When people see Commonwealth of Australia they commonly withdraw hold a few things on their to practise list. Visit Bondi beach, see the Sydney opera house, as well as snorkel inwards the Great Barrier Reef.
Very rarely practise these plans involve Western Australia, much less the lilliputian corner that makes upwardly the South West.
The South West portion consists of Bunbury (Western Australia’s 3rd largest city), Margaret river, Dunsborough, Busselton, Augusta as well as Yallingup, equally good equally some smaller townships.
The portion is bounded yesteryear Cape Naturaliste to the North as well as Cape Leeuwin to the South. Caves Road is a major tourist route which connects many of the attraction of the South West.
We love driving this route equally it leads to as well as thus many minor beaches as well as cute lilliputian attractions!
The portion is chop-chop growing as well as developing. With a thriving arts scene, unbeatable cafe civilization as well as vino for days, there’s countless reasons to visit. But hither are our overstep seven! (One for each twenty-four hr menses of the week!)
The Coastline
Forget Bondi, WA beaches are where it’s at! My favourite matter nigh the South West is that fifty-fifty on the prettiest Summer’s twenty-four hr menses I tin withal notice an empty beach to enjoy.
There are as well as thus many beaches to explore as well as they tend to go largely untouched, litter costless as well as unpopulated.
Along the coast at that spot are enough of pretty stone formations to explore. As you lot get downwards caves route you’ll see roads titled things similar Moses rock, saccharide charge rock, canal rocks, etc.
If you lot follow these roads you’ll notice that they’re quite aptly named, as well as there’s ever some form of stone formation at the destination of them.
Canal rocks is the most pop as well as it’s really enjoyable to climb to a greater extent than or less this massive mount of rock, but at that spot are tonnes of others to regain too!
There are also numerous coastal walks to bask from the 250 km cape to cape track, to the 7km Meelup reserve trail. There are wild beaches perfect for surfing similar Injidup Beach inwards Yallingup as well as sheltered beaches perfect for families, similar Koombana Bay inwards Bunbury.
There’s enough of line-fishing opportunities as well as inwards the correct seasons you lot mightiness see whales or Dolphins!
The Art Scene
When I showtime arrived inwards Bunbury I visited the fine art gallery quite frequently. At the fourth dimension it was ane of the few costless things to practise on a Sunday. Today you lot don’t fifty-fifty demand to see the galleries to go wowed yesteryear Bunbury’s fine art scene, it’s all to a greater extent than or less us!
Street fine art inwards Bunbury is becoming increasingly broad spread as well as it’s impossible to walk to a greater extent than or less the metropolis without noticing a novel slice of fine art you lot hadn’t seen before.
Empty store fronts are turned into functional fine art galleries alongside the “artist inwards residence” program, as well as at that spot are unique artsy stores similar Afez of the Heart (specialising inwards middle eastern furniture) as well as Lava Art Glass Gallery, a store/studio/gallery selling Western Australian drinking glass fine art as well as providing drinking glass making workshops.
Yallingup, a minor town nigh 250km southward of Perth has its ain thriving fine art scene. The Yallingup galleries consist of a primary gallery showcasing a arrive at of Australian artists, as well as a garden fine art studio which hosts solo exhibitions. Not far from hither are the Gunyulgap galleries.
In fact, you lot could pass days driving downwards caves route as well as stopping at all the fine art galleries you lot see signposted along the way! To see traditional aboriginal artwork see the Wardan aboriginal centre, also off caves road.
The Alcohol
The southward due west portion rules when it comes to booze! Margaret river is a famous vino portion alongside many vineyards as well as wineries. Wine tours are a non bad means to explore many of the wineries inwards the expanse without the demand for a designated driver, as well as arrive at from limo tours to grouping double-decker tours.
But it’s non all nigh the wine! The southward due west portion is also awash alongside arts and crafts beer breweries as well as artsy minor bars. Tap takeovers (when a local brewery takes over the taps at a bar for a night) occur inwards bars such equally Lost Bills inwards Bunbury as well as are a non bad means to effort local beers.
Alex is a arts and crafts beer fanatic as well as he strongly recommends Eagle Bay brewing company, a microbrewery as well as eating seat nigh Dunsborough.
Unique bars are popping upwardly constantly. When nosotros showtime walked into Sala inwards Bunbury I really felt similar nosotros were dorsum on Abbot Kinney boulevard inwards Los Angeles!
It’s such a hip lilliputian spot alongside exposed brick walls, a huge vino as well as beer selection, as well as delicious sharing plates. It’s simply ane of the many exciting bars dotted across the South West.
Alcohol is much to a greater extent than expensive inwards Commonwealth of Australia than inwards many parts of the world, as well as WA is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than expensive, but visiting a few local bars is a non bad means to experience local culture, listen some local alive music, as well as effort some local drinks.
The Food
The South West has as well as thus many wonderful nutrient options. From vegan raw nutrient options at The Plant inwards Bunbury to the famous chilli beef burger of Occy’s inwards Dunsborough, at that spot genuinely is something for everyone.
You tin see the Margaret Rivera inwards the minor town of Cowaramup as well as sample their alternative of locally made chutneys, olive crude oil as well as cheeses, or effort handmade chocolates at the Margaret river chocolate factory. For a existent delicacy accept a trip to the minor inland town of Manjimup, a house famous for its truffles.
If you lot love markets (which I most definitely do!) you lot demand to see the Margaret River farmers marketplace position which takes house every Sabbatum morning time from 8am-12pm at the Margaret River instruction campus. Here you lot tin sample everything from nougat to fresh fruit to Yallingup’s famous wood fired bread.
Stop for a java inwards ane of the dozens of cute cafes inwards the region. The Happy Wife inwards Bunbury is ane of our favourite sun morning time spots, alongside beautiful views of the inlet as well as wonderful breakfast as well as luncheon options.
The honeycomb crumpets are divine! Hot Chocolatte inwards Dunsborough is a cute lilliputian hole inwards the wall java store alongside everything from chia pots to fudge brownies, as well as their flavoured hot chocolate is as well as thus decadent it almost makes you lot experience guilty….almost!
Walk through the Main Street of Margaret river as well as you’ll notice it’s ever bustling alongside people enjoying their luncheon alfresco inwards ane of the many bohemian means cafes.
Coffee shops inwards this component of the the world aren’t nigh soup as well as sandwiches, they’re ever taking things to the adjacent grade alongside surprising flavor combinations, cute decor as well as Instagram worthy presentation.
The Beautiful Bush
The South West portion is the exclusively house inwards the the world where you’ll notice tuart forests. This creates a natural ecosystem different anywhere else inwards the world! The Tuart Forest National Park is a protected expanse when you lot tin explore this unique bush land.
There are multiple walking trails where you lot volition see beautiful works as well as maybe fifty-fifty come across some wildlife. The black spotlighting trail is a 1.5km walk intended to go explored at black yesteryear torch lite to allow you lot to see the native nocturnal wild animals similar the western ringtail possum!
One of my favourite aspects of the Australian landscape is bush leading immediately to the sea. There’s something as well as thus exciting nigh coming over the overstep of a bush trail to notice the beach set out earlier you! The Maidens reserve inwards Bunbury is a wonderful illustration of this!
The facilities hither are sometime as well as the H2O fountains withdraw hold rusted, but the trails are beautiful as well as fairly good maintained. It’s an expanse total of wild animals from butterflies to snakes, as well as the beach is commonly almost empty!
Wildlife
So many people get all the means to Monkey Mia, x hours North of Perth to experience Dolphins inwards their natural habitat. But inwards Bunbury, simply 2 hours South of Perth nosotros withdraw hold our ain dolphin experience. The beaches to a greater extent than or less Bunbury teem alongside dolphins. I’ve fifty-fifty had them swim upwardly adjacent to me when I was to the lowest degree expecting it!
The dolphin regain centre is a non-profit arrangement which offers a arrive at of educational activities from guided swims to Eco cruises. Admission to the centre is $10 patch a guided swim volition terms you lot $165.
Tourist activities involving animals tin go an ethical issue, alongside terrible stories emerging nigh abusive elephant tourist traps inwards Thailand.
When visiting the Bunbury dolphin regain centre you lot tin residue assured that you’re non harming these Dolphins. The centre has the highest grade of Eco certification as well as is committed to positively impacting the natural environment.
Caves
Caves route is aptly named-all along this route are limestone caves! There are really over 150 caves across the southward due west portion as well as many of them are opened upwardly to the public. They arrive at from opened upwardly easily accessible caves to extreme spelunking adventures.
With an “Above as well as Below Pass” you lot tin combine your entry to ane of the to a greater extent than pop caves (such equally Ngilgi Cave) as well as the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse for simply $26.
We of late visited Mammoth Cave as well as it was really beautiful. Filled alongside natural unique stone formations, it was amazing to squall upwardly that there’s this whole ecosystem beneath our feet!
We love exploring the South West portion of Australia. For us the exclusively frustrating component is how difficulty it tin go to notice data nigh attractions inwards the area. Hopefully equally the expanse continues to educate as well as grow this volition improve. I withdraw hold no dubiety that inwards a year’s fourth dimension this expanse volition go fifty-fifty to a greater extent than exciting than it currently is!
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