Country Info
- Canberra
- Capital
- Australian dollar (AUD)
- Currency
- 19,357,594
- Population
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Top Hotels in Canberra
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Crowne Plaza Canberra
265 reviews -
Mantra on Northbourne Canberra
119 reviews -
Park Hyatt Canberra
250 reviews
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Novotel Canberra Hotel
924 reviews
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Rydges Canberra
219 reviews
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Pavilion On Northbourne Hotel Canberra
188 reviews -
Rydges Eagle Hawk Hill Resort Canberra
222 reviews
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Quality Suites Clifton On Northbourne Canberra
228 reviews
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Medina Executive Canberra
62 reviews
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Hotel Heritage Canberra
132 reviews
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Olims Canberra Hotel
277 reviews
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The Chifley On Northbourne Canberra
69 reviews -
Country Comfort Greenway Canberra
21 reviews
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Diamant Hotel Canberra - by 8Hotels
198 reviews
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Forrest Hotel And Apartments Canberra
47 reviews
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Capital Executive Apartment Hotel Canberra
89 reviews
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Diplomat Canberra's Boutique Hotel
68 reviews
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Medina Executive Canberra
29 reviews
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Griffin Hotel Canberra
45 reviews -
Best Western Parklands Apartment Hotel Canberra
24 reviews
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Canberra Rex Hotel
89 reviews
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Brassey of Canberra
46 reviews
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Belconnen Premier Inn Canberra
39 reviews
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Comfort Inn Downtown Canberra
6 reviews
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Quality Hotel Dickson Canberra
38 reviews
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Waldorf Apartment Hotel Canberra
41 reviews
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Pacific International Canberra
45 reviews
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Quest Canberra A Quest Inn
27 reviews
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Formule 1 Canberra
77 reviews
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Saville Park Suites Hotel Canberra
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Belconnen Hotel/Motel and Serviced Apartments Canberra
17 reviews
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Hotel Kurrajong Canberra
60 reviews
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Canberra Backpackers
40 reviews
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Canberra Carotel Motel & Caravan Park
11 reviews
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Gold Creek Tourist Resort Canberra
14 reviews
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Hotel Realm Canberra
137 reviews
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Kingston Court Apartments Canberra
13 reviews
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The Statesman Hotel Canberra
13 reviews
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University House Canberra
52 reviews
Canberra
Travel Blogs from Canberra, Australia
The Nations Capital - Architectural masterclass
This is a top pick! ... capital of Australia (Some people still think Sydney is) and its literal meaning is "Meeting place". Canberra was created as such, due to the newly federated Australia needing a capital city in 1911. On the 8th October, after a competition to decide the ...
Rattling Down Roads Together
This is a top pick! ... ride is Roger, an Oz Experience guide on holiday. Rika, a blonde German girl. She claims to be so far underwhelmed by Australia, which is supposedly very popular in Germany. She buddies up immediately on the bus to Chris, a flamboyant gay Scotsman who ...
Canberra
This is a top pick! ... can be barbequed! Our final day was spent engaged in the vast exhibits of the War Memorial, poignantly commerating Australia's role in twentieth century conflicts. As a historian it was interesting to escape the classic European / American ...
Off to Tokyo!
This is a top pick! Welcome to our travel blog Well we are finally leaving today for ...
On the road again...
This is a top pick! ... timing! Mat dropped me off at the coach terminal (just next to the Central Railway Station) where I awaited my 12:30pm to Canberra - Australia's purpose built capitol. It rained for most of the non-stop bus journey ($31 one way) but the three and a ...
Australia Part 2 - melbourne +
This is a top pick! ... trees dispersed amongst them and there is also plenty of bird life in the cities. More so than I see in Bangkok. In Canberra (Australia's capital city) I went for a run early in the morning and saw lorikeets and rosellas (colourful birds) and kangaroos ...
The OZ answer to Wash/n DC- same same, but diff/nt
This is a top pick! Went to see the National History Museum and the Parliament. Very educational. Not much more to say... *** WORLD CHANGE STARTS WITH EDUCATED CHILDREN! Give a girl the life long gift of education! Support my appeal 100 GIRLS BACK TO SCHOOL! Donate ...
Australia's capital city (no not Sydney!)
This is a top pick! Alex: Despite the fact everyone says it is a bit rubbish we went to Canberra anyway! Maybe it says something about us that we found it quite interesting! We only had one day there really and didn't do vast amounts but we did managed to see the Parliament ...
Australia - Canberra
This is a top pick! ... getting ready, having breakfast and chatting to the family before we decided upon making a trip to the National Museum of Australia in the centre of Canberra...as it is free. Josie and Theo dropped us off at the museum while the rest of the family ...
Almost finished in Australia - stuff in my head
This is a top pick! ... Iraq to risk their lives. Why? What benefit does the average Australian or Iraqi gain from the invasion? Aborigines in Australia are very, very, very discriminated against. In some parts of Australia there are still bars that serve alcohol only ...
Capital city
This is a top pick! ... Peoples issues in the Federal Government. Next stop: the National Gallery. On the way I walked passed the High Court of Australia and stood on the same spot where Michael Caton, Tiriel Mora and Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (aka Darryl Kerrigan, Dennis ...
Canberra - A Visit to the Capital
This is a top pick! ... boxing, to hockey, rugby, netball, basketball and athletics. There are currently over 500 scholarships and a significant number of Australia's medal winning Olympians have graduated from the AIS (including Cathy Freeman). The whole campus is really well ...
Australia - Part 1
This is a top pick! ... . Also quickly caught up and went for a run with Emma, her mum and friends. Everyone seems good. Initial impressions of Australia are of a spacious, well treed (it has a reasonable number of trees in the suburban areas), clean and quite wealthy ...
The Blue Mountains .... or were they grey?
This is a top pick! ... we dropped him off, deciding that the Blue Mountains had done nothing for us so we decided to head for Canberra, the capital of Australia. Somewhere we never envisaged would be on our route from Cairns to Sydney but with the underlying plot from the Lady ...
Museum Mania
This is a top pick! ... but definitely a breath of fresh air after visiting all the capitals domineering stone buildings and monuments. National Gallery of Australia (4/5) - Great variety of works, give yourself at least two hours to do it all justice. All of the above were ...
A.C.T.
This is a top pick! ... under our belts and continued driving through some intense landscapes. By nightfall we were camped out somewhere near Mt Kosciuszko (Australia's Highest Mountain) and ready for a fairly cold night. Up early enough we took out time getting to ...
Homeless after the Tsunami - help?
This is a top pick! Kanjana just sent me the below message last night. As I mentioned before, she works for the Department of Non - Formal Education, which is the part of the Thai Department of Education, that is largely involved with getting education to people that have ...
Visit to the Capital.
This is a top pick! ... do first and decided that as I was in the right place, I might as well go to the National Museum of Australia. There seemed to be dozens of flies in Canberra which was really annoying, however I soon got to the Museum. This turned out to be a great way ...
The Cities
This is a top pick! After what felt like a month in the outback, it was time to explore the famous cities of Australia. I didn't have a lot of time and only managed to get a taste of what each city has to offer. Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. Each had their ...
Scenic Road to Canberra
This is a top pick! ... good views and far better than we would have got had we taken the motorway. To be honest the smaller country roads around Australia are just as fast, if not faster, than the motorways and far more interesting. We passed through another couple of small ...
Easter in Australia
This is a top pick! ... depressed. They may be deported overseas tonight or stay in Villawood for another year or two or maybe get a temporary visa to Australia. There were plenty of young children in there. One of the African guys was quite certain he'd be killed as soon as ...
Two hectic days in Canberra
This is a top pick! ... Parliament was not above the people but rather at the same level. Each room in the building is also part of a timeline of Australia. After the Parliament House we were going to hire bikes and cycle round the lake but then we read one of the ...
You flamin' beauty!
This is a top pick! ... Do it. Trust me, you'll squeal like a pig and take it to your tomb. By noon I'd made it Cabramurra, Australia's highest town. It's a worthwhile detour and gives you a very interesting vantage point over the surrounding area, in particular the strange ...
The Beginning of the End
This is a top pick! ... line, which did speed up, in attempt to save his life, and was promptly pulled over. Modern policing at its best! Australia's capital stands at a staggering 300,000 population and is a completely planned city; like Milton Keynes but prettier. 2 hours ...
Capital Punishment
This is a top pick! ... to do before I leave the country. Got here early, allowing me to use the internet, because some nice Canberrian girl stopped and gave me a lift, saying she "didn't want to subject the Canberra bus system on a backpacker." Everybody hates ...
Sydney - Canberra
This is a top pick! ... , the people particularly friendly and we haven't even seen any of the tourist attractions. We're staying in what is probably Australia's premier hostel (heated swimming pool, spa, sauna & gym) and we've both thoroughly relaxed - no longer having to car ...
Canberra: One Way Fitness Enthusiasts
This is a top pick! ... places you wouldn't if you went direct in a taxi. so my journey to the AIHW took in the national University of Australia, Calvary Hospital and the Australian Institute of Sport. Did a not-long-enough visit to the Australian War Memorial (which is ...
Canberra - Melbourne
This is a top pick! ... not a normal association - crusty protestors/expensive, oriental cuisine. The National Museum is perhaps the best indicator of Australia's lack of history. Rather than educating visitors in what has happened in the past, it focuses entirely on the ...
National Gallery of Australia
Today we went to the National Gallery of Australia, we went there to view to Egyptian Antiquities from The Louvre.... we did the guided tour, which was fantastic. We learned so much about the different symbols within the artwork, the different Gods, ...
Leaving Home
I leave home at 8am in the morning with about 5kgs of luggage in a small bag. I take the bus to Sydney and board the plane for Darwin at 2pm. I leave Darwin at 7pm for Saigon. ...