A – Z of West Australia
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:
A – Albany
B – Bungle Bungles
C – Cable Beach/Broome
D – Dongara & Port Denison
E – Esperance
F – Fremantle
G – Geraldton
H – Halls Creek
I – Innaloo/Perth
J – Jurien Bay
K – Kalbarri
L – Lake Argyle
M – Margaret River
N – Norseman
O – Ord River
P – Pemberton
Q – Quobba
R – Roebourne & Cossack
S – Sandy Cape
T – Torndirrup National Park
U – Useless Loop, Shark Bay
V – Vlamingh Head/Exmouth
W – Wyndham
X – Xmouth/Exmouth
Y – Yallingup
Z – Zebedee Springs/El Questro
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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Loved 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.
Thanks 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. :)
Innaloo is a funny name! I’d never heard of it. Great a-z round up of one of my favourite states Kathy.
Ha 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. :)
Great post Kathy, thank you for sharing WA with everyone, we have so many great places and names that are easy to fill the alphabet.
West 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. :)
You 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.
Ha 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. :)
I 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.
Hi 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. :)
I’ll submit a vote for York as a Y destination! WA is such a diverse state – there’s something for everyone.
I 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!! :)
This 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
You 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. :)
What 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.
Thank 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!
We haven’t done your whole A-Z but we have done quite a bit. West Australia is a great place to visit.
Hi 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! :)
I love that photo of you at Torndirrup. I really enjoyed all the photos actually – they REALLY made me want to revisit W.A.
I 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!!
Useless 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!
Useless 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! :)
HAha, it WAS on our list Kathy! But our list was cut short because we spent too long in the north :D
Wow, 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!
You 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. :)
LOVE 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!
The 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. :)
Hi Kathy, this is really cool! Love the A-Z idea, gives a great overview.
Thanks 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. :)