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W Shipwrecks Over the No Trip to Rottnest Is Complete Without a Jam Donut Or Years WSEN ASRLA te RA TRIPRIP Sae WLOEt teRA TIsae Hitting the road in Western Australia means the murmur and melody of a good conversation, your favourite playlist, and progressive discoveries through some of Australia’s most iconic landscapes. WA’s picturesque and rugged beauty was made to be explored by car, taking a few days, to a few weeks or more. These driving routes will take you to some of the world’s most pristine and clean coastlines, into the heart of premium wine country, and through spectacular gorges and outback. Just bring a sense of adventure. NATURE, FOOD, WINE AND EPIC SCENERY 4 The Avon Valley 500 Loop 6 The Great Southern Drive 8 The South West Nature and Wine Drive 10 The Great South West Edge 12 Local Travel Tips: Rottnest Island 14 SIMPLE PLEASURES AND EASY ADVENTURES 16 The Great Ocean Drive 18 The Golden Quest Discovery Trail 20 The Indian Ocean Drive 22 The Wool Wagon Pathway 24 The World Heritage Coastal Drive 26 Local Travel Tips: Ningaloo Reef 28 NATURE’S BEST LANDSCAPES AND WILDERNESS 30 The West Kimberley Crossing 32 The Ardi Cultural Drive 34 The Gibb River Road 36 The Great Kimberley Inland Track 38 The Warlu Way 40 The Great Kimberley Wilderness Loop 42 Local Travel Tips: 48 hrs in Broome 44 Explore Perth 46 Snaps from the Road 48 Find Your Way 50 Nature’s Calendar 51 COVER: BORANUP KARRI FOREST, MARGARET RIVER REGION ABOVE: CAPE RANGE NATIONAL PARK, NINGALOO REEF NTR,fo, WNad ei SEEY With world-class surf and wine country in the south, and the historic settlements and countryside surrounding Perth; these drives were made to be explored at your own pace, and with your favourite company. Margaret River’s climate is the closest in Australia to Bordeaux’s, and wine making excellence stretches throughout the south west. These drives will lead you along tall-timber forest roads, with hatted restaurants overlooking endless vineyards, and to coastal national parks abundant with marine life. N Acmoain w t fo ad a ei v e Accommodation options: CAMPING | GLAMPING | HOTEL | HOME | APARTMENT From National Park camping to glamping in geodesic domes on a luxury 144-acre estate, to indulging in a spa retreat overlooking a winery estate; there’s something to suit every style, mood and budget along these drives. To find accommodation ideas as individual as you, head to: westernaustralia.com/accommodation BOSTON BREWING CO., NEAR DENMARK 4 YOUR GUIDE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S BEST DRIVING ROUTES YOUR GUIDE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S BEST DRIVING ROUTES 5 T eAVONON VL E VL N BINDI BINDI LEGEND sealed The Avon Valley 500 Loop Y Sealed road HW Unsealed road 4WD track 500 Lo TOOD National Park NORTHERN Yr ad Nw Nri YAY Airport 3 NEW NORCIA Find beauty, romance and a slice of old Spain on a relaxing AL RD C INGIRI weekend trip to York, Toodyay and New Norcia. Soak up the serenity NEW of Australia’s only monastic town, the heritage of WA’s first inland NORCIA settlement and the Avon Valley’s natural beauty, all within less than RD CALINGIRI two hours’ drive from Perth. BINDI BINDI START END DURATION Perth Perth 2 days HGLGT • John Forrest National Park BOLGART BEST TIME VEHICLE 01 All year round 2WD • Historic town of York • Avon Valley (wildflowers HWY September to • New Norcia • Seasonal wildflowers November) BINDOON R D York to Northam, NORTHERN Perth to York Toodyay, New Norcia to Perth LG 1 97km LG 2 LG 3 145km TOODYAY New Norcia 280km River MUCHEA Avon Valley National Park TOODYAY • Explore the granite outcrops • Enjoy a majestic hot air balloon • Travel back to Perth stopping at NORTHAM RD and waterfalls in John Forrest flight from Northam over the Bindoon to sample local produce N RD O R BULLSBROOK T National Park, WA’s oldest Avon Valley as dawn breaks. and country baking or detour to Avon H HWY A conservation area. Chittering Valley to explore the M • Explore the heritage architecture, CLACKLINE Y local wineries and produce. O • Discover the grand heritage local arts and crafts, fresh JOONDALUP R BAKERS HILL K town of York where much of produce, wines and beautiful GREAT the Victorian and Federation country gardens of Toodyay. TOODYAY architecture has been lovingly • Discover Australia’s only RD restored to house galleries, monastic town, New Norcia. John Forrest 2 National Park MIDLAND GREAT YORK museums, cafes, restaurants and The monks have been living a GREAT SOUTHERN antique shops. simple communal life here since MUNDARING HWY 1 • For more action and adventure, 1847. They welcome visitors to PERTH take in views of the Avon Valley join them at prayer times, or take landscape from 14,000 feet on a a guided tour of the Spanish tandem skydive. architecture and museum, and indulge in the monastery’s freshly FREMANTLE baked goods. 0 5 10 15 20 BALLOONING NEAR NORTHAM, AVON VALLEY kilometres 6 ROAD TRIPS - PERTH ROAD TRIPS - YOUR GUIDE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S BEST DRIVING ROUTES 7 T eGET N NORTHAM LEGEND SUHR sealed The Great Southern Drive GREAT 1 Sealed road Unsealed road PERTH YORK DRIVE National Park FREMANTLE Airport Abn, Dn k ad Mt B kr ARMADALE ROCKINGHAM HWY Extraordinary biodiversity and a mild Mediterranean climate make CORRIGIN the Great Southern Wine Region of Mount Barker, Albany and BROOKTON Denmark a veritable feast of wines, produce, wildflowers and forests. ALBANY It’s the coolest of WA’s viticulture regions, renowned for its Riesling, MANDURAH SOUTHERN Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Malbec. PINJARRA KULIN START END DURATION Perth Perth 3 to 4 days HGLGT NARROGIN • Great Southern WILLIAMS Wine Region SOUTH BEST TIME VEHICLE 01 September 2WD • Porongurup to March National Park • Albany • Denmark COLLIE ARTHUR RIVER BUNBURY WAGIN DONNYBROOK Perth to Mount Barker Mount Barker to Albany Albany to Denmark LG 1 367km LG 2 (via Porongurup) 75km LG 3 54km BUSSELTON HWY • Follow the Albany Highway south • Choose from many trails, • In Denmark, where the tall timber SOUTH from Perth, through the historic including the breathtaking southern forests meet the sea, BOYUP BROOK KOJONUP agricultural towns of Williams, Granite Skywalk, in Porongurup take The Scotsdale Tourist Drive MARGARET RIVER HWY Arthur River and Kojonup. National Park – a haven to into the rolling hills for a feast of • Make your first cellar door stop more than 100 species of birds local wines, delicious produce, at Mount Barker – the hub of the and 750 varieties of plants and and arts and crafts. Great Southern Wine Region. wildflowers. • Travel to the west of Denmark MANJIMUP • Enjoy a lazy lunch overlooking • Explore the historic city of Albany, towards Walpole, to explore the CRANBROOK the vineyards and stunning with its charming heritage Valley of the Giants and the Tree AUGUSTA Stirling Range PEMBERTON MUIR country panoramas in the buildings, restaurants and Top Walk. National Park WESTERN Porongurups. taverns, and nearby wineries. HWY Mt Frankland North 2 National Park • Visit the National Anzac Centre Shannon MT BARKER National Park at the historic Princess Royal Denmark to Perth Mt Lindesay Mt Frankland D’Entrecasteaux National Park Porongurup LG 4 420km HWY Fortress, where the first and National Park National Park National Park Mt Roe second convoys of Australian Mt Frankland South National Park COAST National Park 4 and New Zealand troops • Drop in to the Mount Barker HWY DENMARK 3 departed for the First World War. wineries you missed on the WALPOLE SOUTH way down. 020406080 100 ALBANY Walpole-Nornalup William Bay National Park National Park • Or extend your food, forests kilometres West Cape Howe Torndirrup and wine wander further west to National Park National Park NATURAL BRIDGE, TORNDIRRUP NATIONAL PARK Pemberton, Manjimup and the 8 ROAD TRIPS - PERTH | THE SOUTH WEST Margaret River region. YOUR GUIDE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S BEST DRIVING ROUTES 9 1 PERTH T eSUH FREMANTLE ARMADALE WS FWY ad N NTR ANA SOUTH KWIN LEGEND ALBANY sealed The South West Nature and Wine Drive MANDURAH WINE Sealed road Marine Park PINJARRA Die National Park Airport Bbr, M g e R vr ad Pmetn WESTERN 20100 30 40 50 Seekers of nature, premium wines and top-rated chefs head to kilometres Margaret River to indulge their passions. Venture a little off the FORREST trail and you’ll find the mild weather and abundant sunshine also produce some extraordinary flavours amongst the southern forests HWY of Pemberton and Manjimup. HARVEY HWY HWY START END DURATION Perth Perth 4 to 6 days HGLGT 2 COLLIE • Geographe BUNBURY Wellington Wine Region National Park BEST TIME VEHICLE 01 All year round 2WD • Margaret River Wine Region • Pemberton Wine Region GEOGRAPH BAY • Manjimup Wine Region Tuart DONNYBROOK • Manjimup truffles DUNSBOROUGH National Park BUSSELTON YALLINGUP Bramley National Park VASSE CAVES Perth to Bunbury Bunbury to Margaret Margaret River to HWY KOJONUP LG 1 (via Harvey) 186km LG 2 River 107km LG 3 Pemberton 139km BOYUP BROOK Leeuwin-Naturaliste HWY National Park BUSSELL 3 Bramley • Get your first taste of South West • Take your pick from over 50 • Head deep into tall karri tree National Park Blackwood River BRIDGETOWN National Park cheese, wine and fresh produce wineries, as well as over 100 fine country to reach the old timber MARGARET NANNUP RIVER Wiltshire-Butler HWY SOUTH in Harvey. restaurants, boutique breweries, milling town of Pemberton. RD BUSSELL National Park • Visit the vibrant port city of art galleries and fresh produce • Taste some of WA’s top wines stores in Margaret River. Milyeannup Bunbury – home to more than at Pemberton’s cellar doors – National Park 100 wild bottlenose dolphins. • The region is one of the world’s the perfect accompaniment to BROCKMAN Learn more about the dolphins at 34 biodiversity hot-spots with a feast of fresh local flavours, Karridale Hilliger MANJIMUP HWY Scott National Park VASSE Greater the Dolphin Discovery Centre.
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