Cape Bauer

Cape Bauer is on the Gibson Peninsula (which is part of bigger Eyre Peninsula) in South Australia. It is just outside Streaky Bay and well worth the drive. It is a rough and rugged coast line with stunning contrasts.

Cape Bauer is located in about 16 kilometres northwest of Streaky Bay, a small coastal town situated on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, that can offer many unique nature-based experiences which are unforgettable: picturesque rugged coastline, Murphy's Haystacks or swimming with sealions and dolphins at Baird Bay. Streaky Bay is surrounded by beautiful and fascinating coastline.

Cape Bauer is easily reachable - drive along the unsealed Cape Bauer Road and, in approx. 16 kms, turn left onto the small road leading to a car parking. The area has a number of high cliffs and sweeping ocean views out towards Olive Island. Cape Bauer offers quite a few very nice photography opportunities. The best time to photograph these colourful cliffs with unique shapes and large number of bays and coves is around sunset and after sunset. Distance between locations on the Cape Bauer is relatively large and it takes time to get from one point to another so scout the location before photographic magic hours to get an idea what you want to shoot there.

Another unique tourist attraction on the Cape Bauer is The Blow Holes or Whistling Rocks - a number of narrow vertical shafts in the limestone coast. These shafts were created by rough wind and salt water and they are connected to underground caves. Vertical fractures in the limestone cliffs become enlarged over thousands of years. This process is due to erosion in the fractures caused by chemical reaction between the water, the air and the soil. The eroding fractures form pipes and shafts within the cliff. If these spaces are connected at the base with open air, waves breaking around them force air and sea water up through the spaces under pressure, causing the sights and sounds of 'Whistling Rocks' and 'The Blow Holes'. The air flow from the blow holes is very strong and potentially could scare someone. Still images just cannot give any idea how you fill there but it's definitely unforgettable experience for all people including kids. The 'must see' tourist attraction.