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" />Port Lincoln is the home to Australia’s largest commercial fishing fleet and is located on the beautiful pristine waters surrounding Eyre Peninsula’s east coast in South Australia. It lies on Boston Bay, one of the largest protected natural harbours in the world which is three times the size of Sydney Harbour.
To whet your appetite, here are just a few of the varieties of seafood that are in abundance in Port Lincoln:
There are many ways to have a ‘seafood experience’ ranging from dining at one of the many fine seafood restaurants in town; to getting up close and personal to Tuna in one of the Tuna ponds; to a tour through the a seafood processing factory with a seafood tasting at the end of the tour.
For the adventurous, you can go Shark cage diving and come face to face with the ocean’s ultimate predator – The Great White Shark. For a more sedate adventure you can swim with the Sea Lions on a half day cruise with one of the charter operators. You can also get aboard a fishing charter and try your hand at catching your own fish.
You can enjoy the great outdoors withthe following activities:
Indoor Activities include:
Featuring some of the most accessible and ruggedly beautiful coastal scenery in South Australia, Whaler’s Way is a wonderland of cliffs, blowholes, crevasses, caves and white sandy beaches. Couple this with the whaler’s days long gone, still in evidence at the old Sleaford Bay Whaling Station, sited at Fishery Bay.
Whaler’s Way is situated at the southern-most tip of the Eyre Peninsula, south of Port Lincoln and is an absolute must see. It is privately owned land, so once you get a permit and a key from Port Lincoln’s Visitors Information Centre, you head south west for 32 kilometres until you reach the entry gate.
With map in hand you enter the property and meander your way along 14 Km’s of dirt roads with all points of interest signposted along the way. The dramatic scenery unfolds before your eyes and simply takes your breath away!
For seafood lovers Port Lincoln is an absolute must see. For nature lovers Whalers Way is another must see. South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula ruggedness and beauty will sweep you off your feet!
Kathy was a 50 something year old when she started up this blog 6 years ago, but has since turned over another decade and is now in her early 60s. She is married with two adult children and lives on the Tweed Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Kathy enjoys living life to the fullest and loves to keep fit and active by maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Some of her interests include reading, photography, travelling, cooking and blogging! Kathy works part-time as a freelance writer but her real passion is travelling and photographing brilliant destinations both within Australia and overseas and writing about it.
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Elizabeth Seckman
April 19, 2016What a gorgeous place! I love the ocean. Your pictures are so beautiful.
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Kathy
April 19, 2016Thank you Elizabeth. I do live in an extremely beautiful country. :)
Johanna
April 19, 2016We were thinking of taking a trip to South Australia and the Eyre Peninsula looks really lovely. Your descriptions and photos of Port Lincoln make me want to visit, and the fresh seafood would be a big draw too. Being a horse lover the statue of ‘Makybe Diva’ would have me snapping pics!
Kathy
April 19, 2016South Australia is very different to the rest of Australia. The peninsulas in this state are amazing with so much rugged and untamed beauty. Excellent for fishing and seafood – with a jetty in almost every town! :)
Michelle Weaver (@pinkypoinker)
April 19, 2016Mmmm. You had me at King Prawns. There’s nothing in this world better than fresh seafood. Except fresh seafood with wine.
Kathy
April 20, 2016Oh yes they had the best King Prawns, Scallops, Lobster, Calamari and fresh fish I have ever seen. We did a tour of the seafood processing factory (which I know sounds boring), but was really interesting. We spent a week here and there was plenty to do and see. My husband was in fishing heaven! :)
Miriam
April 21, 2016Lincoln National Park is gorgeous. Did you get to Memory Cove. We were lucky enough to be able to get a key and spend a whole day here. Overnight would have been beautiful but instead we camped at Port Lincoln Tourist Park. Such a fantastic area. Wonderful post that brought back great memories.
Kathy
April 21, 2016Hi Miriam, no we weren’t able to drive into Lincoln National Park as we had our dog with us that day. We had already left her for a day to explore Whaler’s Way – the downside of travelling with pets. We also stayed at Port Lincoln Tourist Park for an entire week. We loved the Eyre Peninsula!
Miriam
April 21, 2016Yeah, we loved it too. I actually wrote a couple of posts about it on my blog (A breath of Fresh Eyre). thanks for coming by my site as well and for your lovely remarks, I just seem to be having trouble getting replies published. Lovely to have connected with you. Feel as though we have a lot in common.
Kathy
April 21, 2016Thanks Miriam, I will check your Eyre blog out. I was blown away by the Eyre Peninsula – so wild and rugged! :)
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April 22, 2016We enjoyed Port Lincoln when we visited South Australia a few years ago, and went on day trips to various locations around there. Thanks for taking me back there.
Kathy
April 22, 2016We spent an entire week at Port Lincoln and found plenty to do on the East Eyre Peninsula. It certainly is a very scenic and mostly untouched part of South Australia. My husband was in fisherman’s heaven!