South Australia For Families

Whaler’s Way

We thought $30 day entry permit was a bit steep. However, it turned out that an entry and camping permit for two nights and three days was $35. It was great value to see an extraordinarily beautiful part of the country. It is 14 kilometers wide at the southern most tip of the Eyre Peninsula. The coast is stunning. It is ragged and windy, but definitely worth a look.

Travel blog South Australia

Travel blog South Australia

Lake Eyre and Cooper Creek

Actually, we liked Cooper Creek better than Lake Eyre. Seeing this region of the desert in flood with flocks of birds all around was a particularly special experience.
Lake Eyre South Australia
Lake Eyre South Australia

The Coastlines – The Coorong, Coffin Bay and Port Lincoln

The coastal region of South Australia seems like nature’s playgrounds. The white sand and coastlines were great, we loved taking the four-wheel-drive along the sandy beaches.

So many of South Australia’s coastal areas are just amazing. The marine life is fantastic, and the coastlines breathtaking. OK, ridiculously windy, but otherwise stunning.

Christmas Day we went swimming at Coffin Bay, and were rewarded with nature’s Christmas present – three dolphins herding salmon towards us on the beach. We had fresh salmon on the barbecue for Christmas dinner! This is the same National Park where, when we visited the first time, we saw countless numbers of kangaroos with joeys in the pouch and emus with chicks all around the camp ground. An amazing place!

Not to mention swimming with tuna and with sea lions. I love the coastline of South Australia.
Travel blog South Australia
Travel blog South Australia

Travel blog South Australia

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Flinders Ranges

Supposedly one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world, The Flinders is actually more of a table land as it is relatively flat once you’ve reached the top of the ranges. It’s desert, with lots of kangaroos, emus and birds of prey. Not to mention countless numbers of ruins.

Travel blog South Australia

Travel blog South Australia

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Travelling Australia in a campervan since 2009 with our four children aged 4, 7, 10, and 11. We are a family living on the road. Stopping to work in rural and remote towns as we need more money, we love this lifestyle. The four kids are homeschooled as we work our way slowly around Australia.

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Travelling Australia in a campervan since 2009 with our four children aged 4, 7, 10, and 11. We are a family living on the road.
Stopping to work in rural and remote towns as we need more money, we love this lifestyle. The four kids are homeschooled as we work our way slowly around Australia.

Comments

  1. Wow! Just wow! Some amazing shots in here. I can’t wait to get down there and see it for myself.

  2. Justin
    Twitter: familyescape
    says:

    Holy Moly! These pics are great! You guys are really making it hard not to pony up the cash and fly out there. Nice work!

  3. Amazing photos of the coastline. I think we need to just suck up the cost and get over there. We are in Thailand/Laos anyway, so fairly close. So much to see in Australia, it can get overwhelming, these posts are very helpful!

    • Amy and Jarrad
      Twitter: livinontheroad
      says:

      Well, if you’re that close … :) Seriously though, I’d love to go to SEA. There is something that seems so exotic about Asia. If you do come to Australia, let us know and we’ll share some more of our favourite places.

  4. Wow….those photos are extraordinary. Just looks peaceful!!

  5. Great photos–especially loved the Lake Eyre ones!

  6. Beautiful photos. I love the sense of space in Australia. We spent a couple months there ten years ago, and that feeling of openness and uncrowdedness (in the smaller towns, of course) is what I remember most.

  7. Lisa Wood
    Twitter: newlifeonroad
    says:

    Oh I love those photos – what a magical way to spend Christmas…swimming with the dolphins and having salmon for lunch! Nice :)

    South Australia sounds so magical!

    Cheers
    Lisa

  8. Australia… A day, not too far I hope, I’ll be there! Ireally like Australia and my dream is to find a job and to live there!
    I see your pictures… What a beatiful place!

  9. gabi klaf
    Twitter: thenomadicfamil
    says:

    amy, these pics are unreal. wow, you guys are really professional. so inspirational. i want to go NoW!

  10. My family and I have done Queenland, Tasmania and Perth several times now but we’ve never actually made it down to South Australia. It has absolutely been on our watch list and it seems that you and your family had a wonderful time there – even if the $30 day entry WAS a little steep :P

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