Gold Coast to Rockhampton road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
Stops between the Gold Coast and Rockhampton: Maryborough and Hervey Bay
Carrying on up the Bruce Highway, you’ll reach historic Maryborough.
Things to do in Maryborough include delving into the town’s river port heritage at the Bond Store Museum and going to the Story Bank to learn about how Mary Poppins was born here.
For value for money accommodation in Maryborough, try the Mineral Sands Motel and McNevins.
From here, most travellers head towards the coast for Hervey Bay and the River Heads ferry to Fraser Island. Click through on the links for detailed destination guides.
The best experiences in Hervey Bay, however, include a one day Fraser Island tour, a whale-watching cruise and a sunset cruise.
Book these 8 Hervey Bay experiences now
- 1. Great Sandy Strait wildlife cruise – with a great chance of spotting dingos or dugongs.
- 2. All-inclusive Fraser Island day tour – with pick-up at your accommodation.
- 3. Fraser Island two day tour – see much more.
- 4. Fun cruise – get close to dolphins and turtles while lounging in the boom netting.
- 5. Sunset cruise.
- 6. Dolphin sailing adventure.
- 7. Whale-watching – this is arguably the best place in Australia to spot humpback whales.
- 8. Fraser Island west coast cruise – with lunch & kayaking.
Good Hervey Bay accommodation choices include the Mantra Hervey Bay apartments, the Discovery Parks holiday park and the impressively-reviewed Akama Resort.
Click through for the next section of the Gold Coast to Rockhampton road trip: Bundaberg and Childers.