Port Macquarie Airport 8 min
Lighthouse Beach (11 min) Expansive stretch of shoreline popular for surfing, swimming & strolls to the historic lighthouse. Town Beach (3 min) Hydro Golf & Putt-Putt (6 min) Billabong Zoo: Koala & Wildlife Park (12 min) Zoo for viewing, feeding & handling native & exotic animals, with playgrounds & picnic areas. Douglas Vale Historic Homestead & Vineyard (4 min) Vineyard and wine Mid North Coast Maritime Museum (4 min) Built to house harbor pilots in 1896, these cottages hold a museum of 100 years of nautical history. Port Macquarie Museum (10 min) Historical venue depicting area life through themed displays beginning with early European settlers. Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park (8 min) Sea Acres Rainforest Centre (9 min) Waterfront park offering an elevated rainforest walkway, with guided tours & a cafe. Tacking Point Lighthouse (12 min) Built in 1879, this white cement lighthouse with a keeper's cottage sits on a rocky headland. Koala Hospital (6 min) Small, indoor-outdoor koala rehabilitation center with a gift shop, open to the public for tours. Flynns Beach (6 min) Low-key sandy beach with lessons for beginning surfers, plus a cafe & a nearby resort. Timbertown (22 min) Recreated timber settlement with steam train rides, stables & a sawmill, plus seasonal events. Roto House, NSW National Parks (6 min) Port Macquarie Astronomical Observatory (19 min) Observatory offering the public the chance to use the telescope on Wednesdays & Sundays. |