Sight · Royal National Park
A ferry landing for Jibbon walks and Dharawal rock engravings.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Royal Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Royal National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Bundeena Waterfront and Horderns Beach“Bundeena's waterfront is ahead, with Horderns Beach beside the ferry wharf. Houses and coastal trees back the sand, making this a good place for an easy shore walk and a meal in the village.”
Plays as you drive up to Bundeena Wharf in the Parkwolf Royal Tour Guide.
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Bundeena Wharf is the compact passenger pier where the Cronulla to Bundeena ferry lands, a practical gateway to Royal National Park's Jibbon area. The crossing takes about 20 minutes. This is a working landing, not a place to spend long unless you're boarding or setting out on foot.
For ferry passengers, the 5 km Jibbon Loop starts and finishes here. It's an easy walk of about two hours. Follow Brighton Street up from the wharf and turn left onto Loftus Street; Jibbon Beach is about a 15-minute walk away. The loop passes a shell midden around 3,000 years old and Dharawal engravings of whales and kangaroos.
Bundeena Memorial Reserve adjoins the wharf and Horderns Beach. Its car park and public amenities block are on the corner of Brighton and Loftus streets, with accessible and ambulant toilets, a bubbler and picnic shelters. The reserve also holds the Bundeena and Maianbar War Memorial, including its First World War honour roll. Ferry timetables change by season, so check departures before setting out.
Wildlife
56 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
68 sightingsWhite-bellied Sea-EagleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
12 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
33 sightingsJavan RusaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
69 sightingsShort-beaked EchidnaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
11 sightingsRed FoxMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Royal. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ChallengingGreat South Coast Walk Stage 01: Bundeena to Wollongong63 km · 20 hr · At the trailheadThree days from sandstone cliffs to the Wollongong waterfront.
EasyJibbon Loop Track5.2 km · 2 hr · At the trailheadA sandy beach, Dharawal engravings and a rugged headland in one loop.
ModerateBundeena to Jibbon Head Circuit7.5 km · 2.5 hr · 0.1 km awayBeach, headland engravings and a quieter sandy return in one circuit.
EasyJibbon Head Engravings Walk2.6 km · 1.3 hr · 0.7 km awayA beach walk to a whale carved in Dharawal sandstone.
ModerateWedding Cake Rock Track5.6 km · 2.5 hr · 1.1 km awayCoastal walk to a fragile rock, viewed safely from behind the fence.
ModerateBundeena to Marley Beaches10.6 km · 3.5 hr · 1.1 km awayTwo remote beaches after a cliff-top walk through coastal heath.
ModerateWedding Cake Rock and Big Marley Circuit7.7 km · 3 hr · 1.1 km awayCoastal cliffs, a sculpted sandstone shelf, and Marley beach views
ChallengingThe Coast Track27 km · 10 hr · 1.2 km awayA 27 km coast crossing through beaches, cliffs and rainforest.
Beach · 0.2 km awayHorderns BeachBundeena's sandy waterfront, steps from the ferry and village.
Beach · 0.4 km awayGunyah BeachA Bundeena beach of sand pockets and rocky shelves.
Picnic area · 0.9 km awayBonnie Vale Picnic AreaA shady picnic lawn beside sheltered water for swims and paddles.
Beach · 1.1 km awayJibbon BeachAn 800-metre crescent, with a Dharawal cultural site beyond.
Campground · 1.4 km awayBonnie Vale CampgroundCamp beside a sandy spit with sheltered water right out front.
Sight · 1.6 km awayJibbon Rock EngravingsA beach-and-bush walk ends at a protected Dharawal engraving site.
Beach · 1.8 km awayShelley BeachA quiet cove of sand and rock pools off Jibbon Head.Sight · 3 km awayWedding Cake RockA fragile white landmark reached along a rugged coastal walk.Parkwolf’s Royal ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
