Surrounded by the sparkling waters of the Indian and Great Southern Oceans, Western Australia is Australia’s largest state, covering almost one third of the country - an area that is bigger than the Western European continent and ten times the size of the United Kingdom. This is a place where you can choose your own secluded spot on more than 8,000 miles of pristine coastline, hand-feed wild dolphins, swim with gentle whale sharks, dive a spectacular coral reef or simply sit back with a drink and enjoy one of the most breathtaking sunsets you are ever likely to see.

Perth, the vibrant capital city on the banks of the Swan River, enjoys a relaxed, easy-going outdoors lifestyle and is renowned as being a city of sunshine and smiles - in fact, Perth boasts more hours of annual sunshine than any other Australian capital! Don’t miss the views from Kings Park, a popular picnic area with walking trails and a botanical garden, famous for its spring Wildflower Festival held each September. Perth’s surfing beaches rank amongst the best in the world but if surf is not your style, you can join a cruise upstream to the Swan Valley vineyards or downstream to Perth’s historic port city of Fremantle. The best way to get a feel for ‘Freo’ is to relax with a cappuccino or local beer at one of the many alfresco cafés on the South Terrace. Just 20kms off the coast, Rottnest Island is known for its beautiful beaches, clear waters teeming with marine life and its Quokkas - small marsupials unique to Western Australia.

In the beautiful South West, you’ll discover magnificent tall timber forests, a spectacular coastline and the rolling vineyards and surf beaches of Margaret River. The area is easily explored by hire car and you’ll enjoy charming B&B accommodation and fabulous winery restaurants. 260kms north of Perth, the 5 metre limestone pinnacles of the mystical Pinnacles Desert stand as a bizarre tribute to the creativity of nature. Further north, you can meet the friendly dolphins of Monkey Mia or go snorkelling on stunning Ningaloo Reef. The breathtaking gorges of the Karijini National Park are also worth exploring. In the far north-west, the coastal pearling town of Broome and the pristine white sands of world renowned Cable Beach mark the gateway to the rugged Kimberley region, often described as one of the world’s last great wildernesses. It is here that you’ll discover the amazing Bungle Bungle National Park, now one of Australia’s most recognised icons - first stumbled on by white man in only 1982!