Port Stephens is one the many popular coastal holiday destination's of the Hunter region.
Port Stephens is renowned for its crystal clear waterways pristine golden beaches & its landscapes
have little to equal it world-wide. Port Stephens is less than a three hour drive north of Sydney.

View from Tomaree Headland

The coastline of Port Stephens is dotted with Islands one of the many Islands,
Cabbage Tree Island is the only known home of the very rare Gould’s Petrel one of the
most secretive birds on Earth.
They only visit the Island to breed from about October to December. Another Island by the name
of Broughton Island is the breeding ground of the Shearwater (or Mutton bird).
During the warmer months of the year thousands of the birds return to their underground burrows at night.
The harbour of Port Stephens is the home of around one hundred & eighty dolphins that live
permanently in the harbour.
The best way of guaranteeing a sight of these fascinating creatures is to board
one of themany dolphin cruise boats that leave daily.

Common Dolphin

Port Stephens has the greatest range and complexity of beaches on our continent,
and this, combined with the largest harbour in Australia,
has been attracting tourists by the thousands each year.

Shoal Bay view from Inner Lighthouse

Another must during the winter season is whale watching.
The whales migrate north each year from the Antarctic for warmer waters to breed.
The whales are mainly the Humpback or Southern right.
July 1999 was a very exiting time as a couple of the whale watch boats
became surrounded by a large pod (around forty) Killer Whales Orca’s.
They surrounded the boats and stayed with them for around three hours
putting on a display that will stay in the passengers memories for life.
Two to three thousand Humpback & Southern Right Whales complete the trip each year.
You can also see the whales from many vantage points along the coast of Port Stephens.
The whales return back south passing Port Stephens around November to December.

Humpback Whale breaching

Port Stephens is made up of two peninsula’s Tilligerry Peninsula on the south-western side and
Tomaree Peninsula on the southern shores. The harbour of Port Stephens is around
two & a half times larger than Sydney harbour & it’s a boatman’s paradise.

Looking South towards Stockton & Newcastle from Devils Hill Nelson Bay

Port Stephens is made up of a series of volcanic peaks and sand dunes formed
around forty million years ago.
South of Port Stephens lies the vast sandy expanse of Stockton Beach or the Newcastle Bight
& a journey along the thirty-two kilometer beach is an adventure full of beauty and history.
The Stockton Sand Dunes are the largest continuous mobile sand mass in New South Wales.
Along the thirty two kilometer beach lays the wreck of the Sygna a 53 000 tonne Norwegian bulk carrier.
On the 26th of May 1974 a storm warning had been issued, with wind speed around 165 kilometer the
captain of the Norwegian vessel ignored all warnings to head out to sea.
With all engines at full steam the Sygna was unable to make any headway.
The Sygna is the largest ship ever to be wrecked on the eastern coast of Australia.

The wreck of the "Sygna" Stockton Beach

Port Stephens has the greatest range and complexity of beaches on our continent,

and this, combined with the largest harbour in Australia,
has been attracting tourists by the thousands each year.
And their is no betterway of enjoying beautiful Port Stephens than staying in comfort
in on of
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