About Baird Bay Experience
Baird Bay Experience is an eco-tourism operator based at Baird Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, about 45 km from Streaky Bay. It offers guided boat tours to swim and snorkel with Australian sea lions and bottlenose dolphins in the sheltered waters of Baird Bay. The bay is known for its resident sea lion colony on Jones Island and calm, shallow conditions ideal for wildlife encounters.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a guided small-group boat tour departing from the Baird Bay foreshore into the sheltered, shallow waters of Baird Bay. The tour cruises to Jones Island and surrounding islets to observe Australian sea lions resting on shore and swimming, with opportunities to snorkel and swim alongside sea lions and, when encountered, bottlenose dolphins. The setting is a remote coastal bay with clear water, low islands and sandy shoreline, with commentary from local guides.
Key highlights
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Swim and snorkel with Australian sea lions at Jones Island colony
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Encounters with resident bottlenose dolphins in sheltered bay waters
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Small-group eco boat tour with local guide commentary
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Calm, shallow and clear waters ideal for snorkelling
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Remote natural coastal setting on the Eyre Peninsula