Ultimate Island Escapes: Australia is your inspirational and practical guide to 30 of the best island trips, hops and holidays Australia has to offer.

Travel blogger Emma Shaw is back with her second book in the bestselling Ultimate series, featuring the best islands around Australia. This stunning guide offers useful tips and recommendations on which islands to visit from around the country, including what makes them special or unique, how to get there, what to do, where to eat and what time of year to visit, all complemented by photos that will have you booking your ferry ticket in a heartbeat.

Islands range from the iconic, such as the Whitsundays, Rottnest and Bruny, to the hidden ocean gems, like Pumpkin, Picnic and Great Keppel. Every state and territory has an island waiting to be explored.

There's something for everyone, with carefully curated content from off-grid camping to luxury resorts and everything in between. So whether you're after a beachside getaway, a sporting adventure or wildlife encounters, a whole ocean of island adventures are on the horizon.