There are plenty of activities to take part in throughout the area: Eight times the size of Sydney Harbour, Jervis Bay is a favourite stop off for Humpback and Southern Right Whales right through the winter months. Jervis Bay a marine park, has some of the best diving in Australia and is renown for its excellent visibility and has an active seal and fairy penguin colonies on Bowen Island. Dolphin watch cruises operate throughout the year from the village of Huskisson.

The icon of the area is Hyams Beach, according to the Guinness Book of Records is the whitest sand in the world and great to spend a day on.

Boderee National Park boasts gentle terrain and well-signed trails that provide easy walking trail conditions, from a few hundred metres to several kilometers through a variety of scenery and wildlife habitat. The botanical Gardens established in the national park in 1952 are another must see.

Swim at Green Patch or snorkel at Murray’s Beach, sheltered by Bowen Island to create a large natural aquarium.

Across the road from Palm Beach Caravan Park is St Georges Basin known for one of the best windsurfing areas in the state of New South Wales. You can also partake in some fishing, sailing, waterskiing and bushwalking or just take in the great sunsets at Paradise Beach.

St Georges Basin Country Club is situated a short distance away which has regular entertainment and is ideal venue for Bowls, Tennis, Golf or just relaxing in the recently renovated surrounds of the club.