From australia to australia, tourradar offers 6 tours through 1 countries from xplore eyre. This temporary closure ensures a safe passage for southern right whales as they make their way north to their breeding areas, and to allow the animals to rest undisturbed whilst nursing their young. Our top 10 tips for whale watching, designed to help you maximise your. Bight and to fowlers bay near the southern tip of the eyre peninsula carroll et al. Up to species of whale visit the point of eyre peninsula, making the thorny passage marine park an ideal place for whale watching. Our vessel asherah is based in fowlers bay during the winter months of july, august and september. Beached whale carcass draws attention of great white. Natural resources eyre peninsula supports citizen science as an innovative and exciting way of engaging the community, while increasing our knowledge of eyre peninsula s natural environments. If youre travelling on the eyre peninsula between may and august then you need to grab your snorkel and stop in whyalla to check out one of the worlds most mysterious and spectacular sealife gatherings.
The longer you stay, the more you explore, the more youll appreciate the eyre peninsula s beauty and ruggedness. Holiday includes port lincoln, streaky bay, ceduna and the head of bight. Whale watching on the nullarbor its a long drive but its worth it. Although not within nullarbor national park, the head of bight visitor centre is accessible and is managed independently by the aboriginal lands trust. Coach services are also available between adelaide and whyalla, port lincoln and ceduna. Whales can be also spotted in areas along eyre peninsula such as thorny passage marine park at sleaford bay and nuyts archipelago at fowlers bay. It is named after explorer edward john eyre who explored parts of the peninsula in 18391841. During mating season, between 15,000 and 200,00 giant cuttlefish swarm off the east coast of the eyre peninsula. Our eyes were fixated on the west, as its countless tales of raw secluded beauty have reached our ears more than once.
Eyre peninsula, south australia while ningaloos marine life pinup is the whale, on south australians eyre peninsula its the giant cuttlefish. Possible sighting of whale calf ringkari at stokes bay. Our waters are home to the magnificent giant cuttlefish, playful sealions, bottlenose dolphins and the awesome southern right whales. It all begins with a short flight from adelaide to ceduna. Or if youre ready for a true blue road trip experience then pack up the car and enjoy a scenic 12hour drive from adelaide to the head of the bight. Memory cove wilderness protection area is accessed via lincoln national park. Experience the best of the eyre peninsula on our eyre peninsula secrets tour. Memory cove wilderness protection area national parks. Nullarbor national park, wilderness protection area and. Visit some of these great foodie locations on our 3 day margaret river tours. See the clare valley, whyalla, port lincoln, ceduna, coffin bay and more on this amazing adventure. The young humpback carcass washed ashore in frenchman bluff, on the eyre peninsula, this week, and witness mark thomas used his drone to. Ep cruises specialise in whale watching and marine life interactions.
Australian coastal safaris australian wildlife journeys. Winter whale watching season launches on the eyre peninsula. Whale watching tours on the eyre peninsula teague tours. Nullarbor national park and regional reserve is located 300km west of ceduna. If you love australian wildlife and outdoor experiences download this list and. Record number of blue whales in great australian bight. Between may and august, thousands of alienlike creatures, with arms sprouting from their head, beeline to the rocky coast of whyalla to breed, and divers and snorkellers front up to enjoy the. Australian coastal safaris started operations in 2005 when david doudle, a fourthgeneration local farmer, started showcasing many of the activities that he and his family grew up doing across the eyre peninsula s stunning landscapes. Rarely will there be another boat bobbing on the best patch, tourists blocking your camera lens or even footprints in the sand. A pod of 20 killer whales attacked a school of more than 100 dolphins on eyre peninsula recently and two surfers were in the water when the. Youll find a range of fishing charters on the eyre peninsula including cowell fishing adventures, ep cruises, why not fishing charters and hook and sinker fishing safaris. Eyre peninsula tours holidays to the eyre peninsula.
It had been many years since we had last been there, and id never forgotten this part of the eyre peninsula. Abc eyre peninsula humpback whale freed from shark nets. Tour highlights teague tours specialises in smallgroup, luxury coach tours in a quality mercedesbenz coach. Eyre peninsula south australian tourism commission. Baird bay, sea lion and dolphin swim, eyre peninsular. This year, the whales have spent at least two months spread along the continental shelf, from the tip of the eyre peninsula to south of kangaroo island.
History of eyre peninsula eyre peninsula australias. This study provides the first assessment of the occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in shelf and coastal waters off the western eyre peninsula. Get to know the best computer repair services in eyre peninsula sa region. The tourists were diving near the neptune islands in south australia when a family of six orca whales herded a great white shark and began to attack it by launching out of the water and slamming down on it. Whale watching maintaining the legal distance from marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and seals is important, both for our safety and that of the animals the animals may be seriously injured if they are struck by a vessel or frightened young. Helicopters and gyrocopters must be at least 500m from any whale or other marine mammals. The west coast marine parks take in some of our wildest offshore islands, the beautiful chain of bays area and coffin bay, which is justifiably famous for its oysters. Fowlers bay has a caravan park, so can suggest that you hire a caravan or a campervan and take that weeks leave and discover the wonderful coastline of the eyre peninsula on your way home or, if you dont have enough time you could fly to ceduna from adelaide with rex airlines and stay at ceduna which has motels, hotel and caravan parks. The eyre peninsula is famous for its fishing industry, making it the perfect place for foodies on the hunt for the best quality seafood. During these months, the main focus of the cruises are oceanic mammals and birdlife interactions. The essential guide to the eyre peninsula club 4x4. Australias best snorkelling and diving spots lonely planet.
It is one of the natural features named by the british navigator matthew flinders in memory of the eight crew who were lost from a cutter that capsized sometime after being launched from hm sloop investigator to search for water on 21. Eyre peninsula eyre peninsula tours head of the bight whale watching tour 5 day 4 night. Eyre peninsula region south australia australias guide. Port lincolns fresh fish place will give you a behindthescenes look at a seafood processing factory, before you taste a huge range of worldfamous eyre peninsula seafood. Ocean based tourism on the eyre peninsula s west coast. August 24, 2018 after seeing, breathing and eating so much red dirt we wanted to go back to the coast for a big bowl of fresh air. Check out our adelaide to perth overland trip for more details. For tours departing after 11 june 2020, a minimum payment of 20% is required to confirm your booking with xplore eyre. Eyre peninsula tours, a peninsula holiday with golden limestone cliffs at the head of bight, whales, sea lions, an eco whale watching cruise, local eyre peninsula food and wine. Weve been proudly showcasing the remote and spectacular destinations throughout south australia and the south west of western australia for more than 15 years.
The eyre peninsula is truly extraordinary and im sure it wont stay australias best kept secret for long. Here youll find a small coastal town called fowlers bay. A dead juvenile 7 metre humpback whale washed up on a beach at frenchman on the wild west coast of eyre peninsula, south australia on june 1, 2018. Cape catastrophe is a headland in the australian state of south australia located at the south east tip of jussieu peninsula on eyre peninsula. Entry to lincoln national park is km south west of port lincoln via proper bay rd. There is a large boardwalk platform with excellent views over the bight, where whales. Once the site of a whaling station, its now a hub for whale watching, with operators such as ep cruises running tours. In the southern regions of australia, winter is now upon us, meaning that its the special time of year that several whale species grace our.
If youve never been here before, we highly recommend you add it to the bucket list. There are 2000 kilometres of coastline to explore on eyre peninsula. It employs a special projects assistant with funding support from the regions local councils. The people are really down to earth and only too happy to help out. Has your computer stopped working and you need to fix it quickly. The eyre peninsula is a triangular peninsula in south australia. Whale spotters from encounter bay, eyre peninsula and yorke peninsula and now kangaroo island looked forward to sightings of these special whales in years to come, she said. Eyre peninsula has three regional airports, located in whyalla, port lincoln and ceduna, serviced daily by regional express and qantaslink. The park is on the southeastern tip of the eyre peninsula and is an 8 hour, 680km drive from adelaide.
Or if youre ready for a true blue road trip experience then pack up the car and enjoy a scenic 12hour drive from adelaide to. Tim hall from natural resources eyre peninsula explains that the whale watching spectacular really starts to gear up as we approach july and august. Dolphins versus killers abc west coast sa australian. On xplore eyre s 3day head of bight whale watching tour departing adelaide, in addition to these incredible whale watching experiences, youll enjoy the worldclass seafood of australias seafood frontier, the eyre peninsula. Eyre peninsula tourswhale watching tourstours to head of. Holiday includes port lincoln, streaky bay, ceduna and the. Eyre peninsula is a comfortable fourhour drive from adelaide to port augusta.
It is bounded on the east by spencer gulf, the west by the great australian bight, and the north by the gawler ranges. Killer whales kill great white shark off eyre peninsula. Please download the pdf attachment at the bottom righthand side of this page. Yanerbie, with its massive white sand dunes that extend up to 4. Whale watching is obviously subject to the actual presence of whales, but with increasing numbers of southern right whales choosing to nurse at the eyre peninsula each year, youve got a pretty good chance of a successful cruise.
Pdf occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans. Of the ordinary meeting of the district council of lower eyre peninsula. Regional development australia rda whyalla and eyre peninsula drives tourism for the region. Departing from adelaide, this epic allinclusive tour includes return flights from adelaide to ceduna, executive 4wd transport, two nights fourandahalfstar accommodation, all park entry fees, locally sourced premium meals and wine, the expertise of a local guide and an optional scenic flight over head of bight. The teague tours great australian bight whale watching tours are simply. Sit back, relax and watch southern right and humpback whales.
Sit back, relax and watch southern right and humpback whales in some of south australias most beautiful coastal surrounds. The 2 best computer repair services in eyre peninsula sa. Watch southern right whales play with their young beneath cliffs at the head of bight during winter. Experience every aspect of the eyre peninsula in style as it becomes home to up to 170 whales on a threeday whale extravaganza with xplore eyre. Enjoy local eyre peninsula food, a guided harbor tour of port lincoln, discover whalers way and marvel at the whales during a fabulous eco whale watching cruise at fowlers bay. Whales can be spotted right along the coast of the southern fleurieu peninsula. It also when the waters around the antartica get even colder and the majestic southern right whales start their annual migration north to south america, south africa, new zealand and along the stunning coastline of the eyre peninsula. To find out more about the eyre peninsula, download the visitor guide, drop into a visitor information centre or contact. The far west coast of eyre peninsula is possible the best vantage point in the. Between june and october each year, whales journey from antarctica to a sheltered bay at the eyre peninsula, head of bight, to meet and calve. Eyre peninsula is a popular holiday destination and offers a brilliant blend of wildlife, landscapes, fishing and seafood. Our eyre peninsula tours take you on a fabulous journey to port lincoln and ceduna. Get on the eyre highway, go across the eyre peninsula, past ceduna to the. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date.