This is a wonderful spot for whale watching between July and November when whales migrate from the chilly Antarctic north to Hervey Bay to calve in the warm waters and then return. Dolphins play in the waters around Yamba all year and you just might see them in close up on a kayaking trip from the Iluka side of the Clarence River.
Kayaking is a very special way to explore the fabulous coastline, lakes, inlets, rivers, creeks and maze of little islands and Bob Lillington has been kayaking for forty years and has run his company, Yamba Kayak, here for the last ten years. With its ocean-side location, you might think kayaking at Yamba is all about the sea, but according to Bob this is not so.
â??Not everyone wants the challenge of sea kayaking,â? says Bob. â??In fact 90% of my tours are to the pristine rivers and lakes in the area. Take Lake Wooloweyah for example â?? only about a third of it is visible from the land and so I take people to discover areas only accessible by boat and they love that sense of adventure.â?
Paddling the area for many years has made Bob very knowledgeable so a tour with him combines the kayaking experience with an insight into all you see â?? the mangroves, trees and other vegetation, grandiose pelicans fishing in the lake, black swans, sea eagle nests, royal spoonbills, cormorants and herons. On the eastern shore of the Yuraygir National Park you might also see dingoes, wallabies and kangaroos.
Depending on the weather, sea kayaking is a wonderful way to view the coastline and, if white water appeals, there are operators on the Nymboida River to the south east of Grafton which is one of the major white water rafting destinations in Australia.
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