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Eyre Peninsula

Nearest Airport : Port Lincoln Port Lincoln To Eyre Peninsula : 61 Km

Getting to Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula - a place where you can swim with friendly and dangerous sea creatures! The waters in this region like Port Lincoln and Baird Bay, offer unique and unexpected encounters. You can swim with wild Australian sea lions, dolphins, Southern Bluefin Tuna and Great White Sharks. The peninsula is also an important breeding ground for these animals. You can enjoy other water sports like fishing, snorkeling and surfing. The region also houses some densely forested national parks, like Gawler Ranges National Park and Pinkawillinie Conservation Park, to explore. Needless to say, Eyre Peninsula is Australia's seafood frontier and is one of the most famous destinations for fishing. You get the most delicious and fresh seafood to munch on.

Why Visit ? (Things to see, Things to do, Food, Notes)

Perfect getaway if you enjoy anything water related
Swimming with friendly and dangerous sea creatures
Waters here offer unique and unexpected encounters
Breeding ground for many sea animals
Australia's seafood frontier
National parks

Getting to Eyre Peninsula

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Why Visit ?

Gawler Ranges National Park: A combination of vast domes of volcanic rock, giant salt lakes, rolling hills and woodland and rocky gorges is the Gawler Ranges, a wilderness area. The ranges are most famous for their abundance of wildlife and wildflowers along with rare and endangered species of Australian wildlife.

Whale watching: The Head of Bight is considered to be Australia's best vantage point to view Southern Right Whales at play. You can see over 100 whales at a time nurturing their young before going back to Antarctic waters.

At Eyre Peninsula, you can swim with wild sea lions, dolphins and Southern Bluefin Tuna. The waters that offer this luxury are those of Port Lincoln and Baird Bay. You are sure to have a thrilling and enjoyable time swimming and hand feeding these animals.

At Adventure Bay Charters, Calypso Star Charter and Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions you can experience the thrill of diving with Great White Sharks. Your protection is ensured of course. In Port Lincoln is the only place in Australia where you can even swim with the sharks.

Mocean: It doesn't get too many points for ambiance or appearance, but you get scrumptious seafood with water views from the wrap-around balcony. Recommended dishes would include the chilli-and-lime squid and the abalone.

Fresh Fish Place: Fish-of-the-day changes on a daily basis and you get the freshest local seafood here. You can go on a seafood tasting tour or take up a cooking class too. Recommended dishes are fish and chips and the Coffin Bay oysters.

Ceduna Oyster Bar: You get the most freshly shucked molluscs here and you can get them as take-away and enjoy them on the foreshore.

Languages Spoken: English

Currency: Australian Dollar

Climate: In the far west the climate is cool and in the south it is temperate. On the coast, in summers the average temperature is 27C and 12C in winter. The average temperature Inland are higher.

Connectivity: Opus is the most promising network in this region that offers the best phone and internet coverage.

Eyre Peninsula Resorts & Places To Stay