Swim with wild Australian sea lions at Baird Bay on South Australia's remote Eyre Peninsula, one of the few places where you can ethically enter the water with this endangered species. Small groups of up to 20 join an eco-certified tour to snorkel with a curious colony at Jones Island on the animals' own terms, with no feeding or touching, often followed by a swim with wild dolphins. Tours run from October to April, best in the calm summer months of December to February.
Swim with wild Australian sea lions at Baird Bay on South Australia's remote Eyre Peninsula, one of the few places where you can ethically enter the water with this endangered species. Small groups of up to 20 join an eco-certified tour to snorkel with a curious colony at Jones Island on the animals' own terms, with no feeding or touching, often followed by a swim with wild dolphins. Tours run from October to April, best in the calm summer months of December to February.
Up to 90% sighting chance in Baird Bay (Eyre Peninsula, South Australia). Best months: January, December, February.
Yes, it is one of the few legal, ethical swim-with-sea-lion experiences in Australia, run in small eco-certified groups that never feed or touch the animals.
Seal Bay is a guided beach walk where swimming is banned, whereas Baird Bay lets you snorkel with the sea lions in the water on their terms.
Tours run from October to April, with the calmest, warmest conditions from December to February; group size is capped at about 20.
On the western Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, a remote drive from Adelaide via Streaky Bay and Elliston.
