoneill9262]

@RyanShirley I'm from Canberra but selling and moving out soon to go and travel. Family moved up to Gold Coast Hinterland. Are you still in Aussie?

[@Luke39202]

9:35 I see what you did there 😂

[@RyanShirley]

Haha I’m so glad you noticed it! Put that in at like 3 am this morning 😅🐨

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@aamirrazak3467]

Was pretty clever!

[@Shakajeff]

Mr. Shirley you are a true wonder from down under! 🙏🏼

[@RyanShirley]

Haha looking for the elusive purple snake 🐍

[@PhonkAttack4DX]

love your videos

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Evan!

[@bibekdas5595]

Happy Sunday My Bro

[@klauspe]

Awsome guide brother! Love it! Hope to get back to Australia one day ❤

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Klaus! You’d love it! Got any epic trips planned for this summer?

[@klauspe]

@@RyanShirley going to Naples next week to see Pompei and perhaps the US start May - and no crazy plans so far for the summer! Where’s your next adventure? 😄

[@John_Fugazzi]

A great follow-up to your recent New Zealand tour. Australia is one of my favorite places, though its distance even from California makes it a less frequent place to go than I would like. The wombats of Tasmania really are great. Speaking of cute Australian mammals, did you go to Rat Island and to see the quokkas? They only like there and are famously cute, almost a cartoon animal. That was really dedicated going out to Lord Howe Island, a place i have never heard of. As usual, it's always great to get a new video from your travels.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much John! Since I was so close in New Zealand I had to go to Australia as well. I didn’t see any Quokkas but I’ll have to visit Rat Island next time. And you’d really love Lord Howe, easily one of my favorite places I’ve ever been. So peaceful and absolutely beautiful 🇦🇺🏝️

[@jenimcniven8704]

Rottnest Island - not Rat Island

[@John_Fugazzi]

@@jenimcniven8704 Thank you! I should have looked it up rather than trust my memory - it's been a while since I was there.

[@AUmarcus]

​@@John_Fugazzi You were half right.....Rottnest is Dutch for rat nest.

[@jenimcniven8704]

@@AUmarcus Yes, the Dutch mistakenly thought Quokkas were rats.

[@purplepitt]

Next time you come back you have to go to Wilsons Promontory and Phillip Island in Victoria .. the prom is absolutely gob smackingly beautiful with stunning beaches and scenery and Phillip Island has the penguin parade and lots of wildlife.

[@RyanShirley]

I’ll have to visit it next time! Looks amazing

[@MICHALMALACHOVSKY]

BRUTAL TOP TOP TOP BROTHER !!! MEGA VIDEO !

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Michal! Hope you can visit Australia soon

[@mooonyfree]

Good picks... one of my favorite place is Fraser Island (biggest sand Island in the world)

[@RyanShirley]

Wow I’d love to visit it next time!

[@Zealandiascapes]

Me and my family make sure we visit Australia every year, the whole atmosphere of its coastline is wild but serene all at once. One of my favorite places in the world!

[@RyanShirley]

Ah that’s awesome you go annually! Where’s some of your favorite places there?

[@Zealandiascapes]

@@RyanShirley Grand Pacific drive for sure! Tasmania is also one of the most unique experiences one could ask for, it reminds me of the African savannah.

[@Andreas-xi9rz]

Great recomendations 👍🏼

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks friend!

[@matthewfitzsimmons7355]

Awesome video!!! For part 2 you should look at Kakadu National Park, Ningaloo roof, lake eyre and flinders range, bungle bungles

[@RyanShirley]

I’ll have to add them for part 2 😁

[@rihosemmel7750]

Awesome landscape

[@RyanShirley]

I agree 🇦🇺🦘😁

[@JourneysTrekking]

Wow Great Work! :)

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks friend! ☺️🇦🇺🦘

[@brialis3]

love it thanks!

[@RyanShirley]

I’m stoked you liked it!

[@JSE2013]

I asked my girlfriend if she wants to marry me when we visited the Whitehaven beach, it was such a magical moment. ;)

[@RyanShirley]

Wow I can’t think of a better place to propose

[@seferinorino6951]

What did she say?

[@JSE2013]

@@seferinorino6951 yes ;)

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

​@@JSE2013 Raspberry Lookout for me. WOW that's a damn good spot too. I'm currently on my honeymoon is Tas. Congratulations man. 😎

[@JSE2013]

@@The.Drunk-Koala Congrats to you too ;) I always wanted to visit Tasmania and hope to do it on my next trip to Australia.

[@DevynChill]

A very beautiful city.

[@RyanShirley]

Beautiful country!

[@arnebenne]

Dude, this is amazing ❤❤❤❤❤. I've got to say, is this your first Australia video and visit?

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks brother! Yes my first time, I already want to go back!

[@656harnish]

Amazing video!

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much friend!

[@monikawierzman2440]

Super adventure❤

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks Monika

[@rayssamesquita769]

Beautiful

[@RyanShirley]

Thank you!

[@Brookerteejones]

This is beautiful! I need to visit Australia! ❤

[@exploregarden]

Thanks for sharing your great travel video! Fantastic Australia 🥰 The nature is sooo amazing! And the super cute kangaroo 🦘Really happy to see you were in Australia! Did you meet koala 🦥? Warm greetings from Indonesia 👋

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much friend! I didn’t see any Koalas on this trip, but I’ll have to find some for part 2 🐨

[@sparklepea]

They’re a threatened species and you’ll be hard pressed to even meet an Australian who’s see one in the wild. I’ve been fortunate a few times, even once in my back garden but they are rare. Guaranteed sightings on Kangaroo Island in South Australia and some key spots on the great ocean road in Victoria though you may be lucky all along the east coast

[@elizabethmair7353]

@@RyanShirley Brisbane, Lone Pine Sancturary, you can get a photo cuddling one.

[@ondrejlist4236]

Amazing video! Thanks for it

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much!

[@ColoRayGreenARTstudio]

🎉🎉🎉 very beautiful 🎉🎉🎉thank you 🎉🎉🎉

[@RyanShirley]

I’m just thankful you watched 🇦🇺🦘

[@destiravelguide97]

amazing places😍😍

[@MatC-bq7hl]

So cool

[@RyanShirley]

Thank you ☺️🇦🇺

[@travelwright3124]

Wow I’ve never seen water like that!! I did not know Australia had such diverse backdrops. This is crazy beautiful

[@RyanShirley]

The water in Australia is amazing and there’s so many places with top class coastline. Lord Howe was probably my favorite

[@dario.explore]

Always amazed by your finds. Gave me some nostalgia, hope to be back at some point.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much Dario! I loved your recent Morocco film, so many incredible shots especially of Ait Benhaddou. What parts of Australia did you visit?

[@dario.explore]

@@RyanShirley Thanks a lot for checking :) i did all the land spots you did too. Didn´t do any islands apart from the ones in whitsundays. But the south west was my favorite part :)

[@ElsieMcintyrer]

To moje marzenie 🥰

[@airconditioningdoctor]

G'day Ryan. Next visit head over to the Flinders Ranges. Love your videos.😊

[@RyanShirley]

Wow I just looked it up and the mountains are incredible! I’ll have to visit it next time

[@Sivmey3739]

Australia is the amazing island and it have many good view

[@rob6917]

I love ❤Austria sooo much

[@RyanShirley]

Amazing country! 🦘🇦🇺

[@seferinorino6951]

Chus!

[@jecacarpediem]

Such an amazing overview. Thank you 🙏🫶

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much! So happy you enjoyed it 🇦🇺🦘

[@mariojsworld]

Australia's top places look amazing.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks brother!

[@radeksendecki9922]

Thank you, I love your work!

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much brother!

[@petr-podrouzek]

Amazing, Ryan !!!!! 🙂🙂

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much brother! Congrats on reaching 3 million views 🥳

[@petr-podrouzek]

Big thanks Bro 🍻

[@SacTimonWild]

On myyyyy way

[@RyanShirley]

You’re going to have a great time!

[@KunSpano]

Melbourne has more people than Syd now, also with Cairns in pronounced like "cans". Nice video bro

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much brother! Wish I had your help when making the video.

[@elizabethmair7353]

Don't ask me how, half of Vic has moved to QLD the last few years haha

[@KelechiPerpetual-vj8si]

Such a nice place ❤

[@coachshineph2427]

Wow i pray one day me and my family can visit Australia 😊🙏

[@floridafootprints]

Amazing!!👌👌

[@TheSupart91]

I went to outback steakhouse yesterday...... So its a start 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😂😂👌🏻👌🏻🇦🇺🇦🇺 deff on my bucket list

[@RyanShirley]

Haha that’s a great start 🦘 did you get that yummy fried onion dish? 🧅🇦🇺

[@TheSupart91]

@@RyanShirley for sure 😂😂😂

[@mariapatriciapenaranda2362]

Australia here I come🙌🔥

[@Dunno164]

Awesome video mate! Just letting you know when you identify Mt Beerwah at 3:53, the video is actually displaying Mt Tiberogargan which is over 100 meters shorter than Beerwah. The mountain in the background at 3:39 is really Beerwah. Cheers though mate, great video again!

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks brother!! My mistake about Mt Beerwah 🤦🏼 wish I had your help while making the video. Are you from Australia?

[@Dunno164]

@@RyanShirley I sure am mate! I’m in glass house right now

[@benjaminchooby6760]

Could probably make 100 videos on this place

[@RyanShirley]

I’ll have to do a bunch more videos of Australia!

[@benjaminchooby6760]

@@RyanShirley can I come too?

[@DreamDestinations-]

Amazing video absolutely breathtaking ❤❤ Thanks for sharing.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks friend

[@Coz131]

Great video but FYI Melbourne is pronounced Mel-burn.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much! My mistake about Melbourne 🤦🏼

[@clareholgate8718]

Love your videos, so professional :-) Im australian and always watch your videos in Europe. I don't understand however how you can put a top 10 to a country just shy of the size of the US. You do realise our country is that big? I have lived in Queensland my whole life and would love to see the rest of OZ. Not sure you went there, but Mossman Gorge & Port Douglas north of Cairns before cape trib, its one of my favourite places. The tablelands in the north and the waterfalls south of cairns. Also off the Gold Coast is lamington/springbrook national park. The Sunshine Coast hinterland, Noosa and Frazer Island is one of our big tourist destinations as well. Then numerous Islands off the Great Barier Reef that aren't even near Cairns. This may not be on a top 10 list, but if you really want to see places in Queensland that are a little different and understand the culture and vastness. Id suggest Cooktown, Torres Strait Islands, remote communities, inland ouback country areas. Just coming from a good place as I worked in tourism for queensland for many years and grew up in Cairns, Brisbane 12 years, now on the Goldy. I'd suggest North Western Australia as well, massive country, much to see.

[@RyanShirley]

Thanks so much friend for your kind words and recommendations of places to go! I gotta return and visit them, I’ll have to do a film specifically on Queensland

[@mojo_joju]

In Australia,if you’ve got yourself a good car, you can travel anywhere you want. Some trips are just a short drive, others take days and lots of planning, but more often than not it’s worth the journey

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Good job!

[@samuelihejirika4203]

Australia. I’ll be there someday

[@RyanShirley]

Such a beautiful land

[@patricknthusi]

Australia is amazing.

[@RyanShirley]

Such a incredible country!

[@mariapatriciapenaranda2362]

Next to australia is new Zealand!! 🇳🇿 🙌

[@youngchulmoon4007]

nice

[@RyanShirley]

Thank you!

[@lonceysbusiness333]

Cheers so much for visiting and sharing your experiences and your knowledge Am I able to please entice you on your next visit to visit Wooroonooran national park, where we have rainforests so thick you can’t see your hand in front of your face, in the middle of the day I have drone footage and every time I look at it I compare it to the Amazon and such and realise ours is just as thick, if not thicker A friend of mine who also sent his drone up soon realised that it was comparable to Hawaii and even mentioned it to which I replied “Yep” 😂😊❤

[@RyanShirley]

Wow dude you’re making me want to go back, just looked it up and looks like a amazing place!