Heading North
Things to do- Try and pull up a sail at the windsurfer’s paradise of Lancelin.
- Bomb round Lancelin’s massive sand dunes in a monster truck or on a quad bike.
- Transport yourself to an alien planet by walking through the bizarre pointy rocks of the Pinnacles.
- Clamber through the rugged gorges of the Kalbarri National Park.
- Feed the dolphins by the beach at Monkey Mia.
- See the oldest living things in the world – the stromatolites of Hamelin Pool in Shark Bay.
- Go on a turtle, dugong and dolphin spotting cruise at Monkey Mia.
- Dive with whale sharks off the coast of Exmouth.
- Snorkel and dive to your heart’s content on the Ningaloo Reef.
- Swim in Fortescue Falls, Karijini, where two waterfalls plunge spectacularly into the pool.
- Marvel at the deep red gorges of the Karijini National Park.
- See the world’s biggest monolith (rock). And, no, it’s not Uluru – it’s Mount Augustus in the Gascoyne region, just south of the Pilbara.
- See the staircase to the moon, as the full moon rises over tidal flats at Port Hedland or Broome.
- Take a camel ride across the world class Cable Beach at sunset.
- Discover thousands of rock carvings near Dampier (but be sure to pay respect and check with the local Indigenous communities - and never touch the paintings).
- See where the Outback meets the ocean with the red cliffs and white sand of Cape Leveque.
- Visit the Boab Prison Tree – 7km south of Derby.
- Go for a boat ride up Chamberlain Gorge in the million acre El Questro Wilderness Park.
- Take a scenic flight over the very stripey Bungle Bungles.
- See Australia’s biggest meteorite crater at Wolfe’s Creek. It’s nearly a kilometer wide and 50m deep.
- Hike to the stunning, multi-layered Mitchell Falls.
- Stay a safe distance from big teeth at the Wyndham Crocodile Farm.
- Walk through the narrow Tunnel Creek, surrounded by huge rock walls.
- Get on your walking boots, and take on Windjana Gorge. Spot wallabies, dingos, echidnas and snakes in Mirima National Park.
- Canoe down the Ord River from Kununurra.
- Check out the thousand islands and massive whirlpools of the Buccaneer Archipelago.
- Cruise on Lake Argyle, the picturesque man-made reservoir with 12 times the capacity of Sydney Harbour.
