Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is Australia’s ultimate temperate aquatic playground, featuring striking coastlines, vast sand dunes, rugged offshore islands, secluded coves and incredible marine encounters.
The pristine waters are a sanctuary for some of Australia’s most unique and curious marine creatures including dolphins, Australian Sea Lions, Giant Cuttlefish, Leafy Sea Dragons, Southern Right Whales and the awesome Great White Shark. The region has become renowned for offering opportunities to interact with these wild marine creatures and gaining a unique perspective into their natural environments.
With over 2,000 kilometres of coastline, the Eyre Peninsula offers endless vistas of the rugged Great Australian Bight, but experiences are not limited to the shoreline. Venturing further inland, the region is home to distinctive rock formations, a rich geological history and a variety of flora and fauna.
The Southern Eyre Peninsula is home to 270 species of birds and 1,900 native plant species, with a variety of habitats including coastal dune shrublands, mallee woodlands and saltmarshes.
Quick facts
- Swim with Australian Sea-lions otherwise known as the puppy dogs of the sea
- Eyre Peninsula boasts 2,000 kilometres of coastline with the rugged limestone cliffs a sanctuary for Osprey and White-bellied Sea Eagles and numerous seabirds
- The Neptune Islands offer year round Great White Shark cage diving, with larger females migrating to the area from April to August
- Western Grey Kangaroos, Emus, Koalas, Southern Hairy-nosed Wombats, Rosenberg's Goanna, dolphins and numerous bushbirds, seabirds and water birds present
Experiences
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Eyre Peninsula Wildlife & Ocean Encounters
From $1,660 USD
3 days/3 nights
Wildlife Interests: Birds, Fish & Marine Invertebrates, Land Mammals & Marsupials, Marine Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians
Wildlife Interests: Birds, Fish & Marine Invertebrates, Land Mammals & Marsupials, Marine Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians
Eyre Peninsula Wildlife & Ocean Encounters
From $1660.00 USD
3 days/3 nights
This three-day adventure combines the best terrestrial and marine protected areas across the region including the opportunity to swim with wild Sea-Lions and Bottlenose Dolphins, see Emus, wild Koalas and Kangaroos and the Rosenbergs Goanna!
Be mesmerised by the agility, curiosity and playful interaction from Australian Sea-Lions; the ‘puppy dogs... -
Eyre Peninsula Winter Whale Watching and Wildlife Encounter
From $2,870 USD
5 days/5 nights
Wildlife Interests: Birds, Land Mammals & Marsupials, Marine Mammals
Wildlife Interests: Birds, Land Mammals & Marsupials, Marine Mammals
Eyre Peninsula Winter Whale Watching and Wildlife Encounter
From $2870.00 USD
5 days/5 nights
The Head of the Bight in South Australia is where you will encounter numerous opportunities to watch these magnificent creatures in their natural state; the Southern Right Whale and Humpback Whale.
Not to be outshone is the hospitality of the local country towns, majestic coastline all the way down to... -
Great White Shark Cage Dive Packages
From $1,160 USD
2 days/2 nights
Wildlife Interests: Birds, Fish & Marine Invertebrates, Land Mammals & Marsupials, Reptiles & Amphibians
Wildlife Interests: Birds, Fish & Marine Invertebrates, Land Mammals & Marsupials, Reptiles & Amphibians
Great White Shark Cage Dive Packages
From $1160.00 USD
2 days/2 nights
Experience the amazing Eyre Peninsula, with a choice of these two day adventures, encompassing the exhilarating Great White Shark Cage Dive! Experience premium 4WD touring, aquatic activities and culinary offerings across Port Lincoln, Coffin Bay or surrounds.
Tour stunning Port Lincoln, nestled on the shores of beautiful Boston Bay where... -
Port Lincoln & Coffin Bay Photography Workshop
From $1,700 USD
3 days/2 nights with Fran Solly
Wildlife Interests: Birds, Fish & Marine Invertebrates, Land Mammals & Marsupials, Marine Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians
Wildlife Interests: Birds, Fish & Marine Invertebrates, Land Mammals & Marsupials, Marine Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians
Port Lincoln & Coffin Bay Photography Workshop
From $1700.00 USD
3 days/2 nights with Fran Solly
Join award winning Eyre Peninsula photographer Fran Solly on a photographic tour through South Australia's most dramatic coastal and outback regions!
Fran is a professional lead photographer with Take 2 Photography; you will have her undivided attention and one on one mentoring and support as groups are intimate and personal... -
Southern Eyre Peninsula Birdwatching
From $1,030 USD
3 days/2 nights
Wildlife Interests: Birds
Wildlife Interests: Birds
Southern Eyre Peninsula Birdwatching
From $1030.00 USD
3 days/2 nights
Home to 270 species of birds and 1900 native plant species, this tour across the Southern Eyre Peninsula traverses coastal dune shrublands, mallee woodlands, sandflats, saltmarsh, subcoastal and clifftops.
There are opportunities to observe waders and seabirds including Little Pied and Black Cormorants, Grey and Chestnut Teal Ducks, Pink Eared...