Drive to Melbourne via the lovely NSW coast, mountain roads of the Alp, the beautiful Grampians and world renown Great Ocean Road and on the way back to Sydney visit the lovely Mornington Peninsula, Lakes Entrance, Canberra & the world famous Blue Mountains. An amazing tour!
14 day tour - 4,214kms
AU$ 2,310 BOOK NOW
Includes: 13 nights accommodation plus:
A full day spent in the Grampians National Park and Melbourne.
The highland scenery, beaches and roads on this trip are spectacular! Alpine scenery means superb roads and the coastal routes are renown as being some of the best in the world. This tour is best undertaken from late Spring to early Autumn due to the weather. There are few tours worldwide that can compete with the scenery & roads on this one...!
Sydney
- The Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Circular Quay, Darling
Harbour, ferry boats to Manly... it's one of the most scenic and
interesting cities in the world. A great place to start any tour
with so much to see and great public transport.
NSW Southern Coast - superb beaches, great scenery and lovely coastal towns can all be found along this route. Your first night stop is at Batemans Bay
Snowy Mountains - Huge alpine scenery in Australia? Most people don't realise that Australia has more ski runs than Switzerland! Drive fantastic twisting roads with breathtaking scenery past the towns of the snowflieds.
Victoria
Highlands - continuing from the Snowy Mountains in NSW,
Victoria has its own share of beautiful scenery and winding roads.
Grampians National Park - after driving through the Victorian Goldfields with their old fashioned towns, bakeries and coffee shops you'll find yourself in the lovely Grampians National Park. This area of granite highlands is jam packed with wildlife, waterfalls and superb lookouts . On really clear days you can even see the Great Ocean Road 170kms away! You'll have a day here to relax, explore the local area and perhaps take a walk or two through the peacefeul scenery.
The Great Ocean Road - Famous as one of the most scenic coastal drives in the world, words can't describe the wonderful scenery on this 280km stretch of road leading to Melbourne. There are stunning ocean views on one side and the Otway Ranges on the other with their temperate rainforest and eucalypts with koalas. It is a superb road and one that every driver should travel at least once in their life!
Melbourne - a bustling, cosmopolitan city with loads to see and do. Lygon
Street has superb Italian restaurants for an Al Fresco meal and
you can tour the city quickly and easily on the trams. Take a
walk along the Yarra River, have a coffee or glass of wine at
one of the many bars on the way.
Canberra - the capital of Australia with amazing modern architecture and fantastic formal parklands.
Blue Mountains - end on a high with huge waterfalls, the second largest canyon on earth and lovely short walks. Many people have heard of the Three Sisters and you'll visit these and drive back to Sydney via the viewpoints and short walks of Echo Drive. Stop in Katoomba or one of the other small towns for lunch and a coffee before heading back in to Sydney.
