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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL BACK ROADS AUSTR ALIA SCENIC ROUTES BUSHWALKING WINE TOURS • • Vaughan Springs Yuendumu YALPIRAKINU YUNKANJINI AAAA Lake Bennett Tilmmmoooouuuuuuttttthhhhhh WWWWWeeeeeelllllllllll Lake Lewis Papunya Mt SSSSSSSSSSSS1111ooooooooooooooo3333333nnnn88888888dddd00000000000000eeeeeeemmmmmmmmmmmmrrrrrrr MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMaaaaaaaaaaacccccccccccccccccccccDDDDDDDDDDDDooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll RRRRRRRRRRRRRaaaaaaaannnn HAASTS BLUFF GGlleeeennnnnn HHHHeeeeellllleeeeeeennnnnnn RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRReeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssoooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttt AAAAAAAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaa HHHHHHeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnssssssbbbbbbuuuuurrrgggg 22 altukatjaPrUaElTuNEruaRtt-MKiiLNooooaaaaaaaaannnnnnAettttttttttttkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaNellllllll lT TTTTTTTTTTTTT eNPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPjjjjjjjjjjjjaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttttttttttaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkNatLAAAAAAAALAioaaaaaaaWmmmmmmmmmYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYnkkkkkkkauuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeetKKKKKKKKKKKllllllllllllldddddddddaddaaaaaaaa PPPPPPAAAAAArrrrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaraarraaarrrraaaauuuuuuuTTTTTTTTkkkkkkkkkkrrrrrrrrrssssssIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLAAAAAiiilllSSSSSSaaSSSSSSSSEEETTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR NNNNNNNNNN HHHHHHHHaaaaaaFFIIIIttttiiiiiiiiGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGnnnnooooHHHHHkkkkknnnnneeaaaWWWWWWWWWWWWWa MMMMGGGllllPPPP AAAAAPPPPPaaaaaaaooooooYYYYYaaaaaarrrruulllllllllu rrrrgrrggggmmmmmnnnkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeetttrrrFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFiiiiiinnnnnkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeee88 77EEErrrllldddd LEISURELY DRIVES KKKKKaaaaaattttttaaaa1111 0000TTTT6666jjjuuuuu9999ttttttmmmmaaaaa U8UUUU888866666llllluuuuu777rrrrmmmuuuuu EEbbeennneeezzzeeerrr tevensssoooonnnn111sss333 PPP1111eee999999aaaammmmmmmkkkk KKKKAAAAUUUUUUUUTTTLLLLLLLLLAAUUUU TTTTTRRRRJJJJJJUUUUUUUUUUU-----TTTTTTTAAAAAA MMMMMMuuuulllgggaaa PPPaaarrrrrkkkkk KKuuuuullllllgggggggeeeeeeeeerrrrrrraaaaaa gggeeeessss EYEWITNESS TRAVEL BACK ROADS AUSTR ALIA EYEWITNESS TRAVEL BACK ROADS AUSTR ALIA Contributors Jarrod Bates, Lara Dunston, Andrew Harris, Elizabeth Re, Jessica Syme, Steve Womersley CONTENTS ABOUT THIS BOOK 6 INTRODUCING AUSTRALIA 8 PUBLISHER Douglas Amrine LIST MANAGER Vivien Antwi GETTING TO AUSTRALIA 10 Above Golden sandy beach, near Darwin, Northern Territory EDITORIAL Michelle Crane, Georgina PRACTICAL INFORMATION 12 Palffy, Hugh Thompson, Fay Franklin, Drive 5 Vicki Allen DRIVING IN AUSTRALIA 16 DESIGN Shahid Mahmood, Steve Bere NEW ENGLAND TABLELAND PRODUCTION CONTROLLER WHERE TO STAY 24 Coffs Harbour to Linda Dare WHERE TO EAT 26 Tweed Heads 70 PICTURE RESEARCH Ellen Root, Marta Bescos 6 days THE DRIVES 28 DTP Jason Little, Jamie McNeill Drive 6 CARTOGRAPHY MANAGER Drive 1 Uma Bhattacharya MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS, AND SENIOR CARTOGRAPHIC EDITOR REEF AND RAINFOREST Casper Morris VINES Mission Beach to CARTOGRAPHY Sydney to Brooklyn 80 Stuart James, Jasneet Arora The Daintree 30 4–5 days ILLUSTRATIONS 4 days Arun Pottirayil Drive 7 Drive 2 Colour reproduction by Media GLORIOUS GIPPSLAND Development Printing Ltd, UK VOLCANIC HILLS Printed and bound in China by Wonthaggi to South China Printing Co Ltd Caloundra to the Harrietville 92 First published in the United States in 2011 by Glasshouse Mountains 40 Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson 4–5 days Street, New York 10014 3 days First American Edition 2011 Drive 8 10 11 12 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Drive 3 PENINSULA TOUR Copyright 2010 © Dorling GOLD COAST BACK COUNTRY Kindersley Limited, London Mornington to Coolart A Penguin Company Burleigh Heads to Wetlands and All rights reserved. No part of this publication Brisbane 46 Homestead 102 may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, 3–4 days 1–2 days electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written Drive 4 permission of the copyright owner. A CIP catalogue record is available from the CLASSIC EAST COAST DRIVE Library of Congress. ISBN 978 0 7566 6961 4 Noosa to Manly 56 6 days Front cover Bunyeroo Valley, Flinders Ranges Below The impressive Devils Marbles, near Below The Yarra River, in the heart Tennant Creek, Northern Territory of Melbourne, Victoria Above Spectacular Triplet Falls, Great Otway Above The majestic Twelve Apostles, Port Above Pleasure boats in the marina in National Park, Victoria Campbell National Park, Victoria Manly Harbour, Queensland Drive 9 Drive 14 Drive 19 GREAT OCEAN ROAD VINEYARDS AND ROCKY RANGES PIONEERS AND PROSPECTORS Melbourne to Ballarat 1 08 Birdwood to Guildford to Boulder 214 6–7 days Parachilna 156 4 days Drive 10 5–6 days Drive 20 GOLDFIELDS AND SPA COUNTRY Drive 15 WAVES, WHALES, AND WINE Melbourne to THE TOP END Bunbury to Cape Castlemaine 120 Leeuwin 224 Darwin to Territory 4–5 days Wildlife Park 166 4–5 days 5–7 days Drive 11 Drive 21 COASTLINE AND CONVICTS Drive 16 THE GREAT SOUTHERN Hobart to Port Arthur INTO THE RED CENTER Blackwood River Valley Historic Site 130 Katherine to Aileron 178 to Cape Arid National 2–3 days 5 days Park 234 4–5 days Drive 12 Drive 17 Drive 22 WILDERNESS AND WILD RIVERS THROUGH THE MACDONNELL THE NULLARBOR CROSSING Launceston to Strahan 138 RANGES Norseman to Port 4–5 days Alice Springs to Augusta 246 Drive 13 Kata Tjuta 190 4–6 days 6–7 days SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S COASTAL GEMS Drive 18 INDEX 258 Adelaide to Mount WEST COAST WONDERLAND Gambier 148 Perth to Cape Range 3 days National Park 202 Title page: Road winding around Cape Byron, New South Wales Half-title page: Scenic route through 7 days Walpole-Nornalup National Park, Western Australia Below Simpsons Gap water hole in the West Below Traditional 19th century building, near Below Wild flowers near the coast in Cape Le Grande MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory Castlemaine, Victoria National Park, Western Australia About this Book 7 About this Book The 22 driving tours in this guide reflect the you might spot a wedge-tailed eagle or a fantastic diversity of Australia. The sixth-largest kangaroo from a bus or a train, it will be a fleeting country in the world, yet relatively sparsely moment. In your own vehicle, you can stop and populated, Australia has great expanses of road take it all in at a pace that suits you. Whether it is – from multi-lane freeways to bumpy dirt trails. a drive through the vineyards of the Hunter Valley The majority of its towns and cities are strung out from Sydney or the Great Ocean Road from around the country’s coastal circumference. While Melbourne, tackling the red-dirt tracks of the distances are daunting, flying means missing the Outback in a 4WD, exploring remote beaches, gradually changing scenery – a quintessential or sleeping in a national park under the stars, aspect of the Australian experience. And while Australia is made for driving tours. Getting Started Northern Territory’s Top End, and from The front section of the guide gives the vineyards of the Barossa Valley to Using the Sheet Map you all the practical information you the wheatbelt of Western Australia. A pull-out road map of the entire need to plan and enjoy a driving trip Each drive begins with a list of country is attached inside the in Australia. It includes an overview highlights and a clearly mapped back cover. This map contains of when to go and how to get there, itinerary. There is advice on the best all the information you need to advice on renting a vehicle and time of year to undertake the drive, drive around the country and details of any documentation road conditions, market days, and to navigate between the tours. required. In-depth driving advice major festival dates. The tour pages All freeways, major roads, and ranges from driving rules to road contain descriptions of each stop on airports – both domestic and conditions, from buying fuel to the route, linked by clear driving international – plus all the ferry breakdown or accident procedures – instructions. Side panels contain ports are easily identified. This the kind of background knowledge information on the most authentic makes the pull-out map an that helps make a driving trip stress- places to stay and eat, as well as excellent addition to the drive free. There is information on money, details of local activities, and tinted itinerary maps within the book. opening times, communication, boxes relate background information. The pull-out map also has a health and safety, and other practical Most drives feature a mapped town comprehensive index to help you matters, as well as advice on or countryside walking tour, designed find your destination, and is accommodation and dining options, to take a maximum of three hours at further supplemented by a clear to ensure that you enjoy the an easy pace with stops along the way. distance chart, so you can gauge authentic Australian experience. The tours are flexible: some can be the distances between the major linked to create a longer driving tour; cities in Australia. The Drives or they can be dipped into as day trips The main section of the guide is while based in a region. divided into drives, ranging from two to seven days in duration. The tours can all be driven in a standard vehicle, although there are a few excursions suitable for 4WD vehicles only. The drives encompass every region of the country, from the glorious beaches of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to the wilderness of the Top far left Driving in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia Top left Hay bale at a Shepherds Flat farm, Central Victoria Center far left Night view of Perth’s waterfront center Center left Roadside mailboxes in front of Mount Roland, Tasmania Far left Bakery in Hobart, Tasmania Left Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, Western Australia Right Sculpture at Wave Rock, Western Australia

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