Road Trips
When it comes to family bonding, nothing beats a road trip. Here are some great ideas for your next driving holiday.
Clean and green Kiama
On a visit to Kiama on the South Coast of NSW, Katrina Holden and family discover amazing food, forests and friendly faces.
Top tips for surviving (& enjoying!) a road trip with kids
With road trips ever-popular, keeping the kids happy in the car during long trips is crucial. ANGELA SAURINE shares her tips to keep the kids entertained on Australian road trips
Visit Phillip Island’s Penguin Parade
Visit Philip Island to see the nightly penguin parade as wild penguins come ashore to their beach burrows in the sand dunes
Ten Thoughts Mums Have Before A Road Trip with Kids
ALEXANDRA WHITTINGTON, from Stay At Home Mums, found a million thoughts went through her mind before, and during, a road trip from Brisbane to Sydney with her three-year-old daughter Magnolia and six-year-old son Oscar. Here are some of them.
Outback NSW road trip to Broken Hill and Mungo National Park
KATRINA DENOUX and her family swap the French Riviera for a trip to the NSW Riverina and beyond
Let’s Go Motorhome road trip to Gippsland Lakes with teens
DANIELLE NORTON takes three teens on a road trip in a motorhome to the Gippsland Lakes and lives to tell the tale
Daddy – Daughter getaway in the Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains proves to be an ideal destination for a Daddy – daughter getaway from Sydney writes ABEY SAIED
Tasmania Family Travel Adventure
MEG LAW and her family board the Spirit of Tasmania ferry for a fun-filled road trip along the state’s west coast
Sowing the Seeds of Adventure in Kids
With her kids all grown up, CATHERINE MARSHALL reflects on how road trips across the Nullarbor Plain and Route 66 set them on their own paths to adventure
Exploring Dubbo and the Western Plains
Most people visit Dubbo for the zoo. But this Western Plains town has plenty more to offer adventurous families. Try kayaking, ghost tours and more.
Explore the coastline from Wangaratta, Victoria
Visitors can wind their way along Victoria’s Great Alpine Road, from Wangaratta in the north-east across to Metung on the jaw-droppingly beautiful Gippsland Lakes.
Outdoor adventure loop from Darwin, Northern Territory
The designated biosecurity areas in the Northern Territory will be lifted for residents on 5 June 2020, including East Arnhem
Day-trips from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
From Monday 1 June 2020, travel between and throughout the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales is permitted. There
From sea to lakes, visit the open national parks, Western Australia
From Friday 29 May 2020 regional travel restrictions will be lifted, excluding travel to biosecurity zones within the Kimberley region,
Getaways under 150kms in Queensland
Recreational travel of a maximum of 150kms within your region for day trips is currently permitted in Queensland. Take a
Take a drive to support a bushfire affected community from Sydney, New South Wales
NSW residents will be able to take a holiday anywhere in NSW with intrastate travel restrictions to be lifted from
Head for the hills… the Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills is welcoming visitors with open arms.
Limestone caves, gardens and farmstays in the NSW Central West
Towns and regions impacted by the summer bushfires have plenty to entice families, writes ANGELA SAURINE Each summer, Aussie families
Homepage image: A family stop to admire the view during a road trip © Tourism and Events Queensland
