8 week trip in July, Melbourne, up the centre, down the East Coast
Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:23
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Hi there,
We are in in midst of planning our family trip in July with our 2 boys aged 10 and 15, And would like to get some ideas of what we should go and see and get any recomendations or alternatives from people that are much more experienced than we are as it is our first trip.
We have a turbo landcruiser 100 series and a complete
campsite camper and plan to do the following route leaving on the 1st of July:
Melbourne to
Portland (2days)
Staying at Henty Beach caravan park
Portland to
Murray Bridge (2days)
staying at
Avoca Dell caravan park
-Narracoote Caves
(Option
Portland -
Goolwa)
-
Young Husband Penninsula
-
Coorong National ParkMurray Bridge-
Adelaide (2days)
-Barrossa region
Adelaide -
Port Augusta (2days)
Staying at
Port Augusta Big4 caravan park
Port Augusta -
Flinders Ranges (5days)
-Lake Eyre
-Lee Creek
Flinders Ranges -
Coward Springs (1days)
Coward Springs - Cooper Pedy (2days)
Cooper Pedy - (Stuart Highway) Uluru,
Kings Canyon, Yulura, McDonnel Ranges (7days)
Uluru -
Alice Springs (2days)
Alice Springs - Tenant Creek (1days)
Tenant Creek - Mt Isa (2days)
Mt Isa -
Julia Creek-Townsville (3days)
-Charters Towers
-
Hughenden
Townsville -
Bowen (2- 3 days)
-
Airlie Beach
- Whitsundays
Airlie Beach -
Yeppoon -
Hervey Bay - Fraser Island (7days)
Fraser Island -
Tin Can Bay (2days)
Tin Can Bay -
Gold Coast (2days)
- theme parks
Gold Coast - Byron Bay (2-3days)
Byron Bay -
Sydney (7days)
Sydney -
Home
Im going of the bosses itinerary but any assistance and ideas would be appreciated. Cant wait to blog this adventure and looking forward to many more.
Cheers,
George&Mel
Reply By: Member - John - Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 13:25
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 13:25
G'day, would miss
Portland, get as far North as you can, as quick as you can, lol.
Portland can be done any time.
I would go,
Melbourne to
Renmark, over night stay,
Renmark to Port Agusta, maybe a two night stay, then head North, Coober Peddy, etc etc, can still be bloody cold in July. A lot of the
places on the way to Alice can be visited when it is a tad warmer and more enjoyable, and is very "doable" from
Melbourne. Spend as much time as you can North of Alice, take your time and enjoy. Just my two cents worth.
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Reply By: Member - Mark (Tamworth NSW) - Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 13:49
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 13:49
Geroge & Mel
Consider a detour at "The Breakaways" 20km north of
Coober Pedy, short trip east onto
the Painted Desert (Arkaringa Station) for the night, onto
Oodnadatta & Dalhousie Springs/Mt Dare for the next night, then onto Finke and Lambert's Centre (Geographic centre of Australia) before rejoining the Stuart Highway at
Kulgera
The highlights of this probable 1 1/2 day /400km diversion from going straight up the Stuart Highway are the amazing landscapes at
The Breakaways and
Painted Desert, seeing
Dalhousie Springs, Lamberts Centre and I guess for some Ooodnadatta Roadhouse
Looks a fantastic trip with plenty of multi night stops
IF you wanted to avoid some bitumen you could go from Alice to Mt Isa via the
Plenty Highway. You have the right set up for being off bitumen
Mark
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Reply By: Member - Chris_K - Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 20:14
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 20:14
Hi George & Mel
If you have the time - you easily spend some time around the Cooloola area.
Double Island point, and the coloured sands are brilliant. Your touring rig & camper would be great for that trip. You can actually head down the beach from Fraser Island ->
Rainbow Beach -> Noosa the scenic way along the beach...just get the tides right, and you won't regret it!
Grab a look at the wrecks from people trying to get around the rocks at
Rainbow Beach at the pub. Which incidentally was renovated a few years back, and is a great place for a steak.
Cheers
Chris
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Reply By: Member - John and Val - Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 21:51
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 21:51
Heading east from
Tennant Creek (go and have a look around the old OTL repeater station there) have a stopover at the freecamp at
Camooweal, then do a detour north past the
Riversleigh fossil site and on to
Lawn Hill for a fabulous paddle up
the Gorge. Heading from there towards Mt Isa have another stopover beside the river at
Gregory Downs.
Sounds like a great trip.
Cheers,
Val
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val - Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 21:56
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 21:56
Meant to add that I agree with the idea of getting a bit north - say to
Port Augusta as quickly as you can. You can do
places near where you live anytime. Make the most of your trip by exploring
places that are further from
home. Spend a bit of time in the
Flinders Ranges, go in to
Farina and spend a night or two in the great little
campground there, and
check out the mound springs along the
Oodnadatta Track.
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Follow Up By: rumpig - Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 22:38
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 at 22:38
great minds must think a like...i was going to suggest to go to
Lawn Hill myself seeing they are so close to it. i always wondered why so many people raved about the place, then i went there myself and understood why...make the detour, you won't be disappointed
will also second the stop over at
Farina aswell
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