Quick Guide to Western Australia
If you can imagine an Australia state which is as large as Western Europe, then this will give you an idea of how big Western Australia really is! In addition to this, the whole of Western Australia only has two million people (approximately 10% of the total population of Australia) and most of them live in and around Perth!
| The driving distances between many of the star attractions are massive, and you really do get the feeling that you are travelling through an untouched and pristine landscape that is perfect for the adventure traveller, especially in a campervan or station wagon from Travel Wheels! |
CAPITAL
Perth is the capital of Western Australia and has a population of approximately 1.3 million people. It is known as the most isolated city in the world and Singapore is actually closer than Sydney!
CLIMATE
As Western Australia is such a massive state, its climate has two distinctive weather patterns with the north behaving like the tropics, and the south where the majority of people live (in and around Perth) is blessed with wonderfully sunny summers and a very mild winter.
| AVERAGE TEMP | SPRING | SUMMER | AUTUMN | WINTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | |
| PERTH | ||||||||||||
| Max | 20 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Min | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Below is a list of some of the amazing places to visit on your adventure holiday of a lifetime in Western Australia.
- Feed the wild dolphins by hand as you wade in the water at Monkey Mia
- Swim with whale sharks in Exmouth (April to July)
- Explore Perth by boat and have a picnic in a beautiful city park
- Visit wave rock and visit an Aboriginal community
- Explore the Walpole-Nornalup National Park and visit the valley of the giants and make sure you go on the tree top walk
- Karijini National Park - visit vast deep gorges full of waterfalls, walks and natural swimming pools to cool off after a magical day exploring this np
- From Albany on the coastal road to perth, give yourself plenty of time to see the giant Karri forests and the many idyllic beautiful beaches
- Fremantle - relax and people watch in one of the many cafes
- Relax on some amazing beaches at Broome
- Swim with wild dolphins at Rockingham
- Visit the amazing Pinnacles desert
- Explore the Kimberley National Park, make sure you visit the bungle bungles
- Visit Shark Bay to see dolphins, turtles and dugongs rear their babies in this oasis.
- Kalbarri National Park - visit Hawks Head red river gorges
- Surf some amazing beaches and just relax and enjoy unspoilt Western Australia
- Sample the wines of the Margaret River area
- Explore Rottnest Island a wonderful place to see the quokka, a small wallaby which is only 30cms tall! there is a quota on overnight visitors and no cars are allowed on the island
