Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
$9-27; 9am-3.30pm)
at the visitors centre, serving burgers, wraps, soup, coffee, and
wines by the glass.
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Information
www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks
; South Coast Rd, Flinders Chase; 9am-5pm)
Info, maps and
camping/accommodation bookings, plus a cafe and displays on island ecology.
LIMESTONE COAST
The Limestone Coast − strung-out along southeastern SA between the flat, olive span of
the lower Murray River and the Victorian border − is a curiously engaging place. On the
highways you can blow across these flatlands in under a day, no sweat, but around here
the delight is in the detail. Detour off-road to check out the area's lagoons, surf beaches
and sequestered bays. Also on offer are wine regions, photogenic fishing ports and
snoozy agricultural towns. And what's
below
the road is even more amazing: a bizarre
subterranean landscape of limestone caves, sinkholes and bottomless crater lakes.
Online, see
www.thelimestonecoast.com
.
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Getting There & Away
The Dukes Hwy (Rte A8) is the most direct route between Adelaide and Melbourne
(729km), but the coastal Princes Hwy (Rte B1; about 900km) adjacent to the Coorong
National Park is definitely more scenic.
AIR
Mount Gambier (one way from $160).
BUS
− between Adelaide and Mount Gambier ($73, seven hours). From Adelaide along the
coast (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) via the Coorong you can stop at Meningie
($36, two hours), Robe ($64, 4½ hours) and Beachport ($68, 5¼ hours). The inland bus
runs daily via Naracoorte ($71, five hours) and Penola ($70, 5¾ hours).
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