Mogo, South Coast - Accommodation, shops & more

Go wild in Mogo

Mogo Wildlife Park supports the largest collection of endangered and exotic animal species in Australia, including the largest collection of primates. There are over 250 animals in the park, including snow endangered snow leopards, Rothschild’s giraffe, southern white rhinos and western lowland gorillas. It is one of only two places in Australia where you can see white lions.

Visitors can choose from numerous Up Close and Personal animal encounters including lovable meerkats, and the chance to feed a red panda is hard to resist. The Park also conducts Zoom Through the Lens photography tours with a professional nature photographer.

Family enjoying a day out in Mogo on the State's South Coast

Mogo Icecreamery, Mogo

Eat, drink & shop

Take a leisurely morning drive or ride out to Mogo Brew Crew in their retro aqua-coloured van. Pick up a coffee, a soft serve ice cream and maybe a tempting sweet treat or two. Sit down for breakfast or lunch in the leafy courtyard of Grumpy and Sweethearts Café. Mogo Pies serves up homemade pies, sandwiches, bagels, cakes and more – don’t miss the indulgent vanilla slice. Sweet tooths will want to pay a visit to Mogo Fudge & Ice Cream/Lots of Lollies and The Mogo Lolly Shop.

After all that snacking, walk off some of the sugar on the Mogo Bushwalk. Other shops to visit include Mogo Nursery, the In and Out kitchen shop, the Middle of Mogo gift shop, Hidden Treasures with its range of Balinese handicrafts and pick up some beautiful jewellery at Juela Mogo. Mogo Collective is another to add to the list, with local and regional art, food, fashion, homewares and furniture.

Grumpy and Sweethearts in Mogo, Batemans Bay & Eurobodalla

Grumpy and Sweethearts, Mogo

Getting there

Mogo is a four-hour drive from Sydney and just over two hours from Canberra. It’s a 10-minute drive from Batemans Bay. You can also fly to Moruya Airport and hire a car for the 15-minute drive north.

Moruya Airport is located 5km from Moruya’s town centre. Use the taxi services at the airport to make the short trip southwest. Alternatively, rent a car from the hire services available at the airport and explore the Eurobodalla region at your own pace. Regional Express operates direct flights from Sydney to Moruya five days a week, with return flights travelling via Merimbula.