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Pack a bag and hop in the car – it’s time to hit the road!

Words Andrea Black; photography Getty Images

Whether you want to swim, snorkel, surf or just

stroll on the sand during your summer getaway,

here’s the lowdown on great road trips that take

in the country’s most spectacular shorelines.

Circle Tasmania, Tas

From Hobart, head to Freycinet National Parkon t

coast and swim in the majestically curved Wineglass Ba

the best of nature on the Bay of Fires Walk in Mount W

National Park, then head towards Launceston for a bird

view from Cataract Gorge. Venture into the World Herit

Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park, whitewate

the famous Franklin River, then stroll through waterfalls

forests in Mount Field National Park. discovertasmania.

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white-sanded beaches, a drive

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Melbourne to Adelaide

The Great Ocean Road,

Vic and SA

From the surfing destinations

of Torquay and Bells Beach

to the magnificent Twelve

Apostles on the shore of Port

Campbell National Park, this

coastline is breathtaking. Add

lush rainforests and waterfalls,

plus the towering sea cliffs of

Cape Bridgewater. Stop off for

wine tasting in Coonawarra and

on the Fleurieu Peninsula, and

don’t forget to check out the

Naracoorte Caves World Heritage

fossil site en route to Adelaide.

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NSW and Vic

Swim at Currarong,

south of Nowra,

then hit the road

to Batemans Bay

and see some of

the state’s best

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seaside towns. Stop

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in Pambula, then

cross the border

and feed sea eagles

at Mallacoota. Walk

along Ninety Mile

Beach, through

Wilsons Promontory

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the mainland’s

southernmost tip

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Pacific Coast route, Qld

Explore Fraser Island in a 4WD,

then see turtles at Mon Repos near

Bundaberg. Stop at Rockhampton to

visit Capricorn Caves and Great Keppel

Island, then snorkel among coral in

the Whitsundays. Dive the famous

shipwreck in Townsville, then visit

Magnetic Island to spot Australia’s largest colony of koalas in

the wild. Finish in Cairns where the World Heritage-listed Great

Barrier Reef and Daintree National Park collide. queensland.com

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