Perth, WA

destination

Perth

The South West Australia route starts in Perth, from where we first drive towards Bunbury. To get there, we recommend making your way inland, which not many other people do (or where tourists don’t know anything about!) Most people take the highway from Perth to Bunbury, but it’s much more fun to do some sightseeing along the way isn’t it? You will see some unique places in this area, without any tourists!

Pinjarra, WA

destination

Pinjarra

one hour south of Perth. It is a small town where you can find Edenvale Homestead: a historical little village with museums and other interesting galleries.

Harvey, WA

destination

Harvey

where you can visit the Harvey Dam and the Harvey Cheese factory where you can taste delicious cheeses. Don’t forget to pop into the Tourist Info, to supply yourselves with some nice brochures of the areas that you are going to visit. And since there are not many tourists popping by they love to help you!

Collie, WA

destination

Collie

where you can visit a Coal Mine Museum, although we didn’t really think it was worth the detour (25km detour)

Worsley, WA

lodging • outdoors

Honeymoon Pool

Or you can drive straight to the Honeymoon Pool. This is a part of the Murray River where you can take a refreshing dip! It’s a lovely area and during summer there will be many locals camping and swimming. It is in the Wellington National Park, where you can also visit the King Jarra, a huge tree.

Wellington Mill, WA

destination • experience

Gnomesville

There is one very exciting stop left before reaching Bunbury, and that is Gnomesville. This village of gnomes emerged after someone thought it was nice to put a gnome in a hollow tree next to the road. Other locals followed her lead and soon there was a little gnome village. Today it exists of thousands of gnomes placed by the many visitors of this village.

Bunbury, WA

destination

Bunbury

Now continue to Bunbury where you can camp outside of town which is a bit cheaper.

Bunbury, WA

destination • experience

Dolphin Discovery Centre

Day 2 - the first stop is the Dolphin Discovery Centre. Some wild dolphins will visit this bay regularly and they will come up really close. Best time to visit is in the morning. There is a nice beach to chill and wait for the dolphins.

Capel, WA

outdoors

Tuart Forest National Park

Halfway to Busselton, you’ll find the Tuart Forest NP. Tuart trees can only be found in the South West Australia area so it’s a unique eucalyptus forest.

Busselton, WA

destination

Busselton

And the next stop is Busselton. One of the main hotspots is the Busselton Jetty. With its length of 1,8km, it is the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere. You can chill at the nice beach next to the jetty, snorkel underneath the jetty, walk the long jetty or take a little train ride to the end and back. It is also an amazing spot to watch the sunset!

Naturaliste, WA

destination • experience

Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

Day 3 - First, visit the beautiful lighthouse of Cape Naturaliste. This is at the top of this point.

Cervantes, WA

destination • experience

The Pinnacles Desert

Next, you can try to find the miniature pinnacles. It’s on a (good) gravel road and there is a nice walk along the coast, although we never found the pinnacles themselves haha.

Shellharbour, NSW

destination • experience

Shellharbour Workers' Club

A bit further down you will find Bunker bay, with a nice beach called Shelly cove. The views from there are amazing!

Eagle Bay, WA

destination

Eagle Bay

And then it’s time to chill at the beautiful white sand beach of Eagle Bay! The water looks amazing and it’s ideal for a plunge!

WA, Australia

outdoors

Meelup Beach

On the way back down you can visit Meelup Beach and Castlerock Bay for some more beaches.

Yallingup, WA

destination

Yallingup

You can stay the night in Yallingup where you can watch the sun go down at the beach, or go fur a sunset surf session!