Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0407 737 261;
www.esperancetours.com.au
)
Runs 4WD tours along the sand to Cape Le Grand
National Park (half-/full day $95/165, minimum of two/four people) and two-hour circuits
of Great Ocean Dr (adult/child $55/40).
DRIVING TOUR
Aussie Bight Expeditions
( 0427 536 674;
www.aussiebight.com
; half/full day $90/160; Aug-Apr)
Exciting and entertaining
4WD expeditions covering wildflowers and Cape Le Grand National Park. Sandboarding
is available from mid-December to April. Book at the Esperance visitor centre.
Esperance Diving & Fishing
( 08-9071 5111;
www.esperancedivingandfishing.com.au
;
72 The Esplanade)
Takes you wreck diving on
the
Sanko Harvest
(two-tank dive including all gear $260) or charter fishing throughout
the archipelago.
DIVING, FISHING
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Sleeping
Woody Island Eco-Stays
( 08-9071 5757;
www.woodyisland.com.au
; sites per person $25, on-site tents $41-61, huts $140-165; late Sep-
Apr; )
S
It's not every day you get to stay in an A-class nature reserve. Choose between
leafy camp sites (very close together) or canvas-sided bush huts, a few of which have a
private deck and their own lighting. Power is mostly solar, and rainwater supplies the is-
land - both are highly valued. Count on adding on a $60 return-ferry transfer as well.
CAMPGROUND
$
Blue Waters Lodge YHA
( 08-9071 1040;
www.yha.com.au
; 299 Goldfields Rd; dm/s/d $28/50/70)
On the beachfront about 1.5km
from the town centre, this rambling place feels a little institutional, but the new manage-
ment are friendly and it looks out over a tidy lawn to the water. Hire bikes to cycle the wa-
terfront.
HOSTEL
$
Esperance B&B by the Sea
( 08-9071 5640;
www.esperancebb.com
; 34 Stewart St; s/d $120/170; )
This great-value beachhouse
features a private guest wing, and the views from the deck overlooking Blue Haven Beach
are breathtaking, especially at sunset. It's just a stroll from the ocean and a five-minute
drive from central Esperance.
B&B
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