DESCRIPTION
Explore Western Australia’s Pinnacle Desert on a guided full day from Perth to the Australian Outback to sample delicious food, wine and chocolate before watching the sunset go down over the desert and enjoy a unique dinner under the stars! The tour begins with a scenic drive to Swan Valley to visit the Gombok Gallery Sculpture Park – the largest private collection of outdoor sculptures by international and Australian artists. The next stop on this tour is Coward and Black boutique winery to sample the delicious food and wine before heading next door to the Margaret River Chocolate Factory to taste chocolate. There is even a stop at the House of Honey to sample their range of locally made products. The next stop is your chance to be active and get your adrenaline going by trying some sand boarding at the Lancelin Sand Dunes. Climb the three storey high sand dunes and then zip down the dunes on custom made boards whilst all the action is captured on the drones that are recording you from up above. Even if you aren’t interested in sand boarding, this makes for a great photo opportunity and it is fun watching others fly down the dunes.
After the excitement of sand boarding, the tour travels to Ngilgen lookout via the scenic Indian Ocean Drive for a slower paced walk through the wildflowers. The final stop of the tour is The Pinnacles Desert where you will have plenty of time to walk through the unique rock formations in the afternoon before enjoying a picnic dinner on the observation deck under the stars. As the evening winds down, you will have time to relax and enjoy some stargazing in desert. Without the light pollution from the city, you will have a fantastic view of the night’s sky with telescopes giving you a closer view of the planets and the Milky Way. Tours depart from Perth every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between 11am- 12pm and return late in the evening. This full day tour is the best way to comprehensively discover WA’s outback without having to worry about driving. Relax and enjoy the scenery on the full day tour to The Pinnacles from Perth!
Inclusions
- A unique full day tour visting the spectacular Pinnacles Desert, a location unseen by many tourists. View the iconic Australian outback and view the stunning desert night sky
- Visit the Gombok Gallery in the Swan Valley
- Free wine tasting at Coward and Black Winery
- Chocolate sampling at the Margaret River Chocolate Factory
- Honey tasting from the House of Honey
- Visit the giant Lancelin Sand Dunes with optional sand surfing
- A sunset drive along the Turquoise Coast
- See the spectacular Pinnacles across sunset before settling to enjoy dinner under the stars
- View the stars and planets through a telescope
- Dinner under the stars
- After dinner look up and enjoy the stars as your guide shares of the Aboriginal Astronomy and stories from the Aboriginal Dreamtime
Highlights
- The tour begins with a quick stop to Swan Valley to visit the Gombok Gallery Sculpture Park, the largest privately owned art gallery in Western Australia and home to many Australian artworks and sculptures
- Sample chocolates at the Margaret River Chocolate factory after sample more sweet treats at the House of Honey
- Experience the thrill of sand boarding at one of Australia’s best sand boarding destinations, the Lancelin Sand Dunes. Be impressed by the three story pure white sand before jumping on a custom made sand board and speeding down the dunes
- A drone will capture all the sand boarding action from the air, wear the paired DJI googles offering you birdseye views of the the sand dunes
- During wildflower season stop for a short walk along the wildflower walking trail, the lookout overlooks the surrounding nature reserves and the Indian Ocean
- Drive deeper into The Pinnacles desert stopping on dusk to watch the shadows of the Pinnacles create remarkable patterns across the desert sands. Optional walking trails and an observation deck overlooking the Pinnacles desert is near by
- Your guide will share informative information of the Aboriginal Dream Time relating to the night sky and point out the Milky Way. Keep an eye out for the giant scorpion, the kangaroo or the emu in the sky
- Depending on the time of year spot planets such as Saturn and Jupiter and if you are lucky, you may get to make a wish upon a shooting star
- View the stars and planets through a telescope, attach your phone to the telescope’s to take photo’s of the night sky
- Enjoy dinner under the stars and sample fresh produce from Margaret River and Swan Valley including the famous Western Ausrtalian wines
Time
- Departs every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Tour departure is between 11.30am-12.30pm dependant on seasonality and returning between 9.30pm and 11pm (Subject to change at anytime)
Duration
- Approximately 12 hours
Departure Location
- Selected Hotel pick up
- Perth Tourist Coach Stand which is right in front of the train station
Hotel Pickup
If you have booked a hotel
Prior to completing your purchase, enter your hotel name in the ‘Add Booking Notes’ section of the shopping cart. Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation tour voucher with complete tour operator details. You will be required to contact the tour operator a minimum of 48hrs prior to your day of travel to reconfirm your hotel pick up time
If you have not yet booked a hotel
If you have not yet booked a hotel, enter the words ‘hotel not known’ in the ‘Add Booking Notes’ section of the shopping cart. Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation tour voucher with complete tour operator details. You will be required to contact the tour operator a minimum of 48hrs prior to your day of travel to reconfirm your hotel pick up time
If you do not require a hotel pick up
If you do not require a hotel pick up and will be meeting the tour at the tour departure point, enter the words ‘not required’ in the ‘Add Booking Notes’ section of the shopping cart. Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation tour voucher with complete tour operator details. You will be required to contact the tour operator a minimum of 48hrs prior to your day of travel to reconfirm your tour. Tour departure point is listed above and on your confirmation tour voucher.
What To Bring
- Camera or phone to take photos
- Sun protection including sunscreen
- Good walking shoes
- Warm clothes for the evening as the Pinnacles desert can be very cold later in the day
- A small bottle of water
Booking Information
- Confirmation in the form of a tour voucher will be received at time of booking
- Upon completion of purchase, please print the voucher and present on day of the experience
- For your information, complete Tour Operator Information including contact details is included on your tour voucher
