Cooma
From Wikitravel
Cooma is a town in the Snowy Mountains region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located some 120 km south of the national capital Canberra. Population 8,000.
[edit] Get in
Countrylink runs one bus daily between Canberra and Cooma which takes 1½ to 2 hours, for about $20 one way. Timetables and fares can be found on the Countrylink website [1].
From Cooma, Countrylink also runs services to south coastal towns such as Bega, Merimbula, and Eden, and the inland town of Bombala.
During the snow season (June to October inclusive), several bus companies travel between Canberra and Jindabyne passing through Cooma, sometimes up to 4 or 5 times daily. Timetables and fares can be found on each bus companies' website, but are only listed within the snow months.
There is no commercial air service to Cooma.[edit] Get around
[edit][add listing] See
- the Aviation Pioneers Memorial - a strikingly-designed geometrical monument, containing artifacts recovered from the Avro 618 Ten aircraft "Southern Cloud" that crashed on 21 March 1931 in the Australian Alps' Toolong Mountains. The wreck was found on 26 October 1958.
[edit][add listing] Do
- Historical Train Ride. Take a tour of the Gaol Museum. edit
- Art Gallery on Lambie Street. edit
- Snowy Hydro Visitors Centre. edit
There's really not a lot to do in Cooma at any time of the year. It's mostly just a quick stop-off point. During the snow season a lot of people stop through for a rest and a bite to eat or a coffee, or to pick up ski and snowboard hire which is cheaper than at the snowfields and of a [s]similar[/s] better quality.
[edit][add listing] Buy
Service stations, Coles & Woolworths supermarkets, McDonalds, KFC, pizza places, and various other cafes and shops can be found mostly along the main street.
There are a few opportunities to rent or buy ski equipment before getting to the snow
- Rhythm Snow Sports. edit
[edit][add listing] Eat
Next to the visitor information centre situated next to the large park in the middle of town, is a cafe that makes huge and tasty burgers with 20 to 30 different varieties, and all under $10, with the rather prominent draw back that their hygiene is seriously sub-standard - the locals know to avoid it.
You can't go past East End Cafe. Bright orange, next to the second hand bookshop.
[edit][add listing] Drink
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- Sovereign Inn Cooma Each fully air-conditioned guest room at Sovereign Inn Cooma features Private Toilet and Shower, Coffee / Tea maker, Hair dryer, Radio, Ironing Board. Address: 35 Sharp Street, Cooma NSW, Australia. It offers the best rates online.
[edit] Get out
To the Snowy Mountains.
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