Top Things to do in Sapphire Coast
10 Things to do in Sapphire Coast That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Sapphire Coast, Australia including Killer Whale Museum, Blue Pool, Mumbulla Falls, Ben Boyd Tower, Green Cape Lighthouse, Tathra Beach, The Merimbula Boardwalk, Longstocking Brewery, Short Point Recreation Reserve, Potoroo Palace.
Restaurants in Sapphire Coast
1. Killer Whale Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 836 reviews
Reviewed By 4_Aussies_inOz - Sydney, Australia
We visited the museum on a windy, cooler day and it was the perfect experience for bad beach weather! Adults and kids alike will be entertained for a couple of hours here, even with covid restrictions closing some minor sections & viewing telescopes. The museum is well set out, despite being small, and the gift shop is well organised. Hubby and I read every single signboard and these gave us such a deeper understanding of the whaling industry in Eden and of the local locations we had visited the previous day. Excellent covid-safe provisions and clean public toilets. Views from the top floor and outside are beautiful.
2. Blue Pool
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 322 reviews
Reviewed By swrb30 - Gungahlin, Australia
A must visit site when in the area. Perfect for a refreshing swim after a walk, with amazing scenery. If the timing is right you might even see seals or a whale. Just a note for people with limited mobility - you will need to descend and ascend quite a few steps to access the Blue Pool.
3. Mumbulla Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By tinarP4649MV
They drive was a long dirt road but once you get there it’s breath taking! Be cautious of slippery rocks once you go down to the waterfall. Eels can be spotted in the lower falls if you are lucky
4. Ben Boyd Tower
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 224 reviews
Reviewed By SydneyJim56 - Green Point, Australia
Great to see that the tower survived the fires last year. The surrounding area is regrowing slowly. Good sealed road in and only a short walk from the car park (toilet nearby). Well worth the $8 park fee from National Parks which also covered our entry to drive into Green Cape Lighthouse.
5. Green Cape Lighthouse
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 171 reviews
Reviewed By 4_Aussies_inOz - Sydney, Australia
This was our first stop on a day trip from Eden, visiting the main local highlights by car. An easy, albeit slow, drive to the lighthouse was met with a good-sized car park and well preserved site. We took time to walk around the lighthouse, out onto Green Cape and then out and around Ly-we-moon Cemetery. This is a place to take some pretty stunning photographs - the lighthouse is quite immense, the coastline is rugged and spectacular... lots of coastal plants & wildlife too! Don’t forget to stop at City Rock and Disaster Bay Lookout - but be prepared for some real 4WD conditions to access these two locations!
6. Tathra Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 133 reviews
Reviewed By M7025NQtonyw - Sydney, Australia
Tathra Beach is another fantastic south coast beach that is well worth seeking out. Grab some fish and chips from across the road and enjoy a great lunch in a great location.
7. The Merimbula Boardwalk
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 458 reviews
Reviewed By campbob98 - Wyong, Australia
Lovely peaceful walk by the lake with a beautiful coffee shop as your reward! Thoroughly recommended
8. Longstocking Brewery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 98 reviews
Reviewed By 269petere - Melbourne, Australia
We called in for lunch and found a warm and inviting environment. We both selected a dozen oysters made up of 6 Champagne and 6 Gunpowder on the recommendation of our host. They were succulent! We then shared a toastie which was excellent. To drink my wife selected 5 beers from their excellent range to try as a platter of tastes. I had the Irish Stout and then the Dark Ale which were perfect to go with the oysters. It was a bit of a cold day but our hosts set up a gas heater and made sure we were comfortable. It is definitely a place we will revisit when next in Pambula and will make sure we go to one of their pizza nights which the locals tell us are great nights.
9. Short Point Recreation Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By DimPocketRocket - Wyndham Vale, Australia
Perfect place to go and chill out to watch the view or read or have a picnic. So relaxing and beautiful. Walk on the rocky shore or the sandy beach, your choice. We got to see a pod of dolphins swim not far from the shoreline which was a bit of a highlight.
10. Potoroo Palace
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 268 reviews
A small not-for-profit native animal sanctuary nestled in a bushland setting, 9kms north of Merimbula on the Princes Highway. On site cafe provides chemical free, free range and local(all whenever possible) produce, snacks and meals. Delicious coffee and cold beverages available too. Educational books, gifts, t-shirts and souvenirs made in Australia. BBQ and picnic facilities, including a sheltered area inside the park. Complimentary Educational Talks on twice daily, a Potoroo Palace train and bags of nutritional pellets to purchase for hand feeding the free roaming kangaroos and emus. Many iconic native animals to be seen and close up Encounters can be booked. See website for more information.
Reviewed By Y4045GKannak
Went on a night tour the other night. Absolutely fantastic experience. Don't know where to start! So amazing to experience Betongs and Potaroos prancing around our feet in one enclosure while Gliders did their thing overhead and stared at us at a very close range. Tawny Frogmouth whooshed past my ear on his way to a better view of us. I've lived in the area since 1996 and have been coming to this sanctuary regularly for many years, when it was still a wildlife park, and had only ever seen the tiniest bit of a wombat's bottom. Well, this time one of the wombats strolled right over to the fence and had a good look at us, sat down and thought about it all for a bit and then strolled off once we'd all had a good look at each other. Wonderful. So much info and chatting with the keepers which was great. Small group and very sociable. Trevor the possum another long time resident who I've never seen either in the many years he's been here. He was sitting, waiting for us to arrive and admire him. Lots of other interesting, fun and informative features. Will definitely go again and take my visitors and can absolutely recommend this sanctuary anytime, not just the night tour.
