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Plan Your Journey

To help you plan your Coral Coast holiday, we've made it simple.

The best time to visit:
We generally say the best time to visit the Coral Coast is between March to October. This is due to the weather being dry, mild heat and the majority of our seasonal experiences/tours happen between these months. 

Key travelling resources

Here's all the resources you'll need including Australia's weather/seasons. How to travel by air, road or water, booking accommodation and tours plus more. And of course, a map to help you get around! 

Western Australia has 192,000km of unique and contrasting road conditions. The variation can be challenging for even the most seasoned drivers, while small differences in road laws between other countries can have significant safety implications.

To help keep you safe, the Road safety Commission produces a Guide to Driving on WA Roads. This free booklet is essential reading for those getting behind the wheel and hitting our roads. It includes helpful information about Western Australian road rules and tips for driving in urban and regional areas.

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - English booklet

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - Arabic booklet

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - Chinese (Mandarin) booklet

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - French booklet

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - German booklet

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - Italian booklet

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - Japanese booklet

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - Korean booklet

Guide to Driving on WA Roads - Malay booklet

 

The Coral Coast's Regions

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Indian Ocean Drive

Best known for the Pinnacles Desert at Cervantes or the endangered Australian Sea Lions of Jurien Bay, the area is home to several National Parks and Marine Parks, sporting colourful wildflowers during the season.

See the Pinnacles
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Kalbarri & the Pink Lake

Kalbarri and Hutt Lagoon, the pink lake at Port Gregory are an easy self-drive holiday from Perth. Adventures to be had on the water, quad biking by the ocean or hiking and biking at the National Park sites.

Colours of Kalbarri
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Ningaloo Reef

The 300km long Ningaloo Reef is the best place on Earth to swim with megafauna including Whale Shanks, Manta Rays, Humpback Whales and Turtles. Learn to dive, hike the Canyons, cruise the gorge creeks and enjoy fresh seafood. 

Meet our Megafauna
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Geraldton & its Islands

Geraldton has established itself as a contemporary coastal hub of cafés, shops, street art and galleries. It's also a great base for Western Australia wildflower carpets, a world-class kitesurfing hub and the gateway to the Abrolhos Islands with its black pearls.

Go to Geraldton!
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Shark Bay World Heritage Area

Shark Bay World Heritage Area is known worldwide for the Monkey Mia dolphin experience. Emus, Lizards, Dugongs, Turtles and Rays are found in its National Park - coloured red rust cliffs - and waters which are white sand (or shells) and turquoise waters.

See you in Shark Bay
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Wildflower Country

The Coral Coast is a popular spot to see dazzling Western Australia wildflowers - from late July to early October with the best months being August & September. Our region is Wildflower Hotspot, home to the flower carpets, orchids and the rare wreath flowers.

Wowed by Wildflowers

Discover all things Coral Coast

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Lakeside

Lakeside
Lakeside is a sheltered calm beach within the spectacular Cape Range National Park that provides a great opportunity for snorkelling off the beach and exploring the spectacular marine life of the
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Mingenew

Mingenew
Mingenew is the true heart and soul of Wildflower Country. Located close to Coalseam Conservation Park, the town abounds with natural scenery and even more importantly the locals are lovely! Mingenew
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Leeman

Leeman

Leeman sits on turquoise waters, white sandy beaches and offshore islands harbouring a great diversity of marine life. The picturesque coastline offers great conditions for an array of water
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Mandu Sanctuary Zone

Mandu Sanctuary Zone
Mandu Sanctuary Zone provides an excellent opportunity for snorkelling amidst the stunning corals and abundant marine life of the world famous Ningaloo Reef. Time your visit with the incoming tide if
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Four Wheel Driving Francois Peron National Park

Four Wheel Driving Francois Peron National Park
Have you ever seen rust-red desert sand meet brilliant white beach sand and azure blue water? The ocean shouldn’t be touching a desert but at Francois Peron National Park, exactly that happens. When
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Ningaloo Centre

Ningaloo Centre
The Ningaloo Centre, situated in the town of Exmouth, is a research, tourism, education and community hub. The Centre acts as an ideal starting point for your adventure through Exmouth, and its
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Fisherman's Lookout

Fisherman's Lookout
Fisherman's Lookout offers a panoramic view of Port Denison and the harbour. Watch the magnificent ocean waves crashing on the reef below. Visit the obelisk built in the late 1800s to commemorate the
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Paradise Beach

Paradise Beach
Spectacular beaches are plentiful in Coral Bay and the aptly named Paradise Beach is a well kept secret worth exploring. Providing clear calm waters and gleaming white sand, the uncrowded protected
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Most Instagrammable spots in the Coral Coast

Most Instagrammable spots in the Coral Coast
Australia’s Coral Coast is an amazingly beautiful and diverse region, and has all the right ingredients to match it with the best of the best on the Insta worthy global scale… Read on to discover our
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Skipjack Point Lookout

Skipjack Point Lookout
The Wanamalu Trail stretches for 1.5 kilometres along the cliff edge between Cape Peron and Skipjack Point and is a walk that provides excellent views of the Shark Bay World Heritage Area's coastline
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Kalbarri National Park Z Bend The Loop sunset aerial drone

Z Bend Lookout and River Trail

Z Bend Lookout and River Trail
The Z Bend is a section of the Murchison River aptly named because of the enormous Z bend created as the river flows through the gorges. Located in the spectacular Kalbarri National Park you will be
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Snorkelling the Coral Coast

Snorkelling the Coral Coast
The Coral Coast is a marine wonderland and provides the most amazing snorkeling adventures along the length of the region for all ages and abilities, most just metres from the shore. Here's a complete
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Irwin District Museum

Irwin District Museum
The Irwin District Museum in Dongara is housed in one of the oldest police stations in Western Australia. A working station until 1984, it then underwent extensive restoration to bring the station
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The Thong Shack

The Thong Shack
An interesting and unexpected discovery... On an isolated beach just 3 kms south of Denham township, you will find a shrine to the thong of the footwear kind. Visitors to the beach have donated their
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Swim with Manta Rays

Swim with Manta Rays
You can swim with manta rays year round on the Ningaloo Reef from Coral Bay, in the Ningaloo region of Western Australia's Coral Coast. When joining a whale shark or humpback whale swim tour from
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Green Head

Green Head
Green Head is a small, friendly coastal town three hours north of Perth on the Indian Ocean Drive. Its pristine beaches and laid-back lifestyle provide a relaxed holiday atmosphere as well as the home
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