Driving Holidays

Buckle up and get set to see the best of Oz via road with these great Australian driving routes.

Highlights

093 - Drive the Savannah Way

This list was compiled in 2006. The updated 2011 Edition can be found here.

35 Short Breaks

Australian Traveller looks at 35 great short break drives from your nearest capital city

Mancations -- Stunt driving: Just like in the movies

The classic Boys’ Weekend Away is a near-sacred tradition. Often difficult to negotiate with partners and loved ones, they are hard earned and come at a high cost – in brownie points at the very least. Here then is a little Mancation inspiration: the best of the best of boys’ weekends in Australia. So unwind, enjoy, and remember . . . it’s all in the name of manly fun. Words by AT Staff, edited by Craig Roberts

Be a Train Driver for a Day

The 861 Footplate Experience is now available, departing from Belgrave 40km east of Melbourne, for an unforgettable do-it-yourself ride on the iconic Puffing Billy.

West Gippsland Hinterland Drive

Elisabeth Knowles takes the long and winding road from Drouin and back via Walhalla, Mount Baw Baw, Noojee and Neerim.

077 Drive Across The Nullabor Plain

Drive Across The Nullabor Plain. Number 77 of the "100 Things To Do In Australia Before You Die" by Australian Traveller magazine.

Great Articles on Driving Holidays from
Australian Traveller Magazine

Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges, No 9 of Australia's Greatest Drives

Cape To Cape (W.A)
The Cape To Cape in WA - No.8 of the Great Drives of Australia

The Mereenie Loop
The Mereenie Loop Rd, No 7 of Australia's Greatest Drives

Nature's Way
Nature's Way, No. 6 of Australia's Greatest Drives

The Savannah Way
The Savannah Way, No.5 of the Great Australian Drives

Across the Nullarbor
Across the Nullarbor, No 4 of Australia's Greatest Drives.

The Great Ocean Rd
The Great Ocean Roads - No.1 of the Great Drives of Australia

Centre to Surf
Robyn Rosenfeldt embarks on an odyssey from the middle to the edge, from Alice Springs to Port Fairy, and watches the Australian landscape change with each turn of the wheel.