The capital of Australia and the largest inland city of the country, Canberra is built to a premeditated design with straight and curving streets, beautiful galleries, museums and what not. Canberra is a planned city originally designed by Walter Burley Griffin, a 20th century American architect. This is a popular city with a lot of interesting places, excitement and fun, where one can enjoy to the fullest. Australian War Memorial, Parliament House of Australia, Old Parliament House, National Museum of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Questacon - the national science and technology centre and Telstra Tower are some of the attention-grabbing places that must be visited, during your stay in Canberra. As per accommodation is concerned, this city offers all kinds of lodging option for its guests so that no one is disappointed because of price range or facilities. The various hotels in Canberra suits the bag packers as they suits the rich and affluent visitors alike.



This colorful city is also popular for its festivals and events that are a regular affair during different time of the year. Floriade, the festival of flowers, which is a yearly event held during spring is a not to be missed event at Canberra. You will simply fall for the lovely and colorful flowers displayed here. The Multicultural Festival, the International Food Fare, Thai Embassy Food Fair, Diplomatic Charity Bazaar, the National Folk Festival and the Canberra Show are other such events that deserve a mention here. Some of the other activities that you can do during your trip are Canoeing, Kayaking or Mountain Biking. You can also plan a visit to the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve at a 40 minute drive from Canberra.

Shopping is fun in Canberra with different good markets and malls. You can pick up a good collection of souvenir from these shops. Canberra Antique Center is one such most visited market that displays a great variety of antiques, retro furniture, funky vintage clothing, fabrics, pottery, and so on. Other markets include Jamison Market, Gorman House Market, Trash and Treasure Market and Capital Region Farmer's Market amongst others. For eating and drinking in Canberra, there are again different categories of restaurants and eating joints offering exquisite display of food items that you would love to gorge on.

There is an array of different categories of hotels in Canberra. These hotels are spread in different parts of the city. Some of the renowned chains of hotels also have branches in Canberra. A few of them can be named as Hyatt, Novotel, Crowne Plaza, Comfort Inns and Best Western. There are innumerable 5'Star and 4-Star luxury hotels along with various Deluxe and Boutique hotels in Canberra. At the same time, there is no dearth of Budget and Discount hotels in this city. For loners, there are also some hostels and lodges where they can also get accommodation.