Bundaberg, Australia Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Surrounded by canefields and fruit farms, BUNDABERG is famous for its rum , though the town is otherwise a humdrum place whose value as a jumping-off point for trips to Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave islands is scarcely advertised. The adjacent coast is, however, an important place for marine turtles , who mass in huge numbers every summer to lay their eggs on the beaches; and those wanting work are virtually guaranteed seasonal employment (mostly Feb–Nov) picking avocados, tomatoes, snow peas and zucchini on farms in the area. "Bundie" is synonymous with dark rum throughout Australia and if you … more »