Port Macquarie to Yamba road trip: Distance, driving time & stops
Attractions between Port Macquarie and Yamba: Coffs Harbour
While entering Coffs Harbour, you’ll drive past Sawtell Beach and Boambee Beach on the coast, as well as the Coffs Harbour Butterfly House next to the highway.
Things to do in Coffs Harbour include rainforest tours, whale-watching cruises and skydives.
6 fab Coffs Harbour experiences to book in advance
- Glide through nature – on a Boambee Creek kayaking tour guided by a marine scientist.
- Jump out of a plane – with tandem skydives that land on the beach.
- Go kayaking and wildlife-spotting – on a coastal adventure.
- Head into the hinterland – on a rainforest and waterfalls day tour.
- Test your nerve and agility – at the Treetops Coffs Harbour adventure course.
- See migrating humpbacks up close – on a whale-watching cruise.
For Coffs Harbour accommodation, try the kooky Big Windmill Motel or the nature-flanked Sanctuary Resort. Alternatively, there’s the walkably central Best Western Zebra Motel and the spacious Beachpark Apartments.
Leaving Coffs Harbour, you’ll drive near the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden. There’s also the city’s notoriously gimmicky attractions – the Clog Barn and the Big Banana.
Other options include short detours towards Diggers Beach and the Solitary Islands Aquarium at Charlesworth Bay Beach, plus the Forest Sky Pier and Treetops Adventure in Korora.
Click through to the next section: Coffs Coast beaches.