Pet Friendly Vacation Packages on the NSW South Coast

Pet Friendly Vacation Packages

There are many hotels, B&B's, resorts, holiday rental houses, guesthouses, camp sites and caravan parks that welcome pets into their rooms or onto their grounds, and some even offer fenced exercise areas & special dining arrangements.

Click here for Pet Friendly accommodation options.

Click here for our recommendations about accommodation that welcomes:

• Dogs
• Horses
• Cats
  
  Pet Friendly Vacation Travel Tips:
• Check precisely what accommodation operators mean when they say "pet-friendly". Are pets allowed inside? Are there fenced, safe areas? Make sure you and your pet are comfortable with the conditions before booking.
• Ensure your pet is secured when driving, either in a pet crate, by a dog harness connected to a seat belt, or by a divider in the cargo area of your vehicle
• Don’t leave your pets unattended in your vehicle. Temperatures can vary quickly and dramatically, especially in summer.
• Alleviating Stress To make your holiday as comfortable as possible, it is always a good idea to take any special bedding and toys that your pet may be used to.
• Many hotels, B&Bs and other accommodation operators will insist that your pet’s vaccinations are up to date. Travel with the vaccination papers or check with the accommodation operator.
• ID Tags Ensure that your dog has an ID tag with your name and phone number in case you were to be accidentally separated. Better still, a microchip ID tag will give positive identification, if required.
• Protection from Ticks If you're travelling along the South Coast, you'll need to protect your dog against the dangerous Paralysis Tick. But remember, your dog will be mixing with the locals, whether by coming into contact with native wildlife or other travelling pets.
  Easy to apply, with just a few drops to your dog's coat, We recommend Frontline or Advantix, which according to the manufacturer "acts as a barrier to repel Paralysis Tick, Brown Dog or Bush Tick, mosquitoes, sand flies and other biting insects. In fact, it's the only spot-on product proven to repel paralysis ticks. As for any fleas, it puts an end to them feeding within 3-5 minutes, stopping them from making your dog's life a misery and reduces the incidence of Flea Allergy Dermatitis. And even when your dog gets wet or goes swimming you can rely on Advantix to keep on working".
  For optimal protection - we recommend that you start your treatment a month before travelling. To safeguard against Paralysis Tick, repeat the treatment every 14 days.
• Local councils also have some restricted areas such as near children’s playgrounds and shorebird nesting areas. Check with Visitor Information Centres for more details.
• Some areas such as national parks are refuges for native animals. There are restrictions for dogs and domestic pets in national parks, state conservation areas, nature reserves, historic sites and Aboriginal heritage areas.

More Pet Friendly Vacation Tips

National parks and reserves are refuges for native animals. Dogs and other domestic pets (other than trained assistance animals such as guide dogs) must not be taken into national parks, state conservation areas, nature reserves, historic sites or Aboriginal areas, because*:

• Native animals see dogs as predators. The lasting scent left by dogs can easily scare small animals and birds away from their homes, often causing them to leave their young unprotected.
• Dog faeces carry diseases which can be harmful to wildlife and people, and also add nutrients to the soil, increasing the spread of weeds.
• If dogs and other domestic pets have frightened native animals away from popular visitor areas, there will be no wildlife for other visitors to see.
• Dogs can interfere with the enjoyment of other park visitors.

* Courtesy of NPWS

Pet friendly Vacation 24 HOUR OFF LEASH AREAS
Pretty Point Beach: beach between headlands
Tomakin Beach: beach from Kingston Place carpark at boat ramp south to Tomago River
Mossy Point: Tomago River reserve, from Connells close east to ramp
Broulee: beach between McNee Street and sand pit
Moruya: Bengello Beach from 200m north of break wall to windsock and the reserve east of the old Caravan Park
Moruya South Head: council reserve east of Coronation Drive
Tuross Head: Coila Beach
Kianga: Kianga Reef Beach
Dalmeny: Duesburys Beach
Narooma: south-eastern corner Bill Smyth Oval (behind courts) below Canty Street
Narooma Bar Beach: northern end to within 100m of breakwall.

Pet friendly Vacation 24 HOUR LEASHED Pet friendly EXERCISE AREAS
Broulee: beach from Train Street south to boat ramp
Moruya: North Head, from windsock north to creek (south of sandpit).

Pet friendly Vacation TIME SHARE OFF LEASH Pet friendly EXERCISE AREAS
Long Beach: beach south of the southern end of Sandy Pl.
Maloneys Beach: Maloneys Drive to start Hibiscus Close
Surfside: between 100m east of caravan park and western end of Myamba Parade
Batehaven: Corrigans Beach between Hanging Rock breakwall and 100m north of Batemans Bay Beach Resort
Sunshine Bay: beach
Wimbie Beach: from end of reserve east along walking track
Lilli Pilli: Mosquito Bay beach
Malua Bay: Malua Bay Surf Beach
Rosedale: southern end of the beach from Rosedale Parade Carpark
Barlings Beach: between Melville Point headland and Caravan Park
Moruya Sth Head: north of Surf Club to Toragy Point
South Congo: beach adjacent to Point Parade
Tuross: Coila Lake foreshore from Anderson Street to Country Club golf carpark.
Beach from Plantation reserve south to One Tree Point.
Potato Point: Potato Point Beach excluding the northern third and Jemison's Beach excluding the southern third.
Narooma: beach north of Handkerchief Lake
Mystery Bay: Mystery Bay beach
Mogo: western end Buckenboura Oval off Mogo Street.

TIME SHARE ON LEASH Pet friendly EXERCISE AREAS
Malua Bay: McKenzie Beach and Garden Bay
Surf Beach: Wimbie Beach
Guerilla Bay Beach: Main Beach and Stoney Beach
Moruya South Headland: south of Surf Club to National Park boundary
Kianga: Kianga Lake Beach


GENERAL NOTES:
All dogs over the age of 6 months must be microchipped and lifetime registered. Microchipping is performed by a vet and registration is administered by council.
Working dogs and registered greyhounds are not required to be microchipped and registered but it is recommended for the protection of the dog.
For registration and pound fee information call council Ranger on 4474 1019 or 4474 1335.

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