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Mt Gambier, Robe, Beachport, Port MacDonnell
 

  Australia's Ultimate Road Trip - Perth to Adelaide - The 8 Day Adelaide to Perth travels through the wheat belt of Western Australia to Esperance. The tour then heads to Norseman and crosses the Nullarbor and onto Eyre Peninsula. This tour focuses on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia and following the coastline of the Great Australian Bight.  

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  4 Days - Albany, Esperance & Wave Rock - Visit the Valley of the Giants - swim and relax in Esperance. Explore Wave Rock...
 

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  5 Day - Secrets of Esperance - Camping Adventure - Heading East over the Darling Ranges we travel on to Wave Rock and the Fitsgerald National Park..Experience the Eucalypt forests of Western Australia, and the Valley of the Giants....visit the Margaret River Wineries...  

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The European influence in this area can be seen in the towns of Robe, Beachport and Port MacDonnell with quaint harbours and sandy beaches where you can enjoy numerous water activities. Lake Eliza, Lake St Clair and Lake George lie along the coastal area and further south at  Carpenters Rocks you can tour along scenic walkways to visit the most southerly port in South Australia, Port MacDonnell. This town is a busy base for a large lobster fleet and with the sounds of the bells on nearby trawlers and cosy whitewashed stone cottages the nostalgia of times past is ever present.

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Inland at Mt Gambier you can visit the world renowned Blue Lake which rests in a volcanic crater and during the seasons of spring and summer the water reflects a mysterious  irredescent blue colour. There are many limestone caves and sink holes which formed the sub structure of this region and around Mt Gambier you will find several caves worth visiting. The most accessible is Cave Gardens which is located in the centre of town.

Limestone Coast

The Coorong is a freak of nature – a 145km spit of sand-dune wilderness with ocean on one side and wetland on the other. It’s touring nirvana, birdlife paradise and camping heaven. If you continue south along the beach that never ends, you’re on the famous ‘ Great Ocean Road’, heading for Melbourne. En route, don’t miss the World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves – an ancient tomb, where you can encounter the fossils of 500,000 year-old ‘mega’ animals (which are, frankly, bizarre). Go deeper than you thought possible on adventure tours and be sure to watch as 30,000 bats’ exit their cave on summer evenings and. The Coonawarra is home to some of Australia’s most treasured grape-growing dirt; and Mt Gambier sits on ancient limestone and is home to the bewitching Blue Lake (no-one quite knows how it works), strange Sunken Gardens and cave diving, which is only for certified nutters.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

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