Secret Spots in Australia – Local Destinations Nominated by Locals!

Secret Spots in Oz – D’oh, they’re not so secret anymore!

I’ve been doing a bit of stuff with Hooroo lately. They were silly enough to send me on a fantastic weekend/junket to Lord Howe Island and they’ve been trying to source the best Secret Spots in Australia for their website. But they haven’t bailed up one of their junior staff in a corner to start Googling where they are so they can cut the costs!

No, they asked the general public to nominate their favourite Secret Spots on the Hooroo Facebook page so Hooroo could come up with a Top 40 list for people to vote on. But the great perk for me was that Hooroo would sent me to one of the Top 40 Secret Spots to experience it first hand. And I’m all for verifying this information!

Being a Z grade internet celebrity does get me into some cool doors sometimes! Also, the people who nominated a secret spot are also in the running to score a pretty swish holiday to a number of places that would tempt most to escape their fluorescent prison (that is, the office) forever!

These Secret Spots are meant to be places that don’t immediately come to mind when you think of Australia (and the potential Australian Stereotypes) – you know, places like Bondi Beach, the Sydney Opera House, and possibly the Cockroach Races. The aim here is to dig deeper to discover the not so obvious places in Australia. I wouldn’t mind seeing all of them myself, but I think it would take years and a lot of driving/flying around to see them!

Obviously, when Hooroo announced them, this means that these secret spots aren’t secret any more (sounds like something from Get Smart!). And to be honest, I hope they don’t become so popular that they end up becoming a Tourist Trap! And because most of the places I’ve visited in Australia are a bit silly (like the Give War a Chance poster and being attacked by a German Shepherd) I wasn’t going to bother nominating any of my own!

The Top 40 Secret Spots in Australia – for now!

But anyway, have a look at the Top 40 Secret Spots in Australia, as nominated by the locals.

1.  Snowy Mountains – Kosciuszko Huts New South Wales
2. Menindee Lakes, Outback New South Wales
3. Kangaroo Island – BlueSeas Beach House, South Australia
4. Fish Rock Cave – South West Rocks, New South Wales
5. Champagne Bay, Thomas Island – Whitsundays, Queensland
6. Great Wall of China – Flinders Ranges, South Australia
7. Andamooka, South Australia
8. Mungo Brush, Myall Lakes National Park, New South Wales
9. Ross River Bridge, Tasmania
10. Arkaroola – Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia
11. Little Beach, Albany, Western Australia
12. Donaldson River, Tasmania
13. Protester’s Falls, The Channon, New South Wales
14. Shizuka Ryokan near Hepburn Springs, Daylesford – Victoria
15. Starlight’s Lookout, South Australia
16. Gunlom Falls, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
17. Caves Beach, Central Coast, New South Wales
18. Woodside, South Australia
19. Moreton Island, Queensland
20. Lake Liddell, New South Wales
21. Port Douglas, Queensland
22. The Rock Pool, Tuncurry, New South Wales
23. Tumbarumba Rodeo – New South Wales
24. Undara Lava Tubes, Queensland
25. Bay of Fires, Tasmania
26. Whispering Wall, near Williamstown, Barossa Valley, South Australia
27. Mintaro Maze, South Australia
28. Tumby Bay, South Australia
29. Milk Beach, Vaucluse, Sydney, New South Wales
30. Lighthouse Keepers House, Albany, Western Australia
31. Wattamolla Beach, Royal Sydney National Park, New South Wales
32. Beaufort House, Adelong, New South Wales
33. The Bottle of Milk – Lorne, Victoria
34. Airey’s Inlet, Great Ocean Road, Victoria
35. Pentecost River, Kimberleys, Western Australia
36. Secret Falls, Hobart, Tasmania
37. Fish & Co, Annandale, New South Wales
38. Mickey Creek Gorge, Carnavon Gorge National Park, Queensland
39. Waterfall Gully, South Australia
40. Native Dog Beach, Bremer Bay, Western Australia

Anyway, check out more at the Hooroo website and Facebook Page. Feel free to cast your vote while you are there. And stay tuned to check out which Secret Spot I get to check out!