You can visit the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere WITHOUT leaving Australia – and it takes you almost 2km out to sea
- Busselton Jetty is the longest timber-piled jetty in the southern hemisphere
- It stretches 1,841 metres from the shores of WA out into the Pacific Ocean
- A 90-seater solar-powered train runs along the length of the timber platform
- One of only six underwater observatories in the world is at the end of the jetty
Travel-starved Australians in search of adventure can visit the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere in their own backyard until international borders reopen.
Busselton Jetty stretches 1,841 metres from the shore of Busselton, 233km south of Perth, Western Australia, out into the shimmering expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
The 156-year-old timber-piled platform, built and opened in 1865, is operated by not-for-profit organisation, Busselton Jetty Incorporated, which installed a solar-powered train that runs the length of the jetty in June 2017.
The 90-seater vintage train leaves on the hour every day and is the perfect vantage point to catch a glimpse of dolphins and local fishermen in the sea below.
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Travel-starved Australians in search of adventure can visit the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere (pictured) in their own backyard until international borders reopen
Busselton Jetty (pictured) stretches 1,841 metres from the shores of Busselton, Western Australia, out into the shimmering expanse of the Pacific Ocean
Busselton Jetty, 223 kilometres south of Perth CBD on the Western Australia coast
The 156-year-old timber-piled platform (left), built and opened in 1865, is operated by not-for-profit organisation, Busselton Jetty Incorporated
A video showing the jetty’s exact location has gone viral on TikTok, racking up more than 31,400 ‘likes’ and hundreds of comments since it was uploaded on April 17.
The clip, posted by travel blogger Cam Bostock, swiftly sparked responses from travellers raving about the destination.
‘Jumping into the ocean is the best from that jetty,’ one man wrote.
‘I’ve been there over 20 times, love it,’ said another.
Others said the underwater observatory tour at the end of the jetty is even more impressive than the structure itself.
A 90-seater solar-powered train was installed on the jetty in June 2017
At the end of the jetty is one of only six underwater observatories in the world
‘Jumping into the ocean is the best from that jetty,’ one man wrote on TikTok
The observatory, which is one of only six in the world, sits eight metres below the water’s surface and is home to more than 300 species of marine life.
Busselton Jetty Incorporated is seeking to recruit social media influencers to promote the area during the bleak winter off-season made worse by pandemic travel restrictions, the ABC reported.
‘We think it’s a new way of marketing and a different way to try and get some more people here in winter,’ chief executive Lisa Shreeve said.