What to see/do in WA for 7 days

To me South of WA is the best - many a great spot so I would spend my 7 days checking all that out. There is a problem as it is usually the wetter place if there are fronts comming in. North this time of year will be a lot clearer and there are also some great spots.

Toss a coin. Cheers Tony

If ya only have 7 days, I reckon the area between Bunbury & Albany is your best bet (could easily spend a week in Albany without getting bored)..

SWMBO and I spent 16½ years in WA, & never got to see it all
(then again, I was busy tryin' to make a living at the time;-))

being start of winter I guess id say north

its a bit further than 500km but i guess from what you say then kalbarri would be a good bet. besides water and beaches you have the gorges to check out as well

Go north!!

Coral Bay, Denham or Kalbarri.

It starting to get a bit cold here now and the more north the more warmth..

If you want to cram as much sight seeing in as possible and possible wet and cold weather doewsn't faze you then head South as there is by far more to see in a short space of time. But, if it's warm weather and fishing, swimming and a bit of sight seeing but with greater travel distances then head North.Kalbarri has just about everything you're looking for. 7 hrs or so from Perth.

every one has hit the nail on the head - check the forecast when you get here, decide north or south depending on the weather then and follow the previous replies for towns/area's, they're all good ones!
personally, for me, it would be south. If the weather turns dirty there is some lovely old pubs/winery's/tea houses to spend a couple of days till it clears. And the south coast, even overcast, has some great scenery.
The fishing is pretty good down there this time of the year, but a bit late for the crabs.
If north, Kalbarri in autumn/early winter is a delight. about 600km's from perth but worth the extra drive.

Couple of suggestions:

Staring from Perth, head NNE to

New Norcia. A Monastic town. You could spend a whole day here, ie, 2 nights. Your camper needs to have a toilet for you to stay, independently, on the town sportsground. Great pub.

Head west thru Moora, maybe overnight at Pioneer Park at Badgingarra. Honour box payment. Showers and toilets. Beautiful grounds. If that's too early in the day there are plenty of overnight spots one sandhill from the beach just north of Lancelin. These sites used to be "shack" towns until they were all bulldozed.

Then south to Perth. Kings Park. City stuff. Maybe one day.

South to Mandurah. I've seen motorhomes overnighting on the south bank, estuary end, of Dawesville Cut. Beautiful spot.

Then further south to Australind. Great spot on the estuary bank for lunch. Then inland up Ferguson Valley to Gnomesville. Bring a gnome to add to the collection. And your camera. You'll be amazed.

You can then come out in the late afternoon and overnight at a free, Council provided location in Donnybrook. Great town. Stock up on your fruit.

Not far then to Busselton. Underwater observatory at the end of the Jetty.

Maybe then NNE up through Collie. Plenty of overnight spots near Wellington Dam. Up through Williams to Congelin or Pumphrey's Bridge for another peaceful campsite.

Can't work out if that's 7 days or not but you can Google all of those places or, preferably, look them up on this site, ExplorOz, under Places at the top of the page.

Welcome to WA.

whichever way you decide to go after you decide you should get some more specific ideas of places to visit
eg if heading to kalbarri then the pinnacles, Grenough hamlet, and ellandale pool are worth a visit on the way

Thanks all,

I really appreciate all you guys' advices on WA, will goole all spots you mentioned and get a plan for them with weather forecast for sure.


See you soon!

The best beaches are in and around Esperence and there is plenty to see on the way to and from Esperence no matter which way you travel. And given that we are still having beaut weather it will be a magic time to visit. Enjoy you stay

Hi Chenj3-2,
Here are a few things for you to think about in regard to your short trip.

Distances between towns, places of interest etc are far greater going north (For example; Perth-Geraldton is 450km, Geraldton-Kalbarri is 160km, Kalbarri-Denham/Monkey Mia just under 300km and Denham-Carnarvon is another300km). In reality there is not a lot to see for the distance covered

Covering the same distance (about 1200km) and travelling south from Perth you could visit Bunbury (Dolphins, Dive Wreck), Busselton (Timber Jetty and wineries), Margaret River (Wines, Surf, Caves), Augusta, Pemberton, Nannup, Manjimup (Tall Timber, Forest Scenery), Walpole, Denmark, (Treetop Walk) Albany (Historic Places, Beaches, Dive Wreck) and then return to Perth via farm lands and through a number of small country towns including Hyden (Wave Rock).

The best beaches in Australia are at Esperance (500km east of Albany and about 800km southeast of Perth

It is possible to drive great distances each day but I would suggest that travelling should be limited to no more than around 400km/day and not every day. There is no point in getting to somewhere and being too tired to enjoy it.

Sorry this so long but I hope it helps in your planning.

Disco.