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Scenic Drives

Grand Pacific Drive This magnificent drive encompasses 140km of some of the most spectacular scenery and coastline in New South Wales. From the Royal National Park (world’s second largest National Park) it takes the scenic coastal route along Lawrence Hargrave Drive, travelling over the Seacliff Bridge which is an attraction in itself to Wollongong and through to Shellharbour, Kiama and Shoalhaven. The drive takes you through coastal rainforests, quaint seaside villages, and past rolling hills, wineries and dairy farms of the south. From here you can experience the ‘beyond’ to the Southern Highlands, greater South Coast or onto Canberra! Grand Pacific Drive is also a great ‘appetiser’ to the Sydney to Melbourne coastal drive.

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Start this drive at Illawarra Regional Airport just off the Princes Highway at Albion Park Rail and take a microlight or scenic flight over the Illawarra or visit the HARS Aviation Museum and explore the history of aviation. Continue south along the Princes Highway and turn right onto Tongarra Road where more history can be seen at the Illawarra Light Railway Museum. You can also enjoy a ride on steam and diesel trains and view the railway memorabilia. Turn left into Russell Street and visit Tongarra Museum, a great place to find out more about Shellharbour’s history with changing exhibitions on display.

Continue through the lush green pastures of Albion Park and visit Dee Kramer’s Gallery situated at the base of Macquarie Pass National Park where you can take home a memory of your visit to Shellharbour. The images capture the natural beauty of our city.

While you are here take a wander through Macquarie Pass National Park and see the water drop from the Cascades Waterfall and walk through the deeply timbered ridges and rainforest gullies, continue the drive up scenic Macquarie Pass which will lead into the Southern Highlands.