8 Day Karijini, Coral Bay & Shark Bay Tour

with Botanical Guide

Itinerary Details

Day 1

(MD, Motel) We fly to the Iron Ore hub of Australia and travel to Tom Price. The service town for the Mount Tom Price Mine operated by Rio Tinto.

Day 2

(CB, PL, PD, Motel) Into Karijini National Park, some of the Gorges we see today are as impressive as any you would see in Australia. We visit Dales Gorge, Circular Pool and Fortescue Falls. In the evening enjoy a bush BBQ in the spectacular Pilbara Scenery. Note: National Park entry included.

Day 3

(CB, MD, Motel) Departing Tom Price we travel to Nanutarra on the Ashburton River. On to Cape Range National Park and the spectacular scenery of Charles Knife Road, where oil was first found in Western Australia in the 1950’s. Overnight in Exmouth.

Day 4

(FB, MD, Motel) Exmouth, a most fascinating place, the centre for the Navy North West Cape Base. We travel to the head of the Gulf looking for whales migrating down the coast, further down the coast we take a glass bottom boat cruise in the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area. Visit Coral Bay in the afternoon with beautiful white sands, sparkling waters and fringing coral, then to our accommodation at Carnarvon. Note: Cruise included.

Day 5

(FB, MD, Motel) We visit the Babbage Island Jetty and the Fishing Harbour. This is the old North West, sheep station country, where so many over the last 130 years have battled drought and great floods. Further south on the road to Shark Bay we come to Hamelin Pool to see the ancient Stromatolites. Spend the night at Denham.

Day 6

(CB, PD, Motel) A morning visit to Monkey Mia to see those magnificent creatures of the wild, dolphins. Later “Ocean Park”, an exciting eco-friendly and interactive aquarium that is located on the pristine shores of the Shark Bay World Heritage Marine Park, and enables guests to see, touch and learn about many fascinating marine creatures that are found in this heritage listed area. Evening BBQ at Peron Homestead. Note: Monkey Mia & Ocean Park included in your fare.

Day 7

(CB, MD, Motel) Back to the North West Coastal Highway through Northampton to Geraldton. On the shores of Champion Bay this town has undergone some magnificent redevelopment in the last few years and has been given a new lease of life. We tour the town and visit the HMAS Sydney Memorial.

Day 8

(FB) Off the coast in search of the wildflowers of the Northern Wheatbelt, its early in the season but with a keen eye we hope to find interesting colours in the road verge before returning to Perth.

Note: Program details may change due to variations in flower growth from season to season.