Best of the South West & Outback Coast Combi Package

Highlights

• Margaret River Wine Region with wine tasting
• Cape Leeuwin - Australia’s most south-westerly point
• Tree Top Walk and Valley of the Giants
• Albany, the city on the South Coast
• Esperance with its beautiful beaches
• Golden Mile Kalgoorlie with Super Pit Tour
• Wave Rock
• City Tour Perth & Fremantle with Swan River Cruise
• Pinnacles in Nambung National Park
• Kalbarri National Park
• Shark Bay Wold Heritage Area with Shell Beach and Stromatolites
• Monkey Mia Dolphins
• Lobster Shack Tour
• Wildflowers (seasonal)

Itinerary

Day 1 Perth - Margaret River L

The leisurely drive southwards takes us past places like Mandurah and Bunbury. In Busselton, we visit the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere. We then explore the region around Margaret River, one of Australia's best-known and best wine-growing regions. The town, with its Mediterranean climate and relaxed atmosphere, has become an extremely popular vacation resort in recent years for the above reasons and its beautiful surfing beaches. We have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious wine tasting at a renowned winery followed by lunch. Back on the coast, we admire the fascinating Canal Rocks. Drive to the hotel in Margaret River.

Accommodation: Stay, Margaret River

Day 2 Margaret River - Pemberton B

Today, after breakfast, we explore the town of Margaret River, followed by another wine tasting at an internationally renowned winery. The Cave Road takes us through beautiful forest areas to the most south-westerly point of Australia, Cape Leeuwin. This is where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet. The Cape is known for its harsh westerly winds in the winter months - called the “roaring forties” by the locals. From here, there is no land separating you from Africa to the west and Antarctica to the south. After a visit to the picturesque Hamelin Bay, we dive from the coast of the Southern Ocean and green pastures into the imposing karri forests of the Pemberton/Walpole region

Accommodation: Pemberton Hotel, Pemberton

Day 3 Pemberton - Albany B

After today’s breakfast, courageous visitors will have the opportunity to climb a spiral ladder to the platform of the “Gloucester Tree” in Pemberton. The Valley of the Giants, a section of forest appropriately named for its huge trees, is our next destination. Tree Top Walk offers an amazing bird’s eye view to this window of the past. Much of the vegetation in this region is unique to the southwest of Western Australia. In the afternoon we will visit William Bay National Park with its bizarre Elephant Rocks and popular swimming beach Green Pool. The colours of the ocean and coastline are beyond words and will inspire you. We reach Albany, Western Australia’s first settlement, in the evening.

Accommodation: Quality Suites Banksia Gardens, Albany

Day 4 Albany - Esperance B

A City tour and the magnificent panorama view from Mt. Clarence overlooking King George Sound, where the first settlers landed in 1826, let you realize Albany’s importance to Western Australia. Afterwards we will be exploring “Natural Bridge and The Gap” in Torndirrup National Park. The tour continues with a drive through farmland in the Stirling Range. The many different varieties of plants originating in the Stirling Range are mainly due to its insular location. This mountain range is a climatic island and the plain is typical for its dry and warm weather conditions. If time and weather conditions permit we will have the opportunity for some hiking.

Accommodation: Hospitality Motel, Esperance

Day 5 Esperance - Kalgoorlie B

The local Aborigines called this region „Gabba-Kyle“, which means “the place where the water is shaped as a boomerang.“ You will enjoy the scenic Great Ocean Drive with its highlights Rotary Lookout, Twilight Beach and Pink Lake. We are then visiting Cape Le Grand National Park with its scenic, turquoise bays and extended white beaches. Leaving the gorgeous Southern Ocean behind us, there is still 400km of sealed road in front of us! At Norseman starts the Eyre Highway which crosses the 1,500 km wide Nullarbor Plain towards Adelaide. However, we are heading north and will eventually arrive at the so-called “Golden Mile” in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Accommodation: Hospitality Motel, Kalgoorlie

Day 6 Kalgoorlie B

After a sight-seeing tour, a short visit to the Kalgoorlie Museum completes our knowledge of the past of Australia’s richest gold mine. Located 10 minutes north of town is the original corrugated iron shed and bush ring that was once the Two-Up school. Two-up is a traditional Australian gambling game that is periodically still played here. From Menzies, a former gold mining town, a dusty track brings at to Lake Ballard. The highlight is the amazing and not to be expected sculpture park spread out on the dry salt plains of the lake. The artwork is a collection of 51 different steel sculptures by Antony Gormley. They stand against the dramatic backdrop of the lake’s dry salt bed. Back in Kalgoorlie the rest of the day is leisure time.

Accommodation: Hospitality Motel, Kalgoorlie

Day 7 Kalgoorlie - Hyden B

In the course of the morning a visit to the mine site “Super Pit” - Australia’s biggest open cut gold mine - enables us to capture impressions of the unbelievable ratio and dimensions on the Australian continent. Now we start to realize the differences of gold mining of the past and present. By tracing the footsteps of the first gold seekers we will be reaching Coolgardie and Southern Cross and leaving Western Australia’s Golden Mile. From here we will be following the track of the Emu Fence Road in a southerly direction to Hyden.

Accommodation: Wave Rock Motel, Hyden

Day 8 Hyden - Perth B

After breakfast, we will visit the famous and astounding Wave Rock. There is enough time to explore and learn about the story of this unbelievable natural wonder. Afterwards we drive through the wide-stretched West Australian wheat belt to reach York at about lunchtime. A quaint short stroll in the oldest inland settlement of W.A. will take you back to the time of the first settlers. The old well-maintained and renovated houses boasting their original facades bring forth still today the atmosphere of the pioneer’s time. Continue to Mundaring Weir. The dam was built together with the pipeline according to the idea and plans of Charles Yelverton O'Connor as part of the Goldfields water supply system. It thus brought the precious water to Kalgoorlie. The Goldfields Pipeline is a major engineering achievement. Cross the dam wall on foot and enjoy the fantastic view. After an enjoyable travel back to Perth, the first part of this combi tour concludes at your hotel.

Accommodation: DoubleTree by Hilton Perth, Northbridge

Day 9 City Tour Perth & Fremantle & Swan River

After pick up from your hotel, you will discover Perth, situated on the Swan River, the sunniest city „Down Under”. Although it is one of the most isolated cities in the world, Perth offers many spectacular attractions. We begin our tour at Kings Park to take in a magnificent view of the city, Swan River and the Darling Ranges. There is also time for a pleasant stroll through this beautiful native park. A tour into downtown Perth shows you the shopping and business areas, as well as St. George‘s Terrace the financial centre, where you can find a contrast of old and new architecture. Our drive will continue through some of the best residential areas of Perth along the Swan River to the Indian Ocean. Fremantle, with its old colonial buildings, is our final destination. This City is known for its harmonious combination of culture, maritime history and entertainment. Here you have time to discover this friendly historical harbour town with its famous market. Captain Cook cruise will then take you on a comfortable and safe trip back up the Swan River to Perth City. Enjoy glorious views along the River by a complimentary cup of tea/coffee or a wine tasting. Return transfer back to hotel not included).

Accommodation: DoubleTree by Hilton Perth, Northbridge

Day 10 Perth - Kalbarri

We begin today’s journey via Perth’s wine growing region, the picturesque Swan Valley. New Norcia, the only Benedictine Mission in Western Australia and its Spanish atmosphere will invite you to a break. This carefully chosen, beautiful piece of land represents an important era of Australian history. We head north towards Geraldton, the sunniest town in W.A. Cruising along the coastal road we enter the Kalbarri National Park via Port Gregory. You can experience some of the most picturesque grazing land as well as the rough coastline. In the early evening we will arrive in the “laid back village” of Kalbarri.

Accommodation: Kalbarri Edge Resort, Kalbarri

Day 11 Kalbarri - Monkey Mia B

After breakfast we farewell Kalbarri. We continue into the Kalbarri National Park with breathtaking views down to the Murchison Gorge. Depending upon the season, our drive through the Kalbarri National Park to the World Heritage area of Shark Bay will be escorted by the famous wildflowers. Stop at Hamelin Pool where the world best known colony of stromatolites can be admired. In the afternoon we arrive in Monkey Mia, home of the well-known dolphins. Nearly every day of the year they come to the shore to give you a unique experience that will never be forgotten. There is time for relaxing and swimming on this beautiful beach. Before dinner we will take a cruise on a catamaran to experience the silent sensation of sailing and capture the five-star view of the coastline.

Accommodation: Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, Shark Bay

Day 12 Monkey Mia - Geraldton B

In the morning you have the opportunity to come face to face with these famous dolphins. Before our next stop at Shell Beach we pay homage to this World Natural Heritage area with a visit to the Shark Bay Interpretive Centre in Denham. Typical „Outback Australian impressions” will accompany you on the drive to Geraldton. A visit to Mount Scott gives you the opportunity of an outlook over the town of Geraldton and Grey’s Bay. Here is also the memorial for the victims of the sunken warship HMAS Sydney II.

Day 13 Geraldton - Perth B/L

Our sightseeing this morning brings us to the architecturally interesting St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in the town centre. Leaving Geraldton, we head south along the coast via Leeman and Jurien Bay towards Cervantes. Here we visit the “Lobster Shack” and - after a delicious lunch - we get a lot of insights into this multimillion dollars export industry. In the afternoon we will visit Nambung National Park. The Pinnacles are among the most visited natural wonders of the state. Thousands of limestone pillars rise out of a stark landscape of yellow sand. There is ample time to explore the area and to take some colourful photos from these amazing formations. These impressions of lights and colours will stay with you for many years to comeWe arrive back in Perth early evening when you will be transferred back to your chosen hotel where our round trip concludes.

Services included:

• Transport in an air-conditioned bus or 4WD with a maximum of 12 passengers per vehicle
• Accommodation during the tour 12x in Hotel/Motel
• English, German, French speaking guiding
• Entry fees National Parks, Busselton Jetty, wine tasting tour by bicycle, Cape Leeuwin, Tree Top Walk, Kalgoorlie Museum, Super Pit Tour, Wave Rock, Swan River Cruise, World Heritage Area Shark Bay, catamaran cruise in Monkey Mia, Interpretive Centre Denham, Lobster Shack Cervantes
• Meals (12x B - Breakfast / 1x L - Lunch)
• Free drinking water in bus
• Comprehensive information kit in vehicle
• 24/7 English/German/French emergency assistance
  

Notes

This product is on request. We will confirm availability within the shortest possible time after we receive your order.

Unfortunately Child under 13 years cannot participate on this tour.

Participation on the wine tasting is permitted from the age of 18 only.