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Port Stephens is a pleasant holiday centre known as the "Blue Water Paradise" and the "Dolphin and Whale Watching Capital of Australia".

As a major NSW Mid North Coast tourist destination, Port Stephens has everything the holiday maker could want:

• A resident population of bottlenose dolphins, migrating humpback whales in season and home of Australia's rarest seabird, the Goulds Petrel.
• Pristine, unspoiled waterways, over 25 golden sandy beaches, eco-diverse Marine and National Parks and spectacular bushwalking.
• Accommodation ranging from budget backpacker hostels through boutique B&Bs to luxury hotel and self catering family holiday accommodation.
• Eating establishments from fast-food and take-way to exclusive restaurants and romantic dining hideaways.
• Holiday activities & tourist attractions that run the gamut from lying on a sun-baked beach to high adventure in a helicopter or soft adventure on a quad-bike on the Stockton Bight

Getting to Port Stephens:

Location Map
Port Stephens, NSW Australia Location Map - Click on map for larger images

Port Stephens Map

By Car: Port Stephens is located 50km north of Newcastle on the NSW North Coast of Australia and is a leisurely 2 1/2 drive along the M1 Freeway from Sydney.

By Air: Newcastle Airport is 30 minutes south of Nelson Bay at Williamtown with direct flights to and from Adelaide, Ballina/Byron, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Cobar, Gold Coast, Lord Howe Island, Melbourne, Sunshine Coast, Sydney and Whitsundays Coast. Check flight details with airlines direct: Eastern Air Services, FlyPelican, Link Airways, Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia .

Train & Bus: Uninterrupted train journeys are available from Sydney Central Station to Newcastle, with coach connections direct to Port Stephens. Direct luxury coach travel is also available with Port Stephens Coaches Sydney Express departing daily from Sydney's Central Station. Check the Port Stephens Coaches website for timetables, or call 1800 045 949


Port Stephens Tourism

For more Port Stephens Tourist Information, attractions, activities and accomodation,
visit the Destination Port Stephens
Web Site

You can also visit the Port Stephens Tourism Facebook page

Or Follow Destination Port Stephens on Twitter.

For information about joining Port Stephens Tourism Limited, Membership
and Corpoate Information, visit the Port Stephens Tourism Corporate Web Site


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