INSTAGRAM THIS Make your mates jealous by sticking these scenic sights on your Insta.

S E A L I O N S E L F I E Swim with the ‘puppies of the sea’ in Port Lincoln and snap an underwater selfie with them!

F L I N D E R S R A N G E S This ancient outback landscape in Central Australia boasts ‘gram-worthy content for days.

M T G A M B I E R S I N K H O L E S This town is dotted with volcanic craters, like the brilliant Blue Lake and the sunken garden of the Umpherston Sinkhole.

F L E U R I E U P E N I N S U L A Just an hour’s drive south of Adelaide, this coastal paradise is home to boundless beaches and charming seaside towns.

K A N G A R O O I S L A N D KI is a photographer’s paradise, from the abundant Aussie wildlife to the pristine coastline.

B E A C H S U N S E T S Adelaide is blessed with miles of golden beaches – pop down at dusk to watch the sun slink into the water.

EXPERIENCE THIS Tick these items off your bucket list on your South Oz adventure.

S H A R K C A G E D I V E Come face-to-face with a Great White Shark on a nerve-jangling trip from Port Lincoln.

S E A F O O D F E A S T Want to be the predator rather than the prey? Tuck into the Eyre Peninsula’s oysters, tuna and fresh fish.

C U D D L E A K O A L A Head to Cleland Conservation Park, Gorge Wildlife Park and Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park to hold one of the furry fellas and feed a kangaroo, too.

S W I M W I T H D O L P H I N S Frolic with Flipper on a cruise from Glenelg.

W O R L D - C L A S S W I N E From the Barossa to McLaren Vale, South Oz is famous for vino.

C O O B E R P E D Y Go underground at this bizarre opal-mining town.

S K Y D I V E O N T H E B E A C H Jump out of a plane above the gorgeous Fleurieu Peninsula.

Book your experience through YHA Travel and Tours (yha.com.au/travel)

REMEMBER THIS Follow these five tips and tricks to make the most of your road trip.

B E P R E PA R E D Wide open spaces are part of the charm, but also a challenge – take regular breaks and fill your petrol tank where you can.

C R A N K S O M E M U S I C All that distance leaves lots of time for tunes – download YHA’s Spotify Road Trips Playlist for some bangers!

A L WAY S K E E P Y O U R C A M E R A C H A R G E D You never know what you might see in the Outback!

B E S U N S M A R T You don’t know heat until you hit Central Australia – don’t forget sunscreen and plenty of water.

S TAY I N T O U C H Phone reception is spotty in the Outback, so if you’re going remote, consider renting a satellite phone or radio.

TA K E C A R E O F K A N G A R O O S Roos hop around roads at dawn and dusk so keep an eye out to avoid an unfortunate accident with Skippy.

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From Adelaide all the way to Darwin – that’s a lot of Outback and a whole lotta road. Don’t miss the Flinders Ranges for ancient mountainous beauty, and Coober Pedy for quirky, underground, opal-mining madness.

STAY Adelaide Central YHA, Port Elliot Beach House YHA

SOUTHERN OCEAN DRIVE

From Kangaroo Island all along the coast to the Great Ocean Road, expect spectacular scenery, wildlife, wine regions and the friendly photogenic coastal towns of Port Elliot, Robe and Mt Gambier.

STAY Adelaide Central YHA, Port Elliot Beach House YHA

SEAFOOD FRONTIER

The Eyre Peninsula is a smorgasbord of amazing adventures in and on the water. Eat your way along the coast and feast on succulent oysters in Coffin Bay, the freshest tuna in Port Lincoln, and if you’re carrying a fishing rod, maybe even your own catch of the day!

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COWELL

CLEVEELLISTON

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WHYALLA

QUORN

HAWKER

WILPENA

BLINMAN

ARKAROOLA

LYNDHURST

LEIGH CREEK

PARACHILNAWOOMERA

KINGOONYA GLENDAMBO

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MARREE

MUNGERANNIE

INNAMINCKA

BIRDSVILLE

WILLIAMCREEK

COOBERPEDY

OODNADATTAMARLA

ALICE SPRINGS

PORT AUGUSTA

BAIRD BAY

WUDINNA

STREAKY BAY

WIRRULLA

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PINNAROO

MURRAYBRIDGE

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1 Piccaninnie Ponds

2 Blue Lake

3 Mary MacKillop Penola Centre

4 St Mary’s Wines

5 Coonawarra wine region

6 Naracoorte Caves

7 Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park

8 Mayura Station

9 Robe - Obelisk, Long Beach

10 Jacks Point Pelican Observatory

11 Coorong Wild Seafood

12 Langhorne Creek wine region

13 Goolwa Wharf Precinct

14 Victor Harbor and Granite Island

15 Deep Creek Conservation Park

16 Cape Jervis

17 Dudley Wines Cellar Door

18 Seal Bay Visitor Centre

19 Vivonne Bay - Kangaroo Island Outdoor Action, Little Sahara

20 Andermel Marron, The Marron Café, Two Wheeler Creek Wines

21 Flinders Chase National Park Visitor Centre

22 Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

23 Admirals Arch and Remarkable Rocks

24 Stokes Bay

25 KI Marine Tours (located at Kingscote)

26 McLaren Vale wine region

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JERVIS VICTORHARBOR

PORTELLIOT

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MENINGIE

PINNAROO

LANGHORNECREEK

TAILEM BENDSTRATHALBYN

MCLARENVALE

MURRAY BRIDGE

MANNUM

GAWLER

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KAPUNDA

LOXTON

BARMERA BERRI

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WAIKERIE

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BURRA

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BORDERTOWN

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TO MELBOURNEVIA THE GREATOCEAN ROAD

HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS...

1 Swim with Giant Cuttlefish

2 Whyalla Dolphins

3 Cowell - Big Blues

4 Arno Bay Marine Tours

5 Tumby Bay and Island Charters

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Swim with Tuna, Sea Lions and Shark Cage Diving

7 Hosted 4WD Adventure Touring

8 The Fresh Fish Place

9 Axel Stenross Museum

10 Port Lincoln wine & dine

11 Fred’s Marina Boat Cruises

12 Coffin Bay

13 Locks Well Beach

14 Elliston Coastal Trail

15 Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience

16 Streaky Bay - EP Cruises

17 Streaky Bay Seafood

18 Streaky Bay - Jetty and Foreshore

19 Smoky Bay Oysters

Ceduna Foreshore Hotel Motel

21 Ceduna Aboriginal Arts & Cultural Centre

22 Ceduna Oyster Bar

23 Thevenard Fish Processors

24 Fowlers Bay

25Whale Watching at Head of Bight

ALL INFORMATION CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING - OCTOBER 2016

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PARACHILNABLINMAN

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Clare Valley wine region

Burra Heritage Passport

Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre

Alligator Gorge, Mount Remarkable National Park

Pichi Richi Railway

Jeff Morgan Gallery

Rawnsley Park Station

Wilpena Pound, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park

Heritage Blinman Mine

Prairie Hotel and Parachilna Gorge

Brachina Gorge Geological Trail

Wadlata Outback Centre and

Piccaninnie Pounds

Blue Lake

Mary MacKillop Penola Centre

St Mary’s Wines

Coonawarra wine region

Naracoorte Caves

Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park

Mayura Station

Robe - Obelisk, Long Beach

Jacks Point Pelican Observatory

Coorong Wild Seafood

Langhorne Creek wine region

Goolwa Wharf and Granite Island

Deep Creek Conservation Park

Swim with Giant Cuttlefish

Whyalla Dolphins

Cowell - Big Blues

Arno Bay Marine Tours

Tumby Bay and Island Charters

Swim with Tuns, Sea Lions and Shark Cage Diving

Hosted 4WD Adventure Touring

The Fresh Fish Place

Axel Stenross Museum

Port Lincoln wine & dine

Fred’s Marina Boat Cruises

Coffin Bay

Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden

Woomera Interactive Rocket Range Museum

Coober Pedy and The Breakaways

Beltana Station

Araroola Wilderness Sanctuary

Farina Historic Site

Marree

Kati Thanda-Laky Eyre National Park

William Creek

Painted Desert

Cape Jervis

Dudley Wines Cellar Door

Seal Bay Visitor Centre

Vivonne Bay - Kangaroo Island Outdoor Action, Little Sahara

Andermel Marron, The Marron Cafe, Two Wheeler Creek Wines

Flinders Chase National Park Visitors Centre

Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

Admirals Arch and Remarkable Rocks

Stokes Bay

KI Marine Tours (located at Kingscote)

McLaren Vale wine region

Locks Well Beach

Elliston Coastal Trial

Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience

Streaky Bay - EP Cruises

Streaky Bay Seafood

Streaky Bay - Jetty and Foreshore

Smoky Bay Oysters

Ceduna Aboriginal Arts & Cultural Centre

Ceduna Oyster Bar

Thevenard Fish Processors

Fowlers Bay

Whale Watching at Head of Bight

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MISSION BEACH

TOWNSVILLE/MAGNETIC ISLAND

AGNES WATERS/1770

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SURFERS PARADISE

BLUEMOUNTAINS

KANGAROO ISLAND

COOBER PEDY

ULURU/AYERS ROCK

KUNUNURRA

BROOME

EXMOUTH

MONKEY MIA

FRASER ISLAND

CAIRNS

AIRLIE BEACH

ALICESPRINGS

DARWIN

BRISBANE

BYRON BAY

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MELBOURNE

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