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1. Exploring Perth (Some recommendations)

The following places can be visited easily within a day’s drive of Perth City Centre (times are approximate for driving distance one way):

• Kings Park is the focal point of Perth as it overlooks the thriving metropolis. It is still the largest National Park in any city centre in the world and has many picnic and bbq areas.

• Fremantle (20 mins South of Perth) has the famous Markets, the Maritime Museum and the Old Gaol. It is a vibrant, cosmopolitan Port City on the Coast, full of entertaining characters.

• Cottesloe (15 mins on the Coast) is a popular spot for a Sunday Session and has a great beach front.

• Scarborough (20 mins on the Coast) is a mecca for young people on the weekend with a lovely beach, several pubs and clubs and the best surfing spot in the Perth area. It has been dubbed the Sunset Coast for obvious reasons!

• Lancelin (2 hours)– A favourite with the surfers. It also boasts Wedge Island and some amazing sand dunes (like the ones in the movie, Lawrence of Arabia) where you can try your hand at sand-boarding! (Recommended accommodation at Lancelin Lodge – ask Trev and Trish about windsurfing).

• Cervantes (3½ hours) – Civilisation’s neighbour to the Nambung National Park, home of the world famous Pinnacles Desert Rock formations. (Recommended accommodation at Cervantes Lodge – ask Tony and Dineke about Don Quixote).
• Guilderton (1½ hours) – Camp at the mouth of the Moore River. A great place to chill out.
• Yanchep National Park (1 hour) – See the Yanchep Koala Bears, row a boat on the lake, go for a horse ride at ‘The Stables’ or play golf with kangaroos beside you.

• New Norcia (2 hours) – home of the famous Monastery, where the Monks make amazing culinary delights, such as home made pies, bread rolls and jams. The inland route offers spectacular fields of colour in Spring when the wildflowers are in season.

• Wallyunga National Park (¾ hour ) – the venue for the famous Avon Descent, where, in season, you can watch or have a go at White Water Rafting. Our friends at Rivergods would be delighted to introduce you to the thrills of the foamy river.
• The Swan Valley (30 mins) – there is so much to see and do here, I can’t list it all and it’s right on our doorstep. There’s the Caversham Wildlife Park, where you can feed kangaroos, stroke a koala or cuddle a wombat. There’s world renowned wineries, restaurants, cottage crafts and art galleries, not to mention fabulous bush walks in the Swan Valley Trails with awesome picnic sites.

• York (1 ¼ hours) – This lovely country town hosts a Motor Museum and is the home of Skydive Express, should you feel the urge to jump out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft! (tandem sky dive). A tandem jump from 14,000 feet is just under $400 and you can even have a DVD made to prove how brave you were.
• Hyden (4½ - 5 hours) – It’s a long drive for a day return trip but worth it if you are keen to see the world famous Wave Rock. Other landmarks include Dog Cemetary (why?) and Mulka’s Cave.

• Lake Leschenaultia (1 hour) – A beautiful place for a picnic on the way to York.

•  Mundaring Weir (¾ hour) – One of Perth’s largest water suppliers, the dam is very scenic and houses the historic O’Connor Museum. Find out about the pipeline to Kalgoorlie and the man who rode his horse into the sea.

• Lesmurdie Falls (¾ hour) – Not a big one but nevertheless a waterfall.

2. North of Perth

From Perth, you can travel North up through Lancelin, Cervantes, Geraldton, Kalbarri, Shark Bay, Monkey Mia, Carnarvon, explore the Ningaloo Reef between Coral Bay and Exmouth on the North-West Cape, inland to Newman, Tom Price and the spectacular Karijini National Park.

• Kalbarri is a delightful coastal town 65 kms off the Brand Highway at the Estuary of the Murchison River. It hosts a quirky Pink Lake, but is more famous for the Nature's Window lookout and the timeless Z bend Gorge.

• Shark Bay is called that for a reason! Nevertheless it is a lovely peaceful town.

• Monkey Mia has to be one of WA's most photographed icons. Every day, usually three times a day, the wild dolphins come in to shore to say hi, and if you are lucky, you may be selected to feed one a fish or two, all under the watchful supervision of our Marine Conservation Officers.

• Carnarvon has past links with the NASA Space Program, but it also boasts a very long jetty and is a source of work for banana pickers.

• Coral Bay and Exmouth are the setting for an awesome spectacle - the largest fringing reef system in the world - the Ningaloo Reef. Between April and June when the coral spawns each year, you may be lucky enough to snorkel alongside a Whale Shark, a peaceful giant of the oceans that harmlessly feeds on plankton. All year round, however, you can interact with the playful manta rays.

• About 5 hours drive inland from Coral Bay is Karijini National Park, with it's breathtaking gorges and mysterious natural swimholes.

3. The South-West

South-West of Perth, the distances are a lot shorter, so it is possible to see most of the towns and sights in about a week. The usual coastal route is to go through Rockingham, Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Pemberton, Walpole, Denmark, Augusta, Albany and back on up to Perth, or if you have time, cut across to scenic Esperance, up the inland route to Hyden, York and Perth.

• Rockingham provides an opportunity for a real Wildlife Encounter with Rockingham Dolphins, Seals or Sea Lions.

• Busselton boasts the longest jetty in the Southern Hemisphere and offers an absolute delight for snorkellers and divers. The Dive Shed offer regular dives to this wealth of coral gardens and marine life. Another icon is the HMAS Swan ship wreck. This former navy vessel was sunk around 9 years ago to provide scuba divers with a fantastic 30 metre wreck dive.

• Margaret River is renowned not only for crazy surfers who tackle giant waves, but also for award winning wines and gourmet delights.

• Pemberton and Walpole are the home of the shady forests. You can climb the famous Gloucester Tree or hide inside the trunk of the Tingle Trees. There are also some rather large trees called the Valley of the Giants and you can sway across the Tree Top Walk and see a bird's eye view from the forest canopy.

• Albany is the largest City after Perth with around 25,000 population. The area still offers some secluded beaches, however, and the natural attractions of the "Bridge" and the "Gap".

• Esperance was named by the French and has amazing scenery at Cape Le Grand National Park.

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