Cape Byron, the easternmost point of the mainland of Australia, is approximately 3 kilometres northeast of the town of Byron Bay.
The Cape Byron Kayaks tour offers a unique dolphin’s eye view of the Cape Byron Lighthouse.
For thousands of years, the Cape Byron headland has been a significant place for the Bundjalung people of Byron Bay. Traditionally known as Cavanba, the cape and its environment provided the local Aboriginal people with physical and spiritual resources which sustained both life and culture.
The Cape Byron Lighthouse was designed by Charles Harding and Cecil W. Darley and built from 1899 to 1901 by Messrs Mitchell & King.
Cape Byron Lighthouse is Australia’s most powerful lighthouse, with a light intensity of 2,200,000 candela or cd (A common candle emits light with a luminous intensity of roughly 1 cd).