Western Australia's South West

Perth Cultural Centre

Here you’ll find world-class food and wine, beautiful beaches, surfing, cave systems, tall tree forests, whale-watching, wildflowers and the famous Margaret River wine region on Wardandi Noongar country. As one of only 36 bio-diversity hotspots on Earth, the South West has thousands of plant species found nowhere else in the world.

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• World-class wine and fresh local produce

Home to six distinct wine regions including world-famous Margaret River, the South West also serves up some of Australia’s best ‘paddock to plate’ fresh produce. Enjoy fresh marron, trout, venison, chocolates, cheeses, cherries, boutique beers and ciders, as well as the rare black truffle — more of them are produced in Manjimup than anywhere else in Australia. 

• Surfing, swimming, snorkelling

The South West is world famous for its spectacular coastline and magnificent surf and swimming beaches. Follow in the footsteps of the world’s best surfers who flock to the perfectly named Surfers Point for the annual Margaret River Pro. For more tranquil conditions, you’ll find some of Australia’s top swimming spots at Dunsborough, Eagle Bay, Denmark and Albany (Kinjarling). Witness the wonders beneath the water through shipwreck diving, or stay dry at the eight metre deep Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory.

• Culture, arts and history

Learn more about Aboriginal customs and history of the South West’s first inhabitants through a number of Aboriginal centres and tours across the region. Forage for traditional bush foods, discover ancient traditions or experience the magic of a live didgeridoo performance inside an underground cave. You’ll also find exceptional South West artistic talent including painters, sculptors, furniture makers, jewellery designers and hand-blown glass artists. Head to the coastal city of Albany and the multi award-winning National Anzac Centre for a deeply personal connection with Australia’s ANZAC history. 

• Tall timbers

You’ll get a bird’s eye view of towering karri and tingle trees in the Valley of the Giants, between Denmark and Walpole, where the world-first Tree Top Walk is suspended 40 metres above the forest floor of Menang Noongar country. The South West is also home to giant jarrah, karri, marri and tuart trees. Near Pemberton you can climb two towering karri trees, up to 75 metres high, using climbing pegs to reach lookout towers. 

• Wildlife and Adventure

Get hiking along the spectacular coastal Cape to Cape Track, the bushland Bibbulmun Track, or out to the Porongurup Range’s Granite Skywalk. Take off on two wheels along the Munda Biddi off-road cycling experience and other world-class mountain biking trails through Collie and Margaret River or head underground at Ngilgi, Mammoth, Lake and Jewel caves to explore mesmerising labyrinths decorated with limestone crystal formations. From January to April, take an orca tour from Bremer Bay to see the southern hemisphere’s largest killer whale pod in a deep-sea canyon 70 kilometres offshore. Between June and November, witness the annual migration of humpback, southern right and blue whales from the South West’s shores, or hop on a whalewatching cruise and get up close to these gentle giants. Witness the surging power of the Southern Ocean at The Gap in Torndirrup National Park near Albany, and experience the views of one of Australia’s most exposed coasts through the nearby Natural Bridge on Menang country.

*Source: Tourism Western Australia, info@westernaustralia.com
https://www.tourism.wa.gov.au/