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The ground-floor bistro at Anchorage Seafront Hotel on Flinders Parade - seafood, soups and pizzas in a casual dining room overlooking the Victor Harbor foreshore.

A heritage seafront hotel on Victor Harbor's Flinders Parade, originally built as a guest house in the early 1900s, with restaurant, wine bar and rooms looking directly across to Granite Island.

A sustainable luxury stay on a working hobby farm at Mount Jagged - rolling hills, native gums and off-grid eco-conscious design.

Wood-fired pizza, sunset views and live music on the Encounter Bay foreshore - one of the best summer evening venues in Victor Harbor.

Small-group wildlife boat tours from the Granite Island Causeway at Victor Harbor, with seals, dolphins and - in winter - southern right whales.

An artist-run gallery and community arts hub in central Victor Harbor, with rotating exhibitions, artist talks, classes and workshops.

The resort day spa at McCracken Country Club, offering massage, facials and couples treatments alongside the golf and accommodation.

An 18-hole marine-themed mini golf course on the Victor Harbor Esplanade, right next to the Granite Island causeway and the horse-drawn tram.

Beaches

Encounter Bay

Victor Harbor

A sweeping bay on the Fleurieu's south coast, named by Matthew Flinders after his 1802 meeting with French explorer Nicolas Baudin - and today the heart of the Victor Harbor foreshore.

A mostly flat 30km sealed path running along the Encounter Coast between Victor Harbor and Goolwa - perfect for families, casual walkers and cyclists.

A calm man-made saltwater lake at Encounter Bay with two swim beaches and sheltered paddling for families - one of the safest swimming spots near Victor Harbor.

A samphire estuarine wetland on Matthew Flinders Drive at Encounter Bay, with a sealed walking path, shaded shelters, fish nursery and rich birdlife.

Hatha yoga classes across Encounter Bay, Victor Harbor and the south coast, suited to all levels with beach and studio sessions.

A renovated nature playground on the Victor Harbor foreshore featuring its iconic decommissioned steam locomotive - a much-loved family stop.

Wildlife & Nature

Granite Island

Victor Harbor

A small rocky island off the Victor Harbor foreshore, home to a little penguin colony and accessed by the iconic horse-drawn tram causeway.

Wildlife & Nature

Hindmarsh Falls

Victor Harbor

A short, easy walk leads to a lookout over a roughly 20-metre cascade on the Hindmarsh River, tucked into a quiet recreation reserve north of Victor Harbor.

A 423-hectare national park proclaimed in 2021, protecting habitat for the southern brown bandicoot and western pygmy possum - one of the Fleurieu's newest parks.

Long-running foreshore pub at 2 Ocean Street, Victor Harbor - bistro, cafe, front bar and bottleshop directly opposite Warland Reserve.

A small, hidden beach framed by dramatic sandstone cliffs in Newland Head Conservation Park - reached by a short walking track from the carpark.

Family Activities

Kleinigs Hill Lookout

Victor Harbor

A clifftop lookout above Victor Harbor offering one of the best elevated views over Encounter Bay, Granite Island and the western coastline.

An architect-designed retreat on 160 acres at Mount Jagged, set between a private lake and the surrounding vineyards and olive groves.

A 4.5-star resort and 18-hole golf course on the edge of Victor Harbor with panoramic views over the Hindmarsh Valley, indoor pool, tennis courts and the McCracken Bar & Grill.

Heritage & History

Mount Breckan

Victor Harbor

A heritage 1881 stone mansion above Victor Harbor designed by William McMinn, set on landscaped gardens with elevated views across Encounter Bay.

A newly-opened cellar door at one of the southern Fleurieu's fastest-expanding cool-climate vineyards, on the Victor Harbor Road in Mount Jagged.