Pick the perfect campervan or motorhome for an unforgettable road trip

Is there anything better than a road trip holiday? The call of the open road beckoning you onwards, another discovery around every bend, and your day-to-day worries evaporating into wide-open spaces. Whatever the adventure, Apollo has the vehicle to suit your next holiday.

Choose your style of holiday to find the right vehicle:

1. The Foodie Fanatic

2. The Outback Adventurer

3. The Coastal Escapee

4. The Festival Goer

5. The Family Clan

6. The Romantic Couple

7. The Nature Seeker

The foodie fanatic

Australia’s fabulous food and wine regions include WA’s Margaret River, the rolling Hunter Valley near, and South Australia’s best culinary getaway, the Barossa Valley. On a road trip, it’s easy to stop at roadside stalls, cellar doors and markets before finding a scenic spot to enjoy your local produce.

Your Apollo vehicle: 2-berth Euro Tourer

Foodies favour indulgence and this deluxe campervan with its own shower and toilet provide plenty of comfort at an affordable price. Featuring full kitchen facilities, including a three-burner gas stove, fridge-freezer and microwave, you can cook up a tasty meal with great local produce you’ve found along the way, pour yourself a wine and relax.

Kitchen amenities, Euro Tourer 2 Berth, Apollo Camper Vans, Australia — Cook up a tasty meal with great local produce you’ve found along the way.

The outback adventurer

Among Australia’s bucket list destinations are the rust-red Flinders Ranges, stunning gorges and waterfalls of the Kimberley, and the Stuart Highway between Darwin and Alice Springs. There’s no better way to immerse yourself in the sights of the outback than by road tripping while sleeping in your own camper. The rewards are immeasurable but you will not forget one incredible outback sight: the stars.

Your Apollo vehicle: 4WD Adventure Camper

This 4WD campervan, which has extra fuel capacity for long distances, suits couples looking for a proper outback adventure. Set up the external awning, get your gas stove going and enjoy dinner under the stars. Air conditioning and heating in the driving cabin provide comfort on the road.

4WD Campervan, Apollo Camper Vans, Australia — This 4WD campervan has extra fuel capacity for long distances.

The coastal escapee

Everyone should see Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, relax in Coffs Harbour in NSW and soak up Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Beyond the obvious, discover SA’s Fleurieu Peninsula and Tasmania’s Cradle Coast. The beauty of coasting along is that you can find your own headland, pocket-sized beach or little slice of paradise all for yourself.

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Your Apollo vehicle: 2-berth Euro Tourer

This top-level campervan is easy to drive thanks to its automatic transmission, and has all the comforts and convenience you need for a coastal getaway, including a fully equipped kitchen, air conditioning and heating. Choose your scenic spot, put the kettle on and let the water views work their magic.

Beach, Apollo 2 berth Euro Tourer campervan — Explore remote and not so remote beaches at your own pace in a 2 berth Euro Tourer.

The festival goer

With its year-round schedule of festivals celebrating everything from music to theatres, cabaret to food, you can’t beat Adelaide for festival fun. You can also let loose in Byron Bay (Splendour in the Grass is a must), while Brisbane has polished its reputation as one of Australia’s great festival towns. Why not enjoy hopping from one memorable festival to another in a camper?

Your Apollo vehicle: Hitop Camper

Young couples will love the compact, cost effective and functional Hitop Camper, which packs in a kitchenette and dining and sitting space, as well as plenty of storage. Automatic transmission makes driving easy, and who doesn’t love some additional head height

Hitop Campervan, Apollo Camper Vans, Australia — Enjoy hopping from one memorable festival to another in a camper.

The family

Keep the whole family happy with an endless variety of water sports, adrenaline activities and theme parks on the Gold Coast. For more low-key getaways, try Cairns, Jervis Bay in NSW and Victoria’s Murray River region. A motorhome gives you the flexibility of stopping whenever it suits for a break, whether you want to plunge into a waterhole, hit the surf or spot some local wildlife.

Your Apollo vehicle: 6-berth Euro Deluxe

With power steering, automatic transmission and a reversing camera, you’ll find this 6-berth motorhome an easy drive.

Family, Euro Deluxe 6 Berth, Apollo Camper Vans, Australia — A motorhome gives you and your family the flexibility of stopping whenever it suits for a break.

The romantic couple

Romance is an attitude, but you can encourage it in lovely spots such as Rainbow Beach or the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Victoria’s Yarra Valley or the Blue Mountains in NSW. On a road trip, you can travel at your own pace to suit your mood, whether you’re ready for a cellar door, want to wallow beneath a waterfall or steal a seductive sunset moment.

Your Apollo vehicle: 2-berth Euro Tourer

This top-of-the-range air-conditioned campervan keeps the mood romantic with the creature comforts of home, including a large double bed and back doors that open out to make the most of those stunning sunrises and sunsets. The kitchen is fitted out with all the cooking equipment you need, so you can whip up a romantic meal to enjoy under the stars.

Bush, Apollo 2 berth Euro Tourer campervan — Create some special moments with a top of the range Apollo campervan.

The nature seeker

Hit the Top End and camp out in Kakadu or Litchfield National Parks amid giant termite mounds, or head into the Daintree Rainforest north of Cairns to explore Cape Tribulation, home to cassowaries and crocodiles. Road tripping allows you to take it slow and easy while enjoying magical wildlife encounters.

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Your Apollo vehicle: 4WD Adventure Camper

You can’t immerse yourself in nature more than in this 4WD campervan; it’s rugged enough to explore remote landscapes yet roomy enough so you don’t feel confined. Featuring a full kitchen kit, fridge-freezer and solar hand-held shower, it won’t feel like you’re roughin’ it even though you are in remote Australia.

Why Apollo motorhome holidays?

Apollo’s fleet of motorhomes and campervans has kept passionate travellers on the road since 1985. Having a hotel on wheels allows you unbeatable freedom and flexibility: stay an extra day when you find the perfect spot, sleep in without having to check out, take everything you need without having to cram it into a suitcase or car boot, and cook your own meals when the mood takes you.

Euro Deluxe 6Berth, Apollo Camper Vans, Australia — Apollo’s fleet of motorhomes and campervans has kept passionate travellers on the road since 1985.

The quality vehicles are easy to drive and Apollo offers great support and maintenance, including how-to guides and videos and 24-hour roadside assistance. The ApolloConnect app makes booking campgrounds, finding sights and getting discounts on tours and attractions simple. Go where you want, when you want. Take the road less travelled. And most of all, enjoy.

For more information and bookings, visit apollocamper.com

Apollo have branches across Australia, click the location closest to your pick up location:

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Winding down in the Yarra Valley, where ‘work from home’ becomes ‘work from wine country’.

Steam from my morning coffee curls gently into the cool valley air, mist-veiled vineyards stretch out in neat rows below me. Magpies warble from trees, and the morning’s quiet carries the soft bleating of lambs from a nearby paddock. Midweek in the Yarra Valley has its own rhythm. It’s slower, quieter, with more empty tables at cafes and cellar doors, and walking trails I can claim all to myself. It’s as if the entire region takes a deep breath once the weekend crowd leaves.

walking trails in the Yarra Valley — You’ll find walking trails are less crowded during the week. (Image: Visit Victoria)

I haven’t come here for a holiday, but to do a little work somewhere other than my home office, where I spend too much time hunched over my desk. Deadlines still loom, meetings still happen, but with flexible work evolving from ‘work from home’ to ‘work from anywhere’, I’m swapping the view of my front yard to the vineyards.

A quiet afternoon at Yarra Valley Dairy

holding a glass of wine at Yarra Valley Dairy — Wine time at Yarra Valley Dairy, where you can enjoy a toastie or bagel in the cafe. (Image: Visit Victoria)

With the Yarra Valley just over an hour from the CBD, many Melburnians could drive here in their lunch break. I arrive late in the afternoon and am delighted to discover the Yarra Valley Dairy still open. On weekends, I’ve seen queues spilling out the door, but today there’s only one other couple inside. There’s no need to rush to secure a table; instead I browse the little store, shelves stacked with chutneys, spices, artisan biscuits and gorgeous crockery that would look right at home in my kitchen. It’s hard not to buy the lot.

a cheese tasting plate atYarra Valley Dairy — A cheese tasting plate at Yarra Valley Dairy.

I order a coffee and a small cheese platter, though the dairy has a full menu, and choose a wooden table with bentwood chairs by a wide window. The space feels part farm shed, part cosy café: corrugated iron ceiling, walls painted in muted tones and rustic furniture.

Outside, cows meander toward milking sheds. If pressed for time, there’s the option of quick cheese tastings – four samples for five dollars in five minutes – but today, I’m in no rush. I sip slowly, watching a grey sky settle over the paddock. Less than an hour ago I was hunched over my home-office desk, and now my racing mind has slowed to match the valley’s pace.

Checking in for vineyard views at Balgownie Estate

Restaurant 1309 at Balgownie Estate has views across the vines.

As my car rolls to a stop at Balgownie Estate, I’m quietly excited, and curious to see if my plan to work and play comes off. I’ve chosen a suite with a spacious living area and a separate bedroom so I can keep work away from a good night’s sleep. I could have booked a cosy cottage, complete with open fireplace, a comfy couch and a kettle for endless cups of tea, but as I am still here to get some work done, I opt for a place that takes care of everything. Dinner is served in Restaurant 1309, as is breakfast.

oysters at Restaurant 1309, Balgownie Estate — Oysters pair perfectly with a crisp white at Restaurant 1309.

On my first evening, instead of the usual walk about my neighbourhood, I stroll through the estate at an unhurried pace. There’s no need to rush – someone else is preparing my dinner after all. The walking trails offer beautiful sunsets, and it seems mobs of kangaroos enjoy the view, too. Many appear, grazing lazily on the hillside.

I wake to the call of birds and, after breakfast, with the mist still lingering over the vineyards, I watch two hot-air balloons silently drift above clouds. Perched on a hill, Balgownie Estate sits above the mist, leaving the valley below veiled white.

kangaroos in Yarra Valley — Spotting the locals on an evening walk. (Image: Visit Victoria)

Exploring the Yarra Valley on two wheels

the Yarra Valley vineyards — Swap your home office for a view of the vineyards. (Image: Visit Victoria/Cormac Hanrahan)

Perhaps because the Yarra Valley is relatively close to where I live, I’ve never considered exploring the area any way other than by car or on foot. And with a fear of heights, a hot-air balloon is firmly off the table. But when I discover I can hop on two wheels from the estate and cycle into Yarra Glen, I quickly realise it’s the perfect way to step away from my laptop and experience a different side of the region.

COG Bike offers pedal-assist e-bikes, and while the bike trail and paths into town aren’t particularly hilly, having an extra bit of ‘oomph’ means I can soak up the surroundings. Those lambs I heard calling early in the morning? I now find them at the paddock fence, sniffing my hands, perhaps hoping for food. Cows idle nearby, and at a fork in the bike path I turn left toward town.

It’s still morning, and the perfect time for a coffee break at The Vallie Store. If it were the afternoon, I’d likely turn right, in the direction of four wineries with cellar doors. The ride is about 15 kilometres return, but don’t let that put you off. Staying off the highway, the route takes you along quiet backroads where you catch glimpses of local life – farmers on tractors, weathered sheds, rows of vines and the kind of peaceful countryside you don’t see from the main road.

A detour to the Dandenong Ranges

legs hanging over the sides of the train, Puffing Billy Railway — The iconic Puffing Billy runs every day except Christmas Day.

The beauty of basing myself in the Yarra Valley is how close everything feels. In barely half an hour I’m in the Dandenong Ranges, swapping vineyards for towering mountain ash and fern-filled gullies. The small villages of Olinda and Sassafras burst with cosy teahouses, antique stores and boutiques selling clothing and handmade body care items.

I’m drawn to RJ Hamer Arboretum – Latin for ‘a place for trees’. Having grown up among tall trees, I’ve always taken comfort in their presence, so this visit feels like a return of sorts. A stroll along the trails offers a choice: wide open views across patchwork paddocks below, or shaded paths that lead you deeper into the quiet hush of the peaceful forest.

The following day, I settle into a quiet corner on the balcony of Paradise Valley Hotel in Clematis and soon hear Puffing Billy’s whistle and steady chuff as the steam train climbs towards town. Puffing Billy is one of Australia’s most beloved steam trains, running through the Dandenong Ranges on a narrow-gauge track. It’s famous for its open carriages where passengers can sit with their legs hanging over the sides as the train chugs through the forest. This is the perfect spot to wave to those on the train.

After my midweek break, I find my inbox still full and my to-do list not in the least shrunken, just shifted from one task to another. But I return to my home office feeling lighter, clearer and with a smug satisfaction I’d stolen back a little time for myself. A midweek wind-down made all the difference.

A traveller’s checklist

Staying there

Balgownie Estate offers everything from cellar door tastings to spa treatments and fine dining – all without leaving the property.

Playing there

the TarraWarra Museum of Art, Yarra Valley — Visit the TarraWarra Museum of Art. (Image: Visit Victoria)

Wander through Alowyn Gardens, including a stunning wisteria tunnel, then explore the collection of contemporary artworks at TarraWarra Museum of Art. Cycle the Yarra Valley with COG Bike to visit local wineries and cellar doors.

Eating and drinking there

Olinda Tea House offers an Asian-inspired high tea. Paradise Valley Hotel, Clematis has classic pub fare, while the iconic Yering Station offers wine tastings and a restaurant with seasonal dishes.

seasonal dishes at the restaurant inside Yering Station — The restaurant at Yering Station showcases the best produce of the Yarra Valley. (Image: Visit Victoria)

Is there anything better than a road trip holiday? The call of the open road beckoning you onwards, another discovery around every bend, and your day-to-day worries evaporating into wide-open spaces. Whatever the adventure, Apollo has the vehicle to suit your next holiday.

The foodie fanatic

Your Apollo vehicle: 2-berth Euro Tourer

The outback adventurer

Your Apollo vehicle: 4WD Adventure Camper

The coastal escapee

AI Prompt

Your Apollo vehicle: 2-berth Euro Tourer

The festival goer

Your Apollo vehicle: Hitop Camper

The family

Your Apollo vehicle: 6-berth Euro Deluxe

The romantic couple

Your Apollo vehicle: 2-berth Euro Tourer

The nature seeker

Your Apollo vehicle: 4WD Adventure Camper

Why Apollo motorhome holidays?

For more information and bookings, visit apollocamper.com

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Winding down in the Yarra Valley, where ‘work from home’ becomes ‘work from wine country’.

A quiet afternoon at Yarra Valley Dairy

Checking in for vineyard views at Balgownie Estate

Exploring the Yarra Valley on two wheels

A detour to the Dandenong Ranges

A traveller’s checklist

Staying there

Playing there

Eating and drinking there