• Visit the historic town of York
• Explore Wave Rock
• Esperance and the Great Ocean Drive

Leaving Perth we head through the Darling Ranges towards the historic town of York. Colonial buildings line the streets as we stop to admire the town’s proud heritage. Continuing through the expansive fields of the wheat belt we journey to The Dog Cemetery. Next Hyden and its famous Wave Rock. Learn how this mysterious granite outcrop, sculptured by nature, along with Hippo’s Yawn is steeped with aborigine culture. The tour proceeds past the 120°E meridian (WA time) towards Esperance and the Southern Ocean’s spectacular coastline. We travel the Great Ocean Drive for a brief taste of what tomorrow has to offer before checking into our hostel accommodation. Check out the town or go fishing from the town jetty and maybe see Sammy the sea lion!

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• Cape Le Grande National Park
• Climb Frenchman's peak
• Lucky Bay & Hells Fire Beach
• Walk Thistle Cove's Nature Trail.

Prepare to be amazed this morning! Cape Le Grande awaits, a day of wonder, adventure and unbelievable scenery. We head straight for Lucky Bay, arguably one of Australia’s finest beaches. See the kangaroos and stroll the squeaky clean sands. Walk the nature trail to Thistle Cove to witness stunning panoramas and abundant wildlife, then cool off in the pristine aquamarine waters of Hellfire Beach. Relax now but after lunch we climb Frenchman's Peak. From the ocean
carved caves, the 260m summit offers sweeping views. It has been a full day as we return to our accommodation.
Towards days end, we can visit the town lookout to view the beautiful Recherché Archipelago before feasting on an
Aussie BBQ.

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• Fitzgerald River National Park
• Two Peoples Bay
• Bremer Bay
• Middleton Beach & King George Sound
• Albany Township

Today, as we make our way towards Western Australia’s first settlement, Albany, it is all about the region's unique ecosystems. First up is the Biosphere of the Fitzgerald River National Park (wildflower season only) which is internationally recognised as “the most important Mediterranean ecosystem in the world”. We head for the coast, looking for Southern Right whales (winter season only) and travel the scenic route to lunch. We enjoy the nature trails of Two Peoples Bay that meander throughout this sanctuary for threatened birds and animals to yet another amazing beach. Heading into town, we visit the many attractions of Albany’s spectacular Middleton Beach & King George Sound, a stunning natural harbour best viewed from Mount Clarence lookout. Hostel accommodation for tonight.

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• Frenchman Bay
• The Gap/Natural Bridge/Blow holes
• Tree Top Walk

Following the coastline of King George Sound we head for nearby Frenchman Bay to explore the wonderful Whale Museum (winter only). Described as Australia’s first ‘industry’ see how the early whale hunters battled with giant sharks to land their huge catches. The tour then moves on to the imposing natural coastline features locally known as ‘The Gap’, ‘Natural Bridge’ and the famous blow holes. We continue on to the town of Denmark for a short break before arriving at the stunning Greens Pool. Our next stop is the ‘Valley of the Giants’ which includes the elevated ‘Tree Top Walk’ with views of the dense Tingle Tree canopy. We journey on to Pemberton, where you can take up the challenge and climb one of the famous Fire Tree lookouts (summer only). It’s then on to our overnight stay. Hostel accommodation, BBQ Dinner.

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Awakening to a wonderful misty southwest morning, we rise to the sights of kangaroos and emus which are abundant in the area. Heading north west, we journey to the famous wine and surfing region of Augusta & Margaret River. The spectacular limestone coast winds its way to the mouth of the Margaret River. Nearby, waves from the Indian Ocean wash onto pristine beaches, home of the world famous WA Masters Surf Championships. We continue to The Wardan Aboriginal Centre where we learn about the early Aboriginal people, the Wardandi people. Hear about the amazing ‘bushcraft skills’ used by the aboriginal people who thrived in the district for thousands of years. After lunch, we enjoy wine tasting at an exclusive winery and also spoil ourselves at the locally run Chocolate Company. Next stop, we visit one of the vast networks of caves in the region. Then it's Busselton Jetty, for a look at the longest piled wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. Our tour is coming to an end and before we say our goodbyes we have one last stop at Bunbury Dolphin Discovery centre sitting on the edge of Koombana Bay and maybe see a dolphin cruise by. Next stop Perth city where we arrive back around 7.00pm.

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