South Coast NSW

A few hours south from Sydney, you'll find a charming strip of unspoilt coastline offering pristine beaches, picturesque seaside towns and quaint rural villages. Stretching from Berry to Eden, the South Coast contains no less than 10 separate national and marine parks.

The South Coast NSW offers accommodation types to suit all styles and tastes.

Create your own fun in this wonderful natural environment - whether you want secluded beaches or majestic bushland. There's everything from guided mountain biking to four-wheel drive tours. Each national park has its own special charms from the world's whitest sand beaches and abundant wildlife, to pristine shingle beaches and rugged headlands. For something completely different, meander through Kangaroo Valley or the quaint arts and crafts villages of the region. There are also many wineries that offer local award winning wines.

Batemans Bay

Modern restaurants, a great golf course, friendly clubs and shopping temptations abound. Chains of beautiful beaches and National Parks surround "The Bay". A huge variety of accommodation choices is available from resorts to houseboats, motels and tourist parks and many self-catering options. Batemans Bay offers local seafood restaurants, casual cafes, art galleries and studios. Birdland Animal Park has close encounters with native fauna, while further south at Mogo Zoo, get up close to many exotic species. Mogo also has many arts and craft shops, galleries and cafes and a gold rush village re- creation.

Berringer Lake

Berringer Lake is nestled between the coastal towns of Manyana, Cunjurong Point and Conjola National Park. Water skiing at nearby Conjola Lake is a great way to spend an afternoon. If you are a nature lover Narrawallee Nature reserve is just a short drive away.

Eden

Eden, a very special seaside holiday township set on the shores of magnificent Twofold Bay, surrounded by Ben Boyd National Park and beautiful, unspoilt beaches. Eden enjoys a temperate climate perfect for that restful, nature made, year-round holiday. Forest drives and bushwalking are always a favourite and fishing conditions are ideal.

Fishermans Paradise

Fishermans Paradise is situated on the shores of Lake Conjola. As the name sugests it really is a fishermans paradise and is also great for boating and swimming.

Nowra Hill

Nowra Hill is situated about eight kilometres south west of Nowra. Nowra Hill lookout has great views of the surrounding area. HMAS Albatross Naval Base is also situated in Nowra Hill together with the Fleet Air Arm Museum (the largest air museum in Australia). Accommodation and Shopping can be found in nearby Nowra.

Shoalhaven Heads

Shoalhaven Heads is situated at the mouth of the Shoalhaven River and at the southern end of Seven Mile Beach. With both beach and river frontage it is a popular spot for surfing and fishing. Shoalhaven Heads is a great base to explore the Seven Mile Beach National Park, with its abundant birdlife or take a relaxing walk along the beach.

Ulladulla

Ulladulla is renowned for its seafood, and the local co-operative at the harbour is a great place to buy "fresh off the boat" fish of the day. The colourful Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony is held annually on the harbour breakwater. This is a time honoured custom borne by local Italian/Australian fishermen, where trawlers are decorated and blessed and a carnival-like family atmosphere pervades with much bon ami, all capped off with a spectacular fireworks display over the harbour.

Wyndham

Nestling between the escarpment of Mount Darragh on one side, and under the watchful eye of Jingera Rock on the other, the surrounding foothills and forests are an ornithological paradise with a wide diversity of animals and birdlife, luring horse riding enthusiasts, four wheel drive adventurers, and bushwalkers. Only an hour and a half from the Australian snowfields, Wyndham is considered the gateway to the snow.

Yowrie

The locality of Yowrie is 20 kilometres from the town of Cobargo - turn right off the Princes Highway at Cobargo into Yowrie Road. Enjoy a family day out and drive to Peak Alone, accessed via the Peak Alone Trail approximately 18 kilometres along the Yowrie Road from Cobargo.