Western Australia is the largest state in Australia - covering about a third of the country, and comprises an incredibly diverse range of attractions, from the azure blue bays of Esperance to the stunning gorges of Kununurra. From the desert to the beautiful reefs. From the colourful cities to the outback towns. Whether you want to hike through the old growth forest, dive with dolphins and whales, four wheel drive through sand dunes or discover the unbeaten tracks, in Western Australia you will experience the real thing.
By European standards Western Australia is simply huge. It is larger than Western Europe and nearly four times the size of Texas. If you overlay a map of Western Australia on a map of Europe, Perth is level with Barcelona and Broome is roughly north of Newcastle. Now if you add in the extra 1100 kilometres from Broome to the Northern Territory border and the 500 kilometre hop between Perth and Albany - you are somewhere between Iceland and North Africa!
“I remember doing the Gunbarrel Highway across to Alice Springs a few years back and it took us three days just to get to the Northern Territory border!”
With over 2.5 million square kilometres, but only 1.8 million people living in the whole of Western Australia (1.3 million of which live in Perth), per capita of population - it's about as spacious as you can get on planet earth!
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We cater to nature, wildlife and sports enthusiasts alike. For you eco-freaks and lovers of gorges and strange rock formations – try the Bungle Bungles, Wave Rock or the Pinnacles. That’s just for starters! We also forever offer the staple diet of sun, sea, sand and surf. Perth, Fremantle and Broome are some of the hot spots but there’s always plenty of action spread out all along the 10,000 kilometres of Indian Ocean coastline.
Action Packed
There is an emphasis in Western Australia on eco-tourism and adventure. World renowned marine experiences are on offer from the wild dolphins of Monkey Mia to swimming with whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef.
There are ancient rock formations such as the recently World Heritage listed Bungle Bungle range, plus little known Mount Augustus, which is the world's biggest single rock. It’s not only twice the size of Ayers Rock, but also a billion years older.
For adrenalin-pumpers, mix together some sky-diving, parasailing, sand boarding and kite-surfing - and you have just arrived at the ultimate Australian backpacker destination.
Western Australia has plenty of space, plenty of fresh air and plenty of great food and wine. So prepare to have your taste buds tickled as well.
