Just a three-hour drive south from Perth, the only city Down Under to offer a direct flight from the UK, visitors will find Australia’s South West region. One of only 34 biodiversity hotspots in the world, it’s home to more than 20 national parks and more than 8,000 species of native flora and fauna. In fact, almost 80% of the plant species in the South West are found nowhere else on Earth.
Visitors will find themselves surrounded by karri trees soaring towards the sky, secluded beaches where waves are surf-ready and, for those that explore underground, a cave system made up of limestone labyrinths. Boranup Forest, Mammoth Cave, Jewel Cave, Dunsborough, Yallingup and the Valley of the Giants are all places to make a beeline for when in search of these outdoor adventures.
If visitors to the South West cast their gaze out to the ocean, humpback whales can be spotted making their migration between July and November. Southern right whales and blue whales are also regular guests, and there’s even the chance to see the southern hemisphere’s largest orca pod in a deep-sea canyon.
