Western Australia - South / West Coast
I had no idea how absolutely breathtaking the bottom of WA is! It is utterly stunning and you MUST visit! It has been proven to have the whitest sand in Australia and I believe it because the striking white sand and perfect turquoise water at Lucky Bay took my breath away.
We flew into Perth, hired a car and road tripped inland to Wave Rock, then down to Cape Le Grand National Park, Albany, Denmark, Margaret River, Busselton, Rottnest Island, stayed one night in Perth, returned the hire car and flew out. It was less than two weeks, but it felt like we were away for two months! There was a lot of driving, thankfully our kids are happy little travellers (most of the time), there is also plenty to see along the way, so may pink lakes. The only thing we would do differently is stay longer on Rottnest Island, we absolutely loved everything about this adventure. Every day we would explore a new place and every day the kids would say ‘This is our favourite day ever’
ACCOMODATION
Wave Rock Caravan Park Cabins and Resort
1 Wave Rock, Hyden WA 6359
https://waverock.com.au/accommodation/wave-rock-resort/
Comfort Inn Bay of Isles
32 The Esplanade, Esperance WA 6450
Ibis Styles Albany
369 Albany Highway, Albany WA 6330
https://all.accor.com/gb/city/hotels-albany-v178206.shtml
Green Leaves Cabin - This was our favourite stay!
19 Adams Rd Denmark 6333
https://www.booking.com/hotel/au/green-leaves-cabin.html?auth_success=1
Margaret River Tourist Park
44 Station Rd Margaret River Town WA 6285
https://summerstar.com.au/caravan-parks/margaret-river
The Sebel
553 Bussell Highway, Busselton WA 6280
https://www.thesebel.com/western-australia/the-sebel-busselton/
The Sebel was incredible, great service, perfect for families and they allowed an early check in - which is very rare, but very appreciated!
We didn’t stay on Rottnest Island, but would 100% extend our holiday to include a night or two on Rottnest.
Ibis Styles East Perth - I wouldn’t recommend.
69 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth WA 6004
THINGS TO DO
Hyden
Wave Rock
Floating Salt Lake at the Resort / Magic Lake
Mulka's cave and Gnamma Walk Trail
Esperance
Cape Le Grand National Park
Lucky Bay
Hellfire Bay
Pink Lake
Pit stop - Hopetoun
Albany
Nanarup - Little Beach
Frenchman Bay
Denmark
Waterfall Beach
Greens Pool - Williams Bay
Elephant Rocks
Margaret River
Hamelin Bay (stingrays)
Voyager Estate
Explore caves, we went to the most family friendly Mammoth Caves
Busselton
Injidup Natural Spa
Busselton Jetty
Rottnest Island
We were on the island for a very short time, we walked to Pinky Beach and The Basin. We had enough time to also do lunch and grab a quokka selfie. It was such a short but very special day, we were even treated to a whale breaching on the ferry ride back to Fremantle.
