Australian coastal towns, forests and wildlife destinations are being positioned as local alternatives to the landscapes associated with Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, giving travellers a way to follow the screen travel trend without a long haul trip.
Booking.com has highlighted a series of Australian locations that share similarities with settings linked to the film, ranging from Victoria’s Great Ocean Road and Tasmania’s coastal villages to Western Australia’s forests and South Australia’s maritime towns.
Victoria features prominently, with Bass Strait and the Great Ocean Road compared with Scotland’s Moray Firth. The region combines exposed coastline, walking trails and seasonal marine wildlife, with Apollo Bay suggested as a base for exploring the area.
Tower Hill Reserve in Victoria and Cape Raoul in Tasmania are also included, offering volcanic landscapes, stone ruins and high sea cliffs. Stanley in Tasmania is another inclusion, with its working harbour, historic streets and position beneath The Nut giving visitors a strong maritime setting.
Further west, AQWA at Hillarys Boat Harbour represents the marine experience, while Port Fairy in Victoria and Robe on South Australia’s Limestone Coast offer fishing heritage, waterfront precincts and coastal walks.
Wildlife also features in the collection, with Cape Bridgewater noted for its mainland breeding colony of Australasian Gannets. Bushrangers Bay on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula provides another option for travellers seeking a more secluded coastal walk.
Hobart’s Battery Point and Constitution Dock are suggested for their historic waterfront character, while Boranup Forest and Hamelin Bay in Western Australia combine forest, beach and coastal scenery within the Margaret River region.
For travel advisors, the collection provides a timely domestic angle on screen inspired travel, linking well known Australian regions with the growing interest in destinations seen or evoked on film.
