Canberra Tourism

The total number of people living in Canberra is around 320,000. It's a wonderful experience to live, work and play in this fantastic capital city of Australia. Canberra derives its name from the term "meeting place". The city of Canberra came into being in the year 1911. Originally this place was inhabited by the Ngunnawal tribe. Canberra -the capital city of Australia is also Australia's largest inland city. Canberra Tourism has flourished considerably and Canberra has emerged as the hottest tourist destination for both domestic and international holiday makers.

Popular tour packages in Canberra- There are a quite a number of Canberra tourism packages.
There are a number of ways to get around on all the attractions in the city and in its surroundings. Some of the popular tour packages are Murray's Canberra Day Tours or the City Sightseeing Canberra Tour bus. The latter also run a shuttle service that will takes tourists to the Lake Burley Griffin for an hour's cruise. Another option is to take the Southern Cross Cruise where you can leisurely enjoy lunch or dinner on board or else you can hire your own boat.

Lastly, those who love to try something different, the wine tours, bush tours or Canberra's Top Secret Tour are some of the options. Canberra's Top Secret Tour helps one to discover revealing facts about the city's secret service.

Sightseeing in Canberra -There is absolutely no dearth of sightseeing places in Canberra. It's a good idea to take a tour of the city of Canberra and avail one of the Canberra tourism packages. The popular tourist destinations in Canberra are as follows-

- Big Splash Waterpark
- Dickson Aquatic Centre
- National Dinosaur Museum
- Cockington Green
- Canberra Bicycle Museum
- Kambah Pool
- Captain Cook Memorial Globe
One can hardly get bored in Canberra as there are lots of things to see and do in Canberra. So pack your bags and have a great time in Canberra.

Hotels in Canberra
Rydges Eagle Hawk Resort	Embassy Motel
Forrest Inn and Apartments	Hotel Country Comfort Greenway
Hotel the Marque	Best Western Motel Monaro