features and activities...

98% of all our guests have participated in a survey since we opened. They rated these features as the five they valued most highly at Waterholes:

Food. Accommodation. Natural surroundings. Peace. Walks.

Food: This has a whole page to itself!

Accommodation: This does too!

Natural surroundings: A convergence of forest, grassland, wetland and river environments all within the immediate surrounds of the Guest house makes this place a real wonderland for people and wild life.

Peace, perfect peace: No mobile reception, no DVD, no television, no traffic. The air is saturated with birdsong by day and frog song by night. Wonderful!

Walking: Walks take guests from one lovely area to another with a completely different atmosphere.

History: A whimsical ‘Fun Parlour’ recalls the rough buildings of the gold rush days as does the huge old pear tree, classified by the National Trust, which stands in the large romantic garden.

River: The gurgle of the river’s crystal clear waters beckons on a hot day and the frog lullaby sings you to sleep after a spotlight walk or a stargazing session on the deck.

The flowers and the trees: Wander around our large and magical garden. Paths lead the explorer to the rich world within and without the fence. Spring and Autumn are particularly good for garden lovers.

The birds and the bees: Waterholes is home to well over a hundred species of birds, four species of gliding possums, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, koalas and bandicoots.

The power of the sun: Waterholes is powered by a solar power system, and watered by rain and river.

Home, sweet home: Architect designed guest suites. Owner built earth and timber homestead with guest dining and sitting rooms. Whimsical bush fun parlour. Features a large library complete with a selection of games, jigsaw puzzles, etc.

Right here:

What to bring?

• Swim wear and some footwear to wear while you walk the stony river bed.
• Walking shoes
• Gum boots (winter)
• Binoculars

Nearby wineries and vineyards:

Check out the East Gippsland Shire Council for a comprehensive calendar of events for the local region.

Fishing: Tambo, Nicholson and Mitchell Rivers, the Gippsland Lakes; surf fish the 90 mile beach; trout in the Timbarra River.

Four-wheel driving: Hundreds of kilometres of bush roads to explore. many linking old gold town sites on streams and rivers.

“We feel like we’ve walked into a McCubbin landscape as we amble amid the young saplings and tall manna gums surrounding Waterholes Guest House in East Gippsland. Shafts of gentle winter sun seem to guide us along the pebbled edge of the trickling Nicholson River that some 55 kilometres away empties into the vast lakes system at Lakes Entrance.

“Animal footprints lead us warily up the riverbank. There, at the edge of a clearing, are two Western Grey kangaroos that stand to attention before bounding off into the bush. We had spied their coat of arms' partners earlier when we surprised a family of emus by the roadside - before they, too retreated for cover.

It's this pristine wilderness that lures guests to this remote rural accommodation with no television, no mobile phone service, no daily papers, and the only sounds are those of whipbirds, kookaburras and the occasional generator kicking in when the lack of winter sun cuts solar power.” — Excerpt courtesy Luxury Travel, Spring 2005.

“I would never have believed that I would be within two metres of an Azure Kingfisher and within twenty metres of a Greater Glider on the same trip, not to mention hearing Sugar Gliders, Lyrebirds, and so many other birds.” — Anne McKenzie, 2005 (second visit).