The Wild West of Australia is renowned for its vast area of more than 2,500,000 square kilometres, a 12,500 km coastline and spanning 2,400km from north to south,occupying a third of the continent.
It offers a diversity of experiences from wilderness adventures in the arid outback; or four-wheel driving through the incredible Kimberley; or diving on coral reefs; or exploring National Parks with river gorges etched out of centuries-old landscapes; or enjoying the sandy beaches and pristine waters along the vast coastlines; or trekking through tall timber in the South West Forests; or tasting fine wines or surfing one of the world’s best surf breaks in the Margaret River region; to fine dining in world-class restaurants or a night at a casino in the capital of Perth.
So instead of me telling you about it here is my A to Z of West Australia:
Sights of Albany, South West Australia
Bungle Bungles in Purnululu National Park, The Kimberley, North West Australia
Cable Beach, Broome, North West Australia
Dongara & Port Denison, West Australia
Esperance, South West Australia
Fremantle in Perth, West Australia
Geraldton, the lobster capital of West Australia
Halls Creek, gold rush town in The Kimberley
Innaloo, inner city suburb of Perth
Jurien Bay on the Turquoise Coast of West Australia
Famous coastal cliffs and gorge at Kalbarri, mid West Australia
Man-made Lake Arygle, damming the Ord River in The Kimberly, North West Australia
Famous for foodies, wine lovers and surfers – Margaret River, South West Australia
Norseman on the edge of the Nullarbor and the Gold Mining Region of West Australia
Magnificent Ord River in the East Kimberley, North West Australia
Pemberton in the South West Forests, South West Australia
Quobba on the fringe of the Ningaloo Reef, North West Australia
Roebourne former gold rush town in the Pilbara and Cossack ghost town
Remote Sandy Cape just north of Jurien Bay, Turquoise Coast
Torndirrup National Park, Albany, South West Australia
Useless Loop – name of a salt mining town in Shark Bay (Monkey Mia, Denham & Hamelin Pool)
Vlamingh Head Lighthouse and beach, Exmouth, North West Australia
Wyndham, The Kimberley, Far North West Australia
Remarkable Exmouth on the Ningaloo Reef, North West Australia
Yallingup Beaches in South West Australia
Zebedee Springs in El Questro Wilderness Park, The Kimberley
West Australia wowed me big time! It is a vast state to cover so you need a lot of time to do it justice, but I guarantee you will not be disappointed with what it has to offer.
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Johanna
September 3, 2015Loved your picks Kathy and well done doing an A to Z. You’ve made me want to explore north some more. It’s such a huge state. I’m so glad that you enjoyed your time here and hope that you have the time to return again one day (and that we could have a wine and watch a sunset together!) I’d love it if you might consider linking to ZigaZag.com in your article for any readers who might like to did a little deeper into the South West of WA.
Kathy
September 3, 2015Thanks Jo, out of all of my meandering around Australia, West Australia was hands down a winner. I loved its diversity and rugged landscapes and untouched beaches. I am already yearning to return! I am more than happy to link to ZigaZag.com – no problem. :)
Pinky Poinker
September 3, 2015Innaloo is a funny name! I’d never heard of it. Great a-z round up of one of my favourite states Kathy.
Kathy
September 3, 2015Ha ha yes Innaloo is a very strange name (but the only place that started with an I in WA that I been to!) West Australia was a highlight of our trip around Aus for sure. Such a vast and diverse landscape. :)
aholeinmyshoe
September 5, 2015Great post Kathy, thank you for sharing WA with everyone, we have so many great places and names that are easy to fill the alphabet.
Kathy
September 5, 2015West Australia is such a vast territory with so much diversity. I believe that we only touched the surface of this great state. We are hoping to return again one day to explore some more. Thank you for dropping by my blog. :)
Ruth
September 6, 2015You are torturing me with your Australia posts. This is a perfect post (I didn’t think you would have a Z). What a blessing to explore such magical places.
Kathy
September 6, 2015Ha ha, I’m hoping to lure you not torture you! It was a bit of a challenge finding Q, X and Z for my A to Z of West Australia, but I managed to improvise. West Australia is truly amazing, but such a vast state that you need a few months to see most of it. :)
Jennifer (Dr. J)
September 6, 2015I love this! Thanks for the whirlwind tour of West Australia. We’re planning to spend a few days in and around Perth in November and this post gives us plenty to think about in terms of where to go.
Kathy
September 6, 2015Hi Jennifer, Perth is a lovely city but make sure you head south to the Margaret River area which is only a few hours from Perth. This area is magical and not only has some of the world’s best wines and gourmet food delights, but beautiful surfing beaches and a coastal walk for the adventurous. I hope you enjoy the West. :)
Fairlie
September 6, 2015I’ll submit a vote for York as a Y destination! WA is such a diverse state – there’s something for everyone.
Kathy
September 6, 2015I just had to look up where York is in WA and found out it is the oldest town in WA. Now I wish I had visited it, as I love a bit of history! I adore West Australia!! :)
samselim
September 6, 2015This is amazing!! ANd it leaves me feeling so torn…as we are down 7 weeks drive from Melbourne to Cairns, but won’t get to experience any of these :-( Need to come back to Australia to experience all this, so much to see and do in this vast place!! Thanks for linking up with #TheWeeklyPostcard
Kathy
September 6, 2015You will just have to return to Australia another time and do the West Coast drive. It is probably a lot less inhabited and wild than the East Coast, but it is a remarkable drive. Australia is a vast place and I doubt whether I will ever get to see it all in my lifetime. :)
Paula McInerney
September 6, 2015What a great job you have done in covering such a vast state. I am amazed, even though I live in Australia, at how many places that I know little about.
Kathy
September 6, 2015Thank you so much Paula. It was a mammoth task putting together the best of West Australia. There is many spectacular places from the deep south to the far far north of the State and I can’t decided which part I like best!
Lyn aka The Travelling Lindfields
September 6, 2015We haven’t done your whole A-Z but we have done quite a bit. West Australia is a great place to visit.
Kathy
September 7, 2015Hi Lyn, yes I think West Australia was definitely the stand out of our around Australia trip. I loved the South West, the Ningaloo Reef, the North West and The Kimberley. So much diversity and so much to see and do! :)
budgettraveltalk
September 7, 2015I love that photo of you at Torndirrup. I really enjoyed all the photos actually – they REALLY made me want to revisit W.A.
Kathy
September 7, 2015I think I was trying to be Julie Andrews singing “The Hills are Alive With The Sound of Music”. Ha ha! Choosing the places, and the photos out of the thousands that I have, was extremely difficult when it comes to such a vast state as West Australia. I loved WA from south to far north. A brilliant place!!
Red Nomad OZ
September 7, 2015Useless Loop is the BEST Aussie town name EVER (and I could think of a few people I’d like to send there, too!!). This makes me realise (again!) how little of WA we’ve seen and how much more I’d like to do! There’s a LOT of the central coast and pretty much all the SE corner we haven’t even touched. Thanx again for the inspiration!
Kathy
September 8, 2015Useless Loop was about the only place in WA starting with a U and like you say – what a great name it is! When I read your wonderful blogs I am thinking the same. There is way too much undiscovered territory on Australia that we haven’t explored yet. The SE corner of WA is remarkable – you must put that on your bucket list! :)
Red Nomad OZ
September 13, 2015HAha, it WAS on our list Kathy! But our list was cut short because we spent too long in the north :D
Eat_Work_Travel
September 8, 2015Wow, what a great compilation of areas around western Australia! It’s great to see the various shades of water in the different places. We have never been but will save this post as it gives great inspiration for future travel!
Kathy
September 8, 2015You simply must put WA on your bucket list! It is one of the most remarkable and amazing places I have ever visited and the colours of the landscapes are so rich and vivid. Thank you for visiting my blog. :)
Bryna | Bryna's Window
September 9, 2015LOVE the photos! I’ve never been to Australia but I’ve discovered some new places I want to go from your post. The Kalbarri and Cable beach look amazing!
Kathy
September 10, 2015The photos are pretty stunning. Kalbarri, Cable Beach and Exmouth were definitely the stand out places in West Australia. But the South West (Esperance and Albany) were also pretty remarkable. You must come and visit. :)
Bonny
September 10, 2015Hi Kathy, this is really cool! Love the A-Z idea, gives a great overview.
Kathy
September 10, 2015Thanks Bonny. I loved composing this post and trying to cover most of the vast state of WA with the A-Z theme. It is no secret that I adored West Australia and would love to come back at some stage. :)