Cape Jervis

One of the Fleurieu's earliest rural cemeteries - laid out in 1858 with first burials in 1859, set in the rolling Delamere hills.

A custom-built charter vessel fishing Backstairs Passage and The Pages from Cape Jervis - seven days a week, tackle provided.

Five two-bedroom cabins on a 2.5-acre gum-tree property near the Sealink Kangaroo Island ferry terminal, with sea views.

Last pub before Kangaroo Island

The only pub in Cape Jervis - counter meals, takeaway and seven simple motel units a short drive from the SeaLink ferry terminal.

An outdoor community art project beside the Delamere General Store with rotating works by local Fleurieu artists.

The community heart of tiny Delamere - a country store and cafe with provisions, takeaway, and the outdoor Delamere Art Wall next door.

A pretty old rural Uniting Church on Yoho Road, the village's second historic house of worship alongside the Anglican St James.

A sheltered fishing beach a few kilometres east of Cape Jervis, the site of an 1840s whaling station and the shipping port for the historic Talisker Mine.

A small 800m sandy cove beneath 50-metre bluffs near Cape Jervis, popular for fishing, swimming and sunset views past the Starfish Hill Wind Farm.

One of Australia's most famous shore dive sites - the new Rapid Bay jetty is the world's leading place to find leafy seadragons in the wild, alongside cuttlefish, blue devils and seahorses.

Max Pritchard eco cabins in Deep Creek

Four award-winning Max Pritchard eco cabins perched on a ridge in the stringybark forest of Deep Creek National Park, near Delamere.

The departure point for daily SeaLink ferries to Kangaroo Island - the defining infrastructure of Cape Jervis township and a Backstairs Passage viewing point in its own right.

A 15-metre Westcoaster deep-sea charter vessel from Cape Jervis for serious offshore fishing in Backstairs Passage and beyond.

A four-bedroom cottage sleeping up to 10 within Deep Creek Conservation Park - wood heater, self-contained kitchen, classic bush retreat.

A State Heritage-listed stone church at Delamere - foundation stone laid 19 September 1870, dedicated 4 May 1871.

Deep Creek's most developed campground - 16 sites, hot showers and toilets - the central base for hikes into the park.

A 212-hectare bushland reserve at the south-western tip of the Fleurieu, with an interpretive trail through the ruins of the 1860s Talisker silver-lead mine.

The signature clifftop lookout in Deep Creek Conservation Park - dramatic views over the Southern Ocean cliffs and across to Kangaroo Island, a short walk from the Tapanappa campground.

A spacious kangaroo-frequented campground in Deep Creek Conservation Park with fire pits and a picnic shelter - quieter than Stringybark, with no showers.

A wild 5km Southern Ocean surf beach inside Deep Creek National Park, accessible via Tunkalilla Road and the Heysen Trail - one of the most remote beaches on the Fleurieu.

The southern start of the 1,200km Heysen Trail

The official southern trailhead of the Heysen Trail, a 1,200km walking route that runs from Cape Jervis to Parachilna Gorge in the Flinders Ranges.

A wild, remote cove inside Deep Creek National Park

A secluded sand-and-pebble cove on the southern Fleurieu coast, reached only by 4WD track or a steep 3km return walk down from Cobbler Hill - and gloriously empty when you get there.

The 1871 original & 1972 concrete replacement

The headland lighthouse marking the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula, with an original 1871 structure and a 1972 concrete tower that still operates today.

Fleurieu Peninsula's biggest wilderness park

The largest conservation area on the Fleurieu Peninsula, with 15 walking trails through eucalypt forest, waterfalls, ocean clifftops and views to Kangaroo Island.

Working station accommodation above Backstairs Passage

Working station-turned-holiday park perched above Cape Jervis, with motel rooms, cottages and campsites overlooking Kangaroo Island and the Heysen Trail.

Leafy sea dragons & a legendary jetty

Sheltered bay famous for its old T-shaped jetty, one of the best dive sites in Australia and a reliable place to spot the elusive leafy sea dragon.