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New South Wales Self Drive Itineraries

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7,9 & 14 days

Goway's Splendid Sydney travelpac could be considered before departing on your self-drive. If we are booking your accommodation before departure, we will arrange for your car to be delivered to your hotel.

Day 1. Sydney to Hunter Valley. Pick up your car and drive to the Hunter Valley, one of Australia's premium wine producing regions. (E) Hunter Resort /(F) Peppers Guest House.

Day 2. Hunter Valley to Port Stephens. Drive to Nelson Bay and Port Stephens. Join a dolphin cruise or 4WD tour across the san dunes (optional) or relax on one of the beautiful beaches. (E) Salamander Shores (F) Peppers Anchorage.

Day 3. Port Stephens to Coffs Harbour. Drive along the Pacific Highway to the former convict settlement of Port Macquarie then continue through beautiful countryside to Coffs Harbour. (E) Pelican Beach Resort / (F) The Sebel Aqualuna.

Day 4. Coffs Harbour to Coolangatta . Travel via Cape Byron (Australia's most easterly point) to the stunning Gold Coast. This evening visit Jupiter's Casino. (E) Australis Opal Cove, (F) Coff's Harbour Pacific Bay Resort (2 nights)

Day 5. Coolangatta. A day at leisure to enjoy the many attractions of the Gold Coast.

Day 6. Coolangatta to Brisbane. Join the Pacific Highway, northbound to Brisbane - the capital city of Queensland. You may like to spend time at South Bank on the bank of the Brisbane River. 9 day self-drive clients will arrive Brisbane, collect their car and overnight. (E) Novotel Brisbane /(F) Quay West Suites.

Day 7. Brisbane to Fraser Island. 7 day self-drive clients will return their car this morning and conclude their self-drive tour. Drive past the Glass House Mountains to Montville with its delightful craft shops, then on to Hervey Bay where you park your car. Transfer by catamaran to Fraser Island. (E)/(F) Kingfisher Bay Resort (2 nights).

Day 8. Fraser Island. Today is at leisure. The resort offers 4WD tours around the san dunes and guided walks to choose from or just relax and enjoy this beautiful World Heritage listed island... an ecologist's paradise. There's an evening spotlight tour with the ranger.

Day 9. Fraser Island to Rockhampton. Travel north to the sugar town of Childers and its interesting Pharmaceutical Museum. Cross the Tropic of Capricorn at Rockhampton and continue to your farmstay. (E/F) Farmstay.

Day 10. Rockhampton to the Whitsundays. After a hearty breakfast, enjoy a taste of the farm life with your hosts before travelling north to MacKay and continuing to Airlie Beach, the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. Stay for 2 nights at Airlie Beach. (E) Coral Sea Resort (Garden View Suite) / (F) Coral Sea (Bay view) (2 nights).

Day 11. The Whitsundays. Today you may want to enjoy the facilities of the resort or take a day trip to one of the beautiful Whitsunday Passage Islands. Visit Whitehaven Beach and walk on 6 km of sweeping, pure white silica sands - voted the world's best beach.

Day 12. The Whitsundays. Fossick for gemstones at the Home Hill Gallery enroute to Townsville, gateway to Queensland's tropical north. The "Strand" is Townsville's fantastic beachfront promenade, with restaurants, cafes, a water park and picnic areas. Visit the aquarium or take a drive up the winding road to Castle Hill for spectacular views of the city. You can also visit Magnetic Island, which is only a 20 minute ferry ride away. (E) Seagulls Resort (F) Holiday Inn Townsville

Whitsundays
The Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia

Day 13. Townsville to Mission Beach. This morning spend more time in the Townsville area or leave early for your journey to Mission Beach. From Mission Beach you can pick up a water taxi and cruise across to beautiful Dunk Island or explore the national park area fringing the 14 miles of unspoiled beaches. (E) Castaways Resort (F) The Elandra Mission Beach

Day 14. Mission Beach to Cairns. Depart Mission Beach for Cairns. Visit Paranella Park and see a Spanish castle and gardens. Further along the highway stop at the Atherton Tablelands and visit Millaa Millaa Falls and the Curtin Fig Tree, a spectacular rainforest wilderness. Tour concludes.

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PRICES:

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PRICE INCLUDES:

Six, eight or thirteen nights pre-booked accommodation with private facilities and air-conditioning; tea/coffee making facilities; transfers as indicated;transport mentioned in the itinerary, a Hertz Group C car rental for 7, 9 or 14 days, unlimited kilometres, mandatory vehicle insurance, plus Goway's Co-Pilot Kit of goodies (maps, directions, discounts).

Please note a surcharge will apply for bookings during the school holiday and Christmas periods

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If you are lucky enough to have extra time we would be happy to make recommendations to make your self drive itinerary even more enjoyable.