Merimbula


Merimbula is a pleasant and popular seaside resort town at the northern gateway the far south coast region.

Where is it?: South Coast. Merimbula is 471 km south of Sydney.

Events: Merimbula is the host of the Australian Native Orchid Show, held in Twyfold Hall. Another event is the Annual Jazz Festival which is held on the Queens Birthday weekend in June. While a much smaller festival, a Country Music Festival is held in the Merimbula-Imlay Bowling Club around the beginning of November each year.

Things To See and Do

Merimbula offers a range of activities from horse riding to roller coaster rides. Magic Mountain, Merimbula's own theme park has a roller coaster and one of the best toboggan slopes in New South Wales. The Merimbula Wharf offers its own aquarium full of some of the common sea creatures on the Sapphire Coast. The fish species on display include whale sharks and Bondi torpedoes.

Merimbula has five main beaches - Main Beach (or Merimbula Beach), Mitchies Jetty, Bar Beach, Spencer Park Beach and Short Point. Main beach and Short Point are considered to be the best beaches for surfing, whilst Bar Beach is used for snorkeling. Other activities include whaling, fishing, kitesurfing and boating.

A popular spot for swimming and a picnic is Camel rock. Facilities are minimal, but the short path to the beach leads to this fascinating rock. There are rock pools around the base and an amazing variety of tiny coloured stones that shimmer in the clear water. The area is also a popular snorkelling and fishing spot. Just a short stroll along the beach to the north is Horse Head Rock.

Surrrounding area

Wallagoot Lagoon (15 km north): an appealing and unspoilt area ideal for canoeing, sailing, waterskiing, power boating, windsurfing, beach and rock fishing, prawning (in season), safe family swimming in the shallows and, on the southern side of the lake, picnicking at Hobart Beach and Scott's Bay.


Merimbula is close to Bournda National Park, South East Forest National Park and the northern end of Ben Boyd National Parks. Bournda National Park is a known fossil site which covers an impressive span of coastline consisting of steep cliffs and rugged rock masses in the upper half and excellent surfing and fishing beaches to the south. A coastal walk running through Bournda National Park from Tathra to Tura Beach just north of Merimbula takes in coastal scenery.

Eden (26 km south): a former whaling centre, now a fishing port and increasingly popular holiday resort town, Eden occupies a position on the narrowest section of the coastal plain, surrounded by rugged hills that lead into the Great Dividing Range.




Pambula (4 km south): a small historic rural town. Pambula Beach is a popular coastal resort village. Pambula's peaceful lakes, idyllic river mouth and kangaroos which wander through the town are a far cry from the hustle and bustle of development following the discovery of gold near the township in the 1880's.

Bega (31 km north): a major service and administrative centre for a very prosperous dairy farming region, Bega is situated in the heart of a rich and fertile valley where the Bega and Brogo Rivers and the Princes and Snowy Mountains Highways meet.

Tathra (25 km north): a small fishing township located on a particularly scenic section of coastline. It is surrounded in the natural beauty of both Mimosa Rocks National Park to the north, and Bournda National Park to the south. Tathra's historic wharf is the only remaining sea wharf on the East Coast.

Road to Bombala

Bombala (85 km west): inland from Merimbula, Bombala is a picturesque town in the far south east corner of New South Wales, known for its fine wool, beef cattle, timber and lavender production. Spotting resident paltypus in local streams is also a highlight. Bombala is the southern gateway to the Snowy Mountains and Monara region of NSW.

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