Top 5-10 Destinations in Each State
Submitted: Friday, Mar 24, 2006 at 11:02
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Member - Alan (WA)
Hi
Our family (my wife and I, son 8 and daughter 10) are travelling round Oz for 6 mths - leaving after Xmas and coming back end of June 2007.
Will travel antip-clockwise to miss wet season.
We have Patrol, off-road CT and 12ft dinghy - we love our fishing. Other than that, we will not be spending too much time doing tracks just for the 4wd experience - more if there is a destination at the end of it - like
Cape York.
We could of course spend much longer but only have 6mths - so we must be a little careful with our itinerary. We don't want to choose so many
places that we don't have time to see anything
well. With kids, we can't be constantly in the car, moving on etc. I would rather choose less spots and spend a bit of time in these.
The itinerary will also be flexible - given travelling with kids, and the possibility of hitting a few great fishing spots!
We are from WA - and will not be spending much time in areas north to
Exmouth or south to
Albany.
Anyway - given the background of everyone on this
forum - from all areas around Oz - I was wondering if people could provide their Top 5-10
places to see in each state. Everyone will be different - but that is what it makes it great. This will give us some
places to investigate to arrive at our rough itinerary.
When we get a rough draft, I will probably post it and get some
feedback on allocation of number of days.
Thanks
Alan
Reply By: Member - Des - Friday, Mar 24, 2006 at 11:40
Friday, Mar 24, 2006 at 11:40
Note not confined to 4WD destinations.
Victoria (not in order of priority, roughly west to east):
1. Great Ocean Rd/
Otways
2. Central Vic goldfields -
Bendigo,
Ballarat,
Daylesford,
Castlemaine,
Maldon etc (base in one spot and do day trips for a few days)
3. Sth Gippsland - Phillip Island, Bass coast, Bunurong, Cape Liptrap M&CP, Wilsons Prom, Nooramunga M&CP, Strezleckis (eg Tarra-Bulga NP)
4. High Country - everywhere! Walhalla/Baw Baw, Cambarville-
Lake Mtn, Howqua/King R/Mt Stirling/
The Bluff area, Alpine NP Wonnangatta-Moroka, Wabonga,
Bogong and Cobberas-Tingaringy sections.
5. East Gippsland -
Mitchell R NP, Snowy R NP (e.g. Jacksons Crossing, Deddick Trail,
MacKillops Bridge), Marlo/Cape Conran,
Croajingolong NP, Errinundra NP
Would have included Vic "outback" and Murray area (eg Murray Sunset, Hattah-
Kulkyne, Wyperfeld,
Little Desert), but you will have covered that kind of country elsewhere.
Would have included
Grampians but for recent fires.
Plenty of fishing in
places listed (other than central Vic).
If other special interests, plenty of other destination: eg for wineries, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Rutherglen, Heathcote (world's best shiraz);
Melbourne for sporting events, shopping, museums, etc.
Lots of info on national parks at www.parkweb.vic.gov.au - brochure on almost every park in Vic. Or in more compact form, Victoria's National Parks book (green cover).
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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Friday, Mar 24, 2006 at 20:11
Friday, Mar 24, 2006 at 20:11
Interesting way of getting from Mel to Can.
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Follow Up By: Member - Des - Saturday, Mar 25, 2006 at 10:24
Saturday, Mar 25, 2006 at 10:24
Agree Gary.
Snowy River Rd/Barry Way from
Buchan to
Jindabyne is fabulous. For a through trip up the Snowy, I would probably say to go Marlo/Orbost/Buchan/Tulloch Ard Rd/Running Ck Tk/Jacksons Crossing/Yalmy Rd/Deddick Trail/side trip up Mt Tingaringy/MacKillops Bridge/Little River Gorge/side trip up Worlds End Spur/
Snowy River Rd/side trip up Ingeegoodbee Tk to Mt Meenak (or continue for circuit MacFarlanes Flat/Cobberas Trail/Native Dog Flat/
Limestone-Black Mtn Rd if time permits)/Barry Way/
Jindabyne. It is wonderful country, although very hot and dry in peak of summer.
From
Jindabyne, quick trip to Kosciusko, then go to
Tom Groggin, ford the Murray and get back into Victoria asap!!
But if determined to waste time in NSW, head east to Eden and the
Sapphire coast.
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Reply By: froomey - Saturday, Mar 25, 2006 at 02:31
Saturday, Mar 25, 2006 at 02:31
hi alan
if going to
cape leveque,on the way up call into
middle lagoon, great place great people , good fishing.
also
gibb river river rd and up to mithell falls, if enough time time, get to
kalumburu and go to honey moon bay you stay with a local family ,les & ruth, they will take you fishing, great experience.
further east all
gibb river rd is a must see, road can be little rough but ok,
check road conditions.
lake argyle also very interesting.
ps , go to trek notes under trip planning on this site, some great
places
froomey
bunbury w.a.
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Reply By: Greiglin - Saturday, Mar 25, 2006 at 09:17
Saturday, Mar 25, 2006 at 09:17
Qld: 1- Fraser Island, 2-
Lawn Hill NP, 3- Anywhere north of
Cairns, 4- Noosa -
Rainbow Beach (Cooloola NP), 5-
Blackall Ranges.
Vic: 1-Great Ocean Road, 2- Goldfields area from
Ballarat -
Bendigo, 3-
Grampians (not at the moment though cos of recent fires), 4- Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, 5- High Country
SA: 1- Flinders Rangers, 2-
Streaky Bay, 3-
Oodnadatta Track, 4- Barossa Valley, 5- Mt Gambier
NSW: 1- Kosciusko NP (
Khancoban), 2- Port Macquarie and surrounds, 3- Eden and surrounds, 4- anywhere along or off the
New England Hwy (Great Divinding Range) 5- Any road out of
Sydney.lol
NT: 1- Uluru/Olgas/Kings Canyon, 2-
Palm Valley (Fike
Gorge NP), 3- East &
West MacDonnell Ranges, 4-
Cobourg Peninsula, 5- Tanamai Track
WA: Every where......... Pick a spot it will be great. SE WA (
Esperance-
Albany -
Augusta -
Perth) ,
Broome,
Cape Leveque &
Middle Lagoon, Chapman Valley when the wild flowers are out that out from
Geraldton, GRR, all the gorges,
Mitchell Falls, Horizontal Falls, Bungles,
Kalbarri NP, the list goes on and on and on. Ah.....to win tattlsotto.... and some say they have to go back to work........ Bloody idiots. Get out there see what you can.
have a good trip.
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