Sydney to Tweed Heads road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
Sydney to Tweed Heads road trip: Nambucca Heads to Coffs Harbour
From Nambucca Heads to Coffs Harbour, there are decent photo stops at the Oyster Creek Lookout just north of Valla Beach and the Perry’s Hill Lookout by of the Bellinger River.
The highway then goes through Bongil Bongil National Park. If you want to see koalas, check out the walking tracks around the Bongil Picnic Area and Sid Burke Picnic Area.
Coming into Coffs Harbour, you’ve got Sawtell Beach and Boambee Beach on the coast, and the Coffs Harbour Butterfly House next to the highway.
Things to do in Coffs Harbour include rainforest tours, whale-watching cruises and skydives.
For Coffs Harbour accommodation, mull over the oddball Big Windmill Motel, the nature-surrounded Sanctuary Resort, the conveniently central Best Western Zebra Motel and the well-equipped Beachpark Apartments.
6 fab Coffs Harbour experiences to book in advance
- Glide through nature – on a Boambee Creek kayaking tour guided by a marine scientist.
- Jump out of a plane – with tandem skydives that land on the beach.
- Go kayaking and wildlife-spotting – on a coastal adventure.
- Head into the hinterland – on a rainforest and waterfalls day tour.
- Test your nerve and agility – at the Treetops Coffs Harbour adventure course.
- See migrating humpbacks up close – on a whale-watching cruise.
Coffs Coast beaches
Leaving Coffs Harbour, you’ll pass near the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden and the city’s somewhat tackier attractions – the Clog Barn and the Big Banana.
Other options on the way north include Diggers Beach and the Solitary Islands Aquarium at Charlesworth Bay Beach, or the Forest Sky Pier and Treetops Adventure in Korora.
The northern section of the Coffs Coast brings several excellent beaches, including Sapphire Beach, Moonee Beach and Emerald Beach compete for attention.
For wildlife-lovers, Moonee Beach Nature Reserve and the Look At Me Now Headland host large numbers of kangaroos.
After surf villages Woolgoolga and Arrawarra, the Pacific Highway turns inland just before Corindi Beach.
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