Australia's Golden Outback Holiday Planner 2025

EYRE HIGHWAY & NULLARBOR LINKS 2 Days | Sealed roads Shires along your journey: Dundas

The Nullarbor Plain, with the epic Eyre highway to follow, is easily one of Australia’s greatest road trip adventures. Take off into the west from the border town of Eucla down the sweeping highway into the scenic lower Nullarbor around Mundrabilla, then pause to look back at the lookout at Madura. The Eyre Bird Observatory, a remote research station, has fantastic programs (check them out online) and the 10th hole of the Nullarbor Links course at Cocklebiddy is a top introduction to Nullarbor Links — the world’s longest golf course. The aptly named 90 Mile Straight will bring you to Balladonia by nightfall. Explore the remains of Skylab station — which plummeted to earth in 1979 — at the nearby Balladonia Hotel, before continuing west. Take your time and savour the sense of space and timelessness that makes the Nullarbor unique. Soon you’ll arrive at Norseman, the end of this 880km trip and the Eyre Highway. Next to the town’s cute tin camels is a photographic gallery where the region’s stunning landscapes are captured in prints. To appreciate the vastness of the place, drive up to Beacon Hill Lookout before heading either north to Kalgoorlie or south to Esperance.

Twilight Bay

THE GREAT OCEAN DRIVE 1-2 hours | Sealed roads Shires along your journey: Esperance The road trip that should be on everyone’s bucket list, the Great Ocean Drive is a 40km circular loop showcasing a coastal wonderland of stunning, powder-white beaches, rocky headlands, small bays of crystalline water, steep cliffs and hidden ocean pools. Highlights include the Rotary Lookout (an ideal first stop), the famous Twilight Bay, Observatory Point and Lookout, 11 Mile Beach, and Nine Mile Beach renowned for its serene rock pools. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can also cycle or walk the trail, following the coast from the Esplanade all the way to Twilight Bay. The best way to travel the Great Ocean Drive is slowly. Plan a picnic lunch, throw in your towel, picnic rug, snorkel and fins, surfboard or just your walking shoes. Wherever you go on this loop, the views are constant and amazing.

Toolinna Cove

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