The Coral Coast Highway: a south to north road trip itinerary in Western Australia — NAAR
Abstract
A self-drive tour where you can choose the hotels, car and services you prefer. No service is pre-included: you can change the duration of every stop as you like. The hotels shown in the itinerary are to be intended as suggestions.
Transfer by ferry to Rottnest Island, about 45. Rottnest Island is a delightful little island with dozens of small bays and white sandy beaches in a cobalt-colored sea, ideal for swimming and relaxation. Upon arrival, you can pick up a bicycle and have time to explore the island at your own pace. Rottnest is 11 km long and 4 km wide, and it takes about 3 and a half hours to complete the full loop. An unmissable opportunity: take a selfie with a quokka!
Train
Day 5 — Rottnest Island → Perth
Transfer by ferry to , about 45,
Car
Day 6 — Perth → Cervantes
Car rental from Cervantes to Learmont, For one-way rentals from Perth to Learmonth or vice versa, there may be one-way fees that need to be checked in the car rental notes. 260 km north of Perth there's Nambung National Park, a flat sandy desert dotted with hundreds of weird spires of sedimentary rock: the wonderful Pinnacles,
Car
Day 7 — Cervantes → Kalbarri
Day 8 — Kalbarri
Free day We recommend the visit/excursion,
Car
Day 9 — Kalbarri → Monkey Mia
For several decades, wild dolphins have been approaching the shore of Monkey Mia, which over the years has become one of the most reliable sites for human-dolphin interaction. Since they are not domesticated, the number of dolphins and the time of their appearance varies from day to day and is obviously unpredictable, but they usually show up in the morning. Take some extraordinary photos. Enjoy some relaxation on the beach or take a cruise to spot dugongs and sea turtles.
Day 10 — Monkey Mia
We recommend the visit/excursion,
Car
Day 11 — Monkey Mia → Coral Bay (Ningaloo Reef)
About an hour and a half drive to reach Coral Bay. Located in front of the Ningaloo Reef, on a beautiful white beach, it is the ideal starting point for swimming with whale sharks (from March to August) and giant manta rays (from May to November) and for whale watching (from June to November).
Day 12 — Coral Bay (Ningaloo Reef)
Today you can explore Cape Range National Park, a spectacular place with rugged limestone ranges, deep canyons, and breathtaking scenery for those who love hiking. But you can also explore over 50 km of pristine beaches like the unmissable Turquoise Bay or Oyster Stack, which are just two examples of spots where you can stop to snorkel and enjoy the spectacle of turtles and tropical fish swimming fearlessly around you.
Day 13 — Coral Bay (Ningaloo Reef)
Free day
Car
Day 14 — Coral Bay (Ningaloo Reef) → Exmouth
You will have most of the day to explore the Ningaloo Reef, the largest coral reef in Australia, at your leisure. Choose to participate in a boat tour or enjoy free time to experience the beautiful beaches that Coral Bay has to offer. You can walk along the beach and observe the shark nursery, swim with the manta rays (at your own expense), or snorkel on the Ningaloo Reef just a few meters from the shore. In the evening, drive up the peninsula to Exmouth and settle in for two nights in the city center.,
Day 15 — Exmouth
Free day,
Flight
Day 16 — Exmouth → Perth
Flight to Perth,
Day 17 — Perth
Continue to la destinazione successiva
Notes
VISITING AUSTRALIA: European citizens are required to have an electronic tourist visa (ETA or evisitor) to enter Australia. The ETA visa can be obtained online on the website https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/evisitor-651. The visa is free of charge. The passport must have a remaining validity of at least six months.
Starts from
17 days / 9 nights – from Perth to Perth.
Price does not include
Administration fees and “no-risk” coverage, trip cancellation, medical expense & baggage coverage, meals that have not been specified; beverage; any extra, tips, air travel and taxes, everything not expressly mentioned in "The fee includes",