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The coastline of this region is referred to as The Limestone Coast, a place of sand dunes and rugged shores, dotted with small townships, coastal lakes and lagoons. This is a major centre for commercial fishing and Australia's primary lobster region.

This is home to some of Australia's leading sheep stud properties. There is a rich agricultural hinterland and vineyards that produce some of Australia's finest red wines.

Underground limestone caves, sink holes, freshwater crater lakes and lagoons dot the landscape. Popular activities include diving the sink holes, exploring underground caves, fish the beaches and lagoons, 4WD fun on the stretches of open beach and visits to the national parks and birdlife sanctuaries.

Places To Go & Things To See In The South East

Kingston SE is the major centre of the region for lobster fishing. It is a small beach resort town and a good access point for the Coorong National Park. Visit the historic lighthouse at Cape Jaffa, the huge granite outcrops at Jip Jip National Park or take a 4WD beach run north towards Lake Alexandrina.

Robe is South Australia's earliest town and is now a small coastal settlement with the ruins of the old gaol still in existence.

Millicent has an excellent National Trust Museum while nearby Canunda National Park is a site of huge sand dunes and spectacular coastal scenery. Travel south to the Tantanoola Caves.

Mount Gambier is the biggest town of the region, a site of crater lakes where Blue Lake is the best known for its changing colour with the seasons. Yallum Park provides a fine example of the mansions from yesteryear and Lady Nelson Interpretive Centre provides an insight into the regions history.

Penola, a significent pilgrimage site associated with Mother Mary MacKillop, is an historic town of the region. The Woods-MacKillop schoolhouse has memorabilia from the era when Mary was a humble school teacher. Nearby Coonawarra is one of the premier wine regions in Australia with cellar door sales for visitors.

Naracoorte is home to the award winning Sheep's Back Museum which outlines the history and importance of the wool industry in the area. The town is one of the major centres for the region's agricultural community and has several limestone cave sites in the Naracoorte Caves Conservation Park.

Alexandra Cave is the main attraction, the Victoria Fossil Cave is World Heritage listed and Blanche Cave and Wet Cave are two other caves on display. Adventure tours and caving expeditions are available for all levels of experience.

The largest wetland in South Australia is at the nearby Bool Lagoon Game Reserve which is home to more bird species than any other site in Australia.

An introduction to South Australian Limestone Coast Holidays from the official South Australian tourism authority

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Places To Go & Things To See In The South East

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