Perth

Perth (website: www.ptic.com.au) has experienced in recent years a great impetus. Modern skyscrapers tower over the old buildings from the colonial period, such as the courthouse, City Hall and the Old Mill. The Swan River with its many elegant bridges meanders through the city. A boat trip upstream leads to wineries. Kings Park, a beautiful park in the middle of the city, the Western Australian Art Gallery and the huge entertainment center also attract many visitors.

On the beaches of the West Coast, it’s almost always hot and sunny. Most beaches are made without difficulty from Perth.

Rottnest Iceland

Before the natural port of Fremantle is Rottnest Iceland, an island like a nature reserve and home to quokkas, small marsupials, the wallaby. 1696 the Dutch explorer Van Vlaming was the first European to quokkas on the island.


Outside of Perth:

The mountain chain of the Darling Ranges lies with their national parks in the vicinity of Perth and is a popular tourist destination. Further east in the inland lies the thriving gold mining town of Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie cities such as, during the gold rush in the 19th Century out of the ground. The spectacular rock wave (Wave Rock) near Hyden is well worth seeing. Just north of Perth in the Nambung National Park, the famous Pinnacles are to be admired. Further north, at Monkey Mia, can you come in contact with the dolphins up close. The rust-colored landscape is bordered to the north of miles of pristine coastline. Despite the drought, the state of Western Australia in September and October with wild flowers. Which are up to 200 meters into the depth of the canyons falling Karijini National Park, halfway between Perth and Broome. In this area you will lose only a few adventurous tourists, traverse the leader with a pristine national park on foot. Such tours are mainly offered from March to November. The mountain chain of the Kimberleys, a wild landscape of legends of the Australian aborigines, is located in the northern tip of the state. Broome on the North Coast is the pearl city in the world. Bungle Bungle National Park, with its bizarre rock formations worth a trip. The park is closed from Christmas to Easter, however, because of the rainy season. The award-winning wineries and beautiful beaches in the southwest of the state are well known. Albany is located at the southern tip, the first European settlement in Western Australia, where many of the old buildings have been restored completely.