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Sydney–Broome Loop
Big, dusty, beachy Australia: a drive-only Sydney → Broome → Sydney loop with swimming holes, red dirt, coastal camps, and enough breaks that you’re not doing monster 1,000 km days.
15days
43stops
DAY01
Depart → Katoomba
Overnight in Katoomba
- 09:00Depart· start
- 11:00⭐ Wentworth Falls
- 14:30Echo Point Lookout
- 17:00Katoomba· overnight
Accommodation
Katoomba / Blackheath campground area
DAY02
Depart → Dubbo
Overnight in Dubbo
- 09:00Depart· start
- 11:00Lithgow Blast Furnace
- 14:00⭐ Wellington Caves
- 17:00Dubbo· overnight
Accommodation
Dubbo riverside / caravan park campground area
DAY03
Depart → Artesian Bore Baths
Overnight in Artesian Bore Baths
- 09:00Depart· start
- 12:30Walgett
- 14:30⭐ Lightning Ridge
- 17:30Artesian Bore Baths· overnight
Accommodation
Lightning Ridge campground / caravan park area
DAY04
Depart → Roma Bush Gardens
Overnight in Roma Bush Gardens
- 09:00Depart· start
- 12:00St George
- 15:00Roma
- 17:30Roma Bush Gardens· overnight
Accommodation
Roma campground / showgrounds-style camping area
DAY05
Depart → Carnarvon Gorge campground ar…
Overnight in Carnarvon Gorge campground area
- 09:00Depart· start
- 12:30⭐ Carnarvon Gorge Visitor Area
- 15:30Moss Garden
- 17:30Carnarvon Gorge campground area· overnight
Campsite · Carnarvon Gorge campground area
Campsite details not verified yet
DAY06
Depart → Emerald
Overnight in Emerald
- 08:30Depart· start
- 11:00⭐ Ward's Canyon
- 14:30Blackwater International Coal Centre
- 17:00Emerald· overnight
Accommodation
Emerald campground / caravan park area
DAY07
Depart → Charters Towers
Overnight in Charters Towers
- 08:30Depart· start
- 11:30Clermont
- 14:30⭐ Burdekin Dam Lookout
- 17:30Charters Towers· overnight
Accommodation
Charters Towers campground / caravan park area
DAY08
Depart → Townsville waterfront
Overnight in Townsville waterfront
- 09:00Depart· start
- 11:00⭐ Castle Hill Lookout
- 14:00The Strand
- 17:00Townsville waterfront· overnight
Accommodation
Townsville waterfront / North Ward campground or cabin area
DAY09
Depart → Airlie Beach
Overnight in Airlie Beach
- 09:00Depart· start
- 11:30⭐ Bowen
- 15:00Airlie Beach Lagoon
- 17:30Airlie Beach· overnight
Accommodation
Airlie Beach campground / holiday park area
DAY10
Whitsunday Islands day-tour d… → Airlie Beach
Overnight in Airlie Beach
- 10:00⭐ Whitsunday Islands day-tour departure area· start
- 16:30Airlie Beach Lagoon
- 17:30Airlie Beach· overnight
Accommodation
Airlie Beach campground / holiday park area
DAY11
Depart → Mackay
Overnight in Mackay
- 09:00Depart· start
- 11:00⭐ Cape Hillsborough National Park
- 14:30Mackay Bluewater Lagoon
- 17:00Mackay· overnight
Accommodation
Mackay / Cape Hillsborough camping area
DAY12
Depart → Longreach
Overnight in Longreach
- 07:30Depart· start
- 11:30Emerald
- 15:30Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge
- 17:30⭐ Longreach· overnight
Accommodation
Longreach campground / caravan park area
DAY13
Depart → Musical Fence
Overnight in Musical Fence
- 09:00Depart· start
- 11:00⭐ Australian Age of Dinosaurs
- 15:00Winton
- 17:00Musical Fence· overnight
Accommodation
Winton campground / caravan park area
DAY14
Depart → Mount Isa
Overnight in Mount Isa
- 08:30Depart· start
- 11:30Cloncurry
- 14:30Lake Moondarra
- 17:00Mount Isa· overnight
Accommodation
Mount Isa campground / caravan park area
DAY15
Depart → Barkly Homestead
- 08:00Depart· start
- 10:30Camooweal Caves National Park
- 13:30Northern Territory Border
- 16:30⭐ Barkly Homestead
Accommodation
Barkly Homestead campground area
Booking timeline
Book these before you go- Day 15Train · Barkly Homestead
Heads Up
- Day 4: 5h 15m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 7: 5h 45m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 12: 46h 29m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 14: 5h 48m driving — plan rest stops
- 🛫 Route includes 0 flight + 1 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).