Discover WA
West Australia's mild winters and hot summers (and tropical weather in the north) make the state ideal for enjoying outdoor activities and sports. Try your hand at surfing, take a camel trek in Broome or be really adventurous and go skydiving!
Swim in Fortescue Falls
You'll feel like you're in a tropical paradise at this clear, spring-fed pool surrounded by ferns and trees. Park managers have erected a wooden swimming platform with stairs, so water access is easy. Make sure you sit under the permanently cascading waterfall; the water is warm and shower like.
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Tour the wineries
Margaret River wine region has emerged in the last 10 years as one of the country's premier wine districts, producing premium wines that are now successfully competing on the world stage. A variety of wines are grown with chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and shiraz proving to be the most popular. The drive through the area is worth it alone with pretty farmland, karri forests and ocean views.
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City Centre
Perth city is a shopper's delight with national fashion outlets and large department stores easily traversed by pedestrian malls and shopping arcades. Be sure to visit the range of food courts to take dinner home. Take a short walk to King Street, with its stylish boutiques, galleries and gift stores.
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Feed the dolphins at Monkey Mia
Get up close and personal with bottle nosed dolphins that swim into shore every day at the coastal resort park, Monkey Mia, 23km from the Shark Bay town of Denham. Controlled by rangers from the Department of Conservation and Land Management, you can stand knee-deep in the water as dolphins swim up as close as half a metre. Touching them is not allowed, but if you're lucky, you may be picked to feed them.Read on
Kings Park
Set high above the city on Mount Eliza, the 400 hectares of lawns, bushland, botanic gardens, monuments and attractions that make up Kings Park is a must visit. With panoramic views of the city, rivers and hills, kilometres of walking and cycling paths, bush trails, picnic spots and an abundance of native plants and animals, you'll find plenty to see and do.
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