It’s no secret that Australia is known for its world-class beaches. But did you know that Australia’s beaches took eight of the ten awards for Trip Advisor’s 2011 Best Beaches?

Back in January we told you how to use Trip Advisor for hotel picks, so you may already know that our programs visit almost all the Trip Advisor top beaches in Australia.

Our South Queensland program students were most pleased that we incorporated Noosa into this year’s itinerary and also added a few nights on the Gold Coast with Broadbeach pictured left.

Likewise, our North Queensland program students raved about having more nights in Port Douglas to partake in all the town has to offer from cane toad races to the crowd-free Four Mile Beach.

Next week we’ll tell you about the top destinations, beach and otherwise, in the South Pacific and how you can hit up those spots, too.