Cala des Moro, otherwise known as, The Sunset Strip: Once you've got your base sorted and before you head out into the interminable Ibiza club scene, get yourself on down to the Cala des Moro, and more specifically the Café del Mar, where you can kick back and listen to the tunes that have made this humble café so famous. Take in the amazing sunset which ensures hundreds of tourists swarm to the beach every day to watch the sun drip down.

Es Paradis, Fiesta del Agua or “The Water Party”: No doubt, Ibiza's most infamous party. Imagine a four thousand square metre garden, an Ibiza summer night, the world's best music … and then suddenly the DJ drops "I'm Singing In The Rain" as a huge fountain gives way to 80 thousand litres of water, flooding the dancefloor, turning it into an enormous pool which you can swim, dance and revel with your friends in until dawn. Jugglers, acrobats on stilts and percussion all night long make the Water Party the ultimate Ibiza night out.

Pacha: One of the first clubs to open in Ibiza way back in 1973, it holds around three thousand people, but in saying that Pacha is actually known as one of Ibiza's smaller clubs: a little bit boutique, a little bit chic, Pacha caters for the discerning clubber in every possible way. Boasting a huge list of restaurants and bars spread out over multiple levels, Pacha is more like a giant house party that enables everyone to find their own “space”.

Benirras Beach: A beautiful little cove surrounded by pine clad hills, Benirras is a pretty beach of pebbly sand with rocks either side that you can clamber over, and a picturesque view across the water to an amazing rock formation. The sea bed is rocky which makes it excellent for snorkelling and not so easy to walk into ... but that's all part of the fun! The water is crystal clear and the sunsets are to die for – and the beaches are nowhere near as crowded at sunset as the Cala des Moro.

Hippy Market, Punta Arabi: The famous Hippy Market on the grounds of the holiday club Punta Arabí in Es Cana, near Santa Eulalia, held every Wednesday (from May to October; 10am to 7pm) is an absolute must-visit. There are a huge variety of items to choose from that you won't find at your average Australian market, from the most exotic batik wraps and clothing to tailor-made leather moccasins and a tantalising variety of East-Asian silver jewellery and trinkets. If you look around you can still find some of original hippies, although most of them have grey hair by now! It's like a time warp back to the 1970s.

C'an Marça Caves: The C'an Marça Caves are located on the north end of Ibiza close to the Puerto de San Miguel Beach. The view is spectacular as you walk down the steep steps into the cave entrance. Once inside the caves you'll be overcome by the sheer beauty of the golden light that shines off the walls that line the caves. Filled with stalactites and stalagmites that date back thousands of years the caves are a perfect place to visit if you feel you need something that is in complete contrast to the Ibiza that has become the holiday destination for so many under-30s every year. All guides speak both Spanish and English. Tours commence hourly from 10:30am until sunset, all year 'round.

D'Alt Vila (Ibiza Old Town): The old medieval district of Ciudad de Ibiza (Ibiza Town), the capital of the island, sports narrow cobblestone streets, picturesque whitewashed houses and Gothic buildings around courtyards bright with blooming geraniums and bougainvillea. The old town, enclosed by historic walls and entered through the Puerta de las Tablas, contains some interesting sights, most noteworthy of which is the Archaeological Museum. The museum contains artefacts from prehistoric sites on the Balearic Islands, dating as far back as the Punic period between the 5th and 7th Centuries BC.

Santa Eulalia del Rio: Santa Eulalia is a pretty, atmospheric little town about nine miles (14km) north of the island's capital, much favoured by tourists because of its proximity to some of the best beaches and for its scenic setting. The town is situated on the estuary of the only river in the Balearic Islands, overlooked by the Puig de Missa, a fortress-church, sited on a hilltop view site. Another attraction in Santa Eulalia is the Sant Carles settlement a few kilometres to the north: the last true hippy commune on Ibiza Island remaining from the 1960s when hippy cultists flocked here.

La Salinas: One of Ibiza's famous landmarks is the salt flats La Salinas, close to the airport on the southern-most tip of the island. The flats have been in use as a source of salt for more than two thousand years, since the earliest colonists the Carthaginians traded in the “white gold” left in the pans when water evaporated in the hot summer months. The sparkling salt lakes provide one of the world's most beautiful sunset photograph opportunities.

Santa Gertrudis: As far from the sea as you can get, this village retains an agricultural feel despite its underlying “street café” cool. Dominated by the centrally positioned church, which celebrates many of the most important local weddings on the island, it's a meeting place often chosen by locals as an alternative to the tourist-laden fringes of the island. Rapidly growing in size as the rest of the world comes to realise how small Ibiza really is, the village is a little over ten minutes to the nearest beach and still only 30 minutes from the most distant!