Getting There

Port Lincoln is 650km (400 miles) from Adelaide, around an 8-hour drive.

Regional Express (REX; tel. 13 17 13 in Australia; www.regionalexpress.com.au) has daily flights in and out of Whyalla, Port Lincoln, and Ceduna and Qantaslink has daily flights form Adelaide to Port Lincoln (tel. 13 13 13 in Australia; www.qantas.com.au).

Premier Stateliner Coaches (tel. 08/8415 5555) runs daily services down the east coast to Port Lincoln (a one-way fare from Adelaide costs A$100 adults or A$50 children), as well as to Ceduna (one-way fare from Adelaide costs A$116 adults or A$59 children) and Streaky Bay (one-way fare from Adelaide costs A$104 adults or A$52 children) on the west coast.

Visitor Information

Visitor information and bookings are available through the Port Lincoln Visitor Information Centre, 3 Adelaide Place, Port Lincoln (tel. 1300/788 378 in Australia or 08/8683 3544); the Whyalla Visitor Information Centre, Lincoln Highway at the northern entrance to Whyalla (tel. 1800/088 589 in Australia or 08/8645 7900); and Ceduna Visitor Information Centre, 58 Poynton St., Ceduna (tel. 1800/639 413 in Australia or 08/8625 3343). All three centers are open daily. See also www.southaustralia.com/EyrePeninsula.aspx.

Getting Around

Apart from the bus service along the east and west coasts, there is no public transport available on the peninsula, so you either need to have your own wheels (car hire is available in Port Lincoln) or join an organized tour. Nullarbor Traveller (tel. 08/8687 0455; www.thetraveller.net.au) offers a 6-day adventure tour of the peninsula that includes a camel trek, swimming with sea lions, swimming in a tuna farm, an optional great-white-shark cage dive, surfing lessons, sand-dune 4WD trips, and swimming with the giant cuttlefish (in season). The tour includes a mixture of camping and farmstay accommodations and most meals. It costs A$870, but you'll have to pay extra if you want to swim with the sea lions or get into the shark cage. XploreEyre (tel. 08/8687 0455; www.xploreeyre.com.au) has a range of 2-, 3-, and 4-day tours in 4WD vehicles for up to six people; they cost A$1,325 to A$2,950 per person, including meals, accommodation, and activities.

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