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Australian Pacific Touring Western Frontier

Tour Code: WF11

Start your Western Frontier adventure at The Pinnacles before heading north. You'll take in World Heritage-listed parks, bays and beaches on your way to Broome. Watch bottlenose dolphins playing in the waves and enjoy a seafood feast at Monkey Mia, and relax in the pristine surrounds of Karijini National Park for two nights.

Itinerary

Day 1. Arrive Nambung National Park, The Pinnacles, Geraldton
This morning depart Perth and journey into Nambung National Park, home to the Pinnacles. Enjoy time to admire these eerie limestone pillars, which rise up to six metres from the shifting yellow sand. Afterwards, continue to Geraldton, perched between beautiful coastline, rolling hills and breakaway ranges.
Stay: Geraldton, Ocean Centre Hotel
Daily Meal Included: Dinner

Day 2. Murchison River Region, Wooleen Station
Travel inland to the Murchison River region, the only shire in Australia without a town. On arrival at Wooleen Station, enjoy a home-style lunch, before free time to explore this former sheep and cattle station, which is committed to preserving the unique ecology of the region through limited energy consumption. Gather before dinner and head to a special visiting area to witness the dramatic sunset as you enjoy a talk from our host about this special part of Australia.
Stay: Wooleen Station, historic homestead or cottages, shared facilities
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3. Murchison, World Heritage-listed Shark Bay
Journey to World Heritage-listed Shark Bay, one of the world's greatest wilderness treasures, located on the westernmost point of Australia. The shallow waters of the beautiful area are divided by striking banks, peninsulas and islands, including Dirk Hartog Island, which was discovered almost four hundred years ago in 1616. Shark Bay is a region of major zoological importance, home to around 26 species of mammal threatened with extinction. Continue to Shell Beach and tonight enjoy a seafood dinner.
Stay: Two Nights: Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 4. Denham
Explore Denham, a small town situated on the Peron Peninsula. Take in the interactive displays at the Shark Bay Interpretive Centre, where you can learn more about the incredible natural wonders and historic treasures of the local region. Take a stroll around the village itself and enjoy the exceptional views from Eagle Bluff.
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 5. Monkey Mia, Hamelin Pool
This morning at Monkey Mia, see the wild dolphins that swim close to shore (subject to appearance). The famously playful bottlenose dolphins have delighted APT's guests for years, as we were one of the first tour operators to escort visitors to this stunning location. Visit Hamelin Pool to see the stromatolites, dome-shaped layered structures formed in shallow water and thought to be the world's oldest known living organisms. Continue to Carnarvon.
Stay: Carnarvon, Fascine Lodge
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 6. Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, Exmouth
Journey to Ningaloo Reef Marine Park and, on arrival at Coral Bay, join a cruise aboard a glass bottom boat and view the colourful tropical fish and forests of corals that make up this reef. Depending on season, look out for the famous whale shark, as well as dolphins, dugongs, manta rays and humpback whales. The beaches of the reef are vital to loggerhead, green and hawksbill turtles, who breed along the shore. Continue to Exmouth, where you'll stay for two nights.
Stay: Two Nights: Exmouth, Novotel Ningaloo Resort
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 7. Cape Range National Park
Enjoy a full day today to explore Cape Range National Park, a spectacular place of rugged limestone ranges, breathtaking deep canyons and 50 kilometres of pristine beaches. The national park, which encompasses Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, is famous for the striking contrast of the turquoise waters of the nearby bay with the rocky, yet verdant topography of Cape Range itself. During your time in the park, you'll enjoy a cruise on Yardie Creek through Yardie Gorge. Fed by the nearby ocean, the gorge boasts deep-blue water, red limestone cliff faces and a wonderful array of birds and wildlife, including the rare black-footed wallaby and red kangaroos.
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Lunch

Day 8. Tom Price, Karijini National Park
Travel through the mining town of Tom Price. At the base of Mount Nameless, the town is a showcase for the rich red and gold hues of the Pilbara. Continue on to Karijini National Park, where you will stay in the centre of the park at Karijini Eco Retreat for the next two nights. Enjoy the unique experience of staying in the heart of this treasured national park in a stylish eco tent, while posing minimal threat to the environment.
Stay: Two Nights: Karijini Eco Retreat in a Deluxe Eco Tent with ensuite
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 9. Karijini National Park
Enjoy a full day to discover the contrasting landscapes of Karijini National Park. Here, the ever-changing light, colours and reflections highlight the intriguing geological structures of the park. Spectacular gorges, waterfalls and leafy verdure provide a luscious setting compared to the arid landscapes of the Pilbara, while the tropical climate has allowed a vast range of flora and fauna to thrive. Visit Dales Gorge, Fortescue Falls and Oxers Lookout. Perhaps walk to stunning Joffre Falls, located near the Eco Retreat.
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10. Hamersley Gorge, Millstream-Chichester National Park, Port Hedland
Visit Hamersley Gorge and Millstream-Chichester National Park, one of the most pleasant stopovers in the state's north west. In between the rocky escarpments and spinifex-covered hills, the park's rock pools and gorges form refreshing oases. Continue to Port Hedland, world renowned for its extensive exporting of iron ore.
Stay: Port Hedland, The Esplanade Hotel
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 11. Eighty Mile Beach, Broome
Visit Eighty Mile Beach, a postcard-perfect stretch of coast recognised as a wetland of international importance due to the presence of migratory birds. Populations of wallaroos, turtles and kangaroos also call the beach home, and you may spot a few if you can tear your eyes away from the sparkling turquoise ocean. Journey through the Great Sandy Desert to Broome, where your tour ends.
Daily Meal Included: Breakfast

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