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WA Road Trip Ideas

Three signature loops our guests keep coming back for — from a four-day South-West escape to the full fortnight run to Ningaloo.

Perth → Margaret River → Pemberton → Albany → Esperance, Western Australia Photo: Line Knipst (Pexels)
Route A · 14 days (10–18 flexible) · THE FULL SOUTH LOOP

Perth → Margaret River → Pemberton → Albany → Esperance

Wine country, karri forest, granite coastline and the whitest sand in Australia — the whole southern half of WA in one trip.

📍 Distance: ~1,850 km loop
🛣️ Sealed roads: 100%
☀️ Best months: Oct–Apr
  • 140+ wineries and cellar doors around Margaret River
  • Towering karri forest and the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk near Pemberton/Walpole
  • The Gap and Natural Bridge granite coastline at Albany
  • Kangaroos on the beach at Lucky Bay and the pink water of Lake Hillier near Esperance

🚐 Best fit: Bakkie or Bakkie 2.0 for the full loop — the Glamping Campervan if you're just doing the Margaret River–Albany leg.

Perth → Kalbarri → Shark Bay → Coral Bay → Exmouth, Western Australia Photo: Josh Withers (Pexels)
Route B · 14 days (one-way hire available) · THE CORAL COAST

Perth → Kalbarri → Shark Bay → Coral Bay → Exmouth

Red gorges, wild dolphins, and swimming with whale sharks — the north-west run to Ningaloo Reef.

📍 Distance: ~1,200 km one-way
🛣️ Sealed roads: 100%
☀️ Best months: May–Oct (whale sharks Mar–Jul)
  • Nature's Window and the Kalbarri Skywalk over the Murchison River gorge
  • Wild dolphins and Shell Beach at Shark Bay
  • Walk-in snorkelling at Turquoise Bay and Oyster Stacks, Coral Bay to Exmouth
  • Whale shark season March–July, humpbacks August–October

🚐 Best fit: Niesie — purpose-built for Ningaloo, with one-way Exmouth ⇄ Perth hire in season.

Perth → Margaret River → Yallingup, Western Australia Photo: Line Knipst (Pexels)
Route C · 4–7 days · QUICK SOUTH-WEST ESCAPE

Perth → Margaret River → Yallingup

Short on time? Wine, surf and clear water without needing two weeks off work.

📍 Distance: ~600 km loop
🛣️ Sealed roads: 100%
☀️ Best months: Sep–May
  • 140+ wineries and cellar doors around Margaret River
  • Injidup Natural Spa rock pools and Smiths Beach at Yallingup
  • Whale watching from the Cape Naturaliste lighthouse, June–Dec

🚐 Best fit: The Glamping Campervan — drives like a car, the easiest van in the fleet for a short trip.

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