The iconic Great Ocean Road has been voted as Australia’s favourite road trip.

The scenic seaside tourist drive along the southern edge of Victoria was crowned the winner, beating the Broome to Kununurra road trip via the Kimberleys in Western Australia.

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A total of 1635 people had their say, with more than a quarter voting for the Great Ocean Road as the most popular journey to do by car.

The Great Ocean Road, Australia
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Top Ten

1Great Ocean RoadVictoria
2Broome to Kununurra via the KimberleysWA
3Tasmanian Ring RoadTasmania
4Cairns to Normanton (on your way to NT)Queensland
5Darwin to KakaduNT
6South Coast including Eurobodalla Shire Region and NaroomaNSW
7Alice Springs to UluruNT
8Longreach to Rockhampton loop including Emerald and CarnarvonQueensland
9Birdsville TrackQueensland/SA
10Bright-Falls Creek-Omeo loopVictoria

Source: Nextbase

“The Great Ocean Road is an amazing drive that all Australians should make sure they experience. The road is beautiful with breathtaking views, it’s no surprise it won the accolade this year,” said David Reynolds, Supercars Championship driver and ambassador for Nextbase dash cams, which conducted the poll.

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“There are many great road trips to experience around Australia and amazing sights to be seen, you’ve just got to hit the road and find them.”

In celebration of the winner, Nextbase has set up a treasure hunt via its Instagram page, with 10 dash cams hidden along The Great Ocean Road up for grabs.

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