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Western Australia (Perth to Ningaloo Reef)

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Western Australia's vast coastline stretching from Perth to Ningaloo Reef is one of the most spectacular road trip corridors in the southern hemisphere, covering over 1,200 kilometres of largely untouched Indian Ocean shoreline. Along the way, travellers pass through the Pinnacles Desert, the turquoise lagoons of Coral Bay, and the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef — one of the few places on Earth where whale sharks can be reliably encountered close to shore. The region is also renowned for snorkelling and diving directly from the beach, swimming with manta rays, and spotting humpback whales during their annual migration. It attracts independent travellers and adventure seekers drawn to its raw, remote landscapes and extraordinary marine biodiversity.

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Western Australia (Perth to Ningaloo Reef) · 6 days

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Self-Launched Ningaloo Reef & Coral Coast: Perth to Exmouth Independently

A self-launched version of WA NT Tours' 6-day Coral Coast run from Perth to Exmouth — the Pinnacles, Kalbarri's Murchison Gorge, Monkey Mia dolphins, Shell Beach and Hamelin Pool stromatolites, Coral Bay, then snorkelling the Ningaloo Reef and Turquoise Bay in Cape Range National Park. Instead of a guided 4WD group tour you drive yourself (or take the Integrity Coach Lines bus) along the Coral Coast Highway, booking your own motel/holiday-park cabins and self-bookable cruises. Western Australia is expensive by backpacker standards — fuel and kilometres are the main cost either way — but doing it yourself typically halves the bill, especially if you share a hire car or campervan and cook some meals. Costs are rough estimates in GBP per person, assuming two people sharing a car and twin/double room; solo travellers will pay noticeably more for vehicle hire, fuel and rooms.

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