Overnight: Comfort Inn, Albany or similar.
(motel room with ensuite bathroom).

Day 2 Albany to Pemberton (B)

After coastal sightseeing visiting 'The Gap' and 'Natural Bridge', we travel via Denmark through spectacular karri tree foresets to the coastal resort town of Walpole. Here we join our local guide 'Gary' for a luncheon cruise on Nornalup Inlet (lunch own expense), widely regarded as one of the last great wilderness areas. Gary will delight all with his incredible knowledge and love of this area. Next stop is the Valley of the Giants 'Tree Top Walk' which reaches 40 metres high 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

Overnight: Karri Valley, Pemberton or similar.
(Lakeside motel room or chalet with ensuite bathroom).

Day 3 Pemberton to Margaret River (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.

Overnight: Best Western Emerald Colonial Lodge, Margaret River or similar.
(motel room with ensuite bathroom).

Day 4 Margaret River to Perth (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.

Overnight: Novotel Langley, Perth or similar.
(motel room with ensuite bathroom).

Day 5 Perth to Wave Rock (B)
Heading east through the scenic Darling Ranges we stop to enjoy morning tea (own expense) at historic York, the first township founded in the Avon Valley. Enjoy the wonderfully preserved turn of the century Victorian buildings and gain an insight into grand old pioneer days. Continuing east, we pass through sweeping wheatbelt plains and stop enroute at the famous Dog Cemetery, a tribute to Australian working sheep dogs.
 
Later we reach the small town of Hyden, home of Wave Rock. Before lunch we visit Hippo's Yawn an unusual natural rock formation shaped like a yawning hippopotamus, regarded by the local Aboriginal people as a special 'women's place'. We break for lunch (own expense) at the Wave Rock Wildflower Shop or alternatively upgrade to the optional picnic lunch (W1) or lobster lunch (W1C).
 
We then join an Aboriginal cultural tour of Wave Rock. Walk around and on top of the rock as you hear of dreamtime stories and discover special Aboriginal sacred sites, including Gnamma Holes (water reservoirs) and learn about Aboriginal culture. Estimated at being an incredible 2,700 million years old, the rock has over time been sculptured by nature into the form of a huge breaking wave. Whilst here visit a Wildlife Park featuring Australian animals or alternatively view the unique Antique Lace Collection.
 
Leaving Wave Rock, we head off to view some other intriguing rock formations of the area including the Humps, a camel hump like granite rock and finally Mulka's Cave. Your coach captain will explain the ancient Aboriginal cave paintings featured within it, telling the legend of the outcast Aboriginal, “Mulka the Terrible”. Our return journey takes us along back roads through the heart of the Western Australian wheatbelt to the small farming town of Babakin. Here we enjoy some country hospitality over an afternoon tea (own expense) with local town folk. During the wildflower season (September to November) some of Western Australia's best wildflowers can be seen in this area and roadside stops will be made to view some of the spectacular native wildflowers. From here, sit back in comfort and contemplate the day's experiences before returning through the Darling Ranges giving us elevated panoramic views of Perth's city lights with arrival in Perth at approximately 8.30pm.