Shoalhaven Travel

The Shoalhaven is, after Sydney, the most popular tourist destination in New South Wales. It can be reached from Sydney by car via the Princes Highway and by rail via CityRail's South Coast Line which terminates just north of Nowra in Bomaderry.

The most well-known part of the Shoalhaven is the Jervis Bay area.

The area is approximately 160 kilometres long along the coastline, including 109 beaches, which allegedly possesses the whitest sand in the world, as well as pristine natural Australian bushland. The Shoalhaven area is home to numerous species of native Australian flora and fauna.

The South Coast region of New South Wales is an interesting mix. The area is rich in rural charm, having a strong dairy industry (and cheese-making in Bega). Most of the coastal areas are popular tourist destinations, especially with weekend visitors

Jervis Bay is a large bay on the South Coast of New South Wales 120km south of Sydney and 20km south of Nowra.

Nowra  is a town on the South Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales situated on the Shoalhaven River some 163 km south of the state capital Sydney on the Princes Highway (population 29,000). Nowra is the chief administrative and business centre in the Shoalhaven City municipality, and a regional centre for tourism.

Cities and Major Towns of Shoalhaven

• Bowral
• Goulburn
• Marulan
• Mittagong
• Moss Vale
• Yerrinbool
• Bundanoon

Things to See at Shoalhaven

• Australian Museum of Flight - [SCRIPT_ion>Lots o]
• Jervis Bay Marine Park covers 100km of coast and adjacent waters, from Kinghorn Point in the north to Sussex Inlet in the south which encompasses Jervis Bay, Crookhaven Bight to the north and Wreck Bay to the south.
• Jervis Bay National Park occupies 4,857 hectares in a number of distinct areas to the west of the shoreline, notably around Huskisson and the northern headland. Some include Jervis bay shoreline.