Selfdrive Routes in Australia

Starting in Sydney

We have put together some popular and most interesting selfdrive ideas, starting in Sydney. You do your own driving but enjoy the security of the pre-booked accommodation. We can also modify according to your needs. If you require something completely different, please remember that we can still help you pre-plan your own personalized itinerary (ask for a quotation). All itineraries can be done in reverse.

Beside these selfdrives, we have created the following selfdrive around Sydney.

Mountains & Wine (5 Day / 4 Nights / 2WD)

If we are booking your accommodation before departure, we will arrange for your car to be delivered to your hotel.

Day 1 Sydney to Blue Mountains (105 km) (65 mi) Enroute to the Blue Mountains stop at the Australian Wildlife Park. See Echo Point and the Three Sisters, Wentworth Falls and Sublime Point. Overnight: Lilianfels.

Day 2 Blue Mountains to Port Stephens (250 km) (155 mi) Travel up to Mount Victoria and depart along Highway 40 towards Sydney. Passing through historic Windsor, rejoin the Pacific Highway to head north to Gosford. See the pelicans feeding at 3:30pm each day at The Entrance. Continue north to Port Stephens. Overnight: Peppers Anchorage.

Day 3 Port Stephens to Hunter Valley (70 km) (43 mi) Travel west to Cessnock - the gateway to the wineries of the Hunter Valley. Spend the afternoon visiting local wineries such as Golden Grape Estate, Brokenwood Winery and Hungerford Hill with a stop at one of the many gourmet restaurants in the area. Overnight: Peppers Guesthouse.

Day 4 Hunter Valley to Sydney (160 km) (99 mi) Depart Pokolbin for the 3 hour drive to Sydney. Stop enroute at the tiny 19th Century Village of Wollombi before continuing on to Sydney. Overnight: Rydges Wentworth.

Day 5 Sydney Drop off your rental vehicle in Sydney.

Snowy Mountains & Southern Beaches (4 Days / 3 Nights / 2WD)

If we are booking your accommodation before departure, we will arrange for your car to be delivered to your hotel.

Day 1 Sydney to Canberra (295 km) (183 mi) Travel to the picture-postcard Southern Highland towns of Mittagong, Bowral and Berrima. Continue through Goulburn to Canberra - the nations capital! Overnight: Forrest Motor Inn.

Day 2 Canberra to Cooma (117 km) (73 mi) Explore Canberra this morning before a short drive to Cooma, the northern entrance to the Snowy Mountains and Mt Kosciusko National Park. Overnight: Cooma Motor Lodge.

Day 3 Cooma to Batmans Bay (247 km) (153 mi) Follow the Snowy Mountains Highway east to the seaside village of Tathra. Continue along the coast to Batemans Bay. Overnight: Reef Motor Inn (Gold Best Western property.)

Day 4 Batemans Bay to Sydney (274 km) (170 mi) Explore the many beaches between Batemans Bay and Ulladulla. Take the road inland to Berry, then return to the coast and back to Sydney.

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