Rapid Bay
Australia · Oceania
About Rapid Bay
Cape Jervis is a town in South Australia, and a gateway point to Kangaroo Island, Australia's third largest island excluding the mainland.
Rapid Bay travel guide
Getting there
SeaLink operates coach services from Adelaide once daily to connect with the ferry to Kangaroo Island. This cannot be booked as a standalone coach service. Another daily coach service is run by LinkSA from Adelaide, which can be booked as a standalone coach service, but connections with the ferry are not guaranteed; if the coach is late, you're on your own. Rental car facilities are available in Victor Harbor and in Lonsdale. The harbor and wharf is around 1 km (0.62 mi) from the town. There are no car rental facilities in Cape Jervis itself.
Getting around
If you were to only get around the inner areas of the town's CBD, then it's best to walk, but otherwise take the car.
See
Fishery Beach Whaling Station. has some interpretive signage around the remains of an historic whaling station site, about 5km east along the coast from Cape Jervis on Fishery Beach Road. (updated Nov 2021) 1 Cape Jervis Lighthouse, Flinders Dr, ☏ +61 431 455 168. It may be just another lighthouse for some, but the architecture certainly has to be admired. Built in 1871. (updated Nov 2021)
Eat
1 Cape Jervis Tavern And General Store, Main S Rd, ☏ +61 8 8598 0276. 8AM–midnight. (updated Nov 2021)
Sleep
1 Cape Jervis Holiday Units, 12 Flinders Dr, ☏ +61 8 8598 0229. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. 2 BIG4 Cape Jervis Accommodation & Caravan Park, 9351 Main S Rd, ☏ +61 8 8598 0288. (updated Nov 2021)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.