A tour of two of the great icons of Australia's South West. Towering old growth forest is combined with Margaret River wine, caves and farming heritage.

Day 1 Perth to Valley of the Giants
Option 1 (L,D)
Option 2 (L)

After heading south through the towns of Rockingham, Mandurah we break at Donnybrook for morning tea. Regarded locally as the 'apple town', Donnybrook is famous for its apple and stone fruit orchards. Our brief stop will allow you time to purchase some of the locally grown fruit (including oranges, apples, pears, nectarines, etc in season). Leaving Donnybrook we relax into scenic touring through the rolling farmlands of the Blackwood River Valley then moving into old growth forest country. Stopping at the 51 metre tall Diamond Tree a bush fire watch tower, we break for lunch. Afterwards we pass by stunning sections of old growth Karri forest, the world's third tallest tree before reaching the amazing Valley of the Giants, Tree Top Walk reaching 40 metres into the forest canopy. A ground level walk is available through the Ancient Empire, a remarkable pocket of Tingle Forest, wide girthed trees up to 5 metres wide.
Dinner & Overnight: Karri Valley Resort, Pemberton or similar.

Day 2 Pemberton to Margaret River
Option 1 (B,L,D)  
Option 2 (B)

We begin at the 61 metre tall Gloucester Tree a bush fire watchtower lookout followed by the Fine Wood Craft Gallery, Western Australia's most awarded regional gallery. After morning tea at Beedalup Falls, we lunch at Australia's most southwesterly point, Augusta and visit Cape Leeuwin where the Indian and Great Southern Oceans meet. Entering the Margaret River Region, we stop for coastal views at Surfer's Point Lookout.
Dinner & Overnight: Best Western Emerald Colonial Lodge, Margaret River or similar.

Day 3 Margaret River to Perth
Option 1 (B, L)
Option 2 (B)

This morning we visit Eagles Heritage Raptor Centre housing the largest collection of raptors in Australia. We take a guided tour of Mammoth Cave followed by wine tasting at Xanadu Winery then a lively Australian sheep dog and shearing demonstration at the Yallingup Shearing Shed. Our last stop is at Busselton Jetty, the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, return to Perth at approximately 6.30 pm.

Departs Perth every Tuesday.