Australia East Coast
has always been
popular with travellers.
The
coast between
Sydney and Victoria
border is much
less crowded than the
coast north of
Sydney.
It is known for lovely fishing villages, hinterland
national parks and some beautiful beaches like Depot
Beach,
Corrigans Beach, Broulee Beach and Tathra Beach.
There's some good bushwalking around Mount Kembla, Wallaga Lake and
Mimosa Rocks National Park, and Jervis Bay is a great place for whale
and dolphin watching.
Wollongong, Australia east coast. Poster by AllPosters.
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Australia East Coast -
Illawara and
Mount Kembla Wollongong,
80km south of
Sydney, is the third largest city in New
South Wales. It’s a university town with a large student population and
it hasn’t got much for tourists, but its beaches are beautiful and
excellent for surf. Inland
from Wollongong is the beautiful Illawara
Escarpment, with bushwalking tracks to Mount Kiera and Mount
Kembla, and plenty of wildlife.
Places to stay in
Wollongong include
* hotels and motels such as Belmore
All Suite Hotel, Best
Western City Sands Hotel, Best
Western Hotel, Boat
Harbour Motel, Comfort
Inn Fairways, Downtown
Motel, Elsinor
Motor Lodge, Flinders
Motel, Harp
Hotel, Hotel
Chifley, Ibis
Hotel, Medina
Executive Hotel, Normandie
Motel, Novotel
Northbeach Hotel, Rydges
Hotel, Sovereign
Inn Wollongong, and Thirroul
Beach Motel.
* bed and breakfasts such as Above
Wollongong at Pleasant Heights B&B, and Corrimal
Beach B&B.
* resorts such as Wollongong
Surf Leisure Resort
* villas and apartments such as Park
Street Serviced Apartments, Quality
Suites Pioneer Sands, Quest
Apartments, Salt
Serviced Apartments, Smith
Street Apartments, and Wollongong
Serviced Apartments.
Jervis Bay, Australia east coast.
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Jervis Bay is very famous for its excellent dolphin watching.
Here
is a tour that departs from Sydney, takes you down along the southern
coast of NSW, and includes dolphin watch as well as the Southern
Highlands. A great day out!
Australia East Coast -
Booderee National Park
and Jervis Bay Australia
Further south along the NSW coast is Nowra, and the beautiful Jervis
Bay, famous for dolphins
and the Booderee National Park.
Huskisson and Vincentia are good small towns where to stay while
spending time in Jervis Bay,
bushwalking and joining Dolphin
Watch Cruises.
In the Booderee National Park,
there are some bushwalking tracks and Booderee Botanic Gardens.
* hotels and motels such as Jervis
Bay Motel in Huskisson, Archer
Resort Motel in Nowra, Best
Western in Nowra, Bomaderry
Inn in Nowra, Nowra
Motor Inn, Pleasant
Way Motel in Nowra, and Dolphin
Shores Motel in Vincentia.
* backpackers lodges and guesthouses such as Bay
of Plenty Lodges in Jervis Bay and Jervis
Bay Guesthouse in Huskisson.
* bed and breakfast accommodation such as Dolphin
Sands B&B in Huskisson and Sanddancers
B&B in Vincentia.
* resorts such as Bayside
Retreat in Vincentia.
Murramarang
National Park.
Australia east coast. Poster
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Australia East Coast - Depot Beach,
Corrigans Beach and Broulee
Beach
South from Jervis Bay is the little coastal town Ulladulla, known for
its beaches visited by kangaroos;
Murramarang National
Park with the lovely Pebbly, Merry and Depot Beaches and
walking tracks to Durras Mountain. South of Ulladulla is Batemans Bay –
a busy town with some excellent beaches. Corrigans Beach, closest
to the town, is a family beach that gets busy during long weekends and
school holidays, while Broulee, Surf Beach and Malua Bay are popular
with surfers.
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Places to stay in the area
include
* hotels and motels such as Colonial
Palms Motel, Harbour
Royal Motel, Mollymook
Motel, and Pigeon
House Motor Inn in Ulladulla; and Argyle
Terrace Motor Inn, Bayside
Motel, Beach
Drive Motel, Best
Western Reef Motor Inn, Best
Western Sunseeker Motor Inn, Bridge
Motel, Comfort
Inn Bay Waterfront, Comfort
Inn Lincoln Downs, Hanging
Rock Family Motel, Mariners
on the Waterfront and Zorba
Motel in Batemans Bay.
* bed and breakfasts such as Batemans
Bay Manor B&B,
* resorts such as Ulladulla
Holiday Village Resort in Ulladulla; and Batemans
Bay Beach Resort, Chalet
Swisse Spa Retreat, and Coachhouse
Marina Resort in Batemans Bay.
* apartments such as Waterview
Apartments Batemans Bay,
* backpackers, lodges and guesthouses such as Ulladulla
Guest House,
* caravan parks such as Clyde
View Holiday Park.
Central Tilba, Australia east coast. Poster by AllPosters.
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Wallaga Lake, Tilba Valley and Mimosa Rocks National Park
Further south is the lovely town Narooma; and Central Tilba with some
nice old cafes, craft
shops and antique shops, and the nearby Tilba Valley
Winery. On the coast is Bermagui
with a pretty fishing port,
good base to visit Wallaga Lake which has
some good
of bird-life, and the Mimosa Rocks National
Park.
Places to stay in the area
include
* hotels and motels such as Coastal
Comfort Motel, Ecotel,
Festival
Motor Inn and Holiday
Lodge Motor Inn in Narooma.
* bed and breakfasts such as Anchors
Aweigh B&B in Narooma,
* backpackers lodges and guesthouses such as Narooma
YHA,
* apartments such as Amooran
Serviced Apartments and Horizon
Apartments in Narooma.
Mimosa Rocks National Park, Australia east coast. Poster
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Australia East Coast - Tathra Beach and Southernmost NSW Coast
South from here is the Sapphire Coast
– with beautiful small towns Bega, Merimbula, Eden and Tathra
Beach. Bega is known for its cheeses, while Eden used to
be a whaling
town and today there is an interesting whaling
museum. South from here is the border of Victoria
and west is Kosciuszko
National Park and Canberra
in Australian
Capital Territory.
Places to stay in the area
include
* hotels and motels such as Admirals
Lodge, Best
Western Fairway Motor Inn, Best
Western Sea Spray Motel, Black
Dolphin Resort Motel, Comfort
Inn Merimbula, Hillcrest
Motor Inn, Kingfisher
Motel, Merimbula
Gardens Motel, Merimbula
Motor Lodge, Ocean
View Motor Inn, Pelican
Motor Inn, Sapphire
Waters Motor Inn, Summerhill
Motor Inn, and Town
Centre Motor Inn in Merimbula; Best
Western Coachman's Rest, Halfway
Motel, Sapphire
Coast Motel and Twofold
Bay Motor Inn in Eden; and Bega
Downs Motor Inn in Bega.
* resorts as Coast
Resort Merimbula in Merimbula; and Twofold
Bay Beach Resort in Eden.
* apartments such as Albacore
Apartments, Anchorbell
Holiday Apartments, Apollo
Apartments, Bluewater
Luxury Apartments, Chapman
Court Holiday Apartments, Fronds
Holiday Apartments, Cracelands
Apartments, Harbour
Lights Apartments, Nautilus
Apartments, Penguin
Mews Apartments, Seashells
Apartments, South
Seas Motel Apartments, The
Palms Apartments, Tuscany
Apartments and Waterview
Luxury Apartments in Merimbula; and Tathra
Beachhouse Apartments in Tathra.
* holiday units such as Marine
Court Holiday Units, Sandpiper
Holiday Units, Southern
Comfort Holiday Units and Telopea
Court Holiday Units in Merimbula; and Eagle
Heights Holiday Units in Eden.
* backpackers, lodges and guest houses such as Robyns
Nest Guest House in Merimbula; and Econo
Lodge Bayview in Eden.
* caravan parks and cabins such as Merimbula
Beach Holiday Park, Woodbine
Park Eco Cabins, and Beach
Cabins in Merimbula; and Discovery
Holiday Parks, and Fountain
Caravan Park Cabins in Eden.
Bega, Australia east coast. Poster by AllPosters.
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