Day 1 fri 13 Sep 

Home to Perth

Meet your Ross Tours representative at Sydney Domestic Airport for your Qantas flight to Perth. On arrival in Perth our Tour Leader Colin Barlow will transfer you to the Duxton Hotel, our home near the Swan River for 2 nights. Join your fellow travellers at our Welcome Dinner tonight. 

Duxton Hotel, Perth

Day 2 sat 14 Sep 

Fremantle

This morning we head to wildflower hotspot, Wireless Hill Park. The panoramic views of the city & Swan River are breathtaking! Then we visit the wildflowers of South Beach & Bold Park. Finish the day at Perth’s iconic Cottesloe Beach with dinner & sunset views.

Duxton Hotel, Perth

Day 3 sun 15 Sep

Perth to hyden

To Hyden today through WA Wheatbelt Country. Stop at Corrigin, known as the ‘Town of Windmills’. Carpets of everlasting daisies & proteaceae plants including banksias, grevilleas, hakeas & dryandras are a feature of this area. Visit the 2,700 million-year-old Wave Rock.

Wave Rock Hotel, Hyden

Day 4 mon 16 Sep

hyden to esperance

Travel to Esperance through Salmon Gum country where pink barked eucalypts & carpets of wildflowers colour the landscape.

Hospitality Inn, Esperance

Day 5 tue 17 sep

esperance

We’re travelling east to Cape Le Grand National Park. Bring binoculars as bird watching is on the agenda: Cape Barren geese, Western Ground Parrots & Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos.

Hospitality Inn, Esperance

Day 6 wed 18 Sep

esperance to hopetoun

Travel through wetlands & mallee country to Hopetoun. See water birds & iconic wildflowers incl. red kangaroo paw & lemon flowers of the grey cottonheads.

Wavecrest Village, Hopetoun

Day 7 thu 19 Sep

Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show

The 42nd Annual Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show is our highlight today. Over 700 different species are featured at the show - celebrating the abundance of floral diversity in the region.  

Wavecrest Village, Hopetoun

Day 8 fri 20 Sep

Fitzgerald River National Park

The Fitzgerald River National Park is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. So far, 1883 plant species have been identified here, 75 of which are found nowhere else. Look out for Qualup Bells, Possum banksias, regelias, bell-fruited mallee, scarlet banksia & woolly bush.

Wavecrest Village, Hopetoun

Day 9 sat 21 Sep

Ravensthorpe

We’re off to explore the triangle between Hopetoun, Jerdacuttup & Ravensthorpe, recognised as one of the most botanically significant areas in Australia. Check into our Albany hotel, home for the next 4 nights. The Albany coast is one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world.

Hilton Garden Inn, Albany

Day 10 sun 22 Sep

stirling range

The biodiverse hotspots of the Stirling Range National Park, with more than 1,500 species of plants (123 orchid species) and the ancient Porongurup National Park with over 750 species of plants are our destinations today.

Hilton Garden Inn, Albany

Day 11 mon 23 Sep

albany

Explore the unique beauty of WA’s ancient southern coastline & floral diversity. First, we head to the Gap & Natural Bridge. The nearby Regional Wildflower Garden is home to over 100,000 indigenous plants. Step back in time at the historic Whaling Station and the ANZAC Centre.

Hilton Garden Inn, Albany

Day 12 tue 24 Sep

valley of the giants

Ascend the treetops of some of the tallest trees on earth. The Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk gives you a bird’s eye view of ancient red tingles (Eucalyptus jacksonii) - trees whose origins trace back to Gondwana!

Hilton Garden Inn, Albany

Day 13 wed 25 Sep

albany to Perth

Today we head north through majestic forests of Marri Red Gums & ancient towering Jarrah trees. Enroute, stop for lunch at Kojonup and go hunting with Colin for delicate spider & cowslip orchids.

Duxton Hotel, Perth

Day 14 thu 26 Sep

Kings Park

The Kings Park Festival celebrates the amazing plant life of Western Australia, showcasing thousands of wildflowers and more than 3,000 WA plant species, in showstopping floral displays. Farewell Dinner at the Duxton tonight.

Duxton Hotel, Perth

Day 15 fri 27 Sep

Perth to Home

Leisurely breakfast this morning before we transfer to Perth airport and homeward flights.