We started the drive toward the causeway at around 5 am in the morning. It is important that everyone uses the bathroom first before you start your journey. You do not want to look for a toilet in the middle of the causeway. Otherwise, prepare some plastic bags in the car. The traffic congestion started …
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Day 6 – Redwood Forest and Mount Donna Buang
Cement Creek Redwood Forest is located 85km east of Melbourne. The drive time required will be around 90 minutes non-stop. The first Californian Redwood was planted in the 1930s, the trees are about 90 years old now. Californian Redwoods grow to be the tallest trees in the world at up to 115m and they can …
Day 5 – Moonlit Sanctuary and Melbourne
Moonlit Sanctuary is Melbourne’s award-winning wildlife park. It houses more than 70 Australian species of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles & Amphibians. These includes Wombats, Kangaroos, Dingo, Koalas, Wallabys, Tasmanian devils and more. It is a places highly recommended for those especially with children’s. For more information on the pricing and visiting hours, please visit their official website. We …
Day 4 – Philip Island
Philip Island is an island about 2 hours’ drive from Melbourne. Though it’s just a tiny island, there are many things you can do there that you may need a few days to complete them. There are a number of ways to get to Philip Island. Self Drive with a car or Campervan – Philip …
Day 3 – Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean is a stretch of road about 240km in total that starts from Torquay to Allansford. It is a two lanes road (one in each direction) and is covered by a speed limit changing between 50 kilometers per hour to 100 kilometers per hour. It’s a scenic drive that runs along the coastline. At Eastern …
Day 1 – Melbourne CBD
From Hobart, we took a domestic flight to Melbourne. The flight took 3 hours longer as it flew to Sydney first instead of directly to Melbourne as planned. Luckily, we managed to inform our car rental company in advance. By the time we arrived in Melbourne, it was already evening. Upon touch-down, we hurriedly collected …
Bruny Island and Huon Valley Tasmania
We woke up early this morning to catch the first ferry at 7.10 am to Bruny Island. The crossing point is at Kettering Ferry Terminal Tasmania. You are allowed to drive your car up onto the ferry. The journey takes 15-20 minutes and costs between AUD34-AUD46 depending on boarding time for a vehicle less than …
Hobart center and Mount Wellington Tasmania
Salamanca Market is the most visited tourist weekend market in Tasmania. It opens each Saturday from 8.30 am to 3 pm, rain or shine. The market is a short 30-minute slow drive from our Airbnb. Please note that many of the parking lots around the market only allow up to 15 minutes or shorter. We …
Ross Village and Evendale Tasmania
We preferred to take the midnight flight so that when we reached the destination in the morning, we still have a whole day ahead of us. Upon landing in Hobart after a connecting flight from Sydney, we headed to the rental car counter at the Airport Arrival. A number of car rental companies are situated …