Victor Harbor

Understand

200px|right|thumb|Misty, pulling the Granite Island tram

Victor Harbor is tourist-oriented, and has many accommodation options, and some purpose-built visitor activities. It draws a weekend crowd from Adelaide, and some visitors from further afield. It caters for the schoolies after exams finish for the year so take this into account when selecting a time to visit.

Get in

Most people get to Victor Harbor by a 90-minute or so drive from Adelaide, but there is a coach service run by LinkSA from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Seaford Railway Station and Goolwa. Fares are $27.60/$13.80. You can switch to an airport bus at Marion Shopping Centre rather than in Adelaide City, but check the timetable as buses to Marion only go every hour or so.

The Steamranger runs the Southern Encounter service on Sundays twice monthly, departing from Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills, giving around 4 hours to explore the town. Adults $75, children 5 years and over $40. They also run a train to Goolwa Sundays, Wednesdays and every day during the school holidays. One way fares are available on request.

Get around

The town is small enough to walk around. The main shopping strip, cafes, and pubs are only a short walk to the fair and the causeway to Granite Island.

Parking can get a bit tight along the water, so once you have found a parking spot, it's best just to leave the car there and walk the rest.

Europcar have an agency operating out of the City Motel on Ocean Street, just off the main strip. They charge one-way fees to drive to Adelaide, but they may waive them if you talk to them directly.

See

thumb|Wright Island, in front of Granite Island in Encounter Bay at Victor Harbor thumb|Glaciated pavement at Selwyn Rock Whale watching. Southern Right Whales can be seen from the shore May until October. South Australian government runs a maintains a web page which contains the latest foreshore sighting information . Nearby Inman Valley is on the Inman Valley Rd, about 14 km inland of Victor Harbor. The town has a couple of houses and a farm equipment shop, but Selwyn's Rock, more commonly known as Glacier Rock is near here. Access is by a very short walk with steps. The Bluff is a lookout over the town and the water, above Encounter Bay.

Drink

Hotel Victor, Encounter Restaurant, and Norfolk Cafe. Cafe and restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Pub bar, and bottle shop.

Sleep

For the tourist town that it is, there are numerous accommodation options here. The country motels, B&Bs, hostels and rental accommodation.

Go next

Sealink run coaches from here to meet the ferries to Kangaroo Island every day except Saturday and Wednesday. See the rest of Encounter Bay, or catch the Cockle Train to Goolwa or Port Elliot.