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Sydney–Broome Sprint
A 7-day Sydney to Broome loop is a *huge* Australian road mission, so this keeps the pace slow each day by pairing short local drives with a couple of necessary long-haul flights to make the loop actually work.
7days
22stops
DAY01
Sydney → Watsons Bay
Overnight in Watsons Bay
- 09:30⭐ Sydney Opera House· start
- 12:30Bondi Beach
- 16:30Watsons Bay· overnight
Accommodation
Sydney eastern beaches or Circular Quay
DAY02
Sydney → ANZAC Hill
Overnight in ANZAC Hill
- 09:00Sydney Airport· start
- 10:30Depart
- 14:30⭐ Alice Springs Telegraph Station
- 17:00ANZAC Hill· overnight
Accommodation
Alice Springs town centre
Food
- stock up on water and snacks · once you leave town, distances feel very real
DAY03
Simpsons Gap → Ellery Creek Big Hole
Overnight in Ellery Creek Big Hole
- 09:30⭐ Simpsons Gap· start
- 11:30Standley Chasm
- 15:30Ellery Creek Big Hole· overnight
Accommodation
Alice Springs town centre
DAY04
Alice Springs Airport → Cable Beach
Overnight in Cable Beach
- 09:00Alice Springs Airport· start
- 10:30Depart
- 14:30Broome Chinatown
- 17:00⭐ Cable Beach· overnight
Accommodation
Cable Beach area
DAY05
Depart → Town Beach
Overnight in Town Beach
- 08:30Depart· start
- 09:00Gantheaume Point
- 11:30Reddell Beach
- 16:30Town Beach· overnight
Accommodation
Cable Beach area
DAY06
Depart → Return toward Broome
Overnight in Return toward Broome
- 08:00Depart· start
- 10:00Beagle Bay
- 13:30Middle Lagoon
- 16:30Return toward Broome· overnight
Accommodation
Cable Beach area
DAY07
Depart → Broome
- 08:30Depart· start
- 09:00Broome Historical Museum
- 11:00⭐ Matso's Broome Brewery
- 14:00Broome Airport
- 15:30Depart
Heads Up
- Day 4: 27h 19m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 6: 29h driving — plan rest stops
- Book flights early because Sydney–Alice Springs–Broome–Sydney can price jump fast
- carry water everywhere outside the cities
- don't rely on mobile signal once you leave Broome or Alice Springs
- keep the Dampier Peninsula day flexible if weather or road conditions change