The Great Southern Touring Route can be divided roughly into three separate regions, each offering diverse experiences but as a whole, offering the very best of what Australia offers. Various connections in themselves can offer excellent holiday opportunities.
Great Ocean Road
> Geelong
> Warrnambool
Grampians
> Villages
Goldfields
> Ballarat
> Spa Country
Connections
> Melbourne
> Adelaide
> Sydney
> New Zealand
CONNECTIONS
Sydney & Surrounds
> Accommodation
The best way to take in the beauty of the coastline between Melbourne and Sydney is to drive. Visit national parks, wildlife, beautiful surf beaches and pristine lakes, and enjoy fine food and wine along the way. The route takes in the popular resort towns of Merimbula, Batemans Bay and Lakes Entrance as well as smaller, quieter communities. The connection to the Touring Route is via the Mornington Peninsula and the car ferry to Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula.
This route charts a course from Sydney to Melbourne via the nation’s capital, Canberra. Starting in Sydney famous for its icons such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, and Bondi Beach. Then on to Canberra, the nation’s capital. From Canberra the touring route passes through some of the most attractive towns in Victoria, and award winning wineries. Continue to the Murray River, home to the world’s largest fleet of paddle steamers to the Goldfields region before heading into Melbourne.