BEST ACTIVITIES IN PORT STEPHENS
Make the most out of your holiday by getting involved with some of the best activities in Port Stephens! With amazing sand dunes, beaches, snorkeling, bush walks and mountain hikes with incredible views you are absolutely spoiled for choice. There are 26 beaches in the whole area with a combination of exciting surf beaches and calm bays for swimming.
Port Stephens is known for it’s abundance of natural beauty and wildlife and these are the places to go to appreciate it.
WHALE WATCHING
Mt Tomaree Lookout
Fingal Bay Headland
Boat Harbour
Photo: Imagine Cruises
SEE KOALAS
Soldiers Point boat ramp
Tilligerry Habitat, Tanilba Bay
Mangrove boardwalk, Lemon Tree Passage
Photo: Oakvale Wildlife Park
4WD ON THE DUNES
Drive your own 4WD on the amazing Stockton Bight Dunes.
Photo: Port Stephens Tourism
QUAD BIKING
Quad biking is a great way to enjoy the biggest moving sand dunes in the Southern Hemisphere!
Photo: Quad Bike King
HORSE & CAMEL RIDING
There are some great spots amongst the bushland and beaches for horse riding and the amazing dunes are perfect camel riding!
Photo: Sahara Trails
DIVING
Fly Point, Nelson Bay
Broughton Island
Fingal Island
Photo: National Geographic
CRUISING & SAILING
Photo: Moonshadow Cruises
BOATING
And there are many boat ramps to take your own boat out around Port Stephens! More info here.
Photo: Port Stephens Tourism
WATERSPORTS
Photo: Shoal Bay SUP
SWIMMING POOLS
Most of the many resorts, hotels and caravan parks also have swimming pools and splash pads for guest use.
Photo: Tilligerry Aquatic Centre
GARDENS AND BUSHWALKS
Nelson Bay Native Flora Garden
Mt Tomaree Summit walk
Fingal Bay to Nelson Bay cycle track
Tomaree Coastal Walk
Photo: Hunter Botanic Gardens
SEE WILDLIFE
Birds: Hunter Bird Watchers
Dolphins: Dolphin Swim Australia
Kangaroos: Nelson Bay Golf Club.
Flying Foxes: can be spotted around Raymond Terrace
Sharks: Irukandji
Photo: Nelson Bay Golf Club
ARTS AND CULTURE
Community Art Centre Nelson Bay
Artisan Collective Port Stephens
Artwork at Irukandji by:
Photo: Murrook Cultural Centre
BIKE RIDING
Some great cycle ways to explore including:
Fingal Bay to Nelson Bay cycle track
Salamander Bay to Corlette
Photo: What’s on In Your Backyard