Western Australia Tourist Region
Natural Bridge is a rock formation that has been weathered away on the Kalbarri coastline and still attached forming a bridge to the rock stack. Kalbarri National Park coastal cliffs has a few scenic brown sign destinations, including the similar Island Rock . It is similar in that it formed the same way but it … Read more
Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia is on the Coral Coast region at the lower reaches of the Murchison River. The Kalbarri National Park inland gorge locations are accessed only during the day and require a vehicle permit. They are mainly of the Murchison River Gorge with lookouts, scenic views and walks. Coastal Locations Unlike … Read more
Pot Alley is a scenic destination along the Kalbarri National Park Coastal Cliffs with a gorge cut into the red sandstone cliffs of the coastline. Pot Alley is one of two close gorge views with Eagle Gorge being close to where Pot Alley is. The two destinations have different vistas with the lookout for Pot … Read more
The Z Bend lookout and trail are at the Murchison River Gorge, a part of the Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia. Z Bend is being upgraded with the Kalbarri Skywalk so we were unable to visit it when we were there. It will consist of two platforms extending out 25 metres from the edge … Read more
Nature’s Window is a rock formation creating a framed view of Murchison River below and the main drawcard to the popular Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia. The rock formation is a short walk from the car park for it, about 1 kilometre return. The path is paved the whole way. The canyon around Murchison … Read more
Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia is on the Coral Coast region at the lower reaches of the Murchison River. The Murchison River sets the most iconic features of the national park, in particular, Nature’s Window. Z Bend was being upgraded while we were visiting so it couldn’t be accessed, but this too will be … Read more
The main significance of the 26th Parallel in Australia is it defines the northern border of South Australia and the southern border of the Northern Territory. There are two brown signs here, one for each direction on either side of the road. The sign heading south says 26th Parallel Leaving the North West. The other … Read more
The scenic lookout over the Gladstone National Park is next to the North West Coastal Highway, about 250m off the main road. The views are beautiful from the hill on an otherwise fairly flat area through Western Australia. There are a few hills scattered here but this one has a road up to the top … Read more
The HMAS Sydney II was a light cruiser in the Australian Navy, serving from 1935 to 1941 when it was sunk during battle, offshore from the memorial cairn in Quobba. The cairn and signpost were built before the wreck was found in 2008, the actual location ended up being about 200km off the coast from … Read more
The Point Quobba Blowholes are holes in the rocks on top of caves that powerful ocean swells force water through and out as a jet of water bursting into the air. There are about 30 blowholes in a single rock platform, the best of them spurting water up to 20 metres into the air. The … Read more
