G'day mates. I'm in Australia quite a bit although I don't recreate much 'cause I'm always at work. And the family has never been. I'm hoping to correct those two situations this year in May-June with a two week holiday. Hiring a car, staying in hotels, eating at restaurants and bakeries...
What I'm doing is coming up with a list of four of five different one-week tours, and the Wife and Kid get to pick two.
Probably we'll end up playing it by ear when the trip gets near, and staying flexible to adjust for day-to-day weather and moods once we arrive. Trying to avoid regions that are in serious wet seasons in May-June and congested touristy spots. Mostly we want to tour around and see the country - beaches, tidal pools, forests, water falls, mountains... We're most interested in walking tracks, archaeological and historic sites, nature reserves, and national parks. We'll have to a couple of 'city' things at some point, like a museum and zoo. But resorts, over-developed oceanfronts, crowded city beaches, and tour-bus stops are not our thing. We're not caravanning though, so we can't get too far into the bush.
My top choice is a motor tour down the coast south from Wollongong. I realize it's not the ideal time for visiting that region, but it won't be horribly cold, will it? Should be the off-season so not many other visitors, right? I've never been farther south than the Bawley Coast and Bateman's Bay. Good scenery farther south, by Eden? Not too touristy or ritzy down there is it? Acceptable hotels and restaurants in the area, that aren't too dear?
I'm guessing it would take a week to tour from Sydney/Campbelltown, exploring the national parks along the way, down the coast to Eden, and back through Canberra (Dinosaur Museum).
Other possibilities are up around Mackay, the Blue Mountains, or maybe Cairns.
I'd love to explore the coast from Perth to Adalaide, but that'll be best a different trip, a different time of the year.
What I'm doing is coming up with a list of four of five different one-week tours, and the Wife and Kid get to pick two.
Probably we'll end up playing it by ear when the trip gets near, and staying flexible to adjust for day-to-day weather and moods once we arrive. Trying to avoid regions that are in serious wet seasons in May-June and congested touristy spots. Mostly we want to tour around and see the country - beaches, tidal pools, forests, water falls, mountains... We're most interested in walking tracks, archaeological and historic sites, nature reserves, and national parks. We'll have to a couple of 'city' things at some point, like a museum and zoo. But resorts, over-developed oceanfronts, crowded city beaches, and tour-bus stops are not our thing. We're not caravanning though, so we can't get too far into the bush.
My top choice is a motor tour down the coast south from Wollongong. I realize it's not the ideal time for visiting that region, but it won't be horribly cold, will it? Should be the off-season so not many other visitors, right? I've never been farther south than the Bawley Coast and Bateman's Bay. Good scenery farther south, by Eden? Not too touristy or ritzy down there is it? Acceptable hotels and restaurants in the area, that aren't too dear?
I'm guessing it would take a week to tour from Sydney/Campbelltown, exploring the national parks along the way, down the coast to Eden, and back through Canberra (Dinosaur Museum).
Other possibilities are up around Mackay, the Blue Mountains, or maybe Cairns.
I'd love to explore the coast from Perth to Adalaide, but that'll be best a different trip, a different time of the year.
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in Australia from June 1 - June 15.
