10 Day Coast & Karijini Tour

We pick up from Perth & Northbridge at about 7am from the locations below, if you are not staying at one of these locations, book something close by and make your way there on the morning of the tour, making sure you have told us where you’ll be.

• Barrack St Jetty, Barrack St.
• Billabong Backpackers, 381 Beaufort St.
• Britania on William, 253 William St.
• Emperors Crown Backpackers, 85 Stirling St.
• Ozi Inn Backpackers, 282 Newcastle St.

Getting out of the city nice and early our first stop is Nambung National Park, home of the Pinnacles.

The Pinnacles Desert is surreal, ancient limestone pillars rise from golden sands, creating a mesmerising landscape. Explore well-defined trails, marvel at diverse formations, and encounter native wildlife amid banksia woodlands. Nambung National Park offers a brief yet captivating immersion into nature’s extraordinary beauty.

From here we continue our trek north to the town of Kalbarri, we normally have time to drop into the Pink Lake & explore some of the coastal cliffs of Kalbarri National Park before we check into our hostel accommodation and cook up a hearty feed.

Summary

• Nambung National Park
• Pinnacles Desert
• Kalbarri Coast
• Accommodation: Hostel in Kalbarri (1 night)
• Activities: Walking approx 2km
• Meals: LD

We start today by heading straight to Kalbarri National Park.

Often described as a nature lover’s dream, we explore the Gorges of Kalbarri National Park, spending time at Nature’s Window, a natural rock arch framing the gorge’s beauty and tackle the Z Bend & Natures Window Loop Trail.

Kalbarri National Park is one of Australia’s most spectacular natural wonders.

From Kalbarri we head north towards Shark Bay and Monkey Mia, we drop into the amazing Shell Beach, which is a beach made of millions of.. you guessed it, shells!

Highlights

• Kalbarri National Park
• Murchison Gorge & Z Bend
• Natures Window
• The Loop Hiking Trail
• Shell Beach
• Accommodation: Hostel in Monkey Mia (1 night)
• Activities: Walking approx 5km
• Meals: BLD

We rise nice and early and head for the bay at Monkey Mia.

Arriving at the bay we spend some quality time with the Dolphins and observe a feeding session.

Wild dolphins have been visiting the shoreline at Monkey Mia virtually every day for over 40 years, making this spot in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area one of the best and most reliable places for dolphin interaction in the world.

From Monkey Mia we wave goodbye to our aquatic friends and head for Coral Bay normally arriving in time for a classic west coast sunset.

Highlights

• Shark Bay & Monkey Mia
• Hamelin Pool
• Accommodation: Hostel in Coral Bay (1 night)
• Activities: Walking approx 2km
• Meals: BLD

Coral Bay is on our doorstrp. Today you have free time to spend all day at Coral Bay where there is a variety of activities to suit all tastes and budgets, including;

• Relaxing and swimming on the beach
• Hiring snorkels and exploring the bay
• Joining a Manta Ray Snorkeling Boat Cruise
• Joining a Hump Back Whale Cruise (in season)

Whether you have snorkelled with Whales or relaxed on the Coral Bay Beach with a good book, it’s another day in paradise!

In the afternoon we head up to road to Emouth.

Highlights

• Coral Bay – Free day relaxing or optional snorkel hire & boat cruises
• Accommodation: Hostel in Exmouth (2 nights)
• Activities: Swimming, Snorkelling & Boat Cruises
• Meals: BLD

For those keen to do a Whale Shark Swimming Cruise today is the day. We have places held on one of the cruises so be sure to chat to your guide early on in the tour to make sure your seat is secure.

For those choosing not to cruise, more coastal delights abound including a special place called Turquoise Bay, where the coral reef comes right up to the beach, we spend quality time here exploring the reef where we see tropical fish and if lucky turtles and dolphins.Take a visit to Vlamingh Head Lighthouse, one of the few places in Australia where you can see the sun both rise and set.

In the evening we head back to the Hostel in Exmouth.

Highlights

• Exmouth Peninsula
• Turquoise Bay
• Vlamingh Head Lighthouse
• Accommodation: Hostel in Exmouth (2 nights)
• Activities: Swimming, Snorkeling & Hiking approx 3km
• Meals: BL

Today we say goodbye to the and head inland to the spectacular Pilbara Region and Karijini National Park.

Karijini is regularly voted as a highlight of the trip and we spend the final days of the tour exploring the spectacular gorges and waterfalls of this highly rated destination.

We spend 3 nights at Karijini which gives us easy access to the plethora of amazing places to swim, hike and explore.

Hamersley is spectacular, there is a steep climb down to beautiful pool where most people stay, however for those keen explorers (that’s us) we can follow the creek up to a few kilometres into further waterholes we have all to ourselves, the landscape is truely amazing and a photographers dream.

Highlights

• Karijini National Park
• Camp: Campsite with facilities
• Meals: BLD

We have the next 2 days to explore Karijini National Park.

Slot canyons, deep gorges and waterfalls abound in this outback oasis.

Today normally head into the Weano area where we find;

• Weano Gorge
• Hancock Gorge
• Fern Pool
• Fortescue Falls

There is so much to explore and some great hiking and swimming for the whole day.

At the end of Day 7 we head to our National Park Campground and cook up another feast.

Highlights

• Karijini National Park
• Weano Gorge
• Hancock Gorge
• Fern Pool
• Camp: Campsite with facilities x 2 nights
• Activities: Swimming / Hiking, approx 5km x 2 days
• Meals: BLD

We bid goodbye to Karijini National park we head south for our trip back to Perth.

Visit Newman, an historical outback gold mining town and travel through many large sheep and cattle stations as we make our way to the last campsite for the night.

Highlights

• Newman
• Mt Magnet
• Perth
• Meals: BL