The Ultimate Boys Trip to Port Macquarie this August

Port Macquarie

This August get the boys together for an action-packed trip to Port Macquarie. See the nation's best at the Australian Surf Festival (11-25 August), there are great deals on accommodation walking distance to the event, and it's the perfect climate to try out a stack of new adventure activities including jet fighter flights, bike audio tours and free falling in a vertical wind tunnel.

The Australian Surf Festival is free for spectators daily with the action centered on Town Beach. The program features around 400 surfers battling it out in 25 Australian Titles, plus themed art exhibitions, live music, surf films and a chance to meet the surfers at special events.

Port Macquarie has long been a hotspot for surfers with 17 white sandy, beaches, and Winter brings the most ideal surf conditions with less crowds and offshore winds delivering a line-up of great sets.

For the Ultimate Boys Trip to Port Macquarie, Greater Port Macquarie Tourism is offering the following adventure, sport and accommodation ideas in August. 

*New 'Bike and Hike iPod Audio Tours'- stay at The Observatory Hotel opposite Town Beach and for just $50 extra your 'o-zone' package includes new 'Bike and Hike iPod Audio Tours'. Jump on a bike and take in the 9km coastal walk, nature reserves, historic and cultural attractions. The pre-recorded info on an i-pod offers insider tips on where to go. All bikes, helmets and maps are included. http://www.observatory.net.au/  

*Champion Surf Tips - learn a few pointers from local legends Peter, Wayne and Grant Hudson, a father and sons team that boast a variety of state and national surfing titles. They run the Port Macquarie Surf School, offering daily lessons for all levels throughout the year. http://www.portmacquariesurfschool.com.au/  

*Jet Fighter Port Macquarie - new to the airways, be a Top Gun pilot for a day with adventure joy flights reaching speeds of 900Km/H with daring military combat manoeuvres. http://www.jetfighter.com.au/  

*PortJet - PortJet offers one of Australia's fastest, most luxurious jet-boat rides. Hitting speeds of 80km/hr the 23-seater takes visitors along the Hastings River to see the dolphins or out to sea on an Ocean Beaches or Whale Watching ride. http://www.portjet.com.au/  

*Extreme Velocity - Australia's first outdoor vertical wind tunnel and one of Port Macquarie's newest adventure attractions. The experience is the exhilaration of free falling with a rush of air travelling at over 200km/h, levitating you into a mind blowing hover above the flight deck, much like the sensation of skydiving without jumping out of a plane. http://www.extremevelocity.com.au/  

*Stony Park Watersports and Recreation Centre - the ultimate skiers and boarder paradise, boasting two man-made lakes which are fully equipped with slalom courses, jumps, sliders and kicker ramps. Learn to ski, tube-ride behind a high speed boat or potter about in a canoe. http://www.stoneypark.com.au/   

*Coastal Skydivers - freefall from 10,000 feet at 200km/hr on a tandem jump, with spectacular views from the Camden Haven's waterways to Wauchope's lush green hinterland. This is the most exhilarating $310 you will ever spend. http://www.coastalskydivers.com/  

Stony Park Watersports and Recreation Centre

Greater Port Macquarie is a four hour drive North of Sydney on the Mid North Coast of NSW and is serviced by regular QantasLink and Virgin Blue flights.

For more information and bookings contact the Greater Port Macquarie Visitor Information Centre on 1300 303 155 or go online at http://www.portmacquarieinfo.com.au/