Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There are plenty of great short walks around the town, inlet and in the bush. It's an easy
4km walk or cycle around the inlet to Karbeethong. From there the
Bucklands Jetty to Captain
Creek Jetty Walk
(one-way 5km, 1½ hours) follows the shoreline of the inlet past the Nar-
rows. The
Mallacoota Town Walk
(7km, five hours) loops round Bastion Point, and combines
five different walks. Walking notes with maps are available from the visitor centre.
For good
surf
, head to Bastion Point or Tip Beach. There's swimmable surf and some
sheltered waters at Betka Beach, which is patrolled during Christmas school holidays.
There are also good
swimming spots
along the beaches of the foreshore reserve, at Bastion
Point and Quarry Beach.
Tours
MV Loch-Ard
( 03-5158 0764; Main Wharf; 2hr cruise adult/child $30/12)
Runs several inlet cruises, including wild-
life spotting and a twilight cruise.
CRUISE
Porkie Bess
( 0408 408 094; 2hr cruise $30, fishing trip $60)
A 1940s wooden boat offering fishing trips and
cruises around the lakes of Mallacoota Inlet, and ferry services for hikers ($20 per person,
minimum four people).
CRUISE, FISHING
Wilderness Coast Ocean Charters
( 0417 398 068, 03-5158 0701)
Runs day trips to Gabo Island ($70, minimum eight people;
$70 each way if you stay overnight) and may run trips down the coast to view the seal
colony off Wingan Inlet if there's enough demand.
BOATING
Sleeping
There are quite a few options in Mallacoota, but during Easter and Christmas school holi-
days you'll need to book well ahead and expect prices to be significantly higher.
Mallacoota Foreshore
Holiday Park
( 03-5158 0300; cnr Allan Dr & Maurice Ave; unpowered sites $20-29, powered sites $26-38; )
Curling
around the waterfront, the grassy sites here morph into one of Victoria's most sociable and
CAMPGROUND
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