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Australia
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Adelaide~$106 a day
Adelaide offers colonial architecture, parklands, cafés, festivals, and easy access to celebrated wine regions.
Best Feb–May, Aug–Nov
Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach is the main gateway to the Whitsunday Islands and Outer Great Barrier Reef, serving as a launchpad for sailing, snorkeling, and diving trips.
Alice Springs~$98 a day
Alice Springs is the heart of Central Australia, shaped by cavernous gorges, boundless desert landscapes, remote Aboriginal communities, and pioneering history.
Best Apr–Oct
Armidale~$99 a day
Armidale combines Victorian-era architecture and university energy with easy access to high-country parks and waterfalls.
Best Sep–May
Barraba
Barraba is a small historical village (population 1,410) in the Nandewar Ranges, offering a glimpse of rural New England life far from tourist crowds.
Batemans Bay~$115 a day
Batemans Bay sits at the mouth of the Clyde River beside an unspoiled stretch of New South Wales coast.
Best Year-round
Bendigo~$121 a day
This former gold-rush city retains grand Victorian architecture, a strong goldfields identity, and a local wine culture centered on Bendigo Shiraz.
Best Sep–May
Beowa National Park
Beowa National Park (formerly Ben Boyd National Park) is NSW's southernmost national park, offering dramatic coastal cliffs, historic lighthouses, and some of the most secluded…
Bingara~$97 a day
Bingara is a small New England village with gold-rush and gemstone-mining history.
Best Year-round
Brisbane~$96 a day
Brisbane combines leafy open spaces, warm weather, and a relaxed cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Best Year-round
Broken Hill~$120 a day
Broken Hill blends a long mining history with desert scenery and an unexpectedly strong arts scene.
Best Apr–Oct
Bundaberg
Bundaberg is closely linked to the sugar cane industry and is the home of Bundaberg Rum and ginger beer.
Bundarra
Bundarra is a small rural village of 676 people in the New England region of New South Wales, located on Thunderbolts Way along the banks of the Gwydir River.
Burnie~$116 a day
This northwestern Tasmanian port has beaches, public foreshore spaces, and a useful base near Cradle Mountain, Stanley, Rocky Cape, and other regional sights.
Best Oct–Apr
Busselton~$136 a day
This relaxed Geographe Bay base revolves around a nearly two-kilometre heritage jetty and easy access to Margaret River wine country.
Best Oct–Apr
Byron Bay
Byron Bay combines surf beaches, diving, whale watching, and a laid-back alternative culture.
Best Year-round
Cairns~$117 a day
This tropical base is the launch point for the Great Barrier Reef, Kuranda, and the Daintree Rainforest.
Best May–Oct
Canberra~$121 a day
Free national museums, war memorials, and Parliament House tours sit around Lake Burley Griffin.
Best Sep–May
Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour is a classic family holiday destination on the Australian east coast, attracting parents revisiting childhood memories and backpackers staying a week or so.
Darwin~$96 a day
This tropical capital mixes Asian-style markets, Aboriginal art and culture, and a cosmopolitan population with easy access to Kakadu and Litchfield.
Best May–Oct
Dubbo
Dubbo sits at the intersection of Sydney, the outback, and inland wine regions, making it a natural stopping point for road trippers.
Geelong~$114 a day
This port city mixes historic architecture, museums, waterfront attractions, and beaches while opening onto the Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road.
Best Sep–Apr
Gold Coast~$121 a day
The Gold Coast pairs an extensive beach strip with high-rise leisure districts, theme parks, and inland Scenic Rim hills.
Best Year-round
Goulburn~$119 a day
The Big Merino anchors Goulburn's heritage-rich inland stop between Sydney and Canberra.
Best Sep–May
Gunnedah~$91 a day
Gunnedah is a practical New England service town marketed around koala country, with parks, museums, pubs, and a strong agricultural-event calendar.
Best Aug–Apr
Guyra
Guyra is a small agricultural town in the New England region of New South Wales, with a population of 2,207 (2016).
Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay is a string of beachside towns (Urangan, Torquay, Scarness, Pialba, and Point Vernon) in south east Queensland, roughly 3.5 hours drive north of Brisbane.
Hobart~$119 a day
Hobart is a historic Southern Tasmanian gateway with Salamanca Place, MONA, Mount Wellington, fresh seafood, and polar exploration history.
Best Sep–May
Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park~$130 a day
Wilpena Pound anchors a South Australian outback park of hiking trails, rock art, fossil sites, and panoramic lookouts.
Best Mar–May, Aug–Nov
Inverell~$97 a day
Inverell is a slower-paced New England town with gemstone-mining heritage, local markets, nearby national parks, and community festivals.
Best Year-round
Kakadu National Park~$170 a day
Kakadu is recognized for both natural and cultural significance and contains a high concentration of Aboriginal rock art.
Best May–Oct
Kalgoorlie–Boulder
Kalgoorlie–Boulder is a regional city of 30,000 people in Western Australia's Goldfields–Esperance region, built on over a century of gold mining wealth.
Karratha~$153 a day
Karratha is a modern Pilbara base for Murujuga National Park, ancient Aboriginal rock art, the Dampier Archipelago, and the staircase to the moon.
Best Apr–Oct
Katherine~$151 a day
Katherine is a gateway to Nitmiluk's interconnected river gorges, with long walking trails, canoeing, helicopter flights, and barramundi fishing beyond its modest main street.
Best May–Oct
Katoomba~$114 a day
Katoomba sits 1,017 metres above sea level and works as a practical base for exploring the Blue Mountains.
Best Sep–May
Kiama
Kiama is a beachside city in the Illawarra region, about 90 minutes south of Sydney by car or just over 2 hours by train.
Launceston~$130 a day
This northern Tasmanian city offers a compact historic centre, Victorian architecture, Cataract Gorge, and a gateway to Tamar Valley wine country.
Best Sep–May
Lennox Head~$134 a day
This relaxed village sits between Byron Bay and Ballina, offering a quieter coastal base with cafés, shops, and a celebrated right-hand surf break.
Best Year-round
Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island is a 7 km by 5 km island directly off Townsville in Central Queensland, with over half its land area protected as National Park.
Melbourne~$116 a day
Melbourne is a culture-focused city of Victorian architecture, museums, galleries, theatres, parks, and laneway street art.
Best Sep–May
Mission Beach
Mission Beach sits on the Cassowary Coast in Far North Queensland as a relaxed midpoint between Townsville and Cairns.
Moree, New South Wales~$138 a day
This road-trip town brings together Kamilaroi heritage, Freedom Ride history, a huge pecan plantation, and hot artesian spas.
Best Apr–Sep
Myall Lakes National Park~$111 a day
Myall Lakes is a remote coastal wilderness of lakes, beaches, dunes, and forest trails.
Best Jun–Apr
Narrabri~$97 a day
Narrabri is a small outback town and a gateway to Mount Kaputar National Park.
Best Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Newcastle, New South Wales~$107 a day
Newcastle combines a historic port with surf beaches, ocean baths, museums, and nearby wine country.
Best Year-round
Perth~$142 a day
Perth sprawls across a flat coastal plain along the Swan River, with the Indian Ocean forming its western boundary.
Best Oct–Apr
Phillip Island~$138 a day
Phillip Island brings close-up wildlife experiences within a short drive of Melbourne.
Best Year-round
Port Douglas
Port Douglas is a small coastal resort town with a year-round population around 3,500 that serves as an ideal base for visiting the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest.
Port Hedland~$140 a day
This industrial Pilbara port is a practical stopover for travellers moving between Broome and Karratha, with iron-ore freighters shaping the waterfront.
Best May–Aug
Port Macquarie~$126 a day
Port Macquarie combines beachside relaxation with the history of being the first English convict settlement outside Sydney.
Best Year-round
Queenstown, Tasmania~$130 a day
Queenstown is a historic mining town in a valley known for its stark, lunar-like landscape and original nineteenth-century buildings.
Quirindi
Quirindi is a small rural town (population 3,444) in the southern New England region of NSW, serving as the main centre of the Liverpool Plains Local Government Area.
Rainbow Beach, Queensland
Rainbow Beach is a small coastal village on Queensland's Fraser Coast that serves as the gateway to K'gari (Fraser Island), the world's largest sand island.
Rockhampton
Rockhampton, nicknamed 'Rocky', is one of Queensland's oldest cities established in 1855 and serves as the regional centre of Central Queensland.
Strahan~$158 a day
This isolated west-coast harbour town is the region's tour hub for Gordon River cruises, the wilderness railway, Sarah Island, and access into the Southwest World Heritage Area.
Best Oct–May
Sydney~$100 a day
Sydney pairs a deep harbor setting with surf beaches, museums, and national parks.
Best Sep–May
Tamworth, New South Wales~$108 a day
This self-styled country-music capital pairs a late-January festival with equestrian culture, riverside parks, and a distinctive electric-lighting story.
Best Aug–May
Tasmania
Tasmania is Australia's island state southeast of the mainland, encompassing the main island and over 1000 smaller islands.
Tenterfield
Tenterfield is a historic town of 4,000 residents in the New England region of New South Wales, best known as the birthplace of internationally renowned entertainer Peter Allen…
Town of 1770
The Town of 1770 and Agnes Water are two neighbouring beachside destinations in Central Queensland, named after Captain Cook's landing on 23 May 1770.
Townsville~$106 a day
Townsville offers a relaxed coastal base with waterfront walks, restaurants, bars, and views toward Magnetic Island.
Best Apr–Oct
Uralla~$83 a day
Uralla is a small New England town at the junction of the New England Highway and Thunderbolts Way.
Best Mar–May, Sep–Dec
Wagga Wagga~$92 a day
Wagga Wagga is a practical Riverina crossroads on the Murrumbidgee, with riverside walks, regional culture, and the services of a sizeable inland city.
Best Sep–May
Walcha
Walcha is a small Northern Tablelands town 425 km north of Sydney via Thunderbolts Way, serving as the southern gateway to Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.
Wee Waa
Wee Waa (population 2,080) is a small outback town in the New England region of New South Wales, self-styled as 'The Cotton Capital of Australia' — the birthplace of the…
Werris Creek~$110 a day
This tiny rail village is built around a heritage-listed 1880s station, a railway museum, and a monument to railway workers.
Best Sep–May
Wollongong~$87 a day
The Illawarra coast offers a more relaxed alternative to Sydney, with coastal beaches, mountain lookouts, and easy access to national parks.
Best Sep–Jun
Wyndham, Western Australia
Wyndham is a tiny far-north Kimberley outpost with just 914 residents, over 3000 km from Perth and twice as far from Bali.
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Albany, Western AustraliaAlbury-WodongaApollo BayApsley FallsArarat, VictoriaArthur-Pieman Conservation AreaAshford, New South WalesBallaratBallina, New South WalesBarrington Tops National ParkBathurst, New South WalesBeechworthBegaBellingenBenallaBermaguiBerryBichenoBirdsvilleBlackheathBlue Mountains National ParkBoggabillaBoggabriBombalaBooti Booti National ParkBourkeBowralBrewarrinaBridport, TasmaniaBrightBroomeBruny IslandBuchanBudderoo National ParkBudj Bim National ParkBungendoreBunya Mountains National ParkCamballinCape Byron State Conservation AreaCape Le Grand National ParkCape Range National ParkCarnarvonCastlemaineCavendish, VictoriaCedunaCessnockCharlevilleChinchillaClacklineClare, South AustraliaCobarCoffin BayColes BayCoober PedyCooktownCoolamonCoolgardieCoolongolookCoomaCowellCowraCrackenbackCradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National ParkCunnamullaCygnetDaintree RainforestDaylesfordDeep Creek National ParkDelungraDenmark, Western AustraliaDerby, Western AustraliaDeua National ParkDevils Marbles Conservation ReserveDevonportDhilba Guuranda–Innes National ParkDongaraDorrigo National ParkDungogDunsboroughEaglehawk NeckEchuca-MoamaEden, New South WalesEdithburghEmmaville, New South WalesEsperanceEuloExmouth, Western AustraliaFalls CreekFish Creek, VictoriaFitzgerald River National ParkFitzroy IslandFlinders IslandForsayth and Cobbold GorgeFranklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National ParkFranklin, TasmaniaFrench IslandFreycinet National ParkGarigal National ParkGeevestonGeorge Town, TasmaniaGeraldtonGilgandraGlenrowanGoondiwindiGrafton, New South WalesGrampians National ParkGreat Otway National ParkGreen Island, QueenslandGriffithGumerachaGundabooka National ParkGundagaiHamilton IslandHartz Mountains National ParkHeathcoteHeathcote National ParkHeron IslandHill EndHinchinbrook Island National ParkHolbrook, New South WalesHuonvilleHydenInnaminckaInnisfail, QueenslandJenolan CavesJindabyneJuneeJurien BayK'gariKalbarriKamay Botany Bay National ParkKanangra-Boyd National ParkKangaroo IslandKangaroo ValleyKarijini National ParkKilcundaKinchega National ParkKosciuszko National ParkKu-ring-gai Chase National ParkKununurraKurandaLake MacquarieLakes EntranceLamington National ParkLatrobe, TasmaniaLawsonLeetonLeeuwin-Naturaliste National ParkLeongathaLeuraLightning RidgeLintonLismore, New South WalesLitchfield National ParkLithgowLogan CityLongford, TasmaniaLongreachLord Howe IslandLorneLyndhurst, South AustraliaMacDonnell RangesMacquarie Pass National ParkMaitland, New South WalesMaldon, VictoriaMallacootaManilla, New South WalesMargaret RiverMarlaMarreeMaryborough, QueenslandMenindeeMenziesMerimbulaMerredinMilduraMole CreekMoontaMoreton IslandMoss ValeMount BullerMount Field National ParkMount GambierMount HothamMount IsaMount VictoriaMudgeeMullumbimbyMunga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National ParkMungindiMungo National ParkMurwillumbahNabiacNambung National ParkNaracoorteNaracoorte Caves National ParkNarawntapu National ParkNaroomaNarranderaNeerim SouthNew England National ParkNimbinNoojeeNorsemanNorth Stradbroke IslandNorthamNowra and BomaderryNubeenaNuminbah ValleyNundleOcean Shores, New South WalesOnslowOodnadattaOrange, New South WalesOrbostOxley Wild Rivers National ParkPalm CoveParkesPaynesville, VictoriaPerth, TasmaniaPicton, New South WalesPoint Nepean National ParkPooncariePort Arthur, TasmaniaPort AugustaPort CampbellPort Campbell National ParkPort FairyPort LincolnPort PiriePort WakefieldProserpinePurnululu National ParkQueanbeyanQueenscliffRainbow ValleyRedland CityRichmond, TasmaniaRobertsonRockingham, Western AustraliaRoseberyRoss, TasmaniaRottnest IslandSale, VictoriaScottsdale, TasmaniaSE Forest National ParkSeasprayShellharbourSkipton, VictoriaSouthwest National ParkSpringbrookSpringwood, New South WalesSt Helens, TasmaniaStanley, TasmaniaStanthorpeStanwell ParkStratford, VictoriaStreaky BaySturt National ParkSwan HillSwansea, TasmaniaSydney Harbour National ParkTamborine MountainTareeTarra-Bulga National ParkTasman National ParkTathraTawonga-Mount BeautyTemoraTennant CreekTewantinThargomindahThirlmere Lakes National ParkThredboThursday IslandTibooburraTinghaTomaree National ParkToodyayToowoombaTorquay, VictoriaTorres Strait IslandsTullahTumby BayUlladullaUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkUrungaVictor HarborWangarattaWarialdaWarmunWarrnamboolWatarrka National ParkWentworth FallsWest MacDonnell National Park, TjoritjaWest WyalongWhite CliffsWhitsunday IslandsWhitton, New South WalesWhyallaWillow TreeWintonWisemans FerryWollumbin National ParkWonthaggiWudinnaWycliffe WellWynyardYallingupYarra ValleyYarragonYarrangobilly CavesYassYengo National ParkYetmanYork, Western AustraliaYoungYowahYularaZeehan