Searching for inspiration for your next road trip? Taking to the open road can be the adventure of a lifetime – with nothing but you, maybe a friend or loved one, the road, good music, and the scenery. And of course, we can’t forget the stops along the way. We’ll help you plan your dream road trip, listing the best navigation apps, what to pack, where to stay, and where to stop.
Do you appreciate a good, smooth stretch of asphalt? If you love driving purely for driving’s sake, then check out our guides to the best driving roads. We find roads that are in excellent condition, have beautiful views, maybe a few switchbacks, and are a joy to drive. Some roads are short and sweet – like the eye-popping 17-mile route from Lochcarron to Applecross in Scotland – and some are 150-mile beasts, like the Great Ocean Road. Whether you’re in it for the short or long haul, we’ll show you the best stretches of road out there.
Craving a multi-day, even multi-week, road trip adventure? Find the most epic road trips here, complete with route highlights, distances, the best time of year to do it, and other key information.
Sometimes you don’t have days or weeks to explore, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. Our day trip guides show you the best day trips from popular cities. If you only have a short amount of time in a new place, navigating your own day trips (and not relying on public transport or tour companies) is an exciting and fulfilling way of experiencing somewhere new.
Strap in and start planning your road trip adventure.
desembre 17, 2021 - Big 7 Travel Team
Explore - Epic Hobart Road Trips
Heading to Hobart on your hols? Or maybe you’re lucky enough to live there all year round? Either way, we’re envious! Tasmania’s capital (and most populous city) is abuzz with scenery, history and friendly locals – making it a location with a growing reputation as a hotspot for residents and [...]
desembre 17, 2021 - Big 7 Travel Team
Explore - Epic Cairns Road Trips
Heading to Cairns for your Aussie staycation? Or maybe you live in this gateway to the Great Barrier Reef all year round? Either way, you’ve got a brilliant base for some bonzer road trips. This cool city on the north east coast of Far North Queensland is a famous tourist [...]
octubre 18, 2021 - Big 7 Travel Team
Sydney to Cairns drive - 10 best road trip stops
With its romantic harbour, iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House, Sydney is one of the world’s most distinctive cities and its elegant urban attractions are perfectly complemented by beautiful beaches and lush national parks. As well as watersports, sunbathing and sightseeing, Sydney has a lively cultural scene with fascinating museums [...]
octubre 18, 2021 - Big 7 Travel Team
Melbourne to Adelaide drive 10 best road trip stops
Regarded by many as Australia’s hipset hub, Melbourne’s changeable climate, colonial architecture and diverse cultural scene lend it the air of a well-established old world capital, rather than a (relatively) new metropolis. A city that stimulates the intellect as well as the senses, this multicultural hub is peppered with impressive [...]
agost 15, 2021 - Big 7 Travel Team
Sydney to Melbourne - 10 best road trip stops
With high-rise buildings, leafy parks and hip suburbs congregated around its iconic harbour and beautiful adjacent beaches, stunning Sydney is a city like no other. The city is surrounded by national parks brisling with biodiversity and many parts of the harbour still merge into bushland. Consequently, you’ll see cockatoos and [...]
maig 12, 2021 - Big 7 Travel Team
Explore - Epic Perth Road Trips
Western Australia’s capital, and the ancestral homeland of the Whadjuk peoples for approximately 40,000 years, laid-back Perth is Australia’s fourth-biggest city and a brilliant place to live, work and visit. Whether you’re an Aussie hiring a car in Perth for a staycation or a visitor from further afield, Enjoy Travel [...]
maig 10, 2021 - Big 7 Travel Team
Explore - Best Sydney Road Trips
Whether you’re a Sydneysider or a visitor from elsewhere Down Under or further afield, you’ll be familiar with the sublime scenery and cosmopolitan charms of New South Wales’ capital city. Sydney’s iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge are famous the world over and its urban sprawl is blended with beautiful [...]
maig 5, 2021 - Big 7 Travel Team
Top 10 of the best Melbourne road trips
In the state of Victoria, Melbourne is a happening city and considered as one of the world’s most liveable cities. However, it is also a fantastic launchpad to see some excellent sights around the east of Australia and you can see some pretty wild country within a couple of hours [...]