5hr Eden Tour in Nature; Beach, Lookout & National Park | La Vacanza Travel

5hr Eden Tour in Nature; Beach, Lookout & National Park

Duration: 5 hours
Destination: Australia, New South Wales, New South Wales
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  • 5 hours
  • New South Wales
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Explore the Port of Eden on our Eden Nature Highlights tour designed for cruise guests. Led by a local expert, discover the region's ecology, history, and culture.

Indulge in a light picnic lunch featuring a frittata, bread roll, salad, sweet treat, fruit, tea, coffee, and water. Let us know of dietary requirements when booking. Customize your itinerary to group interests, physical abilities, and time ashore.

Book directly with Navigate Expeditions to support the Eden community – direct bookings ensure seamless communication, direct community and business support, and enable contributions to local conservation efforts.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Eden Lookout and Rotary Park, 263B Imlay St, Eden, New South Wales 2551 Australia

Just a 2-minute drive from the port of Eden’s and is one of the best whale-watching vantage points along the Sapphire Coast. With stunning views over Twofold Bay, Nullica Bay, and the surrounding rugged coastline, scan for humpback whales as well as sea eagles, albatross, dolphins, seals, and of course the legendary and rare killer whales.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Aslings Beach Boardwalk, Aslings Beach Road, Eden, New South Wales 2551 Australia

Drive 5 min to Aslings Beach is located in the heart of the fishing village Eden, on the northern shores of Twofold Bay.

The beach offers both surf and safe swimming and is patrolled in summer. Conditions change regularly and rips are often present.

The northern end of the beach ends with Lake Curalo, an intermittently closing estuary to the north.

Aslings Beach Rock Pool can be found at the southern end of the beach, and is great for children.

Whales (August to November) and dolphins are often seen right along the shoreline, either feeding or sheltering in the bay.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Cocora Beach, Ida Rodd Drive, Eden, New South Wales 2551 Australia

Drive 10 min to Cocora Beach, it's the perfect for beachside BBQs with the family, short walks and safe swimming. The beach is pet-friendly. For a glimpse of Aboriginal heritage and the experience of treading an ancient pathway, we will discuss the Bundian Way Story Trail.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ben Boyd Tower, Eden, New South Wales Australia

Drive 1 hr to Ben Boyd Tower. Follow this gentle walking track and boardwalk around the imposing Boyds Tower. Find out about Benjamin Boyd, who built Boyds Tower only to never see it commissioned as a lighthouse.

Take a good look at the historic tower to see a missing section displaced by lightning. You can also see Boyd’s name inscribed on the crest.

Nearby, you can visit two lookouts to see superb views – one over the Pacific Ocean and the other over Twofold Bay. If you’re there during whale watching season (June - November) you will probably see whales performing their ocean acrobatics in Twofold Bay. Bring a picnic along to enjoy at the informal picnic area.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Davidson Whaling Station, Ben Boyd National Park, Eden, New South Wales Australia

Drive 30 min to check out the historic try-works, where blubber was processed, and learn all about the whaling operation. Walk a few steps to the beach to enjoy a picnic, swim, or just feel the sand between your toes.

This is the perfect spot for our picnic lunch that includes tea, coffee, GF frittata, FG sweets, and fruit with special dietary needs catered upon request.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: The Pinnacles, Ben Boyd National Park, Merimbula, New South Wales Australia

Drive 1hr to the short, flat, 500m walk offers a bird’s-eye view of the Pinnacles — its white sands mark the level of an ancient water table, while the red gravel clay above is rust (iron oxide). There are two lookouts with views south to Lennards Island and north to Haycock Point

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Haycock Point, Haycock Road, Ben Boyd National Park, New South Wales 2551 Australia

Drive 15 min to Haycock Point is located in northern Beowa National Park. Follow the gentle walking trail to the point, offering up panoramic ocean views to Merimbula Bay in the north and Lennards Island in the south.

The walk takes approximately 10 minutes.

The vibrant red rock of Haycock Point was formed in the Devonian period, approximately 370 million years ago.

The red mudstone represents the ancient floodplains and sandy river channels of a bygone landscape.

Be prepared to encounter wildlife, as the grassy surroundings of Haycock Point provide the perfect gathering place for lazing kangaroos, wallabies and goannas.

Haycock Point is a wonderful whale-watching location in the spring, and whales can often be spotted close to the point as they make their way south to Antarctica along the 'Humpback Highway'.

Beautiful but unpatrolled, Long Beach stretches south from Haycock Point and is a popular spot to surf and fish.


Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Entry/Admission - Ben Boyd Tower
  • Entry/Admission - The Pinnacles
  • Entry/Admission - Eden Lookout and Rotary Park
  • Entry/Admission - Davidson Whaling Station
  • Entry/Admission - Haycock Point

Exclusions
  • Davidson Whaling Station and Ben Boyd Tower are not included in the $25 per person excursion
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Weecoon Street, Weecoon St, Eden NSW 2551, Australia


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

5 hours


User's Reviews

X8072XYterryw

02 Apr, 2024

We were only in Eden a short time for a cruise ship stop. We had five hours off the ship and booked the 5-hour Small Group Tour of Eden. Boy, did Dan make every minute interesting and engaging! Highlights included the Pinnacle Loop walking track where Dan gave us so much information on the landscape, birds and other wildlife in the area. We also saw Kangaroos on the drive, had a lovely picnic lunch that was delicious and toured Boyd's Tower and the Davidson Whaling Station. Learned so much and had a great little group of eight people. Thanks for the great day, we learned so much!

Donald_M

29 Mar, 2024

Dan, was a great guide and very knowledgeable about the history and wildlife of the area. Could not have gotten a better guide. I would definitely recommend him and this company. He got us back to the cruise ship in plenty of time. We got to see kangaroos, a bird feeding her young. We saw lots of wild life.

Belinda_V

08 Mar, 2024

The guide Troy was amazingly laid back and informative. He pointed out everything we should pay attention to and even brought us to see kangaroos. The picnic lunch was a nice touch to end a nice day !

Edward_B

20 Feb, 2024

Our guide was awesome with so much experience. Scenery and picnic were 5 star. So grateful we booked this.

Shines927

11 Feb, 2024

We really enjoyed this tour! Our guide, Steve, was awesome and you could tell he really enjoyed guiding. We were in a small group and visited several areas of the National Park outside of Eden, as well as some beautiful beaches. This was a fantastic way to explore this area. I highly recommend this company!

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