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Monkey Mia Dolphins and West Coast

   
Destination:
Fremantle, Australia
Duration:
12 Nights
Offer ends:
05 December 2024
Valid for travel:
27 May, 2 Sep, 23 Sep, 30 Sep, 7 Oct, 21 Oct 2025

Details

The ultimate tour between Perth and Monkey Mia, this epic journey from the West Australian capital includes a Pinnacles tour plus visits to pink lakes and Aboriginal sites. This tour between Perth and Monkey Mia may be short, but it’s big on natural attractions – the kind you expect to see on postcards. Like the limestone pillars of The Pinnacles, the oh-so-blue waters of UNESCO World Heritage-listed Shark Bay, the wild dolphins of Monkey Mia and the ancient gorges of Kalbarri National Park. Don’t even get us started on the pink lake… Western Australia tours from Perth never looked so good.

Make Travel Matter

Aboriginal culture is strong and spiritual in Yanchep National Park. Discover how the land has sustained First Nations communities for millennia.

Iconic Sites

Come for Monkey Mia’s resident population of wild dolphins; linger for the rugged landscapes of Kalbarri and Nambung national parks.

Flexible Holidays

You need time to appreciate the beauty of Monkey Mia and Shark Bay, on land and in the water. Choose to discover Aboriginal culture.

Natural Wonders

You’ll be lost for words exploring the lunar-like landscape surrounding The Pinnacles, a surreal union of limestone formations jutting into the sky.

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Inclusions

  • Comfortable accommodation with easy access to city centres
  • 4 full breakfasts, 2 dinners, 1 farewell dinner
  • Specialist team of two highly experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide
  • 1 UNESCO World Heritage Site - Shark Bay
  • Yanchep, Nambung, Shark Bay & Kalbarri National Parks entrance fees

Itinerary

Get set for a good dose of coastal drama today as you journey north from Fremantle all the way to Geraldton. But before you get there, pause in Yanchep National Park, a union of bush and wetlands that is as spectacular as it is sacred. The best way to understand its significance to First Nations communities is in the company of an Aboriginal guide. On this MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, hear how stories are taught, told and used, didgeridoo playing, and hands-on learning with  traditional tools. Just try not to leave more informed and understanding of the world’s oldest culture than when you arrived. Two national parks in one day – your next stop is Nambung. We’ll forgive you for thinking you’ve been transported to the set of a sci-fi movie when you arrive at this moonscape, studded with limestone pillars stretching into the sky. Welcome to your Pinnacles tour. Arriving in Geraldton, more moving moments await at the evocative HMAS Sydney Memorial, which pays homage to the servicemen who lost their lives off the West Australian coast.

HOTEL Nesuto Geraldton Apartment Hotel

Wave goodbye to Geraldton as you make your way to Monkey Mia, located in the heart of the Shark Bay World Heritage region. Keep your sunnies handy at Shell Beach, a powder-white cove formed from billions of coquina bivalve shells up to 10 meters deep, and Hamelin Pool, the world’s best-known colony of stromatolites. Believe it or not, these rock-like formations are alive. Aboriginal communities have lived on the land here for 65,000 years, and you’ll discover some of this history when you join proud Nhanda man Darren ‘Capes’ Capewell. Capes will tell you how their stories are told, before you sit down to hear him play the didgeridoo – men will get a lesson on how to play the instrument, while women accompany on the clapsticks. This experience includes a tasting of bush tucker cooked over a campfire.

HOTEL Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort

MEALS Full Breakfast, Dinner

Bring your stamina – today’s adventures begin early. But if there’s anything worth getting out of bed for, it’s Monkey Mia’s wild dolphins, which swim close to shore to greet visitors every morning. The rest of the day is at leisure. We wouldn’t blame you wandering barefoot along the beach, ordering sundowners as the day disappears in a blaze of glory. Perhaps the best way to gain perspective of the vast coastline is on a scenic flight over Shark Bay Marine Park (own expense).

 

HOTEL Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort

MEALS Full Breakfast

Millions of years ago, the Murchison River carved its way through Kalbarri National Park, leaving behind echo-inspiring gorges of red-and-white banded sandstone as well as soaring coastal cliffs. It’s quite the sight, and best taken in from a height. Enter the Kalbarri Skywalk, a precipitous projection 25 meters beyond the gorge rim and a dizzying 100 meters above the river. Here you’ll be welcomed to Country by an Indigenous guide, explaining the stories behind the land on which you stand. Learn about bushfoods, medicine plants and the traditional uses of local flora. Hear stories about growing up on country and learn about the social history of the region from an Aboriginal perspective. Look around you – there’s plenty to eat in the Aussie bush, not to mention traditional medicines to cure what ails you.

HOTEL Kalbarri Edge Resort

MEALS Full Breakfast, Dinner

If you thought you’d seen it all, wait until Hutt Lagoon appears on the horizon. One of Western Australia’s eye-popping pink lakes, this body of highly salty water changes hue at different times of the year – sometimes it’s bubblegum, often it’s lilac, occasionally it’s red. It’s always incredible. What a blazing way to end your WA stay. But wait, you still have a Farewell Dinner and drinks with your new friends.

HOTEL Holiday Inn West Perth

MEALS Full Breakfast, Farewell Dinner

Short and sweet, we hope your journey inspired extended West Australian wanderlust.

HOTEL Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort

MEALS Full Breakfast

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Save up to $71* per person
Destination:
Fremantle, Australia
Duration:
12 Nights
Offer ends:
05 December 2024
Valid for travel:
27 May, 2 Sep, 23 Sep, 30 Sep, 7 Oct, 21 Oct 2025