Pack Your (Virtual) Bags, Because You Can Livestream a Vacation to Australia This Weekend

Starting May 15 at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, you can take yourself on a virtual Australian vacation courtesy of Tourism Australia’s “Live from Aus.” The totally free event is a weekend-long experience that will take you all over the country and “ignite your wanderlust,” as the press release promises.

Events begin bright and early at 7 a.m. local Australian time with a welcome event hosted by Australian television personality Clarence Slockee, who will broadcast live from Sydney’s South Coast. From there, Chris Hemsworth’s personal trainers take over for an hour-long morning workout in Byron Bay, followed by The Wiggles’ Kids Club, and then an event titled “Indigenous Ingredients” with Jock Zonfrillo.

Every hour throughout the entire weekend, starting at 7 a.m. local time and ending at 10 p.m. local time, a new host will take over the Facebook livestream and offer a new activity for virtual vacationers. 

Some of the most anticipated events include an Aussie wildlife session with Zookeeper Chad and Editor in Chief of InStyle Laura Brown, a “Crocodile Encounter” with Matt Wright, cheesemaking with Jo Barrett & Matt Stone in Yarra Valley, and “A Night at the Sydney Opera House.”

You can check out the full lineup of events over on the official Live from Aus Facebook page. It’s here that you can tune into all of the weekend’s activities. Or, learn more about select events on the docket by heading over to Tourism Australia’s Live from Aus landing page. Here you can get more details as to what certain activities like “The Great Aussie Brunch,” the “Uluru Sunset Session,” and Guy Turland’s “Bondi Brekkie Bowls” event.