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The Limestone Coast: 3-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 3-day version for December: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 2-day plan · 3-day plan · best time to go.
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3
days
190 km
distance
3.5 h
driving
11
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~14.6 hours of daylight in December — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- The Blue Lake performs its December colour-flip to vivid cobalt, Robe's beaches and rock pools warm, and cellar doors along the terra rossa strip pour cabernet in shirtsleeve weather.
Day 1 Mount Gambier & the Blue Lake
- Transit
- 0h21
- Finish
- ~12:35
- Temperature
- 12.6°C–20.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~6
- Daylight
- 14.6h
09:00
Stroll through the well-maintained garden and maybe spot possums in the evening.
50 min · Mount Gambier & the Blue Lake
10:00
11:05
Explore the cave and enjoy local produce at the on-site cafe.
90 min · Mount Gambier & the Blue Lake · Adult $12.50, child $8, family (2Ad + 3Ch) $35
open: M Tu Th F from 9:30AM, Sa Su from 9AM, closes 4PM. Also open Wednesdays on public holidays and during SA & Vic school holidays. Closed Christmas Day
Overnight here
e.g. Clarendon Lodge & Chalets · Old Gaol
Day 2 Robe
- Transit
- 2h17
- Finish
- ~16:30
- Temperature
- 12.5°C–24.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 14.5h
10:50
Little Dip Conservation Park read more
Explore lakes and beaches that provide a habitat for various bird species.
90 min · Robe
12:35
Robe Lighthouse lighthouses.org.au map ↗
See the concrete structure built in 1972 that replaced the old Cape Jaffa Lighthouse.
50 min · Robe
13:35
Robe Customs House Maritime Museum nationaltrust.org.au map ↗
Discover maritime history in a customs house built in 1863, now a museum.
50 min · Robe · None, except for gold coin donations
14:40
15:30
Day 3 Kingston SE
- Transit
- 0h50
- Finish
- ~12:30
- Temperature
- 12.5°C–24.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 14.5h
09:40
10:40
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