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Download Tour Brochure AUSTRALIA 2021-2022 GUIDED HOLIDAYS 5-21 day Fully Curated Experiences 3-15 day Flexible Guided Holidays Monkey Mia Dolphins & West Coast 5 DAYS FREMANTLE PERTH WPMP 7 INCLUDED EXPERIENCES HIGHLIGHTS Monkey Mia is known for its marine life; explore by boat at sunset or experience FLEXIBLE Indigenous culture by firelight. HOLIDAYS Encounter the dolphins of Monkey Mia and meander through the limestone ICONIC formations of the Pinnacles SITES in Nambung National Park. Relax on the shores of Shark Bay as you watch the sunset TIME and the dolphins drift past. FOR YOU Learn about Aboriginal culture at Yanchep National Park and discover how your SUSTAINABLE visits help local custodians TRAVEL sustain their culture. START END 1 Number of night stays Sightseeing stops Monkey Mia 1 Shell Beach Hamelin Pool Kalbarri 1 National Park 1 Geraldton The Pinnacles Yanchep National Park 1 PERTH FREMANTLE The Pinnacles firstlighttravel.com WHY YOU'LL LOVE 4 Kalbarri National Park – Perth On your way south, travel past Hutt Lagoon, one THIS TRIP: of the famous Pink Lakes in Western Australia. This evening join your Travel Director and y Experience the best of WA fellow travellers for a Farewell Dinner. What a in under a week great opportunity to share a few laughs as you recount stories from your time together! Hotel: y Discover Monkey Mia’s Travelodge. B FD unforgettable marine life y Walk through the remarkable 5 Farewell from Perth Pinnacles Say farewell to your new-found friends and this magical part of the country after breakfast when y Wonder at the West's you are transferred to Perth Airport for your wildflowers in season onward flight. B Fremantle OPTIONAL EXPERIENCE As this Guided Holiday departs at 7.30am from Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges, accommodation will need to pre-booked for the previous night. 1 Fremantle – Geraldton Today you’ll meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers for your journey to Geraldton. Heading north to Yanchep National Park, Geraldton you’ll enjoy a fantastic Aboriginal Cultural Experience in a bush setting. Meet your entertaining Indigenous guide Derek Nannup, a local Nyoongar man, who’ll share with Shark Bay Scenic Flight you their way of life and will treat you to the On this 40 minute flight you’ll have the enchanting sounds of the didgeridoo. It’s a opportunity to see sharks, stingrays and hands-on experience where you’ll have the turtles, perhaps even humpback whales chance to touch and feel traditional Aboriginal and whale sharks (seasonal), as well as tools. Continue to Nambung National Park, the famous elusive dugongs, which feed home of the marvellous Pinnacles, a series of on the marine kelp forests. You’ll also intriguing limestone formations. On arrival observe a wide range of geological and in Geraldton, you’ll visit the evocative HMAS marine formations, which have contributed Sydney Memorial and have time on your own to Monkey Mia greatly to the area’s popularity. The flight discover the seaside township. Hotel: Mantra. crosses part of Dirk Hartog Island and continues over shallow waters and sand 2 Geraldton – Monkey Mia bars adding to the astonishing range of Travel to the crystal blue waters and pristine blue and green hues of the region. white shell and sandy beaches of Monkey Mia, Book this experience with your Travel Director. in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Shark Bay Marine Park. The afternoon is at leisure. Perhaps take an optional experience scenic flight over Shark Bay Marine Park or a wildlife cruise aboard a catamaran to spot sea creatures RAIL JOURNEY ADD-ON great and small. This evening, sit back with a cocktail or cool beer and watch the world go Kalbarri National Park by as the sun sets over the Indian Ocean. Hotel: Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort. B D 3 Monkey Mia – Kalbarri National Park Every morning, Monkey Mia’s wild dolphins swim to shore to be fed. After a leisurely breakfast overlooking the calm waters of the bay, watch the famous dolphins swim into shore (as dolphins are wild their appearance cannot be guaranteed). Visit fascinating Shell Beach, one Indian Pacific of only two in the world, formed from billions of Perth coquina bivalve shells up to ten metres deep. Why not add a few days to your holiday Monkey Mia Dolphins Later, travel to Hamelin Pool to see the world’s and take a momentous rail journey across best known colony of Stromatolites. Dating back the breadth of the Australian outback on to the beginning of life on earth, while they may board the famous Indian Pacific train from not appear alive, these living structures have Perth to Adelaide or Sydney? Ask our team CONTACT US TODAY FOR THE helped scientists unravel the history of life on for details (Code: WEMPRW). BEST PRICES AND SERVICES earth! Venture into Kalbarri National Park to view the spectacular scenery of Murchison River EMAIL US Gorge from a perfect vantage point. Keep an eye out for graceful Peregrine Falcons hunting along OR PHONE US NOW the gorges and cliffs. During wildflower season, the National Park is abloom with many +64 92814481 a variety of wildflower. You’ll spot Acacia, Banksia, Caladenia and more! Hotel: Kalbarri Kalbarri National Park Edge Resort. B D firstlighttravel.com.
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