During this must-do walking tour of Victor Harbour, you will hear about early settler life, the development of the Port, the unique heritage transport that still runs today, and how Victor Harbour grew into the popular tourist town we now enjoy.

Your local guide will walk you through the old parts of town and highlight the wonderful heritage-listed buildings. While passing through, you will hear about the important historical events of the town and stories of key characters that influenced the development of Victor Harbour.

Our tour starts at the beginning of the Granite Island Causeway where we will walk along the causeway and see the islands of Encounter Bay and hear about the meeting of Captains Flinders and Baudin. We will then start walking along the Encounter walkway and hear about early European settlement and the influence of whaling as South Australia's first commercial export.

A short walk takes us to our first heritage buildings, the Newland Memorial Church and church Hall. Here we stop and hear stories about a key settler, the challenges of settler life and the contribution made to the town’s development.

We head to Warland Reserve. Here we stop to see delightful ironstone and blue stone heritage buildings and the role with transport, and the port, and hear stories of early settler life.

Our next stop is Railway Terrace, a delightful historical precinct with lots of hidden stories that will be revealed.

Export of goods down the river Murray slowed and a new industry of tourism began. We look at some of the old hotels and hear and see the grand holiday residences that were built in the late 19th century.

Finally, you will discover the early cultural development of the town. This is where we finish our tour.

The tour is dog friendly. Please contact the tour operator if you would like to bring your dog on a lead.