佩思 Introduction

Perth is an ideal base from which you can explore the diverse surrounding attractions. Only minutes away, you can visit wineries with sumptuous lunches, swim with wild dolphins in their natural environment, holiday on an island, and explore the colourful port city of Fremantle.

Perthis a leisure-oriented city with a temperate and tropical climate, while oceansideFremantle resonates a largely European charm. South of Perth, the Margaret River region`s uniquely mellow landscape is especially attractive, supporting orchards, wineries and numerous small holiday hideaways in giant eucalypt forests. Both Albany and Esperance are attractive resort towns on the Southern Ocean`s rugged coastline. They make ideal bases for exploration of their adjacent national parks, with the StirlingRanges just visible from Albany.

The desert of the Nullarbor Plain extends to South Australia, while inland Kalgoorlie is the sole survivor of the once-thriving Eastern Goldfields. The north of the state is where you`ll discover the raw appeal of its wilderness. Shark Bay and the attractive home of the dolphins at Monkey Mia is worthwhile.� The Pilbararegion fills the state`s northwest with the often-overlooked gorges of the Hamersley Ranges. The NingalooReef near Exmouth offers a underwater spectacle and Broome, once the world`s pearling capital, is indeed a jewel in the rugged Northwest on the edge of the Kimberley`s wilderness.