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The Great Inland Way - Sydney to Cairns

Discover where Australia acquired the line in it's national anthem, 'nature's gifts of beauty rich and rare' when you take to the road on the Great Inland Way. This fully sealed route leads from one natural treasure to another as it weaves its way from Sydney, to the wide-open roads of the outback up through Queenslands Central Highlands to Cairns, Cooktown and the pristine tropical playground of the Great Barrier Reef. 

Sydney. Bathhurst. Orange. Dubbo. Gilgandra. Gulargambone. Coonamble. Walgett. Lightning Ridge. St George. Surat. Roma. Injune. Springsure. Emerald. Capella. Clermont. Belyando Crossing. Charters Towers. Ravenshoe. Atherton. Mareeba. Kurunda. Cairns. Cooktown.

Top 10 things to do:

Western Plains Zoo Dubbo

Lightning Ridge Opal Mines

Cobb & Co. Changing Station Museum, Aquarium and Gallery, Surat

The Big Rig, Roma

Sappire Gemfields, 44kms west of Emerald

Venus Gold Battery, Charters Towers

Undara Lava Tubes

James Cook Museum, Cooktown

Freshwater Lakes and Rivers, The length of the Great Inland Way

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