Eyre Peninsula Wildlife Encounters
Great whites, sea lions, dolphins and giant cuttlefish in three days
The plan
Nowhere else in Australia can you cage-dive with great whites, swim with wild sea lions and dolphins, and watch giant cuttlefish gather — all on one peninsula. This itinerary chases the Eyre’s extraordinary marine and arid-zone wildlife.
Day 1 — Port Lincoln & the Neptunes
Base yourself in Port Lincoln and head offshore: cage-dive with great white sharks at the Neptune Islands, or choose the gentler option of swimming with playful Australian sea lions and tuna.
Day 2 — Sea lions, whales & koalas
Drive the Lincoln National Park coast to Memory Cove, visit the wild koalas of Mikkira Station, then head west toward Baird Bay to swim with sea lions and dolphins in a sheltered lagoon.
Day 3 — Sea lions & cuttlefish
Stand on the clifftop at Point Labatt above the mainland sea lion colony, then, in winter, detour to Whyalla’s Point Lowly for the world’s only known mass aggregation of Australian giant cuttlefish.
Many encounters are seasonal and weather-dependent — book ahead, and treat every animal as wild.
Day 1
1 stop-
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Adventure Bay Charters
Port LincolnCage-dive with great whites or swim with sea lions and tuna.
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Day 2
3 stops-
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Lincoln National Park
Port LincolnCoastal wilderness, emus and kangaroos on the doorstep of town.
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Mikkira Station
Port LincolnA historic station with one of the few wild koala colonies on the peninsula.
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Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience
Streaky BaySwim with wild sea lions and dolphins in a sheltered lagoon.
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Day 3
2 stops-
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Point Labatt Sea Lion Colony
Streaky BayWatch the mainland sea lion colony from the clifftop.
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Whyalla Cuttlefish at Point Lowly
WhyallaSnorkel among thousands of giant cuttlefish in winter at Point Lowly.
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Image credits
- Sydney (AU), Coast, Australian Fur Seals -- 2019 -- 3489.jpg by Dietmar Rabich , CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons