Eden Gateway Holiday Park

As one may just guess from the name, the Sapphire Coast is a bit of a stunner. There are some truly gorgeous beaches around here – within a half-hour drive you can be gazing at the rock formations behind Pinnacles Beach, hiking to a secluded cove in Ben Boyd National Park or letting your dog splash in the surf at Bungo Beach. This area is also famed as one of the country’s best places for whale watching. Twofold Bay is one of the deepest natural harbours in the world and therefore a favoured spot for resident and passing whales and dolphins. Wildlife spotting cruises can be taken from Eden harbour, or you can plonk down in a favoured spot to see what you can see from the shoreline. It’s also worth visiting the Eden Killer Whale Museum to learn a bit more about the creatures. Away from the coast, there’s a golf course a couple of minutes away, or some more strenuous activity in the form of hikes in the Egan Peaks or Mount Imlay National Park within an hour. In Kiah, 15 minutes’ drive away, you can join canoe tours to paddle through a wetland forest in search of wallabies, wombats and lots of colourful birds.