HIGHLIGHTS
Escorted Qantas flight to Perth. Two nights in Perth, morning cruise down the Swan River to Fremantle to explore the museums and heritage buildings and the fine food of Fremantle. Explore the prime wheat growing areas of WA en route to Hyden. Visit the Dog Cemetery. Experience Wave Rock and the incredible hospitality of Hyden. Travel through Stirling NP to Albany, visit Mt Romance Cosmetic factory en route to Albany. Visit Whaleworld and exploration of Albany. Travel through Ravensthorpe to Esperance, explore Cape Le Grand NP before travelling north to Norseman and Kalgoorlie. Two nights in Kalgoorlie with time to explore and experience the Super Pit both during the day and at night (Tonka heaven). Cross the Nullarbor through Balladonia, Cocklebiddy to Madura. Enjoy the whale antics from the cliff top at Head of the Bight travelling to Ceduna. Explore the Eyre Peninsula to Port Lincoln. Cross Spencer Gulf on the new ferry service to Wallaroo. Travel home to Sydney or Melbourne on your Qantas flight from Adelaide.

DAY 1 | Sun 25 July 2010 | Perth ... let’s fly to Perth!
Perth is a city of phenomenal natural beauty and historic architecture, we explore aspects of this beautiful city during the morning, before our cruise down the Swan River to Fremantle. Fremantle is an historic city that was transformed by the America’s Cup. The choice of activity is yours, use the time to visit many of the museums (the Maritime Museum, the Historic Boats Museum, the Energy Museum or the Shell Museum), take a tram tour down the Cappuccino Strip for an alfresco snack or a full lunch from the many restaurants available. Return to Perth. (B,D)

DAY 2 | Mon 26 July 2010 | Perth ... Swan River cruise to Fremantle!
Perth is a city of phenomenal natural beauty and historic architecture, we explore aspects of this beautiful city during the morning, before our cruise down the Swan River to Fremantle. Fremantle is an historic city that was transformed by the America’s Cup. The choice of activity is yours, use the time to visit many of the museums (the Maritime Museum, the Historic Boats Museum, the Energy Museum or the Shell Museum), take a tram tour down the Cappuccino Strip for an alfresco snack or a full lunch from the many restaurants available. Return to Perth. (B,L,D)

DAY 3 | Tues 27 July 2010 | Hyden ... rolling plains of wheat!
We travel south west through massive wheat plains to historic York, Brookton, Corrigin and Hyden. Visit The Dog Cemetery. Experience the beauty of Wave Rock and the fabulous hospitality of Hyden at the Hyden Wave Rock Hotel. (B,D)

DAY 4 | Wed 28 July 2010 | Albany ... whale oil and perfume!
Travelling south we pass through the Stirling NP with its unique wildflowers and then we tour the fascinating Mt Romance Bodycare factory. Smell extracts destined for perfume blending throughout the world and learn about extracting Sandalwood oil before we head to Albany. This once famous whaling town has so much to offer, it is “a beautiful town in a beautiful setting”; we have free time to explore before our visit to Whale world; a fascinating whaling museum, created from an operational whaling station. Experience Albany’s seafaring history first hand, before making our way to the Dog Rock Motel. (B,L,D)

DAY 5 | Thurs 29 July 2010 | Esperance ... white sand & turquoise waters!
We have free time to explore this vital town before we set off through Ravensthorpe, once a great gold and copper mining town, to Esperance and a visit to the nearby Cape Le Grand NP. We experience the white sand beaches and turquoise waters together with the unique rock formations, before our overnight stay at the Bay of Isles Motel. (B,L,D)

DAY 6 | Fri 30 July 2010 | Kalgoorlie ... into gold country!
We travel north, skirting the edge of Lake Dundas with its bird life, and passing through such remote towns such as Salmon Gums and Grass Patch, en route to Norseman. Here we visit the old mine site before making our way to Kalgoorlie for our two night stay at the All Seasons Plaza Hotel. (B,D)

DAY 7 | Sat 31 July 2010 | Coolgardie ... Tonka heaven!
Any visit to Kalgoorlie must start at the Super Pit – possibly the largest open cut mine in the world; the sheer scale of the operation will amaze you. We tour the central area of the town to appreciate the beauty of Kalgoorlie’s public buildings. We also visit Boulder and then travel to Coolgardie to retrace the history of gold in the west. There will be time to shop and explore this afternoon, or join us on a special tour of the historic Hay Street Brothel. (B,D)

DAY 8 | Sun 1 August 2010 | Madura ... the vast Nullarbor!
Today we challenge one of the last great frontiers, the Nullarbor. This vast treeless plain is the essence of our challenging the unknown outback. But there will be much to see; we take breaks along the beautifully rugged coastline of the Great Australian Bight searching for the migration of humpback whales. Today we pass through Balladonia (the site of Skylab’s fall from space) and Cocklebiddy (where you’ll see a real tree) before reaching Madura for our overnight stay. (B,L,D)

DAY 9 | Mon 2 August 2010 | Ceduna ... whales everywhere!
We pass through Border Village into South Australia and head for the Head of the Bight where the whales will be frolicking below the cliffs. There will be many Southern Right whales as well as, possibly, Humpbacks with calves for us to enjoy. Then it’s on to Ceduna and our stay at the East West Motel. (B,L,D)

DAY 10 | Tues 3 August 2010 | Port Lincoln ... exploring the Peninsula!
Today we explore Ceduna and the coast along the Eyre peninsula. We first visit the Denial Bay Oyster growing farms before travelling along the coast to Murphy’s Haystacks near Streaky Bay. We explore Coffin bay NP before reaching Port Lincoln known as the seafood capital of South Australia. There is much to see and do in Port Lincoln, experience the museums, the arts and craft, or go fishing for King George whiting – Yes, we have charters available. Overnight at the Port Lincoln Hotel. (B,D)

DAY 11 | Wed 4 August 2010 | Clare ... heading home!!
We rise early and make our way north to Cowell and on to Lucky Bay in time to board our Spencer Gulf Ferry to sail across the bay to Wallaroo. Then we travel to Adelaide to board our Qantas flight back to Sydney or Melbourne. (B)