Sydney to Tweed Heads road trip: Distance, drive time & stops
Sydney to Tweed Heads road trip itinerary: Brunswick Heads
It’s another 45 minutes from Byron Bay to Tweed Heads, the most northerly town in NSW.
The driving route initially goes past Belongil Beach and the Tyagarah Nature Reserve.
Here’s why you should stay in Brunswick Heads – four fantastic experiences
- Take a snorkelling tour to the protected subtropical paradise – at the marine life-packed Julian Rocks.
- Take an eco-cruise through the rainforest – in the day time or on a sunset cruise.
- Watch migrating humpback whales between June and October – on a whale-watching cruise with a marine biologist guide.
- Take a nature kayaking tour along the river – choose from sunrise, daytime and sunset tours.
Further up, Brunswick Heads has a world class beach. But you can also kayak or cruise on the Brunswick River and enjoy a snorkelling tour to Julian Rocks.
Brunswick Heads accommodation picks include the rather cool Brunswick and the pool-focused Sails Motel.
Tweed Coast attractions and activities
Mooball National Park, Pottsville, Hastings Point, Cabarita Beach and Tropical Fruit World in Duranbah come next. The latter offers a farm tour and boat cruise.
Five fabulous Tweed Coast experiences to at least consider booking
- Tweed River lunch cruise – with wildlife viewing in the rainforest.
- Crab-catching tour in Tweed Heads.
- Farm tour at Tropical Fruit World – with wildlife spotting cruise.
- Progressive four course meal across four top Kingscliff restaurants.
- Husk Distillers distillery tour – with tastings.
You might also like to try rum-tasting at Tumbulgum’s Husk Distillery before the motorway rejoins the coast at Kingscliff. Here, you can explore the waterways in a hired kayak from Watersports Guru.
Top Kingscliff accommodation options
The best places to stay in Kingscliff are:
- For a Balinese-style resort: Oaks Santai Casuarina Resort.
- For a kid-friendly holiday park: Ingenia Holidays Kingscliff.
- For suites with a lagoon pool: Mantra on Salt Beach.
- For good value by the beach: The Blue Water.
Things to do in Tweed Heads include crab-catching adventures and Tweed River cruises.
Tweed Heads accommodation favourites are the well-reviewed Tweed Heads Vegas Motel and Arabella Motor Inn.
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