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Eyre Peninsula Travel Guide

Travel to Eyre Peninsula - Beautiful and Unspoilt Coastline

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If you are looking for a quiet beach escape then the Eyre Peninsula is the place to head to in South Australia. With over 2,000 kilometres of scenic coastline you will find as much space as you need.

Along the Eyre Peninsula discover sheltered coves and bays that are perfect for fishing, secluded beaches, and stunning cliff faces that provide the perfect vantage point for spotting giant whales as they undertake their annual migration through the Southern Ocean.

The Peninsula is also home to several National Parks including Coffin Bay, Gawler Ranges, Lincoln, and Nullarbor. Point Labatt and Lake Newland Conservation Parks and the Great Australian Bight Marine Park can all be found on the Peninsula.

The Eyre Peninsula has been home to Aboriginal people for thousands of years, there are many dreaming stories passed down from generation to generation about the regions culture, geology and wildlife.

European Settlers first came to the area in the 1800s and began to farm and build around the Port Lincoln area. Edward John Eyre mapped the region, he crossed the 1200 mile Nullarbor Plain in 1840/1 with the aid or Aborigines.

Today the Peninsula has become an agricultural region explorting grain and seafood across the world.

Attractions in Eyre Peninsula

The main towns on the peninsula are Whyalla, Ceduna and Port Lincoln.

Activities in Eyre Peninsula

Between May and October it is possible to view magnificent Southern Right Whales - these mammals are huge with many weighing 80 tonnes and measuring up to 18 metres long. The whales migrate here every May to breed, give birth and teach their calves the ways of the ocean. In October they leave the South Australian coastline and return to the Antarctic for summer. The best place to view the whales is at Head of Bight, where you can see the action on viewing platforms built above the 60-metre-high Bunda Cliffs.

Swimming with Sealions and Dolphins is possible at the stunning Baird Bay. Cruises can be taken from which you will be supplied with snorkel, mask, wetsuit and all the information you need to enjoy your experience in the shallow, sheltered waters; and all interaction with these mammals is entirely on their terms and in their naturally wild state.

Diving with Great White Sharks in the blue waters off Port Lincoln is the ultimate adventure - for a real close up experience cage diving is possible - thrill in a face off with these sharks.

Scuba Diving is possible in the waters of the Sir Joseph Banks group of Islands south to Neptune Islands, which offer some of the best diving in Australia.