Western Australia - The Start of a Great Adventure

Need an adrenaline rush?

Brilliant sunshine, vivid landscapes and glorious beaches - what better setting for releasing your adventurous spirit... WA's extensive coast and immense interior provide the perfect playground for outdoor enthusiasts, with countless tracks to hike, mountains to climb, whales to watch and boats to sail.

Get stuck into reading about exhilarating activities in Getting Wet and Going Overland. Then dive into our videos and image galleries, or listen in on a podcast to find out why getting lost in WA means finding your way to the good times.

Getting wet

Surfers checking out the breaks on the Margaret River coastline (Tourism Western Australia)

Dive, snorkel and surf you way down Western Australia's go-forever coast. Then laze on one of many dream beaches. There's no doubt about it - getting wet in WA is an (ocean) breeze. Dive in ›

Going Overland

Car on outback road in Karijini National Park (Lonely Planet Images)

Western Australia lays claim to a hefty chunk of the vast Aussie outback. If you're feeling the need for an adventure on dry land like rock climbing, hiking or cycling, look no further than WA. Drive in ›

Quick Tips

Shark Bay's stromatolites - rock-like microbe formations - are the oldest form of life on earth. For the best view of them visit Hamelin Pool, just past the Overlander Roadhouse.
Stop off at Shell Beach, 45km from Denham on Hamelin Road, in the Shark Bay area. The tiny cockleshells that make up the beach here do a great trick - they fuse together like cement after rain. Look out for entire buildings built with shell-brick around Denham.
You'll need a healthy set of pins (and plenty of drinking water) to reach Echidna Chasm and Cathedral Gorge in the Bungle Bungle range. The park is open from April to November; it's closed during the rest of the year because of the wet season.
Hire a helicopter for a thrilling view of the untouched waterholes and gorges in the northern part of Purnululu National Park. This is a great way to see the orange-and-black-striped, beehive-like sandstone mounds that make up the Bungle Bungle range.
Reach for the stars! Gaze skyward as night falls and watch the stars reveal themselves, like thousands of uncut diamonds glittering in the vast, inky night.