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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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Red Bluff, Kalbarri

Red Bluff, Kalbarri
The dramatic coastal cliffs of Kalbarri's Red Bluff offer amazing views over the ocean - perfect for whale watching. Towering 100 metres over the ocean below, Red Bluff is the ideal spot to see
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Back Beach - Geraldton

Back Beach - Geraldton
Back Beach is one of the most popular surfing beaches in Geraldton. For the surfing enthusiast make sure to bring your surf board and practice your skills on the medium to large waves with the locals
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Useless Loop

Useless Loop
Walking along the pristine beach at Denham you will be amazed by the extraordinary view of a white salt mountain at Useless Loop some 250 kilometres away. The salt mine produces the purest grade of
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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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Kalbarri National Park Z Bend The Loop sunset aerial drone

The Loop and Z Bend

The Loop and Z Bend
The Loop and Z Bend are sections of the Murchison River aptly named because of the enormous loops and Z bend they have created as they flow through the gorges. Located in the spectacular Kalbarri
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Cliff Head

Cliff Head
Located among limestone cliffs and overlooking the stunning turquoise waters of the Coral Coast, Cliff Head is a free nature-based campsite located 313 kms north of Perth and 38 kms south of Dongara
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Honeycomb Gorge

Honeycomb Gorge
Honeycomb Gorge is a must-visit location when in Carnarvon. Due east of the town into the Kennedy Range National Park, it's perfect for a four wheel driving bush-camping adventure under a star-filled
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Exmouth Diving - Lighthouse Bay

Exmouth Diving - Lighthouse Bay
There are a number of excellent dive sites in the Lighthouse Bay area, including Blizzard Reef, the Labyrinth and Helga's Tunnels. Along with pristine coral formations and an array of beautiful
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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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Gwoonwardu Mia Carnarvon Aboriginal Centre

Gwoonwardu Mia – Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre

Gwoonwardu Mia – Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre
Gwoonwardu Mia – Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre celebrates the region's Aboriginal heritage. The Gascoyne regions five Aboriginal language groups come together to celebrate and recognise
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Jurien Bay Marine Park Aerial

Jurien Bay Marine Park

Jurien Bay Marine Park
The Jurien Bay Marine Park is located 200 to 300 kilometres north of Perth by road. This pristine coastal strip extends south from Green Head to the southern boundary of Nambung National Park (Wedge
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The Fascine

The Fascine
The Fascine is a picturesque bay in Carnarvon favoured by locals and popular with visitors. Take a gentle stroll along the board walk on the ocean front to admire the coconut and cotton palms that
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Kennedy Range National Park

Kennedy Range National Park
Kennedy Range National Park is located 150 kilometres east of Carnarvon and extends for roughly 195 kilometres in a northerly direction towards the Gascoyne Hinterland. You will need a four-wheel
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Fishing in Jurien Bay

Fishing in Jurien Bay
If you love fishing and crabbing you’ll love Jurien Bay. Try your luck casting a line from the beach, or head for local fishing spots including the Limestone Groynes, Jurien Bay Marina, or the two old
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Ellendale Pool

Ellendale Pool
Ellendale Pool is a stunning water hole naturally formed along the picturesque Greenough River. Located near the historic town of Greenough, it is surrounded by magnificent gum trees and a rocky gorge
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Hill River Four-Wheel Driving

Hill River Four-Wheel Driving
Video: Ronny Dahl of 4WD in WA Explore the sand tracks along the coast and navigate through flooded tracks along the Hill River and find our way across the sand dunes. For more in depth details on the
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