Western Australia has always seen itself as different to the rest of Australia, partly due to its size and isolation but also due to its unique and entrepreneurial character.
So what better way to get a grip on this great, big, remarkable state than on a tour led by experts who know it inside out?
Enter, Scott McGregor's Railway Adventures, which is offering a 10-day Western Australia by Rail tour exploring the highlights by train and coach, enjoying great hotels and fine food and wine along the way, in the company of like-minded travellers.
Highlights of the tour, which leaves from Perth and runs from September 5-15, include:
- Sailing to picturesque Rottnest Island to tour its landscape and history, and ride the quaint Oliver Hill narrow-gauge railway.
- Riding the Prospector Train over the hills and across the Wheatbelt from Perth to Northam
- Exploring Albany, WA's oldest colonial settlement and its historic whaling museum
- Enjoying a chartered train trip on the character-filled Pemberton tramway
- Exploring the intriguing Mammoth Caves
- Riding Hotham Valley Railway's Steam Ranger train, a scenic line through the wilderness from the town of Dwellingup.
The adventure, led by experienced professional guide Hayley Anderson, includes 10 nights' accommodation in comfortable, centrally located hotels, daily breakfast, three lunches and seven dinners; drinks with welcome and farewell dinners, comfortable coach charter throughout, all excursions and entrance fees to attractions, as listed in the itinerary.
The cost is $4895 per person (single supplement $985). For further information or to book, visit railwayadventures.travel/tours/western-australia or click here.
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