Whaler's Way

If you are planning a holiday on the West Coast around Port Lincoln, then consider visiting one of the Southern tips. Whalers Way is a clifftop reserve located 32 kilometres South of Port Lincoln. You need a permit to enter because the reserve is actually on private land. The area hasn't changed much from when Matthew Flinders charted the coastline in 1802. For a time the land was part of a Whaling Station - hence the name. But the Whalers were only moderately successful. Later the Theakstone Family bought the property and turned it into a Heritage Reserve. One of the most spectacular stops on a drive through Whaler's Way is Cape Carnot. In addition to the energy of the ocean this is a significant geological site. Scientists here discovered rocks believed to be 28-hundred-million years old. There is a theory that these cliffs used to form part of what is now the Antartic. There is two-thousand kilometres of coastline along the Eyre Peninsula ... but some of the most dramatic are contained along the 15 kilometres of Whaler'sWay. A permit and key to the reserve are available from the Tourist Office and various Petrol Stations, Motels and Deli's in Port Lincoln. For more information email: info@postcards.sa.com.au