Fleurieu Peninsula, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Airing Date: Oct 23rd, 2006
The Fleurieu Peninsula is a treasure chest of experiences. It is within easy reach of the city of Adelaide and provides the most diverse range of scenery, wildlife and activities.
It's little wonder Australia's richest landscape art prize is staged on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Beautiful hills sweep down to sun-drenched beaches.
Wineries, orchards and pastures are patch-worked between bushland; and quiet roads lead to alluring cellar doors where you can sit back and take it all inand it's all less than 40 minutes from Adelaide!
Deep Creek Conservation Park is located on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula approximately 1 hours drive from Adelaide.
Deep Creek is the largest remaining block of wildlife habitat on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The park contains a variety of landform and vegetation types and is home to a suite of native fauna. It is also an important refuge for several species of conservation importance.
Visitors to the Deep Creek Conservation Park are provided with several recreational opportunities; these include 4 wheel driving, bushwalking on an extensive network of trails, camping in five campgrounds and viewing spectacular scenery of the Backstairs Passage, Kangaroo Island and the rugged Deep Creek valley.
The waterfall after which the Park was named flows throughout the year and is accessible via one of the Park's many well marked walking tracks.
The nearby Murray Mouth is renowned for its mulloway fishing, while surf fishing from Goolwa Beach is usually rewarding for the angler.
The lakes are a haven for boating enthusiasts. With both fresh and salt water, Goolwa is a Mecca for the keen fisherman and the Murray Mouth is not only a great place to fish but also a remarkable feature of the landscape.
FURTHER INFORMATION Ridge Top Retreats - Rooms from $175 a night. Twin share. Price includes taxes. Includes breakfast & Deep Creek Conservation Park pass. Subject to fluctuation. Conditions apply. Prices correct at 23/10/06.
