Tathra

Tathra is a town of 1,700 people (2016) on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales. Nearby points of interest are the Old Tathra Wharf, Mimosa Rocks National Park and Bournda National Park.

Get in
Regional Express (Rex) fly into Merimbula Airport from both Sydney and Melbourne. Free Spirit Airlines has also started to fly into Merimbula from Melbourne. Distance from Merimbula airport to Tathra via road is 28 km. Hire cars are available from Avis, Hertz and Europcar at the airport.

Tathra Road connects the regional centre of Bega 18 km to the west. Until the early 21st century, Tathra Road was known as the Snowy Mountains Highway, which now runs between Bega and the Hume Highway via Cooma and Tumut.

The Sapphire Coast Drive connects Tathra with Merimbula 25 km to the south and Tathra-Bermagui Road connects to the fishing port of Bermagui 44 km to the north.

Tathra is served by the local bus company Sapphire Coast Bus Lines.

Get around
You can walk just about everywhere here. Parking is adequate at the beach, but a walk from most directions is a better experience than driving.

See

 * Bournda National Park — Bournda National Park starts at Kianinny Bay, at the southern end of Tathra, and runs south for about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi). There is a walking track near the coast, along most of its length.
 * Bournda National Park — Bournda National Park starts at Kianinny Bay, at the southern end of Tathra, and runs south for about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi). There is a walking track near the coast, along most of its length.
 * Bournda National Park — Bournda National Park starts at Kianinny Bay, at the southern end of Tathra, and runs south for about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi). There is a walking track near the coast, along most of its length.

Buy
Oysters at Tathra Oysters, Aviaries at On the Perch.

Connect
You will need to have a mobile phone connected to Telstra to have any chance of the patchy reception. Some establishments have WiFi.

Go next
If heading north visit Bermagui along the coast road (44 km). Bega is the regional centre (17 km inland to the west).