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Travel north from Fremantle to Geraldton. Visit Yanchep National Park with an Aboriginal guide to hear stories, see didgeridoo playing and take part in hands-on learning with traditional tools. Visit Nambung National Park and the Pinnacles, then see the HMAS Sydney Memorial in Geraldton.

Travel from Geraldton to Monkey Mia in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Shark Bay region. Stop at Shell Beach, a cove formed from coquina bivalve shells.

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner

Get an early start to see Monkey Mia’s wild dolphins, which may swim close to shore; their appearance cannot be guaranteed. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast

Visit Kalbarri National Park and the Kalbarri Skywalk, which extends beyond the gorge rim above the Murchison River. An Indigenous guide welcomes you to Country and shares stories about the land, bushfoods, medicine plants, traditional uses of local flora, growing up on country and the region’s social history.

Meals: Breakfast

Stop at Hutt Lagoon, a salt lake whose colour varies with the time of year. In Perth, have a celebratory dinner and drinks with the group.

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner

Depart from Perth.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s included

5 breakfasts and 2 dinners, including a celebratory dinner with drinks in Perth
Coach travel from Fremantle through Geraldton, Monkey Mia and Kalbarri to Perth
A Travel Director, driver and local guides, including Aboriginal guides at Yanchep National Park and Kalbarri Skywalk
Luggage handling of one suitcase per person at guided-holiday hotels
Tips for dining-room waiters, hotel housekeeping staff and hotel porters
5 nights in hotels and resorts: Ocean Centre Hotel in Geraldton, 2 nights at Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, Kalbarri Edge Resort and Holiday Inn West Perth
Itinerary sightseeing and experiences: the First Nations cultural experience at Yanchep National Park, the Pinnacles in Nambung National Park, HMAS Sydney Memorial, Shark Bay and Shell Beach, wild dolphin viewing at Monkey Mia, Kalbarri National Park and Skywalk, and Hutt Lagoon

What’s not included

Flights to Perth before the tour and from Perth after it, including international flights
Visas and passport costs, where applicable
Travel insurance
Lunches and dinners not listed as included in the itinerary, plus other drinks
Transfers between Perth Airport and your hotel; these are available to purchase on request
Optional experiences and activities purchased during the trip
Voluntary tips for the Travel Director, driver and local guides
Personal expenses such as laundry, phone calls, minibar purchases and shopping
Solo-room pricing and any extra hotel nights before or after the tour

Additional information

  • 5 Breakfast (B)
  • 2 Dinner (D)
  • Low level of fitness required.
  • Day prior: Flights to arrive anytime into Perth AirportDay 6: Flights to depart anytime from Perth Airport Airport to Hotel transfers are available to purchase on request. Flights to and from your tour are not included in the tour price.
  • Comfortable walking shoes Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat Water bottle Warm layers in cooler months Camera

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Explore Yanchep National Park with an Aboriginal guide and learn how its bushland and wetlands have sustained First Nations communities. Hear how knowledge is shared through stories, listen to didgeridoo playing, and take part in hands-on learning with traditional tools.

This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience offers a perspective on Country that reaches beyond its scenery, connecting native landscapes with living cultural practices.

Discover the Pinnacles in Nambung National Park, where thousands of limestone pillars rise from pale desert sands. Explore this distinctive landscape and see how the formations vary in height and shape across the open terrain.

These weathered structures give the park its otherworldly, lunar-like character. Their stark silhouettes against the sand make this one of Western Australia’s most recognisable natural sights and a striking opportunity for photographs.

Visit the HMAS Sydney Memorial in Geraldton, a place of remembrance for the 645 sailors lost when the Australian warship sank off the Western Australian coast in 1941. Spend time among its commemorative features and consider the lives represented here.

The memorial’s setting and symbolism give this coastal visit a reflective character. It connects Geraldton’s maritime history with a tragedy that remains significant to families and communities across Australia.

See the shifting colours of Hutt Lagoon, a highly saline lake on Western Australia’s coast. Its waters can appear pink, lilac or reddish, with the visible hue changing according to conditions and the time of year.

Pause to take in the contrast between the coloured water and the surrounding landscape. The lagoon’s appearance is a natural phenomenon rather than a fixed shade, making each view—and each photograph—dependent on the light and conditions.

Discover the coastal colours of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Shark Bay region at Shell Beach. Walk beside clear blue water on a shore made not of sand, but of countless tiny white coquina shells.

Shell deposits here reach depths of up to ten metres, creating the beach’s bright, distinctive surface. The contrast between its pale shoreline and the bay’s vivid water reveals the unusual natural character that makes Shark Bay so memorable.

Watch for wild dolphins at Monkey Mia, where these marine animals often swim close to shore in the morning. Take in the sight from the beach, with the clear waters of Shark Bay providing a striking setting for a wildlife encounter.

The dolphins are free-ranging animals, not performers, and their appearance cannot be guaranteed. That unpredictability is part of the experience: an opportunity to observe them on their own terms in their natural habitat.

Step onto the Kalbarri Skywalk for views into the Murchison River gorges, where red-and-white sandstone records the landscape’s long geological history. The viewing platform extends 25 metres beyond the gorge rim, roughly 100 metres above the river.

Experience a Welcome to Country with an Indigenous guide and hear stories of growing up on Country. Learn about local bushfoods, medicinal plants and regional social history from an Aboriginal perspective.

Share a celebratory dinner and drinks in Perth with your fellow travellers. This hosted gathering offers time to swap stories and reflect on the coast, wildlife and national parks encountered across Western Australia.

Unlike a routine meal, the dinner is a shared farewell to the journey. Its appeal lies in the company: familiar faces around the table, conversation shaped by days on the road, and a relaxed close to the tour.

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