Canberra offers a fantastic range of accommodation options. Choose from comfortable hotels, self-contained apartments, and budget-friendly lodges located close to major competition areas. Whether you’re part of a team, travelling with family, or exploring solo, you’ll find a welcoming base in Canberra to prepare, compete, and enjoy everything the capital has to offer. VisitCanberra can provide more information.
Competitors are required to provide their own transport to and from each orienteering event. All events are located within 75mins drive of the CBD.
Canberra International Airport serves as a gateway to Australia’s capital, just minutes from the CBD. Sydney International Airport is Australia’s primary gateway for international travel. Travel to Canberra from Sydney International Airport can be either by a 1-hour domestic flight or a 3.5-hour road trip on the Hume Highway with the flexibility and convenience of a car rental or budget friendly Murray’s Coach or FlixBus which depart hourly from the airport.
New Zealand passport holders can travel to Australia without a visa and obtain a visa on arrival at the airport. More information is on the Department of Home Affairs website (‘New Zealand citizens’).
All other passport holders need the right visa to come to Australia. You also need to get your visa before you travel to Australia. More information is on the Department of Home Affairs website (‘Entering Australia’).
In Canberra, the transition from winter to summer occurs in September and October. The average overnight lows are 4°C to 6°C with maximum temperatures varying from 15°C to 20°C. An average of 61mm to 64mm of rain for the month and 12 hours of daylight can be expected.
Note that events 1 and 2 will be held in Namadgi National Park at over 1,000m elevation. Expect temperatures at these sites to be colder than in Canberra.