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Collier RangeNational
MountAugustus
Kennedy RangeNational Park
PAYNES FIND
NEW NORCIA
Minilya Roadhouse
RoadhouseWooramel
RoadhouseOverlander
MONKEY
NEWMAN
TOMPRICE
EXMOUTH
NanutarraRoadhouse
CARNARVON
CORALBAY
CUE
MEEKATHARRA
MT. MAGNET
WONGAN HILLS
Roadhouse
MIA
GERALDTON
KALBARRI
DONGARA
NORTHAMPTON
Billabong
DALWALLINU
LANCELINCERVANTES
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JURIEN BAYWUBIN
SharkBay
INDIAN
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walga rock art Ancient Karijini Gorges
karijini eco retreat
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Experience the icons of the
grand north west- explorer self drive -
karijini eco retreat
Wildflowers bloom seasonally and subject to seasonal variations and weather conditions. Map not to scale & route is intended as guide only. Contact RAC or petrol stations for detailed maps. Some roads are unsealed. 4WD recommended. Check road conditions before you depart.
For further information on Karijini Eco Retreat go to: www.karijiniecoretreat.com.au E: reservations@karijiniecoretreat.com.au
Day 1: Perth - Dalwallinu 273km, 3 hours Head to New Norcia, Australia’s very own monastic town and Wongan Hills before heading to Dalwallinu.
Accom options: Dalwallinu Wheatland Motel, Dalwallinu Hotel, B&B’s, cara park, camp
Day 2: Dalwallinu - Meekatharra 512km, 2.5 hours Travel to Paynes Find, Mt Magnet, then Cue with its colonial architecture. Detour to the Walga Rock Aboriginal art site, before arriving in Meekatharra.
Accom options: Commercial Hotel Auski Inland motel, Cara park, camp
Day 3: Meekatharra - Karijini Eco Retreat 596km, 6 hours Set off for Karijini National Park. Travel north to Newman then west onto Karijini National Park and the Karijini Eco Retreat.
Accom: Karijini Eco Retreat - Karijini Nat. Park Accom options: Deluxe tents with private facilities, campsites, caravan sites
Day 4: Karijini National Park View Dales Gorge, Circular Pool and Fortescue Falls. Enjoy dinner at the Karijini Eco Retreat Restaurant.
Accom: Karijini Eco Retreat - Karijini Nat. Pk Accom options: Deluxe tents with private facilities, campsites, caravan sites
Day 5: Karijini National Park Enjoy the stunning nearby Joffre Gorge, Weano Gorge, Knox Gorge and Joffre Falls.
Accom: Karijini Eco Retreat
Day 6: Karijini - Exmouth 700km, 7.5 hours Travel to Tom Price. Continue via Doradeen Rd and Milne Rd before Nameless Valley Drv and onto Nanutarra Drv. Left at Nanutarra Roadhouse at North West Coastal Hwy, right at Burkett Rd into Exmouth.
Accom options: Novotel Ningaloo Resort, Exmouth Cape Holiday Park, Ningaloo Lodge, Potshot Resort, Sal Salis, Bullara Station, Warroora Station
Day 7-8: Exmouth Experience the world’s largest fringing reef, Ningaloo, with over 500 species of fish, 250 corals, the giant whale shark and Humpback whales.
Day 9: Exmouth - Coral Bay 150km, 2 hours See Charles Knife and Shothole Canyons in the Cape Range National Park. Located on the Ningaloo Reef, Coral Bay is a snorkellers paradise.
Accom options: Ningaloo Reef Retreat, Ningaloo Club, Bayview Coral Bay, Caravan Parks
Day 10: Coral Bay - Carnarvon 240km, 3 hours Depart for Carnarvon via the blowholes and Quobba and Gnaraloo situated on spectacular coastline.
Accom options: Best Western Hospitality Inn Coral Coast Tourist Park, Wintersun Caravan Park, Red Bluff and Quobba Station, Gnaraloo
Day 11: Carnarvon - Shark Bay 324km, 4 hours Visit the Carnarvon Heritage Precinct. Next stop is the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, with ancient Stromatolites and the 120km long Shell Beach.
Accom options: Heritage Resort, Oceanside Village, Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, Dirk Hartog Island, Carbla Station, Hamelin Station Stay
Day 12: Shark Bay - Kalbarri 370km, 4.45 hours Meet Dolphins of Monkey Mia followed by a boat cruise. Visit Eagle Bluff with views over bay and frequent sightings of sharks, dugongs. See inland gorges of the national park on the way to Kalbarri.
Accom options: Kalbarri Beach Resort, Kalbarri Edge Resort, Kalbarri Reef Villas, Kalbarri Seafront Villas, Murchison Caravan Park, Murchison House Station, Riverside Sanctuary
Day 13: Kalbarri - Geraldton 152km, 1.5 hours Stop at the coastal cliff lookouts and the Pink Lake on the way to Northampton. Arriving in Geraldton-Greenough, visit the WA Museum Geraldton and the HMAS Sydney Memorial for stunning views.
Accom options: Best Western Hospitality Inn, Broadwater Mariner Resort, Intown Apartments, Ocean West Holiday Units, Sunset Beach Holiday Park
Day 14: Geraldton - Cervantes 215km, 2.15 hours Continue south to Dongara/Port Denison. Turn off onto the Indian Ocean Drive to Leeman, Greenhead and Jurien Bay before stopping at Cervantes.
Accom options: Cervantes Edge Resort, Cervantes Pinnacles Motel, Cervantes Holiday Homes, Cervantes Caravan Park
Day 15: Cervantes - Perth 200km, 2 hours Visit the Lobster Shack for fresh local seafood. Discover the Pinnacles Desert in the Nambung National Park. Head back to Perth.
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KalbarriNat. Pk.
Frank HannNat. Park Peak Charles
Nat. Park
StokesNat. Park
Nat. Park
Fitzgerald RiverNational Park
Cape Le GrandNat. Park
KarijiniNational
Park
Park
Collier RangeNational
MountAugustus
Kennedy RangeNational Park
Morapoi Station
StationRange Fraser
Karijini Eco Retreat
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RAC Member Service Centre or order online at www.rac.com.auMap supplied by RACWA. For a more detailed map visit an
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Sealed Major Road
PAYNES FIND
YealeringCuballing
Harrismith
Quindanning
DuranillinNyabing
Gnowangerup
Walpole
Kukerin
NEW NORCIA
LeonoraGwalia
Mt. Barker
ALBANYDenmark
Pemberton
Minilya Roadhouse
RoadhouseWooramel
RoadhouseOverlander
MONKEY
Busselton
Laverton
Menzies
Cosmo Newbery
Norseman
Coolgardie
BOULDER
Kambalda
Salmon Gums
ESPERANCE
Grass Patch
Carnegie
NEWMAN
TOMPRICE
EXMOUTH
NanutarraRoadhouse
CARNARVON
CORALBAY
CUE
MEEKATHARRA
MT. MAGNET
Lake King
Ravensthorpe
Hopetoun
Bremer Bay
NewdegateLake Grace
Jerramungup
Ongerup
WONGAN HILLS
Wickepin
Dumbleyung
Katanning
Williams
ArthurRiver
Darkan
Kojonup
Wagin
Narrogin
Roadhouse
MIA
GERALDTON
KALBARRI
DONGARA
NORTHAMPTON
Billabong
DALWALLINU
LANCELINCERVANTES
PERTH
Pinjarra
Manjimup
Nannup
Augusta
MargaretRiver
BUNBURY
JURIEN BAY
COLLIE
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LakeRaeside
LakeRebecca
LakeLefroy
LakeGilmore
DundasLake
LakeCowan
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Explore some of WA’s most extraordinary natural phenomena - the ‘lunar’ landscape of the Pinnacles desert, the vivid colours of Shark Bay, where the desert meets the ocean, the wild dolphins of Monkey Mia, the pristine marine park at Ningaloo Reef, the ancient gorges of Karijini National Park and one of the largest galleries of rock art at Walga Monolith. (Almost entirely on sealed roads)