As a precious gemstone of its country, Western Australia is known by endless beach, gorges waterfalls, vast deserts, enigmatic pearling town, charming fields of wildflowers and other picturesque natural landscapes. Below is the list of popular tourist attractions in this beautiful land.
Top Tourist Attractions in Western Australia
Broome
Broome is a famous tourist town of Kimberley region. Broome is well-known for Cable Beach with white sands and turquoise waters. The beach offers camel rides along the shore to watch the blazing sun sinking into the Indian Ocean.
Visitors will have a chance to see the 13-million-year-old dinosaur footprints preserved in rock at Gantheaume Point. It is also very interesting to watch the Staircase to the Moon, a seasonal phenomenon where the reflection of the moon on the tidal flats creating stunning silver illusion of steps leading to the moon.
Purnululu National Park
Purnululu National Park is located in the northeast of Western Australia. The most prominent area in Purnululu National Park is Bungle Bungle. Bungle Bungle’s strange rock formations with orange and black colors is one of the most spectacular views on earth. In Purnululu National Park, there are also tropical lakes, caves, unique mammalian species and wildlife. The park was recognized as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1987.
Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island owns smooth white sands, turquoise waters hiding in the craggy cliffs and other beautiful natural landscapes. Rottnest’s underwater world is known for the presence of more than 20 species of coral and 135 garish tropical species.
Visitors will have the opportunity to take part in many water sports such as diving, windsurfing, boating and other activities walking trails, tennis, golf, bowling,... From September to November every year, Rottnest welcomes over 20,000 Humpback whales on the road towards the south. This is a good chance for tourists to access and observe their activity.
Karijini National Park
Located in Pilbara, the semi-arid area covering 3,875 km2, Karijini National Park is the second largest national park in Western Australia. Karijini is like one of the most beautiful works that Mother Nature has ever created. It owns many high mountains and 8 most impressive canyons.
Fortescue falls and pool - panoramic, sunrise.
Small waterfalls flowing along the ravines into a turquoise lake along with rocks and plains form a great destination for nature-loving tourists. The landscape here was formed more than 2 billion years ago and changed over the impact of weather, climate and the movement of the earth's crust.
Wave Rock
Located near the small town of Hyden, Wave Rock is one of the most beautiful terrains in Western Australia. Wave Rock is formed from strips of granite around 27 million years ago. It looks like a giant sea wave rising and then suddenly stop. Rainwater and chemical substances in the rock together create the gorgeous red, gold and gray colors.
The Pinnacles
This is a desert in Nambung National Park, 200 km from Perth to the North. The limestone shapes varies from between a few centimeters to 4 m. These gorgeous natural limestone structures were formed around 25000-30000 years ago, after the sea had receded leaving minerals from the oyster shell. Over time, the sea breeze had removed all the sand around and show off the natural limestone pillars with strange appearances as today.