With international borders finally open again, everyone is itching to get overseas. But you shouldn’t get on a plane before doing these iconic roadtrips first.
But before foreign tourists come back on February 21, and our tourism hotspots are overrun again, there’s a handful of iconic Aussie roadtrips you should tick off your bucket list first.and while the book doesn’t rank our nation’s best roadtrips - something that would surely kick off a civil war - it does list some of the must-do’s before you think about doing anything else.
Continue on to Marlo, Orbost and Lakes Entrance before hitting Paynesville and cruising your way towards Melbourne. Take five to seven days to complete this 2493km trip from Port Augusta in South Australia all the way across to Perth in Western Australia - just make sure borders are open first.Start your trip in charming Port Augusta before making your way west to Ceduna, an oyster haven.
“There’s an almost meditative quality to traversing the endless red plain. You get excited about the little things – a cold shower, a rough-and-ready roadhouse in the middle of nowhere,” she said. On the journey, stop at Henbury Meteorite Craters - a giant hole created when a meteorite hit Earth 4700 years ago and the town of Marla and an important hub for truck and freight drivers.
Take 14 days to enjoy the 1920km of adventures - but avoid going in November to March, with wild weather often bringing flooding, road closures and cyclones. Lonely Planet writer Steve Waters picked the Kimberley Crossing as an iconic trip because it is “once-in-a-lifetime”.“ I love the feeling of serious remoteness crossing the vast, boab-studded savannah of the ancient Kimberley where Indigenous culture shines brightly.