3 Days – Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6th June 2024
Accommodation: Westland Hotel Motel Whyalla
Highlights of the tour:
- «Every year between May and August, Giant Australian Cuttlefish migrate to shallow waters near Whyalla to breed. This is a unique spectacle and not replicated anywhere else. Thousands of cuttlefish make this journey. They grow up to 60 centimetres long and can weigh up to 5 kilograms. They have the unusual ability to change shape and colour to match their surroundings. The males even turn a fluorescent blue to attract a female mate. They are gentle creatures and don’t mind sharing the ocean with others, including us.
- «See these amazing sea creatures from the comfort of a glass bottom boat. Watch them swim, change colour and mate (if you’re lucky).
- «OPTIONAL/ALTERNATIVE TOUR; Instead of seeing the cuttlefish from the glass bottom boat, you may wish to snorkel with them instead. You must be a confident swimmer and be able to walk over beach rocks to get to the water, walk through the shallow water with flippers on and swim out to a depth of approximately 3 metres. Wet suits and liners are provided. A qualified guide accompanies you. Cost for the optional/alternative tour is $100.00 per person.
- «Other highlights include: See the Pt Germain jetty, once the longest jetty in South Australia and still 1500 metres long.
- «Visit Hummocks Hill Look Out at Whyalla at sunset and see the amazing colours over the round jetty, the town and the Steel Works.
- «Visit the Whyalla Maritime Museum and learn about the Whyalla Steel Works and ship yards and ship building during World War Two.
- «Tour of HMAS Whyalla, the first ship built at Whyalla during WW2.
- «Visit Mount Laura Homestead Museum at Whyalla.
Inclusions
- « Morning tea provided on Day 1
- « Cooked and Continental breakfast on Day 2 and 3
- « Lunch provided on Days 1 and 3
- « Enjoy a two course dinner on Day 1 and 2
- « Entrance to Museums/attractions listed
- « Fully escorted with a tour host
- « Deluxe coach travel
COMPLIMENTARY HOME PICK AND RETURN TO SELECTED SUBURBS