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Has anyone toured Australia in a motorhome / campervan?  Is it possible to drive the whole of the East Coast?  I will have approx 2-3 months but will have to take this time from November to January.  

Any tips, advice would be much appreciated.  Also any recommendations of who to book campervan hire with, books/reading recommended.  How to plan the budget, etc re: fuel, campsite fees.

Not sure if this is just a dream or whether I can turn it into reality!

Mary

Hi

I would log on with Tripadvisor and ask the same questions, you will get local advise,Also purchase a rough guide to Aus i also know they publish a rough guide to Queensland which is 50% of the east coast.

A cheaper option may be to buy a camper and resell at end of trip,you will find details in the rough guide and in posts on trip advisor about this option.

Although you will get advice on this site i feel you would get more upto date information on cost ect useing tripadvisor.

Good luck and have a great time

Hi Mary

This is an Aussie site http://groups.msm.com/caravannersforum

I am sure that you can "glean" info from it

Sorry Mary

Got that address wrong should be http://groups.msm.com/CaravanersForum

Some friends of ours did that but would not do it the same way again. Motorhome hire is very very expensive and they found they could have stayed in 3/4 star hotels per night for what it cost to hire the motorhome per night. We had a look at doing the same in New Zealand and a 5/6 weeks hire was near enough £4,000! What they did say was many campsites are really really good and have little camping huts for rent very reasonably which are basically like a little wood hut with your own toilet /shower and a bedroom and basic cooking facilities. They said that if they did it again they would hire a small (air conditioned )car and either stay in reasonable hotels or these camping huts.

Hope it helps!

Used to live in Melbourne and yes you can travel all the way up the East Coast but go via Canberra and you visit Ned Kelly country on the way. Like everyone else says cheaper to hire a car and stay in Motels. Flag used to do a forward booking and you got the 7th night free. My daughter went back a few years ago and hired a motorhome through Trailfinders (we actually book flights etc with them when we have gone back on trips) Like others have said it is the wet season in Queensland and beyond. Have a great trip whatever you do.

Mrs Billy