Getting around the East Coast
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Swim with whale sharks on the Coral Coast
WA is Australia's biggest state and its emptiest, which means pink lakes with no queue, coral reefs you can walk to, and island chains only reachable by light plane. The coral coast run from Perth collects the Pinnacles, Kalbarri's gorge Skywalk, Monkey Mia's wild dolphins and Ningaloo's whale sharks in one heroic line.
Add the Abrolhos Islands, 122 islands, a 1629 mutiny story, and snorkelling that sees fewer visitors in a year than the East Coast sees in an hour, and you've got Australia's best-kept coastline.
Western Australia
5 Hours, 30 Minutes
4.9 (334 · TripAdvisor)
A 5.5-hour flight-and-island day from Kalbarri: land on East Wallabi in the Abrolhos Islands, swim and snorkel Turtle Bay's protected reef, walk the island with a guide, and fly home over the Batavia shipwreck site.
Western Australia
2 Hours
4.9 (334 · TripAdvisor)
A two-hour flying visit from Kalbarri: over the red cliffs of Gantheume Bay, an island landing on East Wallabi with morning or afternoon tea, then home over the coral atolls and the 1629 Batavia wreck site.
Western Australia
1 Hour, 45 Minutes
4.9 (334 · TripAdvisor)
The everything flight from Kalbarri: low passes over the Abrolhos Islands and Super Tubes surf break, the bubblegum-pink Hutt Lagoon, and Kalbarri National Park's river gorges, 1 hour 45 of pure scenery.
5 ways to do Western Australia, compare length, route and price, then pick your trip.
Western Australia
4 Days
4.7 (246 · TripAdvisor)
Four days up WA's coral coast and back: the Pinnacles Desert, Kalbarri's Skywalk and Nature's Window, the pink lake, Shell Beach and Monkey Mia's wild dolphins, with ensuite rooms, not tents.
Western Australia
7 Days
4.7 (246 · TripAdvisor)
The full WA coral coast in one week: Pinnacles, Kalbarri's gorges, Monkey Mia's wild dolphins, snorkelling Ningaloo Reef at Coral Bay and Turquoise Bay, with the chance to add a whale shark or manta swim.
Western Australia
5 Hours, 30 Minutes
4.9 (334 · TripAdvisor)
A 5.5-hour flight-and-island day from Kalbarri: land on East Wallabi in the Abrolhos Islands, swim and snorkel Turtle Bay's protected reef, walk the island with a guide, and fly home over the Batavia shipwreck site.
Western Australia
2 Hours
4.9 (334 · TripAdvisor)
A two-hour flying visit from Kalbarri: over the red cliffs of Gantheume Bay, an island landing on East Wallabi with morning or afternoon tea, then home over the coral atolls and the 1629 Batavia wreck site.
Western Australia
1 Hour, 45 Minutes
4.9 (334 · TripAdvisor)
The everything flight from Kalbarri: low passes over the Abrolhos Islands and Super Tubes surf break, the bubblegum-pink Hutt Lagoon, and Kalbarri National Park's river gorges, 1 hour 45 of pure scenery.
By light plane from Kalbarri, there are no ferries or hotels. Flights land on East Wallabi Island for Turtle Bay snorkelling, with the 1629 Batavia shipwreck site on the return leg. One of Australia's least-visited wonders.
Hutt Lagoon, near Kalbarri, coloured genuinely pink by carotenoid-producing algae. Scenic flights combine it with the Abrolhos Islands, Kalbarri's gorges and the coastal cliffs in under two hours.
Yes, Ningaloo Reef is one of the only places on Earth with reliable whale shark swims (roughly March to August). Seven-day tours from Perth build the whole coral coast around it.
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