The quaint main street of Gulgong. Click here for more tips. Heading north with the Pacific Ocean on your right and spectacular ever-changing hinterland to your left, the drive from Sydney to Brisbane yields hundreds of special surprises. Experience the evolving landscape as you travel north through the Central Coast, the Hunter, Australia's Holiday Coast and on to Northern Rivers Tropical NSW, and then Brisbane. You can 4WD the giant sand dunes at Stockton Beach, cruise the Manning or Hastings Rivers or while away the hours casting for fish in the Great Lakes area.
Nature is everywhere to be seen, touched and experienced.
Whales can be spotted from the land or on a cruise up and down the coastline during their annual migration, and dolphins frolic in the surf year round. Walk the skywalk at Dorrigo and see the Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie, Angourie's famous Blue Pool, the Treetops Environment Centre and the extinct volcano of Mt Warning. This drive boasts several World-Heritage listed areas. Following the food trail, stock up the cellar at Hunter Valley Wine Country - Australia's oldest wine producing region. Sample oysters fresh from the rack at Wallis Lake, and learn about traditional bush tucker at Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre.