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Lavender Bay
Ferry bus train
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| Balmain Paddle |
| Exploring the shores of Balmain, Birchgrove and Berry Island. |
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On this tour we explore the shores of the harbour to the west of Sydney Harbour Bridge starting from Lavender Bay we head past Goat Island to the shores of Balmain once the home industries such ship building and a coal mining its now better known for it's expensive waterfront real estate.
Just to the west of Goat Island we head into Mort Bay, now home base for Sydney Ferries and along the shores of Birchgrove past the homes of well known actors and other Sydney identities to picturesque Snails Bay then we cross back south near Balls Head and paddle to Berry Island.
Berry Island now joins the mainland but still retains it's unspoilt bushland. We can a walk around the island reserve we'll see aboriginal middens, rock engravings and grooves formed when stone tools were made.
From here we paddle past Balls Head, across Berrys Bay and around Balls Head to return to Lavender Bay.
When: On weekends. 8:00 am to 11:30 am
Where: We'll meet at Lavender Bay wharf.
Cost: $90/person. Photos included (via online gallery).
We'll run this on demand - just book a week in advance so we can advertise it and others can join. If you already have 4 or more people then we can run it at short notice. We'll usually limit it to a maximum of 6 people although 8 is possible. You can check when the next trip is running by clicking here: Availability.
Once you have contacted us to book (see Contact Us page) you can use the PayPal link on that page to complete payment online.
If you'd like to see some photos of the paddle click here below:
Gallery 6 Balmain
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