Light to Light walk

• 6kms Medium Grade.

PRE TOUR DAY: Flights are available with Rex Airlines from Sydney or Melbourne to Merimbula. These will need to be booked independently. Please fly in the evening before the tour starts. Pre-tour accommodation and transfers can be arranged at the Seahorse Inn. Please select this option when booking if required.

REVISED ITINERARY DUE TO BUSHFIRES:
Please note day one’s walk Boyds Tower to Saltwater Creek Track was affected by the January 2020 bushfires. When this walk is re-established we will add this back into our itinerary.

Morning Kayak Kiah River – Afternoon walk Mt Imlay
Walk: 6kms. Elevation 600m.
Meet your guide in the foyer of the Seahorse Inn at 8.00am for transfer to the start of our adventure. This morning we enjoy a relaxed wilderness kayak on the peaceful waters of the Kiah River. Listen to the bird calls as we glide upstream, where azure kingfishers and Gippsland water dragons are often seen, as we make our way towards Twofold Bay. Afterwards, we walk through dry eucalypt forests and grassy woodlands to Mount Imlay summit a 6-kilometre challenging walk. This is a great walk for birdwatching including the local yellow-tailed black cockatoos and lyrebirds. After our walk, we transfer to the charming waterfront Seahorse Inn Hotel for our next 2 nights accommodation. Tonight enjoy dinner in the restaurant featuring fine dining served with wine.

ORIGINAL ITINERARY: Boyds Tower – Saltwater Creek Track. Meet your guide in the foyer of the Seahorse Inn at 8.00am for transfer to the start of our walk. We begin our coastal trek at the northern end overlooking Twofold Bay from Boyds Tower and admire this historic sandstone building originally intended to be a lighthouse. Boyd’s Tower was constructed in the late 1840s as part of an ambitious plan by Benjamin Boyd to establish Eden as a major commercial port. He was however denied official approval to use the tower as a lighthouse and the main use for this tower came from shore-based whales of the coastline. We pass open grassy areas such as between Mowarry Point and Leather Jacket Bay, you may see eastern grey kangaroos grazing. Between the gently curving rocky landscapes of Leatherjacket Bay and Mowarry Point, we hike through coastal forests and heath and across red-rocked platforms. Marvel how Mowarry point has a direct line of sight to both Boyds Tower and Green Cape. See if you can pick out other headlands along the way from where you might be able to see a lighthouse. We follow the trail and look out for seals and seabirds year-round, or migrating whales in season, particularly between September and November. Finally, we head to the pristine Saltwater Creek Beach to cool down with a swim or surf. After our walk, we transfer to the charming waterfront Seahorse Inn Hotel for our next 2 nights accommodation. Tonight enjoy dinner in the restaurant featuring fine dining served with wine.
Photo and map of original walk

• Cruise + walk 4.8kms. 119m elevation
• 2 hours walking one way with breaks
• Medium grade

REVISED ITINERARY DUE TO BUSHFIRES:
Please note day two’s walk Saltwater Creek to Bittangabee Bay was affected by the January 2020 bushfires. When this walk is re-established we will add this back into our itinerary.

After breakfast at the hotel, we head out for our last day’s activities. We start the morning on the water, on a journey through the estuary of the Pambula Lake Environment where we will learn about this region’s geology, formation and ecological significance. You will be hosted by a local oyster farmer who will give you an insight life on the river. If you love oysters you’ll even be able to taste these famous Sydney Rock Oysters fresh from the water. This scenic river has many indigenous middens and stunning scenery. Our boat will drop us at Barmouth Beach with its bright red rock platforms where we will start our walk to Hancock Point. Our walk takes us along the coastline and through the peaceful bushland taking in stunning views at Arched Rock Lookout known for its unusual rocky arch formed with the erosion of the sea. We reach Haycock Point with its pretty beach and interesting dome-shaped rock and rich red rock platforms. After our walk, our guides will drop you at Merimbula airport at 2.45 pm for your return flight to Sydney.

ORIGINAL ITINERARY: Bittangabee Bay to Green Cape. After a leisurely breakfast, we set out on our final day towards Green Cape Light station our final destination. Follow a trail that was traditionally travelled by lightkeepers taking supplies that were off-loaded at Bittangabee Bay; look closely for remnants of the old horse-drawn tram track. You’ll find a walkway to the lookout at the tip of Green Cape where you can stop to look for dolphins and take in stunning views across Disaster Bay. Stroll down to the end of the rocky cape and with plenty of good vantage points looking out to the sea, the walk offers an ideal chance to look for whales migrating along the coastline – especially during autumn and spring. Watch out also for seals or seabirds plunging into the ocean waters for a feed of fish. If you’re lucky you may also spot a sea eagle riding the thermal air currents in slow majestic circles, or hovering low over the water before dropping down to catch fish or waterfowl. The Green Cape lighthouse commenced operations in 1883 as part of a plan by Francis Hixson to ‘light the coast like a street with lamps’. This was an especially important development in an age when coastal shipping offered the main communication and supply line between isolated coastal communities and ports such as Sydney and Melbourne. At 29m tall, it was the largest mass concrete structure built in NSW up until that time. Today the light’s operation is fully automated and the NPWS manages the site. Afterwards, our guides will drop you at Merimbula airport at 2.45 pm for your return flight to Sydney.
Photo and map of original walk.