Five road trips you can take from Sydney with Uber Carshare

One of the most remarkable things about Sydney is that you don’t have to travel very far from the city to feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere. Locate a snazzy Uber Carshare car near you and point it just 25km north of the CBD, and you’ll find yourself on Mona Vale Road and the southern end of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Following McCarrs Creek Road will bring you to the first natural wonder on your trip, Upper Gledhill Falls. Taking a left onto West Head Road, you’ll head deeper into the park, through the banksias and red gums until you reach the remote loop at the tip of the peninsula with some gorgeous views of Pittwater and Barrenjoey Head. This national park holds many exceptional sites where millennia-old Indigenous artworks reveal the ancient cultural story of this corner of Greater Sydney. Park up and follow the Red Hands Cave track to find Aboriginal ochre rock paintings created by the Garrigal people of this area over hundreds of years.

Rekindle those flames or ignite a new spark with a road trip built for two. Find a cosy compact car from Uber Carshare near you and zip off on a romantic getaway to the South Coast. You'll experience staggeringly smooch-worthy scenery and build memories around the area's bounty of cool experiences. Most of the trail south from Sydney fringes the ocean so no matter where you stop you'll be met with a romantic view. Make sure you snap a cute pic on the Clifton Sea Bridge on your way down and pop in to the unbeatable clifftop Scarborough Hotel for lunch or pause to spot whales in Kiama (and stop in at the blowhole if you need a bit of an ice-breaking giggle). Take a dip in the azure waters of Jervis Bay and sleep in the bush at Paperbark Camp. You're entering oyster country too, so you'd be remiss to not park at one of the south's many purveyors of the briny aphrodisiac (here's a nifty guide we prepared earlier). 

If this campsite were any closer to the beach, you’d be sleeping on a waterbed. Stake out a spot here and you can keep busy for a week: hike the 8km Bouddi coastal walk to MacMasters Beach (views! rainforest! whales!), walk to Killcare for brunch at the Fat Goose, lie on the beach and perve at the surf lifesavers. The northern bit of beach, closest to the campsite, is heaven on a stick if you prefer calm, clear water. Bouddi National Park is just 95km northeast of the city and a 1hr 45m drive; check camping fees with the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

If the words "screen time" send shivers down your spine then a all-in family road trip is just what the doctor ordered. Leave the devices at home and hit up Uber Carshare for a storage-savvy SUV then head for the adventure-filled Blue Mountains. Delight your gang of young and old with the winding, wildflower-fringed roads west of Sydney as you cart the fam up into the beautiful bushland towns of the mountains. Spot glow worms and go on an engaging tour of the magical Jenolan Caves or pack snacks for the kiddos on one of the area's many bushwalks (there's unique wildlife to spot, too). For thrill-seeking little ones you can soar through the scenery at Scenic World or keep the littler ones enthralled at the park's Dinosaur Valley. To keep the adults on board you can load up the trunk with antiques from the famed Katoomba strip, enjoy pizza with a view from Alchemy in Little Hartley and live out your rural fantasies with a farmstay at the Old Leura Dairy.

Some of us travel for the scenery or for some supreme relaxation, but many of us are led by our stomachs and need a zippy car to transport us to foodtown pronto. Escape the daily grind and find a keen set of wheels near you through the Uber Carshare app for a gourmet getaway in the Southern Highlands. Start your snack trail with a stop in Berry for a bag of piping-hot doughnuts from the famous doughnut van, then battle the crowds for the last loaf of fresh bread from the Organic Sourdough Bakery and book ahead for table at Queen Street Eatery for an insanely photogenic meal. Take your ride for an amble through the lush hills of Kangaroo Valley and nab a spot at one of the popular Flavours of the Valley cooking classes. Make sure you have Robertson Cheese Factory plugged into your GPS too for a pop-in to their loaded dairy store. And wind down by sampling some of the highlands' famous cool climate drops at Artemis Wines. Treats well worth travelling for.