Our insider’s guide to KIAMA
Savvy travellers like to zig when everyone else zags, which is why KIAMA makes the ideal destination for a MID-WEEK STAY over autumn and winter, as Carla Grossetti discovers.
GREAT OUTDOORS
Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy Kiama’s proximity to a network of waterways, waterfalls and pristine hiking trails and the fact you can outsource the action to LAND’S
FOUNDATION, which offers snorkelling, SUPing, EDGE kayaking, mountain biking and more. Blessed as it is with beautiful beaches, you can learn to surf at GERRINGONG
and AUSTRALIA. The calm, SURF SCHOOL SURF CAMP shallow waters of Minnamurra River are glassy and flat at dawn, which is when prefers to SUP SHELLHARBOUR paddle. Keen anglers will also get a stunning perspective of the Kiama coastline with a deep-sea fishing trip with SERVICE. KIAMA CHARTER
OH THE PLACES YOU’LL STAY
Although part of Kiama’s draw is its laid-back appeal, and prime coastal location, it’s also become a sophisticated place to check in: choose between the DUNOON FARM HOUSE, which has undergone a stylish conversion, mixing history with indulgent comfort or beach-chic apartments at KIAMA, THE BELLEVUE and OCEANVIEW KIAMA SURF BEACH DREAMS. in Gerringong is THE PAUSE another popular place for a South Coast stopover, as is - at ATAAHUA Werri Beach. Swap the coastline for a few days living like a yogi at
RETREAT. Or if ANANDA WELLNESS it’s a romantic getaway you’re after, call to set up COASTAL GLAMPING your tent, replete with bedding and bubbles.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
RUB SHOULDERS WITH RUGGED-UP SURFERS INHALING Stacks Burger BREKKIE BURGERS AT House,TAKE COFFEE INYOUR UGG Little Earth Cafe, BOOTS AT THE AND FOLLOW THE QUEUES TO THE Fish Tribe Project TO ORDER THE FRESHEST SEAFOOD BY THE SEA. The Hungry Monkey IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE LOCAL BOHO BRIGADE ENJOYING PURPLE TOAST WITH BEETROOT RELISH,WHILE TRADIES FIND THE COLOMBIAN The Brooding Italian WRAP AT A REAL TREAT. HEAD TO THE Grand Hotel Kiama ON WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS Miss FOR MIDWEEK SPECIALS. Arda,THE BRAND-NEWVENUE BY CHEF EMILY HERBERT (EX-HEAD CHEF AT OTTOLENGHI BELGRAVIA), HAS TO BE ON YOUR BUCKET LIST.
TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVEL
Visitors to Kiama can get creative and connect with family and friends at a number of local workshops. The runs Luxury Clay BAREFOOT FIVE TRIBE Experiences, while has lino and printmaking, TERRA ART GALLERY traditional paper making and driftwood classes and KIAMA ART help you work magic with handmade jewellery. WORKSHOPS offers candle and diffuser workshops and WILLOWVALE ROAD PICNIC BY shows participants how to create interest-worthy platters. THE SEA