What should I pay attention to when traveling to Australia?

Climate: Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, and its season is just the opposite of ours. Spring is from September to November, summer from December to February, autumn from March to May, and winter from June to August. The average annual temperature in the north is 27 degrees Celsius. In the tropics, you can wear light clothes all year round. In temperate regions in the south, it is very hot in summer. You can wear light clothes during the day, but bring a coat or sweater to prevent you from catching cold at night. Generally, it is summer from 65438+February to March, and autumn in April. You'd better bring a sun hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. Accommodation: Ayers Rock Resort has 6 desert hotels with different levels and styles. There is a free shuttle bus between six hotels and Ayers Rock Airport every 10 minute from 7 am to 6 pm and 6 pm to 12 pm. The prices of several hotels range from 1625 to 360 Australian dollars, and there are generally discounts. There is also a backpacker camping area in the resort, which is divided into a camping cabin and a tent area. Tourists can also rent a car. Gourmet: Kangaroos, crocodiles, emus, camel meat and pearl arowana, a unique seafood in the Northern Territory, are all worth a try. Several hotels in Ayers Rock Resort have different styles of restaurants, from steak dinner to country barbecue. Time: Ayers Rock Time is one and a half hours faster than Beijing Time. Alice spring is half an hour earlier than Beijing time. Shopping: The streets of Ayers Rock Resort and Alice Springs are full of primitive handicrafts, native fabrics, handicrafts and pottery. Geography of Australia and New Zealand: Australia is the largest island in the world, with a total area of over 7 million square kilometers. Australia is one of the most advanced countries in the southern hemisphere. The whole Australian mainland is divided into six provinces and two regions (Canberra Capital Region and Darwin Northern Territory). New Zealand is only over 2000 kilometers away from Australia. It is divided into two parts: North Island and South Island. Its natural features are extremely diverse, including majestic glaciers, silver snow scenes, endless pastures, hot springs and lush forests. The scenery is unique and picturesque. Currency Description: AUD 100=650 RMB, NZD 100=550 RMB is not convertible in Australia. Please prepare the required foreign currency. According to the customs regulations of the United States in China, each person can carry other foreign currencies equivalent to $5,000 each time he leaves the country. Flight: (1) Airport Assembly: According to airline regulations, international flights need to arrive at the airport three hours in advance for departure formalities. Please arrive at the airport at the appointed time. If there is any delay, please inform the team leader or the team leader in time, otherwise the whole group will not be able to go through the relevant procedures and the original reservation may be cancelled. (2) Group tickets: group tickets for tourism belong to group tickets. According to airline regulations, there are three prohibitions on group tickets, namely, no refund, no change and no exchange. (3) Luggage consignment: a piece of luggage (weight less than 20kg, total length, width and height less than 260cm) is checked for free. Daily necessities, clothes, fruit knives, etc. You can put it in the trunk. (4) Carry-on baggage: 1 piece of carry-on baggage (the total length, width and height shall not exceed 1 15cm). Please put valuables, fragile items or things you need to take with you at any time in your carry-on luggage. For example: self-provided medicines, video cameras, cameras, batteries, negatives, etc. Passports, airline tickets, cash and other valuables must be carried with you. If they are lost, you are responsible. Knives and knives are not allowed in the carry-on luggage. Please put the knives and knives in your luggage. If you don't do this, the customs will hold you accountable. Entry and exit articles: (1) Exit declaration: 200 cigarettes, 250g tobacco or 50 cigars, wine 1 bottle can be carried duty-free. When leaving the country, cameras, video cameras and laptops with long lenses or zoom lenses need to be declared when leaving the country to avoid tax troubles when entering the country. When you go through the customs, you must take the red channel. If there is no declaration, please take the green channel. (2) Entry declaration: The maximum amount of gifts you can take to Australia is 400 Australian dollars. For New Zealand, you can bring gifts up to S $500. If you bring more than 5,000 Australian dollars or Singapore dollars or other equivalent foreign currency, you must declare it to the customs at the time of entry.

(3) Customs regulations: For those who go to Australia and New Zealand, the customs are very strict. Meat products (canned food), fruits, seeds, beef, pork and eggs, or any other food are not allowed to enter the country, so as not to violate the local criminal law. (4) When going through customs, boarding a plane or waiting for a flight, please don't have an in-depth conversation with people who are not confident. T When you are in your group or a stranger, don't kindly help others with their luggage, so as not to be used by the bad guys and cause accidents. Please take good care of your luggage so as not to lose it. Seasonal clothes: (1) The seasons in Australia and New Zealand are opposite to those in China, and their seasons are as follows: spring: September to 165438+ 10; Autumn: March to May; Summer: 65438+February to the following February; Winter: June to August. Please refer to the attached table for the specific temperature. When traveling abroad, clothes should be comfortable. (2) The temperature difference between Australia and New Zealand is large in the morning and evening, about 10-20 degrees. Please bring your own clothes. (3) Due to the strong sunshine, please prepare sunglasses, sunscreen and hat. (4) If there is Penguin Island in the itinerary, because the waiting time at the seaside is long and the wind is strong, prepare an extra set meal: (1) Team meal: western-style buffet for breakfast, Chinese food for lunch and dinner. Chinese food in these two countries is mainly in the south. Northern guests with heavy mouths can bring their own pickles. (2) Drinks are not included during meals, and tea is free. If you need a drink, you have to pay for it yourself. (3) Drinking water: In principle, only tap water with cold water tap can be directly drunk, and hot water from tap cannot be directly drunk. Free tea bags or coffee bags are usually provided in the hotel, and guests can use the electric kettle provided by the hotel to boil water. (4) If there are vegetarians or Muslim diners in the group, please let us know when you sign up so that we can take care of our diet. (5) When traveling in Australia, you can buy some biscuits, instant noodles and other foods to deal with possible eating by mistake. Accommodation: (1) Hotel facilities: towels, shampoo, soap, etc. Usually provided. Please bring your own toiletries such as toothpaste, toothbrush and slippers. (2) Hotel room: Generally, there are two people in one room, mainly two beds, and there will be large and small beds. Please forgive me! (3) In-room catering: the items in the mini-bar or refrigerator in the room need to be paid by the guests, please pay attention. Hotel: Telephone calls between rooms are free, but external calls are charged. External calls made by guests are recorded in the account by the hotel computer. Please send the guest to the front desk of the hotel after checking out. (4) Hotel TV: There are generally two types of hotel rooms: pay TV and free TV. We usually ask the local tour guide to inform the front desk to close the pay TV program. If guests need to use pay TV, please ask the waiter or tour guide about the charging standard, operation method and precautions to avoid unnecessary losses. (5) Voltage in Australia: The voltage in Australia and New Zealand is generally 220v, so three sockets are needed. General hotels do not provide multi-standard sockets. You can borrow the plug converter from the front desk or housekeeping department. However, due to the limited quantity, if guests need to charge their mobile phones and cameras, it is recommended to bring their own plug converters. (6) Going out at night: Guests should avoid going to remote places at night and try to travel together and take care of each other. Please ask the hotel front desk for the hotel business card and carry or remember the name and address of the hotel with you, so as to return to the hotel smoothly after going out. (7) When you leave the hotel every day, be sure to check whether your belongings are lost, so as not to delay the trip. (8) Please pay attention to the safety exit and the room number of the tour leader. Traffic safety: (1) During your visit to Australia and New Zealand, please remember the number, model and color of the tourist bus so that you can find the bus when you get lost with the team. (2) During the tour, large luggage can be put on the tour bus, and valuables can be carried with you to avoid being lost. (3) Air-conditioned buses are widely used in Australia. Snacks, drinks and smoking are prohibited in the carriage. Please help the driver. (4) Australian and New Zealand laws generally stipulate that when a car is driving on the expressway, tourists must sit in their seats, and are not allowed to walk in the aisle, open the window or stick their heads out of the window.

(5) Driving directions in Australia and New Zealand are opposite to those in China. Please pay special attention! Please pull over when you walk. When crossing the crosswalk, there is a button under the traffic light post at the intersection. If you press it, the traffic light will turn green in three minutes. Please cross the road in time. (6) If you get lost during the tour, please stand on the road we have been to and never wander alone. Please bring change, emergency contact address book and hotel business card with you. If you get lost, please call the hotel manager in Australia for help. (7) Although law and order in Australia and New Zealand are relatively good, free activities at night still need to be accompanied. Don't go back to the hotel too late. When going out for free activities, you should report to the tour leader or tour guide, and don't go to unsafe places. (8) Before taking off and landing, be sure to fasten your seat belt. If you want to change seats, please change seats after the safety lights go out after the plane takes off, so as not to disturb other passengers. Leisure shopping: (1) Shopping abroad is a kind of enjoyment, which is cheap and worth buying. Australian specialty wool products, emulsion, wool quilt, wool underwear, propolis, nutritious fish liver essence, shark cartilage powder, deep sea fish oil, etc. Australian gems, wines and animal toys can also be used as tourist souvenirs. (2) Credit card: It is recommended to use the foreign currency card of ICBC or China Merchants Bank. (3) Business hours: Generally speaking, the business hours in Australia are from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm, with no rest time at noon, and large shopping malls are closed at night. Shops in major cities are open for a long time on Thursdays and Fridays. (4) The expenses you paid this time include the items on travel itinerary, meals and tickets, but the extra items should be paid according to your own wishes. It is a pleasure to spend a little money to get more project arrangements and better treatment. If you win, you will not waste your rich itinerary. Tipping custom: (1) overseas tipping-according to local custom, drivers and tour guides pay $5 per person per day. The porter's tip is usually a piece of luggage 1 yuan. Tip the cleaner who cleans the room. 2 yuan Australian dollars can be placed on the pillow. Special reminder: (1) Traveling abroad may make you feel unwell because of acclimatization, so you should prepare some commonly used medicines for emergencies. If you need to take certain drugs for a long time, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stomach trouble or diabetes, you must bring enough drugs and doctors' prescriptions just in case. You'd better buy a new camera battery and bring more film when you go abroad. Film and batteries are very expensive in Australia. Whether the film is used or not, it should be put in the carry-on bag to avoid exposure due to X-ray inspection at the airport security check. Communication: (1) Time difference: Queensland is 2 hours faster than China in summer, and other areas on the east coast are 3 hours faster than China. Five hours faster than China. Australia is 2 hours faster than China in winter, and New Zealand is 4 hours faster than China. (2) Telephone: To call home from Australia, please press 00 1 1-86- (area code)-(telephone number). China mobile phone can be used in Australia: please press 00 1 1-86- (area code)-(telephone number); Call Australia: Please press 006 1- (area code)-(hotel phone).