About Asia
The World's Largest
and Most Diverse Continent
Asia defies every attempt to summarise it. The world's largest continent encompasses nearly a third of Earth's land mass and is home to over 4.7 billion people across 48 wildly different nations. It contains the world's highest mountain range and its deepest lake. It birthed four of humanity's great religions, produced some of the world's oldest civilisations, and today hosts many of its most dynamic economies. For the traveller, it offers more variety per kilometre than anywhere else on Earth.
For Australians, Asia holds a particularly special place. It is our nearest neighbour — Bali is closer than Perth — and it has profoundly shaped our cuisine, our culture, and our national identity. Millions of Australians visit Asia each year, yet even frequent travellers find entire regions they've never explored. Southeast Asia alone could consume years of travel: Bali, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia together represent more ancient temples, tropical beaches, culinary traditions, and human warmth than most travellers could absorb in a lifetime.
Then there is East Asia — Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan — where ancient traditions sit in extraordinary contrast to hypermodern cityscapes. And South Asia, where India alone contains more UNESCO World Heritage sites than most continents. This guide will help you navigate the extraordinary breadth of what is, for Australian travellers, the world's most accessible adventure.
🏆 Asia's Most Iconic UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Angkor Wat Temple Complex — Cambodia
- Taj Mahal & Agra Fort — India
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto — Japan
- Halong Bay — Vietnam
- Great Wall of China — China
- Borobudur Buddhist Temple — Indonesia
- Sacred City of Kandy — Sri Lanka
