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Sydney – Melbourne Coastal Drive ITINERARY Sydney to Melbourne Coastal Drive New South Wales and Victoria Sydney – Nowra – Batemans Bay – Eden -Bairnsdale – Walhalla – Foster – Phillip Island – Mornington Peninsula – Melbourne Swim from the world’s whitest beach in AT A GLANCE Jervis Bay, eat fresh oysters in Pambula and spot whales in Eden. Experience the > Sydney to Nowra (2 hours) precious eco-systems of Mallacoota and > Nowra to Batemans Bay (1 hour, 34 min) Croajingolong National Park. Go boating > Batemans Bay to Eden (2 hour, 28 min) on the vast, tranquil Gippsland Lakes. Then walk along the sweeping expanse of Ninety > Eden to Bairnsdale (3 hours) Mile Beach and to the southernmost tip of > Bairnsdale to Walhalla (2 hours, 14 min) Australia’s mainland in Wilsons Promontory > Walhalla to Foster (2 hours, 11 min) National Park. On Phillip Island, you’ll find > Foster to Phillip Island (1 hour, 24 min) friendly fur seals and a daily dusk parade of > Phillip Island to Mornington Peninsula little penguins. This blockbuster drive takes (1 hour, 15 min) you to quiet seaside towns, national parks > Mornington Peninsula to Bellarine teeming with wildlife and long, solitary Peninsula and Melbourne beaches where your feet are the only ones (40 min ferry and 1 hour, 35 mins) on the sand. DAY ONE SYDNEY TO NOWRA Drive south out of Sydney and through the Royal National Park to begin the cliff-hugging Grand Pacific Drive. Stop to swim, surf or picnic at Stanwell Tops, where you can also take in stunning coastal views from the cliff-tops. Drive over the dramatic Sea Cliff Bridge, which spans 455 metres (1,492 feet) over the ocean, and into the scenic city of Wollongong. Stop for a coffee here, in Shellharbour on Lake Illawarra or in Kiama where the famous Blowhole shoots water up to 60 metres. (196 feet) Continue through the lush rolling hills to Gerringong and Gerroa, which sits perched on cliffs overlooking Seven Mile Beach. Drive alongside it to Shoalhaven Heads, a popular spot for swimming, surfing and beach fishing, or head inland for a pub lunch in the pretty historic town of Berry. Do a short, scenic drive to the antique shops, galleries and green pasturelands of Kangaroo Valley. Or curve towards the coast and stop at Coolangatta Estate for award-winning wines. Finish your first day in Nowra, which offers pretty antique shops and cafes and find a rustic pub to sleep the night. ITINERARY DAYS TWO TO FOUR NOWRA TO BATEMANS BAY BATEMANS BAY TO EDEN EDEN TO BAIRNSDALE Head to Huskisson in Jervis Bay, where Stop in Mogo, where you can browse Continue on across the Victorian border you can cruise next to dolphin pods or boutique shops and experience life to the pretty coastal town of Mallacoota, burrow your feet in some of the world’s in a 19th century gold mining village. on the tranquil, shimmering lakes of whitest sand at Hyams Beach. Swim, Then visit the pretty National Trust-listed Mallacoota Inlet. Steer a boat or paddle bushwalk or birdwatch in the beaches village of Central Tilba and see traditional a canoe up the Genoa or Wallagaraugh and forest of Booderee National Park. craftspeople at work. Stop off at the rivers to Gipsy Point, where you can picnic You can picnic at Hammerhead Point near Umbarra Cultural Centre, where you can with kangaroos and feed sea eagles. Currarong and Red Point near Callala. join a boomerang-throwing session or a See one of the world’s largest known Or dive from Green Patch, where the four wheel drive tour to the sacred sites colonies of little penguins at Gabo Island. crimson rosellas lend bright splashes of of Gulaga (Mt Dromedary) and Wallaga Explore eco-systems so precious they are colour. Hire a sea kayak and paddle round Lake. Travel along the beach road to protected by a World Biosphere Reserve Honeymoon Bay and swim off Murrays Mimosa Rocks National Park, where you in Croajingolong National Park. Or travel Beach, where the waters are sheltered can swim and snorkel in the lagoons, south to Cape Conran Coastal Park for a by Bowen Island. When you are ready to surf from the ocean beaches and trek picnic lunch. You can camp here, between get behind the wheel, drive south and the jagged coastline. Head inland to heathlands, wild ocean beaches and stop at Ulladulla for fish and chips on sample the cheeses of Bega or taste the banksia woodlands. Or continue towards the harbour. Learn about local Aboriginal famous oysters of Pambula. Pull in to the Metung past Lakes Entrance, where you history on the ‘One Track For All’ walk along whale watching town of Eden, where you can sail or cruise the Gippsland Lakes, the northern headland or swim at Pebbly can watch majestic southern right and Australia’s largest inland waterway. Beach with resident kangaroos. Take in humpback whales make their annual the rugged coastline of Murramarang migration between May and November. National Park and the lakes and beaches Bushwalk through wildflowers, beaches of South Durras. End your day in the and eucalypts in Ben Boyd National Park vibrant holiday town of Batemans Bay, before retiring for the night. where you can cruise the Clyde River and feast on fresh oysters. ITINERARY DAYS FIVE TO EIGHT BAIRNSDALE TO WALHALLA scenic drives and picnics. From there, Prix Circuit, home to the Australian drive to Wilsons Promontory Marine Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) and Set off early and travel through beautiful National Park and set out on one of the V8 Supercar 500. Cruise past Australia’s rural scenery. Stop at the Sale Wetlands park’s many walks. Follow the Lilly Pilly largest seal colony of fur seals at Seal to stroll the boardwalk and see plentiful Gully Nature Walk through heathland, Rocks and see thousands of short-tailed wildlife. Take a Port of Sale Heritage eucalypt forest and rainforest or walk to shearwaters on the rugged bluffs of Cruise along the Thomson River on Squeaky Beach to see its pure white sand. Cape Woolamai. Spend the night in a 1912 wooden boat. Drive through Trek to the top of Mt Oberon for one of Cowes or the sheltered port of Rhyll. extensive dairy country that is home Victoria’s best panoramas or hike out to to the famous Maffra Cheddar and grab one of 11 outstation campsites and stay PHILLIP ISLAND TO MORNINGTON a coffee under the wide awnings of overnight (the outstations are overnight PENINSULA Maffra’s historic main street. Stop for hikes of one to five days). Snorkel or dive Stroll along the treetop boardwalk and lunch at the Tinamba Hotel, a classic the granite cliffs, bright fish and multi- watch koalas at the Koala Conservation Aussie pub serving a food and wine menu coloured seaweed of the park and stay Centre in Cowes before taking the scenic that’s a gastronomic cut above. Or head overnight in the nearby town of Foster. to Nielson’s at Traralgon for a renowned route around Western Port Bay and the dining experience. Head to the gold rush FOSTER TO PHILLIP ISLAND Mornington Peninsula. Discover the village of Walhalla, ringed by romantic beaches, wineries and golf course of forest on the southern edge of the Stop for a coffee at Fish Creek, a small Flinders, then cross the peninsula to Victorian Alps. Venture deep underground quirky township lined with galleries, Sorrento to walk the cliffs past million- on a mine tour and stay overnight at bookstores and cafés, or wait till you reach dollar mansions in Portsea. You can also the Star Hotel’s historic accommodation the popular seaside town of Inverloch pick your own berries and visit wineries that tells of the town’s gold rush past. for lunch. Drive through the fishing and and galleries in Red Hill. Finish the day pelican haven of San Remo and over the with a relaxing soak at the Peninsula Hot WALHALLA TO FOSTER bridge to Phillip Island. See koalas and Springs. Alternatively take an evening tour waterbirds in the wild at Rhyll and watch at Moonlit Sanctuary to view Australia’s Start the day exploring Walhalla’s historic fairy penguins waddle home at dusk on nocturnal wildlife. valley. You’re on the doorstep of the Baw Summerland Beach. For a different kind Baw National Park, popular for bushwalks, of wild life, visit the Phillip Island Grand ITINERARY DAY NINE MORNINGTON PENINSULA TO MELBOURNE Continue exploring the Peninsula, or take a cruise to see the dolphins. (November – April). Depart on the Peninsula Searoad Ferry to Queenscliff (40 minute crossing, rental cars welcome). Meander through the villages of the Bellarine Peninsula such as Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads, or take in the views over lunch at Jack Rabbit Winery. Stop in at Advance Mussel Supply (weekends and holidays) and pick up a bag of super- fresh mussels from Port Phillip Bay. Follow the Bellarine Taste Trail for fresh fruit and vegetables, olives, seafood and cheese before heading back to Melbourne..
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