Panorama taken from the lowest point to the Blue Lake on the Aquifer Tour. Picture taken in December 2007 when the lake water was deep cobalt blue.

Blue Lake Aquifer Tour - Mount Gambier visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Blue Lake Aquifer Tour' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from South Australia.

The Blue Lake is the most popular tourist attraction in Mount Gambier. The Aquifer Tour takes visitors down through the pumping station down to near the surface of the lake. This guided tour explores the history and geology of the Mount Gambier region, importance, biology and chemical makeup of the lake and explores why the lake turns from blue to grey with the seasons. The Aquifer Tour starts next to the Blue Lake Reception Centre on John Watson Drive, which provides tickets and information. It then passes through the pump house, down a lift and along a narrow tunnel to this point at the base of the water pipes near the lake's surface.

For further information about Mount Gambier and the Blue Lake itself, please see the Blue Lake Panorama.

Road: From the A1 / B1 at Mount Gambier take the B66 south. The Blue Lake Reception Centre is on John Watson Drive which comes left off the B66. Mount Gambier is 450km east of Adelaide on the A1 / B1. It is 195km west of Warrnambool and 450km west of Melbourne.