Sydney to Thredbo road trip: Best stops, distance & drive time
Attractions between Sydney and Thredbo: Canberra
The 91km drive from Goulburn to Canberra is largely along the Federal Highway. It passes the Lerida Estate winery and Weereewa Lookout by Lake George.
Once in Canberra, there’s loads to do. Good activities include…
- Hot air ballooning across the city.
- Learning how the city was designed at the National Capital Exhibition.
- Tasting local drinks on a winery and distillery tour.
- Puttering around Lake Burley-Griffin on a GoBoat.
- Letting the kids loose at interactive science museum Questacon.
- Discovering the wealth of artworks at Australia’s Parliament House.
- Learning about the first Australians on a special tour of the National Museum of Australia.
- Taking an Aboriginal-guided tour at the National Arboretum.
- Seeing wildlife at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
- Discovering Australia’s role in space research at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
Canberra accommodation favourites include the backpacker-friendly Village hostel, the 20s-tinged Deco Hotel and the usefully central apartments of A by Adina.
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