Whether in road movies or car ads, we can often see the images of driving galloping, the car while enjoying the pleasure of driving, while enjoying the roadside scenery, the expression is very intoxicated. If you also want to find a place like this and feel the pleasure of driving through the painting, you must not miss the limestone coast of South Australia.
Photo: limestone Coast self-driving. By South Australia Tourism Bureau
The limestone coast between Adelaide and Melbourne Ocean Road, combined with ocean erosion and Earth plates, has evolved over 26 million years into a natural paradise, rugged coastline and crater. Ancient caves, vineyards, seaside villages. There is so much beauty that you can see it!
Self-driving circuit
Limestone coast along the road characteristic scenic spots are very many, want to go to the corresponding scenic spot, must choose the corresponding self-driving line, below for everybody recommends two self-driving lines, can serve as the reference oh. Also, if you have plenty of time to drive yourself, you can include kangaroo islands in your plans or go along the coastline to eat seafood on the El Peninsula.
Self-driving line 1
Adelaide-- Narakut (Naracoorte)-Kunavara (Coonawarra)-Panola (Penola)-Jabal Gambir (Mount Gambier)-Ocean Road (Great Ocean Road)
Self-driving line 2
Adelaide-- Curong National Park (Coorong National Park)-Lobe Town (Robe)-Beach Port (Beach Port)-Jabal Gambir (Mount Gambier)-Dayang Road (Great Ocean Road)
Drive yourself along the way.
If you are departing from Adelaide to the Great Ocean Road, the difference between the above two self-driving routes is mainly reflected in the scenic spots passing between Adelaide and Mount Gambier. The route 1 will pass through fossil sites, wineries and ancient villages. Line 2 is more about enjoying the unique seaside scenery. If you feel that your schedule is too much trouble, you can also book your Adelaide-Melbourne schedule in advance.
Self-driving line 1 along the way
Adelaide-- Narakut (Naracoorte)-Kunavara (Coonawarra)-Panola (Penola)-Jabal Gambir (Mount Gambier)-Ocean Road (Great Ocean Road)
Adelaide: the most livable city in the world
Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, has been named the most livable city in the world for many years. This small city is full of literature and art. If you want to have a good taste of Adelaide's cultural atmosphere, Remember to go to North Street for a stroll. From Adelaide, you can also go to the nearby town of Handoff to feel the rich exotic feelings, about half an hour's drive, the pig elbow meal here is very famous oh, there is wine and meat, you can eat.
Photo: Adelaide by South Australia Tourism Bureau
Narakut: an ancient world heritage fossil site
Narakut's most famous attraction is the Narakut Cave National Park, where Australia's marsupial fossils are found on the World Heritage list, the only uninterrupted fossil history in the past five hundred thousand years. The park's cathedral grottoes are home to endangered southern winged bats, and thousands of bats leave their nests at night. If you want to see what Narakut looks like for two hundred thousand years, you can take a trip through the fossil center of Warnaby.
Location: about 333km from Adelaide and about 107m from Mount Gambier (MountGambier), second largest city in South Australia
Photo: Narakut Cave National Park. By South Australia Tourism Board
Kunavara: Bordeaux of Australia
Kunavara's wine is unique in taste and excellent in quality, and that's what Bordeaux in Australia is talking about. If you want to visit the winery, you can go to gestate (Wynns), the largest local winery. The most famous wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, red wine from Silas, white wine from Chardonnay and Riesling. Wine is good to drink, but don't drive.
Location: 380 km from Adelaide, 62 km from Mount Ganbier, near Victoria.
Photo: gestation Chateau. By South Australia Tourism Bureau.
Pannora: there are the best preserved traditional houses in Australia
Unlike the above towns, Pannora is a small town with a long history on the limestone coast. If you want to know the history and customs of South Australia, Pannora is a good cultural gas station. You can see ancient street buildings, cottages and churches in Pannora, and you can also go to Victoria mansion and Aaron Park, Australia's best-preserved traditional dwellings.
Location: about 382 km from Adelaide and 50 km from Mount Gambier.
Mount Ganbier: a mysterious scene on the Dead Volcano
Mount Ganbier, the second-largest city in South Australia, is built on the ruins of the Dead Volcano, surrounded by ancient volcanic lakes, the most famous of which is Blue Lake. Each year in early November, the arrival of summer in South Australia will turn the blue lake's originally gray-blue water into a brilliant cobalt blue almost overnight, and then a distinctive dark blue after the end of March. In addition, the cave garden is also a very worthwhile place to visit, a cave made of limestone dissolved and weathered, and the top of the cave finally collapses because of erosion, which provides the perfect conditions for the sunken garden. Looking up at the bottom of the garden was a different sight.
Location: about 430 km from Adelaide and 180 km from the end of Ocean Road.
Photo: blue Lake. By South Australia Tourism Bureau
Photo: cave Gardens. By South Australia Tourism Board
Tips：
Remember to go to the town of (Millicent), Millicent, where native Kobe cattle of pure pedigree can enjoy authentic and beef meals from Australia's top spear to Mayura Station, when you arrive at Gambier Hill and remember to go to the town of Millicent, a town where the native breed of Kobe cattle is so famous that it is possible to eat Australia's top spear. It's about 30 minutes by car between Gambier Hill and Millicent. It's convenient.
Photo: and beef. By South Australia Tourism Bureau.
Ocean Road: the most Beautiful Coastal Highway
Ocean Road in Victoria, 276 kilometers in length, known as the world's most beautiful seaside road, along the way with cliffs, dense rainforests, pristine beaches, range. Twelve Apostolic Rocks are famous landmarks of Oceanic Road. These twelve broken rocks are limestone, sand rocks and fossils that have been weathered by sea water for thousands of years. They are very spectacular. They go to the bound sign-in area of Oceania Road.
Figure: Oceanic Road. By Network
Self-driving line 2 along the way
Adelaide-- Curong National Park (Coorong National Park)-Lobe Town (Robe)-Beach Port (Beach Port)-Jabal Gambir (Mount Gambier)-Dayang Road (Great Ocean Road)
Kurong National Park: long dunes between Lake and Sea
Kurong National Park is a unique long and narrow nature reserve with a saline lagoon extending more than 100 kilometers and a long sand dune between the lagoon and the ocean, far away and spectacular. Lagoon concentrated in a variety of birds, the park's well-designed four-drive driveway, ideal for four-drive enthusiasts. There is also a wealth of indigenous historical sites here, which can be explored. I went to Kurong National Park and played a lot: bird watching, driving four-wheel drive, boating, fishing, camping, hiking, etc., according to personal interests.
Location: the northernmost end of Curong National Park is about 80 km from Adelaide.
Photo: Kurong National Park. By South Australia Tourism Bureau.
Robert: a beautiful town
Lobbe is one of the most prominent coastal towns in South Australia, with its vast coastline and lagoon, a beautiful and quiet inner lake and numerous seaside towns in South Australia. There are so many fishing spots in Lobbe that fishing enthusiasts will fall in love with it, and you can take a leisurely walk on the beach and perhaps find rare shells and crystal white sand on the beach. When you go to Lobbe, remember to taste the local delicacies, such as lobster and wine.
Location: about 335 km from Adelaide and 137 km from Gambier Mountain.
Photo: Robby Town. By South Australia Tourism Bureau.
Beach Harbor: go and feel the extraordinary buoyancy
Beach Harbor is a long-standing coastal town, the beach is very beautiful, the trestle on the beach has a history of more than 100 years. Siroya Pond is a unique beach harbor with seven times more salt than the ocean. When you swim, you will feel extraordinary buoyancy, which is not the same as an ordinary swimming pool.
Location: about 380 km from Adelaide and 98 km from Gambier Mountain.
Photo: beach Harbour. By South Australia Tourism Bureau.
Tips：
If there is plenty of time, kangaroo island and El peninsula can also be included in the self-driving plan.
kangaroo island
The kangaroo island has a very good ecological environment and is home to a large number of wild animals: kangaroo, sea lion, koala and so on, which is why it is called "zoo without fence". If you like to take photos, kangaroo island can take postcard scenery, magic rocks, flagship arches, breeze bay, these are the island's classic attractions. Travel to kangaroo island from Cape Zevis, south of Adelaide, by ferry, about 45 minutes. You can also take Regional Express or Qantas, 30 minutes from Adelaide Airport. Kangaroo island is also suitable for self-driving oh ~
Location: about 110 kilometers from downtown Adelaide.
Photo: kangaroo island. by south Australia tourism bureau
Photo: magic Rock. By South Australia Tourism Bureau
[地名] [澳大利亚] Eyre Peninsula
Driving along the coastline to Al Peninsula, the best thing to look forward to is a seafood meal. In Covent Bay oyster farm, you can taste the oysters directly out of the sea, delicious. There are not many hotels in Covent Bay. Try staying in motels, suitable for self-driving people.
Photo: oyster Farm. By South Australia Tourism Bureau.
Self-driving car rental cautions
- Car rental in Australia is very convenient, there are car rental outlets in major airports and towns, and it is very convenient to pick up and change cars in different places.
- Local rental car self-driving cost is not high, off-season about 200 yuan 350 yuan a day. Generally book in advance on the Internet, the price of rental car will be a lot cheaper.
- Car rental companies generally use Japanese cars, American cars and Australia's real estate's HOLDEN. It's also important to choose a model that suits you according to your driving habits.
- In addition, the relevant materials should be prepared in advance: original master driver's passport, original driver's Chinese driver's license / official license, international credit card under the master's name, and confirmation order.
- Local driving on the left, many Chinese may not be used to, when booking a car website, remember to buy insurance in advance, just in case.
South Australia is sparsely populated, especially on the limestone coast, feeling that the whole world belongs to you, and you can focus on it and have a comfortable vacation without interrupting it. Such a pleasant self-driving trip is well worth a trip.
Author: lazy meow-lazy cat trip
