Every foreign national who wishes to spend a vacation in Australia, must apply for and obtain a relevant Australian visitor visa.

For instance, as an India citizen, a person can apply for a Visitor Visa Subclass 600 tourist stream. With this visa subclass, a person can:

Visit Australia as a tourist, you can:

• Go on a cruise


• Visit family and friends


• Visit for any other purpose except business or medical treatment

It is a temporary visa comes with a stay period of 3 months and the authorities can grant a stay of up to 1 year months in certain situations.

This tourist visa is your definite ticket to explore the beautiful land of Kangaroos! But, it is different from a permanent visa which an individual apply for immigration to Australia as a skilled workers. To explore the best PR visa options for you to stay and work in Australia as a permanent resident you may take a free profile assessment, here.

Let's find out 10 amazing things you can do in Australia as a tourist visa holder.

1. Pursue a short-term study program

With a Visitor Visa Subclass 600, you can train or study for maximum 3 months time in total duration on your visa. But, if your main reason for visiting Australia is to study, then you must apply for a student.

2. Travel outside Australia

If the DHA grants you a visitor visa with multiple entries, then you get a chance to travel outside Australia and return by the time as specified in visa grant letter. But, in case your visa is single entry and you leave Australia, then you are unable to re-enter Australia on the same visa. In that case, you must apply for another visa so that you can come back.

3. Go on cruise holidays

With an Australian visitor visa you can go on any cruise that visits Australian ports. Cruise shipping is the highlight of Australian tourism industry. All the leading cruise lines in the world include Australia in their programs including mid-range ships and mega ships to expedition style cruise lines and up-scale lines.

4. Perform volunteer work

As a visitor visa holder, you can't work in Australia, but you may perform some volunteer work, which is unpaid, short term, incidental to your visit, done for a non-profit organization and benefits the community.

5. Spend a vacation with family

Australia is a perfect family vacation destination. It gives you and your family an opportunity to discover world’s largest wildlife. You can go camping and to beautiful beaches with your family and friends.

6. Experience the thrills of surfing

You can enjoy the best surfing on the East Coast, where you can catch a good wave. You can also head to Sydney, Bondi Beach or Queensland. However, if you are a professional, then Noosa is the best place to surf.

7. Visit vibrant Perth

Sydney and Melbourne are the two cities that get most of the attention, but one that can overweigh both is "Perth". From great beaches and world’s largest city parks, to surfing, Perth is full of young people and a vibe you'll fall in love with.

8. When in Perth, better explore the beauty of Western Australia

It is truly beautiful, thanks to large expanses of white beaches stretching to miles, sweeping wildflowers fields and bizarre formations of rocks. It is indeed an attraction for nature lovers.

9. Visit Great Barrier Reef in Queensland

It is world's largest coral reef system and is among one of seven natural wonders of the world that can be seen from space. It is a popular tourist attraction and an icon of Queensland, which attracts more than 2 million visitors annually.

10. You can choose to stay longer in Australia

For this, you must apply for a new visa only if the existing visa doesn't have a condition that prevents you from staying further, like a condition 8503.

Experience all this and much more with a Visitor Visa Subclass 600. To know more about the visa application requirements and procedures, we recommend you to seek professional guidance.