1999 Itinerary

Number of stars following caravan park name is our rating of the park out of 5 once we have stayed at the park.

16/5 Depart Ballarat
 Arr. Lakes Entrance               Koonwarra Caravan Park 1 night ***
 430 Km

17/5 Dep. Lakes Entrance
 Arr. Merimbula                      South  Haven C/Park  (Big 4) 3 Nights ****
 320 Km

20/5 Dep. Merimbula
 Arr. Nowra                            Shoalhaven Heads C/Park 2 night ***
 297 Kms

22/5 Dep. Nowra
 Arr. Berowra                         LaMancha Carapark  (Big 4) 2 night ****
 205 Kms

24/5 Dep. Berowra
 Arr. Port Macquarie             Taskers Caravan Park 2 Night  ***
 400 Kms

26/5 Dep Port Macquarie
 Arr. Coffs Harbour               Park Beach C/Park(Top Tourist)  1 Nights ***
 164 Kms

27/5 Dep Coffs Harbour
 Arr. Woolgoolga                  Woolgoolga C/Park 1 night  **
 25 Kms

28/5 Dep. Woolgoolga
 Arr. Yamba                           Blue Dolphin C/Park  2 Nights *****
 120 Km

30/5 Dep. Yamba
 Arr. Surfers Paradise            Main Beach Tourist Park  6 Nights  ***
 190 Km

5/6 Dep Surfers Paradise
 Arr. Hervey Bay                     Happy Wanderer Village  1 Night   ****
 395 Kms

6/6 Dep. Hervey Bay
 Arr. Fraser Island
                   Camping on Fraser Island   2 Nights  ******

20 km via barge

8/6 Dep Fraser Island
 Arr. Hervey Bay                     Happy Wanderer Village  1 Night ****
 20 km via Barge

9/6 Dep. Hervey Bay
Arr. Rockhampton                  Southside Holiday Village (Top Tourist) 1nights ***
402 km

10/6 Dep. Rockhampton
 Arr. Mackay                          Beach Tourist Park (Big 4) 1 nights   ***
332 Kms

11/6 Dep. Mackay
 Arr. Airlie Beach                  Island Gateway C/Park (Top Tourist) 4 nights ****
 160 Kms

15/6 Dep. Airlie Beach
Arr. Townsville                       Lakelands Caravan Park 1 night    ****
 304 Kms

16/6 Dep. Townsville
 Arr Mission Beach                 Hideaway Holiday Village     5 Nights    ****
 230 Kms                               Dep. Forwarded $19

21/6 Dep Mission Beach
 Arr. Cairns                           Crystal Cascades Holiday Park  3 nights ****
 140 Kms

24/6 Dep. Cairns
Arr. Ellis Beach                        Ellis Beach C/Park  (Big 4) 4 Nights   ***
30 Kms

28/6 Depart for Cape York      Camping for 2 weeks

11/7 Arrive Port Douglas         Glengarry Tourist Park    4 Nights  *****

15/7 Port Douglas                     Port Douglas Quest Resort  2 Nights **********
                                                  Fantastic - 2 nights of sheer luxury.
17/7 Dep. Port Douglas
 Arr. Mt. Surprise                       Mt Surprise Caravan Park  2 Nights  ***
                                                  Visit   -  Undara Volcanic Nat. Park
                                                            -  Toolaroo Hot Springs

19/7 Dep. Mt. Surprise
 Arr. Walker Creek
                  Bush Camp 40 km from Normanton  ** but cheap

 440km Via Gulf Savannah Dev. Rd

20/7 Dep. Walker Creek
 Arr. Karumba Point                Sunset Caravan Park - 3 Nights   ****
 30 Km

23/7 Dep. Karumba
Arr. Burke & Wills Roadhouse    B&W RH Caravan Park  1 Night  ***
251 Km                                      Store van at Burke & Wills Roadhouse

24/7 Dep. Burke & Wills Roadhouse   Store Van
Arr. Gregory Downs                  Camping - 1 night on Gregory River  *****
145 Kms

25/7 Dep. Gregory Downs
Arr. Adels Grove                       Camping - 1 night        ***
91 Km                                       Visit Lawn Hill National Park

26/7 Dep. Adels Grove
Arr. Kingfisher camp                   Camping - 1 night     ****
130 Km

27/7 Dep. Kingfisher Camp         Travel via Burketown  ***
Arr. Burke & Wills Roadhouse   B&W RH Caravan Park  1 Night
350 Km

28/7 Dep. Burke & Wills Roadhouse
Arr. Arizona                              Arizona Cattle Station - Richard & Judy Makin
2.5 hour drive

29/7 Dep. Arizona                     via Burke & Wills Roadhouse (pick up van)
Arr. Cloncurry                           Gilbert Park Tourist Village    2 Nights  ***
306 Km

31/7 Dep. Cloncurry
Arr. Mount Isa                           Riverside Tourist C/Park 3 Nights ***
118 Km

3/8 Dep. Mount Isa
Arr. Soudan                                Roadside Stop                * but cheap
317 Km

4/8 Dep. Soudan
Arr. Newcastle Waters                Roadside Stop                * but cheap
595 Km Via Barkly Hwy

5/8 Dep. Newcastle Waters
Arr. Maranboy Intersection        Roadside Stop                * but cheap
342 Via Stuart Hwy

6/8 Dep. Maranboy Intersection
Arr. Katherine                            Low Levels Caravan Park 7 Nights  *****
51 Kms Via Stuart Hwy

13/8 Dep. Katherine
Arr. Mardugal (Kakadu National Park)   Bush Camp                       **
192 Kms Via Kakadu Hwy

14/8 Dep. Mardugal
Arr. Muirella  (Kakadu National Park)      Bush Camp                       **
29 Km

16/8 Dep. Muirella
Arr. Jabiru                                Frontier Kakadu Lodge & Caravan Park
32 Kms                                      At $25 per night this place is a total rip off  *

17/8 Dep. Jabiru
Arr Merl                                    Bush camp  **
43 Kms

18/8 Dep. Merl
Arr. Bark Hut Inn                    Bark Hut Inn Caravan Park    ***
170 Kms Via Arnhem Hwy

19/8 Dep. Bark Hut Inn
Arr. Darwin                              Palms Caravan Park        ***
104 Kms

29/8 Dep. Darwin
Arr. Litchfield National Park      Wangi Falls Bush Camp Park - 5 nights
150 Kms

3/9 Dep. Litchfield National Park
Arr. Hayes Creek                      Douglas Daly Park
159 Kms                                   Visit Douglas Hot Springs & Butterfly Gorge

4/9 Dep. Hayes Creek
Arr.  Pine Creek                        Visit Umbrawarra Gorge
Dep. Pine Creek
Arr. Edith Falls                          Edith Falls Camp Park         1 Night
121 Kms                                     

5/9 Dep. Edith Falls
Arr. Katherine                           Low Levels Caravan Park        1 Night
61 Kms

6/9 Dep. Katherine
Arr. Mataranka                        Mataranka Manor Caravan Park  2 Nights
107 Kms

8/9 Dep. Mataranka
Arr. Daly Waters                     Daly Waters Pub Camping Area
168 km

9/9 Dep. Daly Waters
Arr. Attack Creek                    Bush Camp

10/9 Dep. Renner Springs
Arr. Tennant Creek                  Outback C/Park 4 nights
136 kms

14/9 Dep. Tennant Creek
 Arr. Wauchope
 139 kms

15/9 Dep. Wauchope
 Arr. Alice Springs        MacDonnell Range Holiday Park (Big 4)
 392 kms
      West MacDonnell ? Redbank Gorge
      Rainbow Valley
      Kings Canyon, Olgas, Ayers Rock etc.

28/9 Dep. Alice Springs
 Arr. Marla                  Marla Travellers Rest C/Park 1 night

29/9 Dep. Marla
 Arr. Coober Pedy      Opal Inn Caravan Park (Top Tourist)
 235 kms    2 nights

1/10 Dep. Coober Pedy
 Arr. Woomera            Woomera Travellers Village ? 1 night

2/10 Dep. Woomera
 Arr. Port Augusta
 173 kms

 Dep. Port Augusta
 Arr. Hawker                Hawker Caravan Park (Big 4)
 108 kms    2 nights

4/10 Dep. Hawker
 Arr. Wilpena Pound     Rawnsley Park  C/Park (Top Tourist)
      5 nights

9/10 Dep.Wilpena Pound
 Arr. Burra
 229 kms

 Dep. Burra
 Arr. Nuriootpa            Barossa Valley Tourist Park 2 nights
 140 kms

11/10 Dep. Nuriootpa
 Arr. Robe                  Robe Long Beach Caravan Park (Big 4)
 340 kms

16/10 Dep. Robe
 Arr. Nelson               Nelson Kywong Caravan Park
 161 kms    2 nights

18/10  Dep. Nelson
 Arr. Port
Fairy          Learnean Anchorage C/Park (Big 4) 1 night
 141 kms

19/10 Dep. Port Fairy
 Arr. Ballarat
 202 kms
 
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