Nature Lovers

Karri forests, dolphins in close, the world's largest dam mural and waterfalls running after the rain.

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Drive

~2 hrs from Perth

Days

2 days

Activity

Nature Lovers

The trip

A 500-year-old jarrah, an 8,000m² mural across the dam wall, wild dolphins from the shore, and the forest at its mossiest after the rain.

Clean air, slow mornings, and the kind of quiet the South West does better than anywhere within two hours of Perth.

Day One

Wildlife & water in Wellington

Perth→ Collie→ Wellington

Wambenger Mountain Bike Trails

Collie's umbrella trail network — Arklow, Wagyl Biddi, Mount Lennard and more. Walking sections suit a slow morning; ride the technical bits if the legs are up for it.

Forest pool in the Collie River Valley — Photo · Russell Ord

Forest Explorers

Guided forest walks through Collie's jarrah country — book ahead with Alison for the local flora-and-fauna interpretation.

Honeymoon Pool

River walk before the drive back to Collie. The pool sits in deep Wellington National Park forest along the Collie River — quiet and atmospheric in winter.

Evening at your Collie / Wellington stay

Quiet night — the forest's just outside the cabin window.

Day Two

Coastal nature on the way home

Wellington→ Bunbury→ Harvey→ Perth

Dolphin Discovery Centre

Eco Cruise (book ahead) or the interactive exhibits — wild dolphins in Koombana Bay at their most active in winter. Open 9am–3pm, so it has to be a morning stop.