Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
If you'd rather be on the water rather than in it, the local
fishing
is outstanding. Ask
Spot On Fishing Tackle
(
www.spotonfishing.com.au
; 39 Tasman Tce;
8.30am-5.30pm Mon-
Fri, 8am-4pm Sat & Sun)
about what's biting where.
Adventure Bay Charters
ADVENTURE TOUR
Charters takes you swimming with sea lions (adult/child $195/135) and Port Lincoln's
famous tuna ($95/65), which you hand feed in a fish-farm enclosure. Shark cage dives
also available ($295).
Swim With The Tuna
ADVENTURE TOUR
( 1300 788 378;
www.swimwiththetuna.com.au
; adult/child $80/55)
Three-hour boat tours
out to a floating tuna enclosure, where you can check out the big fish from an underwater
observatory or jump into the brine with them.
Calypso Star Charters
ADVENTURE TOUR
( 08-8682 3939, 1300 788 378;
www.sharkcagediving.com.au
;
1-day dive $420)
Runs cage
dives with great white sharks around Neptune Islands. Book in advance.
Kuju Aboriginal Arts
GALLERY
indigenous artworks, and you can meet the artists who work on-site. Aboriginal owned
and managed.
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Sleeping & Eating
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Tanonga
B&B $$$
$$$
( 0427 812 013;
www.tanonga.com.au
;
Charlton Gully; d incl breakfast from $310, minimum
2-night stay; )
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Two plush, solar-powered, architect-designed ecolodges in the hills
behind Port Lincoln. They're both super-private and surrounded by native bush, birdlife
and walking trails. Roll in town for dinner, or DIY packs of local produce are available.
Port Lincoln Hotel
HOTEL $$$
( 08-8621 2000, 1300 766 100;
www.portlincolnhotel.com.au
;
1 Lincoln Hwy; d $139-250;
)
Bankrolled by a couple of Adelaide Crows AFL footballers, this ritzy seven-storey
hotel lifts Port Lincoln above the fray. It's a classy, contemporary affair with switched-on
