Port Stephens 4WD Tours · James Paterson St, Anna Bay
A 75-minute guided 4WD tour from Anna Bay: a drive down Birubi Beach, a lesson in digging for pipis, then sandboarding on the dunes. Pick it if you want a guide and the beach as well as the boards, in a short slot that suits young kids.
Port Stephens 4WD Tours runs this from its base on James Paterson St, Anna Bay, at the northern end of Stockton Beach. You climb into a red, air-conditioned 4WD and drive 2 km down Birubi Beach with commentary. On the sand the guide shows you how to find and dig pipis, the small clams that live under the wet sand, and with luck RAAF fighter jets fly past low.
After about 20 minutes on the beach you head into the dunes for 45 to 50 minutes of sandboarding, with the guide teaching technique and taking photos. Then it is back to base. The whole tour is 75 minutes, and the national parks fee, the board, water and the guide are all in the price.
It runs rain, hail or shine. There is no pickup, so you make your own way to Anna Bay. And the pipis stay on the beach: NSW fisheries rules allow pipis to be collected for use as fishing bait only, not to take home and eat.
Check in at Port Stephens 4WD Tours on James Paterson St and climb into the red 4WD.
The 4WD drives about 2 km along the beach, with commentary on the coast and the dunes.
The guide shows you how to spot and dig pipis at the waterline. Keep a camera ready for low-flying jets.
A short drive into the dunes, a lesson in technique, then the boards are yours. The guide helps with photos and poses.
The 4WD returns you to James Paterson St, sandy and happy.
★★★★★My family (12,10 and 3 year old kids) and I really enjoyed to combination of education at the beach, and 40 min of sand boarding. Especially for the kids the right amount of time to explore it and have some fun rides.
★★★★★Mick was a great guide. Super knowledgeable, took pictures for us and gave us creative poses. [...] The sand dunes were unreal and boarding down them was so much fun. 10/10 would recommend to anyone !!!
★★★★★We loved Paul! He was a great tour guide, we learned a lot and had an absolute blast riding the dunes! What a cool experience.
★★★★★We had such a good time! Loved learning about the pippis and the dunes!
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75 minutes: about 20 minutes on Birubi Beach with the pipis, 45 to 50 minutes of sandboarding, and short drives in between.
Yes. The listing includes the national parks per-person fee, sandboard hire, water and the guide. You only need to get yourself to James Paterson St, Anna Bay.
No. NSW fisheries rules allow pipis to be collected for use as fishing bait only. The tour shows you how to find them, and they go back in the sand.
Yes, rain, hail or shine. If your plans change, the booking is free to cancel up to 24 hours before.
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A 4WD run along Birubi Beach, a lesson in digging pipis and sandboarding on the dunes, park fee included.
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