SELF DRIVE ITINERARY
Sunshine Coast to Western Downs 3 days / 2 nights
DAY 1: Sunshine Coast to Dalby [APPROX. 255 KM / 3 HRS 7 MINS] Start your drive from the Sunshine Coast - take State Route 6 and onto State Route 85 to head west to Kilcoy and then onto A17 to reach Yarraman. Take the A3 to Wutul then across to Maclagan, then up to Kaimkillenbun. Make sure you stop for a bite and a yarn with the friendly locals at these quaint country towns. Continue your leisurely country drive to Dalby for a lunch stop at Dalby’s Urban Paddock Café. Take the State Route 49 for birdwatching at Lake Broadwater Conservation Park, 31 km from Dalby. In the warmer months pitch a tent, or return to Dalby for an overnight stay at any one of the country motels offering a comfy bed and hearty breakfast.
DAY 2: Dalby to Chincilla DAY 3: Chinchilla to Sunshine Coast [APPROX. 204 KM / 2 HRS 17 MINS] [APPROX. 415 KM / 5 HRS 20 MINS] Depart Dalby and drive 89km on Work up an appetite by wandering the 4.2 State Route 87 to Tara to explore the hectares of Australia’s Park of the Year for internationally renowned botanic gardens. 2020 – the Chinchilla Botanic Parkland. Take Start on Leichhardt Hwy for a quick stop a selfie at The Big Melon, and then drive at the town of Condamine on your way to Jimbour. Spend an afternoon touring to Miles. Stop in Miles for the afternoon to Jimbour Homestead (make sure you book) explore the Miles Historical Village and then before you head home via Dalby and drive 47 km to Chinchilla on the A2. Spend Toowoomba through to Brisbane. the night in Chinchilla.
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