Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
5/5
Western Australia: Perth, the Coral Coast and Ningaloo Reef
10 days from Perth to Exmouth: Rottnest Island, the Pinnacles at sunset, two nights in Kalbarri, Monkey Mia's dolphins, three nights on the Ningaloo Coast and a flight back to Perth.
10 days · Round trip from Perth · up to 12 guests
Coral Bay on the Ningaloo Coast, where the reef starts a short swim from the beach Photo: User: (WT-shared) Inas at wts wikivoyage, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Australia_coral_bay_looking_north.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 10 days, 9 nights
- Start and end
- Round trip from Perth
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Moderate
Mostly short walks of under an hour on paths, boardwalks, sand and rock: Nature's Window in Kalbarri is about 1 km return on uneven rock and the Yardie Creek trail about 2 km return with rocky steps. Snorkelling on days 2, 8 and 9 is optional; non-swimmers can stay on the glass-bottom boat or the beach. Long hours in the vehicle on days 4, 6 and 7 (about 4.5, 4.5 and 6.5 hours), all broken by stops. The active options, cycling Rottnest's 22 km loop and Kalbarri's 8 km Loop trail, can be skipped.
- Meals included
- 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,550 (estimated price)
- Season
- April to October
Highlights
Why this trip
- A full day on Rottnest Island: quokkas, fur seals at Cathedral Rocks and snorkelling in clear shallow bays
- The Pinnacles in the late afternoon after the Perth day tours have left, staying for sunset where the park allows it
- Two nights in Kalbarri, with the Skywalk and Nature's Window at 7 am, before the heat
- Hamelin Pool's stromatolites, Shell Beach and Eagle Bluff on the way into Shark Bay
- Wild dolphins in the shallows at Monkey Mia on a ranger-led morning session
- A reef boat trip with snorkel stops at Coral Bay, and coral a short swim from the beach
- Drift snorkelling at Turquoise Bay and the Yardie Creek gorge in Cape Range National Park
- The flight from Exmouth back to Perth is in the price, so there is no two-day drive south
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,550 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Perth
Perth Airport to your hotel in central Perth, then Elizabeth Quay and Kings Park
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Perth
- Drive about 30 min
Fly into Perth Airport (PER), where a driver meets you in arrivals for the drive of about 20 minutes to a central hotel.
Evening
Plan to land by about 2 pm to join the afternoon walk; later arrivals still make the welcome dinner. The city spreads along the Swan River, broad as a lake between the towers and Fremantle, on Whadjuk Noongar country; your guide starts the trip with the Noongar story of the river. At about 4 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the group and we walk down to Elizabeth Quay on the riverfront, then drive up to Kings Park, bushland, lawns and a botanic garden on Mount Eliza above the city. From the terrace by the State War Memorial the river and the towers lie below you, and the light is best in the hour before sunset. Your guide runs through the days ahead: the long coastal drives and how we break them, what to pack for the reef and how the snorkelling works. Then we sit down together to a welcome dinner in the city.
Included
- Pick-up at Perth Airport (PER)
- Welcome walk to Elizabeth Quay with your guide
- Kings Park and the State War Memorial lookout before sunset
- Welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the afternoon walk
Rottnest Island and the quokkas
Perth to Fremantle, the ferry to Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) and back
- Breakfast
- Stay in Perth
- Drive about 1 h
Morning
After breakfast we drive about 30 minutes to Fremantle and take the ferry across to Rottnest Island, about half an hour on the water. Private cars are not allowed on the island, so the group gets around by bike or on the island's hop-on bus. Quokkas, small wallabies that live here in large numbers, doze under the trees around Thomson Bay and along the paths: photograph them, but do not touch or feed them. Your guide takes the group out to the West End, to Cathedral Rocks, where fur seals haul out on the reef, and Cape Vlamingh at the tip.
Afternoon
Lunch is your choice from the cafés and bakery at Thomson Bay. In the afternoon swim or snorkel at The Basin or Little Salmon Bay, where reef fish move over rock and weed in clear, shallow water a few strokes from the sand. The Noongar name for the island is Wadjemup, and for almost a century it held a prison for Aboriginal men and boys; your guide tells that history at the Quod.
Evening
We take a late-afternoon ferry back, and the evening is yours in Perth or Fremantle.
Included
- Return ferry from Fremantle to Rottnest Island, with the island admission fee
- Bike hire or a hop-on bus pass on the island
- The West End with your guide: Cathedral Rocks and Cape Vlamingh
- Snorkel gear for The Basin or Little Salmon Bay
- The Quod and the island's Aboriginal history with your guide
Easier option: Ride the island's hop-on bus to the West End and the bays instead of cycling.
More active option: Cycle the full loop of the island, about 22 km on sealed roads with short hills, with the guide.
Free time: Lunch on your own in Thomson Bay; evening free in Perth or Fremantle
Activity: Bring swimmers, a towel and a hat; there is little shade on the West End roads.
North to the Pinnacles in the late light
Perth to Yanchep National Park, Indian Ocean Drive to Cervantes, then the Pinnacles in Nambung National Park
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Cervantes
- Drive about 3 h
A relaxed start: we leave Perth at 9 am and drive about 50 minutes north to Yanchep National Park, where a boardwalk runs through the gum trees past a colony of koalas, and kangaroos graze the lawns by Loch McNess. From there Indian Ocean Drive runs up the coast between white dunes and low heath.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Cervantes, a small crayfishing town where Western rock lobster is the local catch. Just outside town, a short boardwalk at Lake Thetis crosses salty shallows lined with living stromatolites, rocky mounds built up by microbes over thousands of years. We check in and rest through the warm part of the afternoon. At about 4:30 pm we drive 20 minutes into Nambung National Park for the Pinnacles: thousands of limestone pillars, some taller than a person, standing in yellow sand. The Perth day tours have gone by now.
Evening
Walk among them with your guide, who explains how they formed, as the shadows lengthen; where the park allows it, we stay for sunset, and we confirm the access hours at booking. About three hours of driving today.
Included
- Yanchep National Park and its koala boardwalk
- Sit-down lunch in Cervantes
- The Lake Thetis stromatolites boardwalk
- The Pinnacles in Nambung National Park, in the late afternoon, staying for sunset where the park allows it, with park entry
Free time: Early afternoon free in Cervantes
Activity: Walking among the Pinnacles is on firm sand; go as far as you like from the vehicle.
Geraldton, the pink lake and the Kalbarri cliffs
Cervantes to Dongara and Geraldton, Hutt Lagoon at Port Gregory, then the coastal cliffs into Kalbarri
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Kalbarri
- Drive about 4.5 h
Evening
We leave at 8 am for the day that gets us properly up the coast: about 410 km and four and a half hours of driving, a little over our usual cap because this is the only road north, and we chose two nights in Kalbarri over a night in Geraldton. No stretch runs much past an hour and three-quarters. Coffee is in Dongara, then on to Geraldton, where the HMAS Sydney II Memorial stands on the hill above town: a dome of 645 metal gulls, one for each sailor lost when the cruiser sank off this coast in November 1941. Lunch is a sit-down meal in Geraldton. In the afternoon we turn off at Port Gregory for Hutt Lagoon, a salt lake coloured by algae in the water, from bubblegum to a pale rose, deepest in strong sun. The last stretch follows the clifftops of Kalbarri National Park, with short walks to Natural Bridge and Island Rock as the light warms, and we reach Kalbarri, at the mouth of the Murchison River, around 5 pm.
Included
- The HMAS Sydney II Memorial in Geraldton with your guide
- Sit-down lunch in Geraldton
- Hutt Lagoon at Port Gregory
- Natural Bridge and Island Rock on the Kalbarri coast
Free time: Evening free in Kalbarri
Activity: The lagoon's colour changes with the season, the time of day and the cloud; on a grey day it can look pale.
Kalbarri National Park: the Skywalk and the gorge
Kalbarri to the Skywalk, Nature's Window and Z Bend, then Red Bluff for sunset
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Kalbarri
- Drive about 1.5 h
Morning
We are on the road at 7 am, because Kalbarri's gorge country gets hot by late morning and rangers close the longer trails on very hot days. The Murchison River has cut a deep, winding gorge through banded red and white sandstone here. First the Kalbarri Skywalk, two platforms that reach out over the gorge about 100 m above the river, with the bends running away below you. Then Nature's Window, a wind-carved arch in the sandstone that frames the river; it is about 1 km return over uneven rock. Z Bend lookout follows, at the edge of a sharp turn in the gorge.
Afternoon
We are back in town for a sit-down lunch by noon, and the afternoon is free: swim, read by the river mouth, or book a river cruise or a scenic flight over the gorges and coast.
Evening
In the late afternoon your guide drives the group a few minutes south to Red Bluff for sunset over the Indian Ocean; from about June, look out for humpback whales passing offshore. From about July, wildflowers line the roadsides.
Included
- Kalbarri National Park entry
- The Kalbarri Skywalk with your guide
- Nature's Window and Z Bend lookout
- Sit-down lunch in Kalbarri
- Sunset at Red Bluff
Optional experiences
- Murchison River cruise or kayak hire, priced at booking
- Scenic flight over the gorges and coast, priced at booking
Easier option: See the Skywalk and the Z Bend lookout from the paved paths and skip the rocky walk to Nature's Window.
More active option: Walk The Loop from Nature's Window, about 8 km round the river bend and back in 3 to 4 hours, when the rangers have it open, and rejoin the group for lunch.
Free time: Afternoon free in Kalbarri
Activity: Carry at least 2 litres of water in the gorge, even early.
Into Shark Bay: stromatolites, Shell Beach and Monkey Mia
Kalbarri to the Overlander Roadhouse, Hamelin Pool, Shell Beach, Eagle Bluff and Denham, then Monkey Mia
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Monkey Mia
- Drive about 4.5 h
Evening
We leave at 8 am for Shark Bay, a World Heritage Area since 1991: about 400 km and four and a half hours of driving, just over our usual cap because there is no town between Kalbarri and the bay to stop for the night. The first stretch, about two and a half hours, ends with coffee at the Overlander Roadhouse. From there the stops come every half hour or so. At Hamelin Pool a boardwalk crosses the shallows over stromatolites, mounds built by microbes in water about twice as salty as the open sea, one of the oldest forms of life on Earth. Shell Beach is not sand but tiny white cockle shells, piled metres deep. From the boardwalk at Eagle Bluff you look down into clear, shallow water where rays, sharks and sometimes turtles move over the seagrass. Lunch is a late sit-down meal in Denham, at about 1:15 pm, Australia's westernmost town. We reach Monkey Mia mid-afternoon, with time on the beach before dinner together, and the dolphins to look forward to in the morning.
Included
- The Hamelin Pool stromatolites boardwalk
- Shell Beach
- Eagle Bluff boardwalk
- Sit-down lunch in Denham
- Monkey Mia Reserve entry
- Dinner together at Monkey Mia
Free time: Late afternoon free on the beach at Monkey Mia
Dolphins in the morning, then north to Coral Bay
Monkey Mia to the Overlander Roadhouse and Carnarvon, then Minilya and Coral Bay
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Coral Bay
- Drive about 6.5 h
Morning
Wild bottlenose dolphins have come into the shallows at Monkey Mia for decades, and rangers run the morning sessions on the beach from about 7:45 am. We stand knee-deep in the water while they swim in; they are wild, so most mornings they come and some mornings they do not. Then the long day, about 590 km and six and a half hours of driving, the one day on this trip well over our cap.
Evening
There is no place between Shark Bay and Ningaloo worth a night, and stopping in Carnarvon would cost a night in Coral Bay. We break it into three legs. We leave at 8:45 am, stop at the Overlander Roadhouse about 10:30, and reach Carnarvon, a river town of banana and vegetable farms, about 1 pm for a sit-down lunch. When it is open, we visit Gwoonwardu Mia, the Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre, before leaving about 2:15. North of town we cross the Tropic of Capricorn, stop at the Minilya Roadhouse and reach Coral Bay about 5 pm, in daylight.
Included
- The morning dolphin session at Monkey Mia with the rangers
- Sit-down lunch in Carnarvon
- Gwoonwardu Mia, the Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre, on the days it opens
Free time: Evening free in Coral Bay
Activity: The longest drive of the trip. Bring a book or download podcasts; mobile coverage drops out between towns. Private trips can add a night in Carnarvon.
Ningaloo Reef from Coral Bay
A morning on the reef by boat, then a free afternoon in Coral Bay
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Coral Bay
- By boat
Ningaloo, a World Heritage site since 2011, is a fringing reef: in Coral Bay the coral starts a short swim from the beach, and the outer reef is minutes away by boat.
Morning
This morning, while the water is usually calmest, we go out on a half-day reef trip with a local operator. The boat has a glass-bottom viewing area for anyone who would rather stay dry, and the crew stop at two snorkel sites on the reef, where turtles feed and reef fish crowd the coral. Snorkel gear is provided and the crew watch from the boat. Manta rays are seen on some trips; nothing is promised.
Afternoon
Back on shore, lunch is a sit-down meal in town. The afternoon is free, and there is plenty to do on foot: snorkel off the beach in Bills Bay, walk the dunes, or nap. If you booked the whale shark swim, from about March to July, today is that day: a full-day boat trip from Coral Bay instead of the reef trip, priced when you book.
Included
- Half-day reef trip with glass-bottom viewing and two snorkel stops on Ningaloo Reef
- Snorkel gear
- Sit-down lunch in Coral Bay
Optional experiences
- Swim with whale sharks, about March to July, a full-day trip in place of the reef trip, priced at booking
- Manta ray snorkel tour, priced at booking
- Humpback whale-watching cruise, about June to October, priced at booking
Easier option: Stay aboard and watch the reef through the glass bottom; the crew point out turtles and fish from the boat.
More active option: A second snorkel off the beach in Bills Bay in the afternoon with the guide, in the sheltered water inside the reef.
Free time: Afternoon free in Coral Bay
Activity: Whale shark trips sell out early; book yours when you book the trip.
Exmouth and Cape Range National Park
Coral Bay to Exmouth, around the cape to Turquoise Bay, Oyster Stacks and Yardie Creek, then Vlamingh Head
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Exmouth
- Drive about 4 h
Afternoon
We leave Coral Bay at 8:15 am, a little earlier than usual so we reach Turquoise Bay before the afternoon sea breeze, and drive about an hour and three-quarters north to Exmouth for coffee, then round the tip of the cape into Cape Range National Park, where red limestone ridges run down to the reef. Turquoise Bay comes first: your guide checks the current and, if it is safe, we drift snorkel, walking up the beach, floating back over the coral and climbing out before the gap. If the tide is high enough, we snorkel the Oyster Stacks too, rocky outcrops where fish crowd close to shore. There are no cafés in the park, so your guide sets out lunch in the shade at a day-use area. In the afternoon we walk the Yardie Creek trail along the rim of the gorge, about 2 km return, watching for black-footed rock-wallabies on the cliffs.
Evening
On the way back to Exmouth we stop at Vlamingh Head Lighthouse for sunset over the ocean, then the farewell dinner in town. About four hours of driving in all, in stages.
Included
- Cape Range National Park entry
- Turquoise Bay drift snorkel with your guide, conditions permitting
- Oyster Stacks snorkel at high tide
- Lunch set out in the park
- Yardie Creek gorge walk
- Sunset at Vlamingh Head Lighthouse
- Farewell dinner in Exmouth
Easier option: Swim or sit on the beach at Turquoise Bay, and see Yardie Creek from the first lookout, a few minutes from the car park.
More active option: A longer drift at Turquoise Bay with the guide, then the full Yardie Creek trail to the end of the gorge rim.
Activity: Turquoise Bay's current can be strong; we only drift snorkel when the guide judges it safe, and you can swim in the calm north end instead.
Charles Knife Canyon and the flight to Perth
Exmouth to Charles Knife Canyon, then Learmonth Airport and the flight to Perth
- Breakfast
- Drive about 1 h
Morning
After an early breakfast we drive south out of Exmouth and up Charles Knife Road, which climbs steeply onto the Cape Range. From the lookouts at the top you see straight down into deep limestone canyons, red and ochre in the morning sun, and out across the flat blue water of Exmouth Gulf. There is a short walk along the rim for the views, and your guide talks about the range and its fossils, the bones of an old seabed lifted into hills. Back down on the coast road, it is about half an hour to Learmonth Airport (LEA), about 35 km south of Exmouth. Your guide checks the group in for the scheduled flight to Perth, about two hours, which is included in the price; the exact time depends on the airline's schedule and comes with your final itinerary. The trip ends at Perth Airport.
Evening
Book an onward flight leaving Perth no earlier than the evening, or stay a night in Perth; we can book the hotel for you.
Included
- Charles Knife Canyon lookouts with your guide
- Transfer to Learmonth Airport (LEA)
- Scheduled flight from Learmonth to Perth, with checked bag
Easier option: If the flight leaves before late morning, we go straight to the airport and see the canyon only if time allows.
Activity: Book your onward flight from Perth for the evening at the earliest; flight times from Learmonth are confirmed with your final itinerary.
- Perth2 nights
- Cervantes1 night
- Kalbarri2 nights
- Monkey Mia1 night
- Coral Bay2 nights
- Exmouth1 night
- Perthend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: April to October is the dry, milder season on the Coral Coast and Ningaloo: warm days in the north and cool nights, while Perth has its cooler, wetter winter from June to August. Whale sharks gather at Ningaloo from about March to July, humpback whales pass from about June to November, and Kalbarri's wildflowers bloom from about July to October. We do not run from November to March, when inland heat passes 40°C and the north is in cyclone season.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Travellers who want the whole Coral Coast in one trip, without driving back
- Snorkellers, and people who would rather watch the reef from a glass-bottom boat
- Wildlife: quokkas, dolphins, turtles, rock-wallabies and, in season, whale sharks and humpbacks
- Travellers who want hotels rather than swags or tents
Not for you if you want
- Anyone who dislikes long days in a vehicle: one day is about 6.5 hours of driving
- Karijini's gorges, which are not on this route
- A beach holiday with several days in one place
- Step-free access on the gorge and reef days
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
9 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Perth2 nights
- Cervantes1 night
- Kalbarri2 nights
- Monkey Mia1 night
- Coral Bay2 nights
- Exmouth1 night
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 9 nights in hotels, motels and resorts with private bathrooms, 3-star-plus in Perth, Kalbarri and Exmouth and the best available rooms in the small towns: 2 in central Perth, 1 in Cervantes, 2 in Kalbarri, 1 at Monkey Mia, 2 in Coral Bay and 1 in Exmouth
- No camping or swag nights
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Perth Airport (PER)
- Our own air-conditioned vehicle and licensed driver from Perth to Exmouth
- Return ferry from Fremantle to Rottnest Island, and bike hire or a bus pass on the island
- The half-day reef boat trip at Coral Bay
- Transfer to Learmonth Airport (LEA) and the scheduled flight to Perth, with checked bag
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group for the whole trip, from Perth to Learmonth Airport
- Rangers at the Monkey Mia dolphin session, and the boat crew on the Coral Bay reef trip
Activities
- Perth: Elizabeth Quay and Kings Park
- Rottnest Island: the West End, Cathedral Rocks, Cape Vlamingh, snorkelling and the Quod
- Yanchep National Park and its koala boardwalk
- Cervantes: the Lake Thetis stromatolites
- Nambung National Park entry and the Pinnacles in the late afternoon
- Geraldton: the HMAS Sydney II Memorial
- Hutt Lagoon at Port Gregory
- Kalbarri National Park entry: Natural Bridge, Island Rock, the Skywalk, Nature's Window, Z Bend and Red Bluff
- Shark Bay: Hamelin Pool stromatolites, Shell Beach and Eagle Bluff
- Monkey Mia Reserve entry and the morning dolphin session
- Carnarvon: Gwoonwardu Mia, the Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre, on the days it opens
- Coral Bay: half-day Ningaloo Reef trip with glass-bottom viewing and two snorkel stops
- Cape Range National Park entry: Turquoise Bay, Oyster Stacks, Yardie Creek and Vlamingh Head Lighthouse
- Exmouth: Charles Knife Canyon
- Snorkel gear for the trip
Meals
- 9 breakfasts
- 7 lunches: sit-down lunches on days 3 to 8 and a lunch set out in Cape Range National Park on day 9
- 3 dinners: a welcome dinner in Perth, dinner at Monkey Mia and a farewell dinner in Exmouth
Not included
- International flights to and from Perth
- Australian visa or ETA
- Travel insurance
- Lunch on Rottnest Island and dinners not listed
- Drinks
- Tips
- Optional activities: whale shark swim, manta ray tour, whale-watching cruise, Kalbarri river cruise or scenic flight
- Hotel nights in Perth after the flight back
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,550 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
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Questions
What does the price include?
Nine nights in hotels and resorts with private bathrooms, 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 3 dinners, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, our own vehicle and driver, the Rottnest ferry and bikes, the Coral Bay reef boat trip, park and Monkey Mia entries, snorkel gear, and the flight from Learmonth back to Perth. Optional extras such as the whale shark swim are priced when you book.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests in one vehicle, so everyone has a window seat, hears the guide on the boardwalks and fits around one table at lunch. Private trips are for your party only.
Who leads the trip?
Your See Sight Tours guide meets the group at the welcome walk on day 1 and stays with you to the Learmonth check-in on day 10, with a separate licensed driver so the guide is free to talk and lead walks. Rangers run the Monkey Mia dolphin session and a local boat crew runs the reef trip. We name your guide when we confirm your dates.
How fit do I need to be, and do I have to snorkel?
A moderate level is enough. Walks are mostly under an hour on boardwalks, sand and rock, the longest being about 2 km at Yardie Creek. Snorkelling is optional on every day it appears: you can watch the reef through the glass bottom of the Coral Bay boat or swim from the beach instead.
I'm travelling solo. Is there a single supplement?
Yes. A room of your own is from CAD 1,550 more, and we show it before you request to book, never at checkout. Solo travellers share the same vehicle, tables, guide and activities as everyone else and are never seated or roomed as an afterthought.
When is the best time to go?
We run from April to October. These are the dry, milder months on the Coral Coast and Ningaloo, with warm days in the north and cool nights. From November to March inland heat passes 40°C and the north is in cyclone season, so we do not run then.
Can I swim with whale sharks on this trip?
Yes, from about March to July, as an optional full-day tour from Coral Bay on day 8, in place of the included reef trip. Whale sharks are wild and seasonal, so sightings are never promised, and the tours sell out early. Tell us when you book and we reserve your place and show the price.
How long are the drives, and how early do we start?
Most days have under four and a half hours of driving and leave between 8 and 9 am. The long one is day 7, about 590 km and six and a half hours, broken by two roadhouse stops and lunch in Carnarvon. Only the Kalbarri gorge, the dolphin session and an early flight start earlier. We fly back to Perth rather than drive 1,250 km south.
How does booking work?
Choose small group or private and a start date, then send a request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken until then. Prices are per person sharing a room, with taxes: the small group starts from CAD 9,000.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The private trip is for your party only, on a date you choose, from CAD 16,200 per person, and can add a night in Carnarvon to shorten the long day. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote it.
Do I need a visa for Australia?
Most visitors need a visa or an electronic travel authority before flying. Canadian and US passport holders apply for an ETA (subclass 601) through the Australian ETA app; most EU passport holders use an eVisitor (subclass 651). Apply before you book flights and check the rules for your passport.
Why doesn't the trip go to Karijini?
Karijini National Park is a further six to eight hours inland from Exmouth, which would add two long driving days or a camp. This trip stays on the coast and keeps the drives honest. Karijini is better as its own trip, and if you want it on a private trip, ask us for a quote.
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