Victor Harbor can be found on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about 80 kilometres south of Adelaide, South Australia. One of the most popular coastal playgrounds in South Australia and a favourite with Adelaide locals, Victor Harbor has been a sought-after holiday destination for families since the late 1800s. If you’re looking for accommodation in Victor Harbor, you’ll find spectacular holiday homes in Victor Harbour, there are homes near the beach or rent a house with a pool, pick one of the homes great for families, beachfront apartments, vacation villas, holiday rental studios, holiday cabins, cottage rentals and pet-friendly accommodation if you want to take your puppy, visit Search and Stay and you’ll find plenty of choice of holiday houses to rent.
The proximity to Kangaroo Island, the River Port of Goolwa and the southern wine region of South Australia makes this a brilliant location in which to base a holiday. With clear turquoise waters, sun, surf, stunning views, early colonial architecture and fantastic Victor Harbor pubs, cafés and restaurants, it’s easy to understand why. Everything you could possibly want for a perfect holiday is close at hand. Victor Harbor has all your outdoor activities covered with championship golf courses, a free boat ramp, lawn bowls, croquet, picnic areas, skate parks, playgrounds, an amusement park, a bikeway, walking trails and a range of holiday homes and short-stay accommodation options. Venture out of the Harbor and choose from some of South Australia’s best surf beaches, why not grab a holiday beach house, a cottage for rent or waterfront accommodation at one of these amazing beaches such as Waitpinga, Parsons, Chiton Rocks, Middleton and Dump Beach. Visit Search and Stay beach houses to rent.
If your favourite t-shirt says “Gone Fishing” there are loads of fishing spots on the beach close to the Murray Mouth (at Goolwa) or offshore reefs for anglers wanting to head out to sea. Victor Harbor is the perfect place to find a Holiday House great for families because so much here that’s great to do with kids and many family-friendly attractions.
Cockle Train – No family holiday to Victor Harbor would be complete without an experience on the Cockle Train. The train chugs along the oldest steel-railed train track in Australia take the one hour round trip from Goolwa to Victor Harbor, and amazing experience of yesteryear just sit back and take in the spectacular scenery along the way.
Urimbirra Open-Range Wildlife Park – Lizards, Dingoes, Crocodiles, Wallabies, Wombats, the list goes on and on…there are over 400 Australian Native animals throughout the native wetlands of Urimbirra Wildlife Park. The resident farmyard pets are there to keep the Aussie natives company including an Alpaca, George the greedy sheep, Rabbits, Guinea pigs and Chooks. Pat a gorgeous koala and cuddle a snake, feed the Kangaroos and Emus. Everything is included in your entry fee, except kangaroo food for $1 a bag. Bring a picnic, throw some sausages on the free BBQ or enjoy coffee and lunch offerings at the Gift shop.
Granite Island Recreation Park – If you love an easy meander take the 2.9km walking trail Granite Island Recreation Park, admire the sculptures, book a guided penguin tour and enjoy dolphin and whale watching. If you’re looking for Accommodation on Granite Island, you’ll find homes near the beach, homes great for families, beachfront apartments, vacation villas, holiday rental studios, holiday cabins and cottage rentals.
Softfoot Alpaca Farm near Victor Harbor – Take a Private Alpaca Farm Tour on the stunning 500-acre property nestled in picturesque Hindmarsh Valley and get up close and personal with our herd of world-class alpacas. Or if nighttime native animals are more of interest, take a nocturnal adventure as the sun goes down, Australia's native wildlife come out to feed. Take a guided tour in a 4x4 buggy at sundown, to see our rare and endangered Australian animals in a natural, free-ranging environment. Walkthrough the 15-acre 'Billabong Sanctuary" (grassland) which is home to around 150 endangered native animals. Then drive through the 35-acre 'Running Creek Sanctuary' (Eucalypt forest) housing more endangered marsupials.
Horse Drawn Tram – Experience this historic ride along the causeway from Victor Harbor to Granite Island a great thing to do with the kids. For many years goods were conveyed between the mainland of South Australia at Victor Harbor and the Granite Island on railway trucks drawn by horses. Many Victor Harbor visitors delighted in the walk across the Causeway to Granite Island. So as it had become a local attraction, and the rail line already existed, on 27 December 1894, South Australian Railways decided to use a redundant horse-drawn passenger tram to offer a service to the Island. The trip has enjoyed several iterations during the past 130 years,, including an electric tram and a tractor tram but thankfully the horses are back.
Seal Island Tour – see seals, sea lions, dolphins and sea birds up close. This family-friendly cruise takes you from Granite Island Causeway past the horse tram route and out to the open ocean to Seal Rock.
Whale Watching - Some of Australia’s best land-based whale watching can be enjoyed between May and October each year when Southern right whales visit. Find where the best vantage points are located and learn more about these fascinating mammals at the South Australian Whale Centre.
Beautiful Encounter Bay - Learn the history and heritage of Encounter Bay at the Encounter Coast Discovery Centre The coastline of Encounter Bay features the huge rock outcrop of The Bluff and the very popular Granite Island. The island is one of a kind, featuring the world’s only daily, horse-drawn tram service which began operating in 1886.
Historic Goolwa in the Alexandrina Region of the Fleurieu Peninsula is the last river port on the Murray River before it reached the Southern Ocean.
History overlooked Goolwa for a century or so, leaving it with a subtle, unpretentious beauty and many wonderful old sandstone buildings dating back to the 1850s. Its present-day life is one of the great pubs, a microbrewery, restaurants and cafés and is a popular gateway to the lakes system at the mouth of the Murray River and Coorong National Park (also called Storm Boy Country named after the famous Colin Thiel book set in the area). There’s plenty of Accommodation in Goolwa, you’ll find waterfront holiday homes, everywhere you turn there are riverfront holiday homes on one side of the town as well as homes near the beach on the other side. Pick family holiday accommodation, beachfront apartments, vacation villas, holiday rental studios, holiday cabins, cottage rentals and pet-friendly accommodation if you want to take your puppy, visit Search and Stay and you'll find plenty of choices of holiday houses to rent.
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