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WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE PINNACLES DESERT LANCELIN SANDBOADING KALBARRI NATIONAL PARK MONKEY MIA & SHARK BAY NINGALOO REEF & EXMOUTH EIGHTY MILE BEACH & BROOME KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK MARGARET RIVER AND MORE... Dirk Hartog Island National Park, Shark Bay Dirk Hartog Island National Park, WA Tourism Area, Heritage World 2018-19 MAKE THE MOST OF ABOUT AUTOPIA For over 30 years we’ve been delivering Australia’s widest range of small-group guided travel experiences. We do things differently, by avoiding YOUR ADVENTURE the crowds, exploring the unexpected and being responsibly green for future generations. We believe travel should be less about ticking boxes and more about authentic experiences; by getting off the bus, immersing yourself in nature and swapping stories with those around us. Australia is huge and navigating it is ever-changing, so we’ve taken the drama out of travelling by doing the groundwork for you. Our expert team have designed itineraries jam-packed full of the very best of Australia, so you can simply focus on living in the moment and creating lasting memories, that stay long with you after you’ve returned home. CONTENTS Explore the West Coast Page 4 Exmouth Explorer Page 6 Coral Coaster Page 8 Coastal Loop Page 9 Overland Safari Page 10 Margaret River & Beyond Page 12 Pinnacles Sunset Dinner Page 13 INSPIRING DOING THINGS THINKING Travel Further - Sydney Page 14 ADVENTURES DIFFERENT GREEN Travel Further - Melbourne Page 15 Exploring nature and the Listening to what you want, we We only have one planet and diversity of wildlife, our trips keep our group sizes small, go it’s worth fighting for. So, we are OUR PEOPLE promote cultural connections, off the beaten track and avoid fully carbon offset to reduce the across a wide range of unique the crowds, so you can travel negative environmental impacts We believe that travel is about experiencing real Australian experiences. ‘your’ way. of your trip. moments with real people. Driven by curiosity and insider knowledge, our team is dedicated to providing authentic adventures to inspiring locations across Australia. Our local guides hold the key to visiting places off the beaten track and are on hand to help you change the way you see the world. With an extensive network of connections, exemplary customer service and cultural and historic insight, we are here to help you live out your dreams. Committed to responsible and ethical tourism, Autopia is built by travellers for travellers. Go beyond your imagination and join us for the very best in small group adventures. 2 Autopia Tours – Western Australia Discover more tours at www.autopiatours.com.au 3 EXPLORE THE WEST COAST DISCOVER AUSTRALIA An unspoiled nature-based destination, be impressed by the west with its many unique wildlife habitats, rugged coastal landscapes, unpopulated deserts and stunning white-sand beaches. All year round, crystal blue waters invite you to swim, surf or snorkel. There’s abundant wildlife thanks to local larrikins, a kaleidoscope of wildflowers BROOME and unusual native species including humpback whales, dugongs, manta rays, quolls, echidnas Pardoo Station Eighty Mile Beach and western swamp tortoises just to name a few. Exmouth Learn about one of the oldest surviving cultures on Ningaloo Reef Karijini earth, through stories, rich heritage and prehistoric Coral Bay art. And there’s even jaw-dropping attractions like Monkey Mia labyrinth-like gorges and waterways, monster white sand dunes and ancient limestone formations. Shark Bay Kalbarri Pinnacles Desert THE PINNACLES PERTH The Pinnacles are best explored at dusk when the crowds evaporate and the thousands of SYDNEY Margaret River ADELAIDE limestone pillars rising eerily out of the desert, create a lunar-like landscape. Made up of shells, the Pinnacles date back millions of MELBOURNE years to a time when the land was beneath the sea. NINGALOO REEF Only metres offshore, the World Heritage listed Ningaloo Reef is an underwater wonderland. Glistening with technicolour coral and home to thousands of marine life species; you can swim, snorkel or freak-out alongside the likes of sharks, manta rays, humpback whales, turtles, dugongs and dolphins. MONKEY MIA & SHARK BAY Bewitched by wonder and beauty, this World Heritage listed region is chock-a-block full of nature. Visit Shell Beach (crunching underfoot), swim in luminous lagoons, be wowed by the oldest living fossils on earth (the Stromatolites) or even try to understand the secret language of dolphins. KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK Chiselled with rusty red rock canyons and waterfalls, Karijini National Park is every adventurer’s dream. Hike past river gorges peppered with trees, swim in secluded swimming holes and spider-walk between rockfaces. There’s also spectacular photo opportunities from sunrise to sunset. 4 Autopia Tours – Western Australia Discover more tours at www.autopiatours.com.au 5 CODE: AT-WA7PXR EXMOUTH EXPLORER 7 DAY TOUR PERTH TO EXMOUTH Return FROM $1295 PP Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights Operates: Tuesday, Friday Departs: Perth 7:00am Returns: Perth 6:30pm Average Group Size: 18 Physical Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Tourism Western Australia Nature’s Window, Kalbarri NP, Tourism Western Australia Wonder at the limestone outcrops of The Pinnacles INCLUSIONS Enjoy the thrill of sandboarding the dunes of Lancelin • 6 Nights’ Accommodation Explore the stunning gorges of Kalbarri National Park (dormitory, share facilities) Walk a beach made entirely of tiny shells • Meals – 6B, 6L, 6D Meet Monkey Mia’s friendly resident dolphins • All National Park entry • Pinnacles Desert entry Discover the underwater world of the Ningaloo Reef • Monkey Mia entry Opportunity to snorkel with Manta Rays, Whalesharks & dive The Navy Pier • Greenough Wildlife Park Relax and unwind at postcard-worthy Turquoise Bay • Guided Bushwalks (= 7km) DAY 5 - EXMOUTH • Farmstay experience Explore Cape Range National Park, a Discover why Western Australia is a nature Follow the road north to Exmouth Cape, • Sandboarding place of spectacular limestone ranges, lovers’ paradise. Become an Exmouth a place where rugged mountains connect breathtaking deep canyons and 50km Explorer and experience the many wonders almost to the sea. Climb to the top of of pristine beaches. Relax or snorkel the of the World Heritage listed Ningaloo Reef. Vlamingh Head Lighthouse for spectacular stunning Turquoise Bay waters (snorkel hire Venture north to ride the white sand dunes panoramic views overlooking the reef and $10), visit Vlamingh Head Lighthouse and overlooking the ocean; hike the banks of Indian Ocean; you may even spot migrating Milyering Visitors Centre, before we return to our accommodation late afternoon. the Murchison River and peek through humpback whales. Complete your tour DAY 1 - PERTH TO KALBARRI DAY 3 - SHARK BAY TO CORAL BAY Nature’s Window into an ancient gorge. of the Cape with a visit to the snorkelling Optional: Ningaloo Reef Day Tour where you Travel from Perth to the endless white Explore the rusty red sand dunes and haven of Turquoise Bay. From Exmouth can snorkel with whale sharks or humpback Exmouth sand dunes of Lancelin, Australia’s premier crystal waters of Monkey Mia where you Take a stroll along the World Heritage listed we then make our way, slowly back down whales or take a certified dive at the famous sandboarding destination. Next onto The can meet the wild bottlenose dolphins. Navy Pier. (additional costs/ seasonal) B, L, D Shark Bay, a beach made entirely of tiny to Perth, to swap memories and say our shells, see the world’s oldest living fossils, Ningaloo Reef Pinnacles of Nambung for a guided tour Mid-morning head to Hamelin Pool to goodbyes. amongst ancient limestone formations, the Stromatolites, and marvel at dolphins Coral Bay witness one of two locations in the world DAY 6 - EXMOUTH TO NORTHBROOK FARM playing just off shore at Monkey Mia. Home before journeying along the scenic Indian where active marine Stromatolites exist. We have plenty of ground to cover today, Monkey Mia Ocean Drive. Pit stop in Geraldton, we then to around 2000 dolphins, this marine Night spent at Coral Bay on the edge of so just sit back and relax, and let the head into the seaside township for our playground also features turtles, dugongs, Ningaloo Reef. B, L, D dramatic landscape speed by. We visit the Shark Bay Kalbarri accommodation. L, D manta rays and whale sharks. town of Carnarvon and when in season, Kalbarri DAY 4 - CORAL BAY TO EXMOUTH local banana or mango plantations. Stay overnight in Coral Bay, a sleepy DAY 2 - KALBARRI TO SHARK BAY Overnight Farmstay in Northbrook. B, L, D Northbrook Farm Relax and enjoy the pristine beaches seaside town with rainbow coral gardens Marvel at the Kalbarri National Park attractions of this laidback seadside town or growing from the water’s edge. Whether Pinnacles Desert of The Murchison Gorge, Nature’s Window DAY 7 - NORTHBROOK FARM TO PERTH participate in activities such as you choose to enjoy a boat tour, go in hunt and Z-Bend. Revel in the magical colours of Enjoy the last views of the outback, before PERTH snorkelling, scuba diving, or kayaking of the mysteries of the deep or simply laze the rocks, towering gorge cliffs, waterholes returning to Perth. Stopping along the way on the beach, the turquoise waters will and wildflowers in spring. Optional: For thrill (additional costs). You can even visit a at Greenough Wildlife Park, where you can leave a lasting impression. seekers, there’ll even be an opportunity to shark nursery or swim with manta rays if meet Australian wildlife and hand-feed abseil down (additional cost). Spend the night you’re brave. Late afternoon we head to kangaroos. Take final selfies and swap in Denham the gateway to the Shark Bay Exmouth for 2 night stay. B, D contacts with your fellow travellers before World Heritage Listed Area.