Tourism Western Australia

Tourism Western Australia

Leave the everyday behind, getaway from the well-known and well-trodden and reconnect with something unspoilt—even a little wild—in Western Australia. The country’s largest State, boasting the nation’s longest coastline and sunniest capital city of Perth (Boorloo), Western Australia is a place to recharge your spirit—outdoors in the fresh air and wide-open spaces, where it’s always summer somewhere. Experience otherworldly phenomena and majestic landscapes with supernatural contrasts of colour and texture. Awe-inspiring wilderness and boundless natural adventures. See bubble gum pink lakes, horizontal waterfalls, tall timber forests and the world’s oldest and largest outdoor art galleries. Swim with gentle whale sharks, manta rays or humpback whales over the world’s largest fringing coral reef, or tackle an iconic four-wheel-drive outback adventure. Gaze at dreamlike landscapes from an open-door helicopter or stand in the stillness of an ancient cave. Raise a glass to an Indian Ocean sunset at one of Perth’s 19 world-class beaches or escape to your own secluded coastline, including Australia’s whitest beach. Witness carpets of colourful wildflowers in bloom, see a staircase to the moon or hike pristine wilderness to natural wonders shaped by billions of years. Learn the stories of this land from Western Australian locals–from the urban laneways and scenic parks of Perth to walks on Country with an Aboriginal guide from the world’s oldest living culture. Sip your way through Australia’s most premium wine country in the Margaret River Region, where tall-timber forests meet turquoise oceans, or cruise to Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) to meet a quokka, the happiest animal in the world.

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Sustainability

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In Western Australia (WA), sustainable practices such as using renewable power, sourcing local, avoiding plastic, recycling, composting and water saving are so ingrained they often go unmentioned.

Both of Australia’s national airline carriers, Qantas and Virgin Australia have been trialing bio jet fuels over the past decade, and Qantas continues to operate the largest carbon offset program in the global aviation industry.

In UNESCO World Heritage-listed Purnululu National Park, there are few traces of mankind. Only dirt tracks lead you through the looming Bungle Bungles, and by night, the limited ambient (solar-powered) light from low-impact bush accommodation reveals a night sky blanketed with stars.

The UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is easily accessible from the sand by wading in on the Coral Coast. Most of the small water vessels record and submit images of whale sharks for scientific identification and report their observations, while also encouraging visitors to take part in citizen science.

It could be argued that Rottnest Island is WA’s most sustainable location. The solar and wind-powered holiday isle is the only EarthCheck Certified Sustainable Destination in the state, even creating its own water with a desalination plant that produces about 150 million liters per year. The Class A Reserve protects and conserves its native species, including the globally famous, grinning quokka.