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THE COAST
A favourite with locals and nature lovers is Perpendicular Point, with vertical cliffs plummeting 40 metres to the sea below. Take an easy walk in Kattang Nature Reserve and emerge to expansive coastal and mountain views. Atop the sheer cliffs is the premium spot for whale-watching during their May-Oct migration, also for bird watching and dolphin-spotting. OPEN: Always, unless bad weather or fire danger. To check 02 6588 5555 (9-4.30 Mon- Fri).
A camel ride with Port Macquarie Camel
Families love it: ‘My three year old laughed the whole trip; a wonderful time riding these funny animals; the highlight of our trip to Port Macquarie.’
WHEN: Sun to Fri 9.30-1, weather permitting. 9-2 NSW Christmas school-holidays. portmacquariecamels.com.au 0415 752 254 or 0437 672 080
THE PAST
Travel back to a working timber settlement of the late 1800s to early 1900s at Timbertown Heritage Park and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, smells
the shush-hush of drive belts and the whir of saw blades; channel your inner cowboy/ cowgirl and learn to crack a whip. Tour
the village in a wagon drawn by a gentle Clydesdale and take a steam-train journey from Timbertown Station around the 87-acre heritage park, across the southern hemisphere’s longest 595mm-gauge trestle bridge. Pan for gold in a stream strewn with 24-carat gold pieces; try your luck and pocket the gold. Reboot your energy at Wallace’s store with old-time sweets, ice- creams, Timbertown pies and great coffee. OPEN: 9.30-4. Closed Tues-Wed. Open public
Safaris on beautiful Lighthouse Beach is a great experience for all ages. Book a ride at the camel meeting place on the beach, hop aboard and be entertained by the cameleers with stories, history, and ‘dad’ jokes about the ‘ship of the desert’. From your swaying elevated perch, spot dolphins surfing and passing whales in their migration season.
and activities of an earlier time. Visit the blacksmith who loves a yarn while he works hammer and tongs at the forge. Admire
the skills of one of Australia’s last bullock drivers working his 12-bullock team; listen to the steam-driven working sawmill – the clang of the steam engine,
holidays and every day NSW school holidays. timbertown.com.au 02 6586 1940
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