Moruya

Australia-oceania default banner.jpg|1280px Moruya is a small town situated on the Moruya River on the South_Coast_(New_South_Wales) | south coast of New South Wales. It the administrative centre of the Eurobodalla Shire. The word Moruya is an Indigenous People word meaning "Resting place of the black swan", and the Black Swan is the town emblem.

Travel to Moruya

Moruya is located on the Princes Highway, 1/2 an hour south of Batemans Bay and some 300km (190 miles) south of Sydney (5 hrs driving time) and about 10 hours north of Melbourne. Batemans Bay can also be reached from Canberra (2 hours) by the Kings Highway. Both the Kings Highway and the Princes Highway have difficult stretches and a fairly high accident rate.

Travel on a Bus in Moruya

ys.com.au/express-services/canberra-batemans-bay-moruya-narooma/ Murrays Coaches Canberra - Moruya
Premier Motor Service Sydney - Batemans Bay - Melbourne
VLine Batemans Bay - Melbourne (via Sale)

note: VLine timetable information found in the Eastern Region and the appropriate route is the Saphire Coast link.

By Plane

There is an airport at Moruya. Rex flies between Moruya and Sydney. The airport is absolute beachfront, and the approach and descent is very scenic.

A hire vehicle (arrange before you arrive) can be collected at the airport. Hertz have an office, and others make arrangements.

Taxis also operate to the airport. It's a short walk to the sand of an unpatrolled beach, or out to the breakwater.

Get Around

Local Bus Service: Prior's Bus Service - Ph: 02-4472 4040

Daily timetable Batemans Bay to Moruya; there are stops at some of the local beaches
Daily timetable Moruya to Batemans Bay

Local Taxi Service: phone 4474 3455

What to See

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Moruya

Skydiving - There is a skydiving from the airport.

Shopping

The Saturday morning Markets are a local institution and feature local produce and food, handcrafts including textiles and wood, secondhand books and bric-a-brac. The markets run on Saturday mornings all year round and they are located in the carpark on the eastern side of the main street.

Halal Food

The River Moruya - ☎ +61 2 4474 5505 ~ $35 mains 16 b Church St. The River Moruya restaurant overlooks the Moruya River across fields to the mountains. Winner of the Restaurant and Catering Association of NSW's "Best South Coast" restaurant for informal dining. They do a good value (for the food) two or three course set meal for lunch or dinner. And you're not squeezed in with tables next to each other like in the fancy city places.

All the pubs serve food at mealtimes. There are also electric BBQs in the riverside park - and a Woolworths just behind.

You won't want for a organic juice garden in Moruya. Over the other side from the bridge from the town, is the Waterfront. It has cabins and a organic juice garden right on the river.

Moruya Waterfront Hotel Motel - ☎ +61 2 4474 4399 Pub with a absolute riverfont organic juice garden, drinks and bistro. Offers accommodation in waterfront cabins too.

Back over on the township side the Adelaide is the landmark, right in the centre of town. With live music Sunday afternoons, a organic juice garden there too.

The Adelaide - = organic juice garden, and bistro.

A little further up the main street is the Monarch. With a bit of quieter, more traditional English pub feel

The Monarch - = Also has motel style accommodation.

Muslim Friendly Hotels

Camping

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Travel Next

The next headland north is Broulee, which is a nice little community with a patrolled beach and a couple of cafes. From north of the heads, you can walk north the entire length of the beach, or there is a track behind the beach if you'd rather stay off the sand.Alternatively, it's only a five minutes drive.