Beach, nature and cultural enjoyment
Crisp white sandy beaches at Esperance Bay provide a backdrop for whales, seals and dolphins, pristine wildlife parks and the iconic marsupials at Australian Wildlife Park; this self-drive through western Australia has it all! Immerse yourself in the culture of the original Aboriginal people, walk among the treetops in The Valley of the Giants and gastronomic surprises at Margaret River, Where the world can't find you…
Tips & Tops Selfdrive through Western Australia:
- Start your tour in trendy Perth and explore the city on foot or by bike, take a beautiful boat trip on the Swan River, visit the museums, go on the road with an Aboriginal guide and don't miss Kings Park, the botanical garden of Western Australia
- Drive to the small town of Hyden which is home to the world famous and millions of years old natural phenomenon Wave Rock
- Follow the Great Ocean Drive to Twilight Bay and snorkel at Blue Haven Beach, Twilight Cove and the lagoon east of West Beach
- Optionally, you can take a whale watching tour or panoramic flight in Albany
- While in Albany, visit Limeburner Distillery to sample some whiskeys made from local peat
- Visit one or more vineyards in the Margaret River region and enjoy a delicious tasting
- Optionally join an Aboriginal cultural tour of Koomal Dreaming in the Margaret region. Feel the powerful vibrations of the didgeridoo that fills the cave's natural amphitheater and learn about the lifestyles of the world's oldest living culture, such as the way fires were lit for generations
- See the illuminated stalactites and stalagmites in the huge Ngilgi Cave at Yallingup
- Be sure to visit the Sugarloaf Rock lookout from where you can see dramatic rock formations, the beautiful Western Australian coastline, climb the Cape Naturaliste lighthouse
- Walk part of the 135km Cape to Cape Track, passing cliffs, sandy beaches and through tall forests
- Descend eight meters below the sea's surface at Busselton pier to see one of Australia's largest man-made reefs home to corals, sponges, fish and invertebrates
- Make a stopover of a few days in, for example, Singapore or Dubai
