On wooded rolling hills stretching down to one of the world's largest protected natural
harbours, is situated Port Lincoln, a gracious and exciting city of 13,000 people.
The jewel in Port Lincoln's crown is sparkling blue Boston Bay, whose encircling arms stretch from the tip of Port Lincoln National Park to Point Boston. The bay covers an area more than 3 1/2 times the size of Sydney
Harbour.
Cradled between these two arms is Boston Island just 5km off the Port Lincoln coast, creating a vast expanse of sheltered water for small boat fishing and idyllic day sailing.
Further a field lies the Sir Joseph Banks group of Islands to the north east and Thorny Passage to the south east, giving offshore fishermen and blue water sailors a large range of unique destinations regardless of prevailing winds.
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For the land based tourist, Lower Eyre Peninsula offers a kaleidoscope of touring options. Sheltered beaches, spectacular lookouts, booming surf beaches, secluded picnic spots, rugged coastal scenery, picturesque hill country, history and wildlife - Port Lincoln has it all.
It is little wonder that this natural affinity to water activities tend to reflect in Port Lincoln's Festivals:- The Adelaide to Lincoln Quins Blue Water Classic Yacht Race and Lincoln Week Regatta held in February each year, Annual Port Lincoln Game Fishing Club Tournament, and the only festival held in the world dedicated to a fish, the famous Tunarama - four days of pageantry and fun taking in Australia Day weekend in January.
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