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Hello, I am old Chen, who lives in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. This time, I brought you the route from Adelaide to and from South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, with a total distance of about 1300 kilometers, and recommended three four-day tours.
First of all, take a look at the whole line, and there is a general concept:
Some of the questions written above:
1. What type of travel lovers is this article suitable for?
Like all articles published on www.51Net in Australia, this article is a very straightforward introduction, not a travel note, so this article will not have lyrical words, nor will there be pictures comparable to national geography, nor will there be a beautiful selfie. Old Chen is not small fresh, only take the ordinary road, try to use the majority of ordinary people's eyes to introduce the road I have traveled, in the most straightforward language to tell everyone, where is more fun, how to arrange the best route, how to choose the scenic spots. How to allocate time, how to choose to stay and eat, so, if you like to find fun places on the Internet to play, drive yourself out of the wild, then this article may be helpful to you.
Why Adelaide round trip from Sydney to Melbourne?
A: first of all, because Chen himself is living in Adelaide, in general, my strategy and lines will usually be based on Adelaide; Second, the two most important destinations on the route, Mongo National Park and Lake Terrell, although they belong to New South Wales and Victoria, are closest to Adelaide. Melbourne is a little farther than Adelaide, and it takes about 2500 kilometers to return from the farthest Sydney, which I think is too far away for the self-driving route;
3, Best Travel Tim
The highlight of this route is Mongo National Park and Lake Terrell. Mongo National Park does not have the obvious best travel time, is all year round, only in Australia's winter (rainy season), Rain Water sometimes makes the road conditions very bad to make inaccessible; The best travel time for Lake Terrell is precisely in the rainy season, as the water level in the lake will become very low or even dry in the dry season, and July-November is the best time to travel, and the water level is just right, so it is combined. The best travel time for this trip should be between July and November, a few days of exuberance;
4. Vehicle selection:
Ordinary two-drive cars will do, of course, four-drive cars are better, most of the road on this line is very good, there are two sections to note:
- About 100km before entering the Mongo National Park (Mungo National Park), the road changed from a speed limit of 110km to an unpoured dirt road, (Unsealed Road), when the weather was fine, and if it had been raining heavily before, Roads may be closed, both for two-and four-drive vehicles, so you need to look ahead of the weather forecast and the state of the road on the national park's website, and you need to look ahead of the weather forecast and the state of the road on the national park's website.
- The dirt road on Lake Terrell's (Lake Tyrrell), Lake is very soft, the car is very easy to get in, the four-wheel drive is also trapped, and the call for rescue is $400, so don't rush in the car in order to walk a little less. Don't let this kind of thing affect your mood if you come out to play;
The difference between five, three-day and four-day tours
The route is about 1300 km long, and the ideal number of days is 4 days and 3 nights, not very much. The 3-night accommodation is located in (Mungo National Park) and (Sea Lake), (Mildura), Mongo National Park, Mildeira. In these three places you can experience the different customs of Australia's inland cities, the tranquil wilderness and the stunning galactic night sky. If the time is tight, choose three days and two nights, you need to abandon Mildeira and other crossing destinations on the first day, drive all the way from Adelaide to Mongo National Park and stay, and the first day is basically spent on the road. The whole journey is about 500 kilometers, taking into account the rest, meals and road conditions, it needs to be arranged for at least 7 hours, in order to catch up with the sunset to see the Mongo National Park, the road to hurry up a bit, 9 o'clock to go out around 4 pm can be reached; And the back route is exactly the same as a four-day tour;
6. About mobile network and navigation:
Australia is sparsely populated, many remote methods do not have a mobile phone signal, usually as long as leave the town area, it is very likely that there is no signal, need to be prepared in advance. Among Australia's top three carriers, Telstra has the broadest coverage, followed by Optus and Vodafone. The same is true on this line, leaving town without a signal, and Mongo National Park has no signal throughout, so be careful to drive safely, in case of an accident will be very troublesome. As for navigation, the safe point is the dual navigation of vehicle and Google Maps, the advantage of vehicle navigation is that it does not need the network, but sometimes map information will be older, and the advantage of Google Navigation is that the road information is updated in a timely manner, and the two-pronged approach ensures that there is nothing wrong with it. It doesn't matter if you don't have a car navigation, but remember that Google Maps can't search for a line without a network (navigation has been started before entering a web-free area does not affect navigation). Be sure to set your destination in advance when there is a network;
7. Detailed roadmap:
See: http://australia51.com/route/520B6517-0513-B5D5-3A07-F8284BE6CA9F
Next, Lao Chen details each destination on the line:
- (Gawler) and (Nuriootpa): are two small towns in (Barossa Valley), the famous wine-producing area of South Australia, which is the gateway to Barossa Valley and preserves a large number of Victorian buildings. If you pass by, you can park and take some photos. And there are many famous wine wineries in and around the town of Nureutepa, such as Benrich (Penfolds), (Wolf Blass), and so on. Friends who like red wine can buy a few bottles. Barossa Valley wine is world-famous. Although you can't drink a car during the day, you can prepare for the evening meal, and recommend Maggie Beer' if you need lunch. S Farm Shop), is a small restaurant built on the lake, the scenery is beautiful, the lake has a lot of lovely turtles crawling around, the restaurant food is also very delicious, owner Maggie is Adelaide famous food show host;
- Berry (Berri) and Lenmark (Renmark):, two small towns close to (Riverland Region) in the South Australian Valley, take about two hours to drive from Nuri Utopa, both along the Murray River (Murray River,. Australia's longest river (the longest river in Australia), the same mountain and water show has a special flavor, but here is not very special attractions, in the town main street for a little stroll, in the Murray River side to experience the leisure style of the Australian-style water park. Then we can proceed;
- Mildeira (Mildura): continues westward from Lommark, leaving South Australia in about half an hour to enter Victorian territory, and for about an hour or so to reach the main town of northwest Victoria, the first night's accommodation: Mildeira, It is a large town with a permanent population of more than 50000 people, also on the banks of the Murray River. There are trains to and from Melbourne every day. There are all kinds of commercial facilities in the city, even Chinese restaurants, so that you can have your stomach adjusted. Because it's a big town, there are plenty of accommodations to choose from in Booking and Airbnb, and the price is moderate. Although Mildeira is a big town and the construction of the city is also exquisite, but its own tourism resources are relatively limited, so just need to take a stroll around the city, take a good night's rest to prepare for tomorrow's trip;
- Perry Dune (Perry Sandhills): and New Island are bounded by the Murray River, so when we set out from Mildira the next day, we crossed the bridge north and immediately entered the boundary of New Island and drove for about half an hour to the Perry Dune. This is a large red sand dune, which is familiar to Australians because many Australian films have been photographed here. The dunes are not completely lifeless; many are as long as watermelons, but the smaller ones are scattered over the dunes. There are many similar sand dunes in Australia, and I have also been to a lot of them. For example, in Ana Bay, (Anna Bay), Lansling, (Lancelin), South Australia, kangaroo island, small Sahara (Little Sahara), and so on. In Lao Chen's view, although the Perry Dune is quite famous, But the fun is not as good as the above, the first reason is that although the size of the Perry dunes is large, but the dunes are not high, the slope is not steep, not very good sand; Secondly, the development is insufficient, the periphery has no facilities except the parking lot, want to borrow the sand-skidding board can not find the place; again the scenery is also not good, there is no other than sand dunes, unlike other first-class sand dunes, or with sea or mountain companions. So for Perry sand dunes, Chen's advice is to walk a little bit, not to spend too much time;
- Wentworth (Wentworth): is close to Perry Dune, within half an hour. There are some historic buildings on the main street of town, not very special. The only thing worth going to is (Junction Park), Jiaohuikou Park. This is the place where the two most important Australian rivers, (Murray River) and (Darling River), meet the Murray River. In fact, it is a green land with a landscape platform that can climb up and look up. Afternoon meals and supplies at Wentworth must be filled with oil, as the next step is to get ready to enter the desolate Mongo National Park;
- Mongo National Park (Mungo National Park): this route is one of the two major dramas, belonging to the new continent, the world's natural and cultural heritage, with a large desolate prehistoric landform, known for its "lunar surface". Composed of overlying folds and moving dunes, Lake Montgor, which dried up 14,000 years ago, is now a giant crescent dune surrounded by a huge white dune: the Chinese wall of (Walls of China), It is a fantastic place to imagine galloping. Mongo National Park is most commendable is its sunset, as the sun slowly set, the white "Chinese wall" gradually turned yellow, orange, finally turned into a dark red, magnificent and colorful. A total of 140 kilometers by car from Wentworth to Mongo National Park will take about two to three hours, because more than half of the 140 kilometers are unpoured dirt roads, which have been mentioned earlier that may be closed after heavy rain. And even when you can get in, the car will be bumpy and unhappy all the way, this section must be driven carefully, the brake on the dirt road will become very bad, especially don't take the risk of driving the night road, there is no light at all. I can say for sure that 80% of the road will hit kangaroos or emus at night, as evidenced by the bodies of kangaroos found everywhere on the road, which are very similar to ostrich-like birds, as evidenced by the fact that there are so many wild animals on the road, and I can be sure that 80% of the road will hit kangaroos or emus at night. In case of collision, killing or not, the car has to be repaired by itself, and even the insurance company does not pay for it. In case of serious collision, the car cannot drive, then it will really be in great trouble in the middle of the night, but there is no cell phone signal here. So please be sure to avoid the night. After entering Mongo National Park, you first arrive at the tourist Center, which is also a small museum. Because the location is too far away, there are usually no staff in the tourist Center. The ticket to the National Park is 8 yuan per car, self-service fee. There is a special envelope at the door, put the change into the envelope, write the license plate and personal information, throw it into a box, and tear the stub off the envelope and put it in front of the car's windshield. If there is no change, you can write the credit card information in the envelope. The staff will be consistently withheld. A little adjustment can be made at the tourist center, where there is a historic wooden house a hundred years ago, which was left behind by the farmers who lived here, and then drove around in the Mongo National Park. Because the area of the national park is huge, what is open to visitors is actually a circular road with a total length of about 50 kilometers around the Chinese wall, starting from the tourist center and eventually returning to the tourist center. I will not explain the specific route here. Because there is only one way not to go wrong, in short, whenever you see the landscape platform, get out of the car and enjoy the photo-taking.
- Syracuse (Sea Lake): is about 300km from Mongo National Park and back to the state boundary. Because of the bad road conditions in Mongo National Park, it takes at least 4 hours on the road, which is why I recommend staying at Mongo National Park as far as possible. Otherwise, if we leave after sunset in Mongo, it will be very late to arrive in Syracuse. And old Chen is very disrecommend in Australia country driving overnight. Syracuse is a very interesting town, very small, as small as 2, 3 restaurants in the town, with a permanent population of less than 500. The town of Syracuse had already become a ghost town because of population loss. Legend has it that as Chinese tourists discovered Lake Terrell near the town, beautiful photos were posted online, and immediately attracted tourists from all over the world. In particular, the majority of Chinese tourists, the town has since been rescued, and the town also has a close relationship with China, Terrell Lake signs are basically bilingual control in English and Chinese, even in the town's tourist center. The town also responded positively to these enthusiastic tourists, quietly raising the price of the town's hotels to more than double the Australian average. Of course, not all the merchants can be blamed. The number of hotels in the town is not large. The relationship between supply and demand determines everything. If you think the hotel is expensive, you can look it up on Airbnb, and you can still find some accommodation with relative price relative to the people. I don't recommend living in Swan Hill, as some playbooks say, because Swan Hill is nearly 90 kilometers from Lake Terrell and is wasting too much time on the road, especially for friends who want to get up early to watch the sunrise, in order to save them more money than they can lose. Unless you really can't get a hotel. In addition, Syracuse is also a destination for stargazing and starry photography, with few floating clouds in the sky due to the dry climate, and little pollution in the light of quiet towns, on clear nights, The countless stars and galactic nebulae visible to the naked eye can only be described as "shock," so don't forget to bring your DSLs and tripods with you. It's important to note that shooting stars is best when the moon falls early or gets up late, so you don't need to stay up late and shoot the best stars. There's a website that can check the time of the local moon's rise and fall. Need a little English ability, Web site: http://australia51.com/moonrise.php, choose Bendigo (Bendigo) will do. Old Chen has also studied a little bit about star photography, and later has the opportunity to post a special discussion, here for friends who do not have experience in this area of the shallow brick-and-mortar: using the lens of the largest aperture you have, focal length is better, 16-24mm is better. The ISO is set to 1600 or 3200. the camera with good noise reduction effect can be set to 6400. the exposure time is better at 1530 s. The camera that supports RAW must turn on RAW to facilitate the adjustment of later stage.
- Lake Terrell (Lake Tyrrel):, the second of the two major lines of this route, has the reputation of "the sky". It is a salt lake, pure as a mirror, reflecting the sky, white clouds, and the strange vegetation growing by the lake. The crystal of salt is as bright as the crystal of gems and the dead wood by the lake, which tells of the changes of nature and calendar, reminding us of the wonder and greatness of nature. Lake Terrell is a wonderful place for literary and artistic young people to show photography technology and graceful posture, attract thousands of good names in moments, take off their shoes and socks, enter the shallow lake barefoot, and let the figure of Baik Woo-Hwa in the blue sky be reflected in the water together. It is a dreamlike landscape that no one will admire. There is no need for professional cameras to shoot Lake Terrell. The iPhone can also take beautiful pictures. More importantly than equipment, it is creative and timely, and the best time to shoot is undoubtedly sunrise and sunset. And around 3 pm is also a very good shooting time, different times will shoot different effects, need to try their own, in addition, the size of the wind also has a direct impact on the effect of the film, preferably no wind or breeze weather, If the wind conference ripples the surface of the water, resulting in reflection deformation in the water, there will be no such beautiful mood as if it were in the "sky". Of course, this is not something we can decide. We often have to do our best to listen to our destiny. It took about five minutes to drive from Syracuse to Lake Terrell. Pay attention to the side of the road, see the sign turning and go in. There is a sightseeing helicopter that provides air tour services, starting from A $88, and interested friends can sit down. There is a simple viewing platform opposite the helicopter. You can climb up and browse and drive a little further forward. There is a simple parking lot. Just park here. Never again. As mentioned in the front, it is very easy to get stuck in the mud. Even the four-wheel drive doesn't work. Don't take a few steps off to be lazy. After parking, you have to walk by foot. It takes about 1 to 2 hours to return to and from the regular line, as shown in the following picture;
- The last day of Murray Bridge (Murray Bridge):, after watching the sunrise, it is time to go back. From Lake Terrell back to Adelaide, a total of 450 kilometers, all the way is a good highway, the road will pass through a lot of small towns to solve the lunch and refueling problems. Less than 100 kilometers from Adelaide, the fifth largest city of South Australia, Mulley Bridge, is also located on the side of the Murray River. If you don't know what you want to do, you can take a look at it, and the homesick can skip it directly.
Accommodation options:
- Mildeira (four-day tour only): as mentioned earlier, Mildeira is a relatively large city with a wide range of options, with motels averaging around A $100 and accommodation cheaper, mainly for rest. So the location of the hotel is not important, even if it is far from the center of the city;
- Mongo National Park, there are only two options:
- Mungo Lodge: is about 4 kilometers from the tourist center, is a well-equipped, standard star resort hotel, restaurants and bars, but also network, the price is more expensive, the standard room is more than 300 Australian dollars;
- Mungo Shearers' Quarters: is on the edge of the tourist center, is operated by the National Park itself, a total of 5 rooms, bathroom and kitchen are shared, the network is certainly not, cheap, 2 rooms 62 Australian dollars rise, more popular, as early as possible booking in advance;
Syracuse: there are only four options on the Booking, and the general price is over A $2000.Most of them are independent House, with more than one person. If there are many people, it will be more cost-effective, or you can try to find a place to stay on Airbnb, which would be cheaper.
Finally, the old rules, let's enjoy the Meitu (except the last one, the rest is taken by Chen himself, without any post-PS processing):
Renmark Street View
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Wentworth Street View
Wentworth junction park
Peri dune
Peri dune
Unknown melons of Peri dune
Perry dunes, sand-skidding tourists.
Mongo National Park, Sheep House Historical Architecture
Monmongo National Park, Sheep House Historical Architecture
Mongo National Park, tourist Cente
Montgomery national park, self-service purchase of park tickets
Mongo National Park, the white mound in the distance is the Chinese wall.
Mongo National Park
Mongo National Park, like the moon's landscape.
Mongo National Park, like the moon's landscape.
Mongo National Park, like the moon's landscape.
The introduction card said that 45, 000 years ago, the floor was a fertile area of wate
Mongo National Park, like the moon's landscape.
Mongo National Park, Sunset Chinese Wall
A standard star resort hotel in front of Mungo Lodge, Mongo National Park
Air tours are also available
The glittering Milky way at night in Syracuse
The glittering Milky way at night in Syracuse
Syracuse main Street
Syracuse main Street
Syracuse tourist Center, Chinese and English contrast, very kind, do not care about its translation, I still think Terrell Lake is much more pleasant
Large tracts of cauliflower grown on the edge of the town of Syracuse
Lake Terrell is here, the same Chinese and English
The handsome pilot runs the tour helicopter. I think most of his business is from our Chinese.
Tour helicopte
Terrell, Lake
Lake Terrell, that flat-topped hill is all made up of salt crystals, and I don't know where it came from, in the lower left-hand corner of the rainbow.
Lake Terrell, you can see a little red on this section of the lake.
The handsome pilot got a deal, and the long focus camera will be able to play a role at this time.
I can see that the wind is stronger today and there are ripples on the surface of the lake, which is why I didn't take a good picture.
Vegetation on Lake Terrell
Terrell, Lake
Terrell, Lake
Salt crystals at Lake Terrell
Lake Terrell, this one was found online. I hope you don't sue me for infringement.
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