Sunday, Feb 18, 2018 at 23:33
One way on the North West Coastal Highway and the other on the Great Northern Highway.
Camping? What time of year? If too late sightseeing will be very hot, and walks in
places like Karijini very taxing.
What are the ages and interests of your children?
Lots of
places to stop overnight heading through the inland route. Not so easy on the coastal route.
Random and not including all the best spots, but those that have come to mind.
Karijini foremost, so long as your children are old enough for climbs up down into and up out of the gorges. From Karijini, you can drive most of the way to the highest point in Western Australia,
Mount Meharry. Permission needed.
Take the
Mount Whaleback tour at
Newman.
Millstream is worth detouring from the coastal route (a newer sealed road from
Karratha).
Along the coast;
Kalbarri,
Shark Bay and Monkey Mia. The
Stromatolites and the
Hamelin Pool Old Telegraph Station Museum which was a real surprise.
Exmouth and the
Ningaloo Coast. Can swim with Whale
Sharks seasonally from
Exmouth or take a glass bottomed boat on the reef from
Coral Bay.
Go to
Mount Augustus, probably best from the Coastal Highway; you can do a loop via the Kennedy Ranges from
Carnarvon, and north of the
Exmouth turnoff for variety.
Go to
Marble Bar and go out to the old
Comet Mine, where your children will learn all about gold mining and processing (if old enough to appreciate it). Travel the Boreline Road between
Marble Bar and the Great Northern Highway (between Pardoo and Sandfire). This is a lovely drive and a variation from the Great Northern Highway, which you have to do in both directions.
Heaps more.
Time? As long as you like. We used to take five week holidays (annual leave plus a few spare days and weekends either end) and got to
Exmouth twice, seeing different things each time. Then to get to Karijini which we had never made it to before, a quicker trip via the Great Northern Highway.
A bit more about your children, your camping capability, and time of year, and you will get more specific answers that may suit you.
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Follow Up By: Life Member - Duncan W (WA) - Monday, Feb 19, 2018 at 16:32
Monday, Feb 19, 2018 at 16:32
And if taking the
Marble Bar optional route don't miss turning off at
Nullagine and doing the Skull Springs Rd to
Carawine Gorge. A beautiful drive and
the gorge is a fantastic spot to kick back for a few days, wet a line, have a paddle or dip. As MH says the Boreline Rd out to the Grt Northern Hwy which is a fantastic drive through beautiful rolling hills and ranges and then on to 80 Mile Beach,
Barn Hill and then
Broome.
Come
home via the coast if that's your thing.
Enjoy the trip.
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