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Urimbirra Wildlife Park is located in the Hindmarsh Valley just five minutes from Victor Harbor.

What you’ll see:
Over 400 Australian native animals, including:

• Kangaroos, Wallabies, Red-bellied Pademelon, Echidnas, Dingos, Crocodiles, Lizard, Snakes, Pythons and hundres of birds throughout six hectares of wetland bird sanctuary
• Examples of where canoes and shields were made from some of the trees by local Aboriginal groups in the past

What you can do:

• Stroll amongst and feed Kangaroos
• Enjoy Koala shows at 11am, 2pm and 4pm
• Take part in snake handling displays at 4pm
• Pat farm animals in the children's farmyard
• Enjoy a BBQ or picinic (facilities provided)
• Eat at our restaturant
• Browse our extensive gift shop for that perfect memento or present

Visit the South Australian Whale Centre and take an incredible interactive journey through our state heritage building. Ideally located in the heart of Victor Harbor; here you will discover new information at every turn. Our interactive exhibits including audio visual displays, artifacts, cinema and more will immerse you in an underwater world as you learn about Cetaceans,  whaling history and a wide range of local marine creatures including the pride of Victor Harbor, our annual visitors the Southern Right Whales.

No. 58 Cellar Door & Gallery offers Thunderbird and Mt. Billy Wines tastings and sales. It's in front of historic Waverley Estate, Port Elliot, on the southern Fleurieu peninsula. Visit the onsite gallery and see work by local and international artists. Enjoy coffee, freshly made cakes and local farm grown produce. Artisan breads, light meals and regional tasting plates are also available.

Located one hour from Adelaide at Victor Harbor on the magnificent Fleurieu Peninsula, this 4.5 star resort is the ideal destination for your next getaway, offering luxury accommodation, sensational dining experiences and premium leisure facilities. The 18 hole championship McCracken Golf Course will excite and challenge all players, featuring more than 85 bunkers, with water in play on several holes. Designed by Tony Cashmore, the unique layout of the par 72 course is superbly constructed with gentle slopes and undulating fairways surrounded by stunning coastal mountain ranges. Resident golf professional Peter Bickley and his team are available to provide expert advice and tuition, and the fully stocked golf pro shop has everything you need, boasting a large fleet of golf carts, all fitted with state of the art GPS technology. During your stay at the beautiful resort, enjoy a meal in the Clubhouse Bistro, or make a dinner reservation at Baudins Restaurant. The onsite day spa, swimming pool, spa, sauna, gymnasium, tennis courts and magnificent golf course will leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed. Listed price is for weekdays. Visit the McCracken Country Club website for all green fees and cart hire prices.

The Victor Harbor Golf Club course, not long by today's standards, needs straight shot making in order to score well. It is accorded an Australian Course Rating of 71 and is 5,962 metres. The WGSA rating is 73 and the ladies course is 5,351 metres. Fairways are generally fairly narrow and there are many trees waiting to catch the wayward shots. The course is rated number one in the Fleurieu Peninsula. Tee shot on the first hole gives a really exhilarating and breathtaking start as the tee is elevated high above the fairway adjacent to the Clubhouse with magnificent views of Encounter Bay. Visitors are welcome all year round and the cub's Bar and Bistro has a relaxing environment. Visit our web site for more details, maps and scorecard. Contact us direct for information on the annual Victor Harbor Classic and the SA Ambrose Championship.

Day Spa @ McCracken Country Club (by WorkFlow Massage) offers a variety of indulgent services that will leave you floating on air. From manicures, pedicures and waxing through to hot stone massages and deluxe facials, a team of professionals will work with you to tailor a treatment to suit your needs. Specialty packages are available, combining facials, massages and more, with Wedding Pamper Packages and Corporate Packages also offered. A full list of services and pricing is available for download from the McCracken Country Club website. Treat yourself today!

Do you enjoy wildlife art? Do you have children who love learning about Australian animals? Do you like hands on experiences? Then this place is worth a visit. This is the educational studio and gallery of award winning wildlife artist Wendy Jennings. Beautiful detailed paintings, many with environmental messages in them, some quirky emus and penguins, prints, cards, and wooden sculptures are available for sale. Art lessons are offered for all ages and tuition and accommodation packages are available. In the same building is a quiet bed and breakfast.

Experience indulgence, health, and wellness at The Joyful Buddhas health and wellbeing studio. Situated in the heart of the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula, The Joyful Buddhas in Victor Harbor is a silent and peaceful space where you can escape the rush of daily life. Whatever your pleasure - massage, reflexology, reiki, vibrational healing, yoga, meditation, naturopathic consults, the raindrop technique, ear candling, or something else - our loving therapists will fulfil your heart's needs. Spend an hour or a day. We have specialised packages and wellness programs to ensure you leave refreshed, revitalised, and alive. The Joyful Buddhas also holds regular workshops and retreats designed to improve your health and wellbeing and increase your joy and happiness. Once you surrender you will never want to leave. Bookings are essential.Treatment prices on application.

The ever-popular guided penguin walks are a favourite to visitors to this area. The tours commence at dusk every night. Participants are part of a small group and accompany a professionally trained guide to view the penguins as they come ashore after a days fishing. The penguins make their way to their burrows where they can be seen displaying various behaviours, depending on the season. A professionally trained guide will take visitors to view the penguins in their natural habitat and interpret the biology, ecology, behaviours and adaptations of these charismatic creatures. Scientific research measuring the health of the colony and environmental management strategies implemented to benefit the penguins is interpreted to tour participants, which adds interest to the tour. Tour groups are small to ensure a high quality experience. This is a highly reputable, ethical and professionally managed eco tourism experience for all visitors to the Fleurieu Peninsula. Tour times are variable throughout the year, see the website for times. Bookings are essential.

Southern Fleurieu Fish is a shop for the serious seafood lover. Watch the professionals in the trade processing fish on site through the glass doors. The display is brimming with tantalising choices of local Fleurieu regional produce in season with the ever-popular Coorong Mullet a favourite. You can purchase from the huge range of fresh local fish and seafood including live crayfish and marron (in season), South Australian prawns, oysters and take it home or choose to have it cooked while you wait. A truly gourmet experience of simple fish and chips at its best.

The Port Elliot Maritime Heritage Trail is a self-guided walk that highlights Port Elliot's role as the first seaport for the River Murray trade. Development of the river as a significant inland transport route involved by-passing the hazardous Murray Mouth and constructing a rail link (the first public railway in Australia) between Port Elliot on the coast and the Port of Goolwa on the Murray. From 1851 to 1866 more than 500 vessels used the areas facilities as a seaport. Unfortunately the wrecking of seven vessels, between 1853 to 1864, confirmed Horseshoe Bay's growing reputation as a 'ship-trap', resulting in nearby Victor Harbor replacing Port Elliot as the coastal outlet for the River Murray trade. Four of the vessels wrecked within the bay ('Harry', 'Josephine Loizeau', 'Lapwing' and 'Flying Fish') are often exposed within the surf zone at Horseshoe Bay and continue to interest many visitors on the beach. Mystery surrounds the exact location of the remaining shipwrecks; the 'Emu', 'Commodore' and 'Athol' sites which are thought to lie outside Horseshoe Bay are yet to be located. For more information on the trail a brochure is available and five interpretive signs have been placed on the foreshore of Horseshoe Bay.

If you want a day packed full of fun, food and adventure, there is only one place to go; Greenhills Adventure Park at Victor Harbor. Nestled in the picturesque Hindmarsh Valley just over an hour's drive south of Adelaide, Greenhills Adventure Park offers something for all ages. From golf and go-karts to the waterslides and archery, it's easy to have a whole day of fun. While you're here, you might like to try your hand at something new. A paddle on an aqua bike or a spin on a moon bike? Challenge your friends to scale the climbing wall. Or maybe a leisurely paddle in a canoe is more your style. When you have exhausted your spirit for adventure, grab an ice cream from the kiosk or relax in the cafe with a cappuccino. Whatever the activities you choose, we're sure you'll have a day pack full of fun, food and adventure. The park closes at 5pm during non daylight saving time. Closed during August and reopens in September each year.

Victor Harbor Winery is a family boutique winery producing premium cool climate red, white and fortified wines unique to Victor Harbor from their estate vineyards. The Cellar Door and Restaurant have been purpose built to cater for visitors including full disabled facilities. The Restaurant facility is available for functions. Families are welcome.

Adrienne and Neville are available to discuss winemaking and give tastings of their full range of wines. All wine purchases can be made at the Cellar Door.

The winery is located eight kilometres from Victor Harbor, corner of Adelaide and Mont Rosa Roads, Hindmarsh Valley. The vineyard can be seen from the Adelaide Road and is sign posted from both directions. Entry can also be made into Mont Rosa Road via Hindmarsh Valley Road from Myponga.

Mount Jagged Wines was recently purchased by Tod and Suzanne Warmer. They have already grafted one block to Pinot Noir and have begun reinvigorating the rest of the vineyard, as well as making a straight Semillon wine and a Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot and Shiraz are next with a red sparkling to be produced from this harvest.

Mount Jagged Wines is situated in the Southern Fleurieu wine region, on the Main Victor Harbor Road. Mount Jagged is eight kilometres south of Mount Compass. At 320 metres above sea level, magnificent views of the vineyard, rolling hills and valleys can be enjoyed along with a panoramic view of the Coorong and South Coast.

Chardonnay and Semillon are harvested in April, with the red varieties of Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon completing the harvest by the middle of May, depending on conditions.

Our rustic Cellar Door is open on weekends for elegant cool-climate wine tastings and sales, or by appointment during the week - both for private and business groups.

We look forward to welcoming you.