Northwest Australia Coastal Safari
Herein lies my best attempt at conveying the trip of a lifetime! I got to cover about 4,000 kilometers of Western Australia with over forty other exchange students, two tour guides, and one of our study abroad advisors. Truly such a dream, from beginning to end. We traveled everywhere with just a safari bus and charter bus and made lots of impromptu stops. Our tour guide, Craig, said he’s done this trip over forty times!!! So much heart and meticulous details were etched into the planning of it all!
Camp Sites:
Big River Ranch | Kalbarri - 2 nights
horses on sight :)
Coral Bay - 3 nights
stunning and right off of multiple beach access points
bar, cafe, and miscellaneous shops all on site
can book tours for glass bottom boat rides, swimming with whale sharks, snorkeling, scuba diving, etc.
Karijini National Park - 2 nights
no showers | highly recommend dipping in the freshwater gorges and poools
Nallan Station - 2 nights
an outback station
tons of animals on site! - We saw a donkey, goats, pigs, corgis, etc.
Pit Stops:
Kalbarri:
Dongara | fishing town (on way from Perth, WA)
Geraldton | port city (on way from Perth, WA)
National Park
Murchison River Gorge
Nature’s Window
The Skywalk
Coastal Cliffs | sunset watching
Coral Bay:
Carnarvon | tropical fruit growing region (on way from Kalbarri)
Day Trip:
Exmouth
Turquoise Bay
Ningaloo Reef
Karijini National Park:
Hamersley Range | over 3-billion years old - one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges
Dales Gorge | east side of park
Circular Pool
Fern Pool
Fortescue Falls
Hancock Gorge
Handrail Pool
Joffre Gorge
Weano Gorge
Nallan Station:
Kumarina Roadhouse (on way from Karijini)
Newman (on way from Karijini)
Big Ben - ghost town
Cue - small town
Meekatharra - small town part two
Walga Rock or “Walganna”
Comment below any questions you have about the experience so I can fill in the gaps for you. This is just an overall outline of the trip and I would love to get into the meticulous details if it would help you make this happen, too!
