Light to Light Kayak & Walking Tour

Our day starts early with a 7 AM pickup from your accommodation in Merimbula before heading to nearby Pambula River, to begin the first stage of our journey with our Aboriginal Cultural Kayak Tour. We spend the morning in our kayaks exploring the waters and riverbanks, sharing a delicious morning tea, listening to stories and learning about the significance of this special area. From here we join the award winning Broadwater Gourmet Oyster School, for a culinary adventure created just for us! Shuck and taste the delicious native Sydney Rock Oysters. Learn what it takes to farm and prepare the best oysters in Australia right here on the Pambula River. With views of the water and birds singing we will enjoy a fresh picnic lunch, before boarding the Navigate Bus to continue our journey south.

Our next stop takes us on a short walk through Beowa National Park to see the geologically acclaimed ‘Pinnacles’, then onwards to Eden Rotary Lookout. Here we enjoy views of stunning Twofold Bay, hopefully spotting a few humpbacks with their calves, playing in the clear waters.

Allowing plenty of time to unwind and explore, we will arrive in the afternoon at the picturesque Green Cape Lightstation Keepers Cottages. These restored original buildings combine historical charm with uncompromised comfort, set snugly below the majestic Green Cape Lighthouse. A delicious afternoon tea awaits us to enjoy on the verandah, with sweeping views of the Tasman Sea and Green Cape Peninsula.

Now it is time to really unwind and invite your body to stretch and centre, as our qualified Yoga instructor guides you through a gentle and nourishing session, especially designed to help you prepare for the journey ahead / help you relax after your days of walking.

A lovingly prepared dinner will be served in the dining room for you to enjoy. Then we invite you to join your newfound friends and guide around the fireplace for a chat. We will share what to expect on the walk, answer any questions, and get to know each other. After this the evening is yours to wander out and gaze at the starry night sky, indulge in a hot shower and retire to a restful night’s sleep.

Accommodation: Green Cape Lighthouse

Included activities: Aboriginal Cultural Kayaking tour, Pinnacles walk, Rotary Lookout, Broadwater Oysters & Yoga

Meals: morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner

Drinks: Please bring your own drinks of choice.

As the sun rises over the ocean, and birds call you to awaken, our second day begins.  Sip a hot drink on the verandah, soaking in the morning air, while we prepare a nourishing breakfast for you to enjoy.  Early risers may glimpse the elusive southern brown bandicoot or ambling wombats on the Lighthouse grounds.

After a short drive to our starting point at the historical Ben Boyd Tower, we will begin the 13 km journey along the coastline to Saltwater Creek.  Prepare to be delighted as we follow the trail through spectacular woollybutt forest. Explore the rocky boulders at stunning Red Sands Bay. Keep your ears open for the calls of yellow-tailed black cockatoos, and the flash of yellow and black in the melaleucas.  Marvel at remote sheltered inlets filled with shells and soft warm sand. Feel reinvigorated with a cool plunge into the clear waters at Mowarry Beach, before reaching the end of our walk for the day, Saltwater Creek. Throughout the journey your guide will thoughtfully offer invitations to connect more deeply with the landscape, and facilitate meaningful conversations to spark your curiosity of this remarkable environment.  Not to mention the delicious packed picnic lunch to enjoy in the sunshine, with sea breezes and expansive views of the ocean.

From Saltwater it is a short drive again back to our snug, warm base, the Keepers Cottages. As dusk falls, keep your eyes peeled for bandicoots digging around the edges of the heathland of the Lighthouse grounds. Again indulge in a therapeutic hot shower, watch the sunset colours glow over the heathland, and devour yet another delicious hot dinner served in the historic dining room. The evening provides us another opportunity to connect and reflect on a wonderful day together around the flickering fireplace, before a deep and restful night’s sleep.

Accommodation: Green Cape Lighthouse

Included activities:  Guided 13 km walk along light to light walk & Green Cape Lighthouse Tour

Meals: Morning tea, lunch and dinner

Drinks: Please bring your own drinks of choice.

Our third day begins again with another delicious cooked breakfast and the smell of hot coffee and tea served fresh for you. Then we embark upon the short drive back to Saltwater Creek, to resume the next leg of our walking trail, 10km through to Bittangabee Bay.  Watch out for the eastern yellow robin as we re-enter the forest trail.  This section of coastline offers yet another diverse range of ecosystems, with coastal forest, heathlands and rock platforms to explore.  Looking to the ocean you may see our friends, the white bellied sea eagles, circling on the up draughts, and diving for Australian Salmon in the waves.

Swimming opportunities are offered at beautiful Hegarty’s Bay, and yet another gourmet picnic lunch to keep you satiated along the way. Today’s walk finishes at pristine Bittangabee Bay, where we’ll explore the remnants of Imlay House and Bittangabee Storehouse ruins, before returning once more to the Lighthouse grounds of Green Cape, to relax and unwind in our Keepers Cottage accommodation.

As our final night together, sharing a delicious meal takes on a special meaning,  and we share our experiences, recall stories from the day, and celebrate our time together. As the sunset is reflected on the white towering Lighthouse beside us, and stars twinkle against the sound of crashing waves on the peninsula, this time becomes an unforgettable memory to be treasured.

Included activities:  Guided 10 km walk along light to light walk & Green Cape Lighthouse Tour, Green Cape Lighthouse tour,

Meals: Breakfast, morning tea, lunch and dinner

Drinks: Please bring your own drinks of choice.

Our last morning at the Lighthouse Keepers Cottages brings a quiet, reflective energy.  Having been immersed in nature for the last 3 days, we find ourselves feeling more attuned to nature’s rhythms, and looking forward to a special day together.

Fresh coffee and tea smells divine as you sit down for our last breakfast together, before packing bags and checking out of our accommodation at 10am.

We commence our final day of walking along the 8 km stretch from Green Cape Peninsula to Bittangabee.  This historic path, tread by the original lighthouse keepers, is rich in history and natural beauty.  Sprawling heathlands are home to colourful honeyeaters and busily hopping wrens. Springtime flowers peek upwards to the sun, petrels and gannets swirl and call over the deep blue waters, and did we mention the whales? The rocky cape is a whale watching paradise throughout two seasons, with humpbacks breaching and orcas diving and playing along the coastline during their annual migration. Having been immersed in nature for 4 days now, our minds become quiet, and our senses alive to the beautiful world around us.

After our final picnic lunch (and swim?) we begin the drive out of Beowa National Park towards the historic Davidson Whaling Station our guides will share more stories of the area, including our changing relationship with these majestic marine mammals.

In the early afternoon we’ll wind up in Eden and north as we travel together back to your accommodation in Merimbula, or Merimbula airport. Here we deliver you tired but happy in the mid afternoon, with a renewed connection to nature and yourself.  We are so grateful and excited to have shared this wonderful journey with you, and hope that you will return to do it all again with us one day.