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plorations ex-Port Lincoln, with lots of walking, wildlife and wilderness. The epic eight-
day 'Walking on Eyre' tour ($2350) includes transport, accommodation, national park
entry fees and most meals.
Southern Blue Tours
SIGHTSEEING
( 08-8683 1330;
www.southernblue.travel
)
Full-day tours to Lincoln National Park ($395),
the Coffin Bay region ($245) and half-day Port Lincoln tours ($135).
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Getting There & Away
See
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for info on the car ferry between Yorke Peninsula and Eyre Peninsula.
AIR
alla (one way from $140), Port Lincoln (from $99) and Ceduna (from $180).
BUS
Augusta ($54.50, 4¼ hours), Whyalla ($62, 5½ hours), Port Lincoln ($108.50, 9¾
hours), Streaky Bay ($113.50, 10 hours) and Ceduna ($126.50, 11¼ hours).
TRAIN
The famous
Ghan
train connects Adelaide with Darwin via Port Augusta, and the
Indian
Pacific
(between Perth and Sydney) connects with the
Ghan
at Port Augusta;
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$52/19/122)
runs between Port Augusta and Quorn (two hours) on Saturdays.
TOP OF CHAPTER
Port Augusta
POP 13,900
At the head of Spencer Gulf, Port Augusta is having an identity crisis: is it the gateway to
the outback, or the start of the southern Flinders Ranges? Is it the first town on the Eyre
Peninsula, or the last big town until Kalgoorlie? The answer is all of the above. From the
'Crossroads of Australia', highways and railways roll west across the Nullarbor into WA,
north to the Flinders Ranges or Darwin, south to Adelaide or Port Lincoln, and east to
Sydney. Not a bad position!
