The best of the Sapphire Coast in three days

Morning 

Set off early from Sydney this morning for the five-hour drive to the sparkling Sapphire Coast. The cosy town of Milton is around the halfway point and makes for an ideal breakfast stop. Stretch your legs along the main street, lined with 19th century shops, houses and pubs. Grab a pie and coffee at The Heritage Bakery, set inside one of the town’s most beautiful historic buildings. 

The Heritage Bakery, Milton – Credit: Shoalhaven City Council

Afternoon  

Bermagui is the northernmost town on the Sapphire Coast and you should arrive here just after lunch. Head straight for the Blue Pool, one of the most beautiful ocean pools on the NSW coast. Just over 50 metres long and almost 20 metres wide, the water within runs through a kaleidoscope of colours from bright turquoise to deepest cobalt depending on the sun. 

Refuel at Bermagui Fishermen’s Wharf, where fresh seafood lands on the dock every day. Pick up fish and chips from Blue Wave Seafood and find a scenic spot by the water. Later, check in to your luxe safari tent at Tanja Lagoon Camp set in glorious coastal scenery 35 kilometres further down the coast in the middle of the Sapphire Coast. This is glamping in style, where tents have a lounge and deck, and you’re lulled by the eucalyptus-scented breeze.  

Evening 

It’s just 15 minutes’ drive into Tathra from your camp. Join the locals and throw a line in off the heritage-listed Tathra Wharf. You could reel in bream, flathead, snapper, tailor, squid or whiting and there’s a full kitchen in your tent if you want to cook it up. If you don’t have any luck there, the Tathra Hotel has been feeding hungry travellers for more than a century. There are fresh local oysters on the menu as well as fresh fish, burgers, steaks and pub classics. Pair it with a beer from the on site Humpback Brewery.