DAY 1 SAT 5 SEP

HOME TO PERTH (D)

Meet at Sydney Domestic Airport for our flight to Perth and meet our Ross Tour Leader Colin Barlow at Perth Airport. Check into the Duxton Hotel, our luxurious home near the Swan River for two nights. Join your fellow travellers at our Welcome Dinner tonight. 

Accommodation: Duxton Hotel, Perth

DAY 2 SUN 6 SEP

FREMANTLE (B/D)

A profusion of wildflowers will decorate this road trip through some of Western Australia’s most biodiverse landscapes. The first hotspot, Wireless Hill Park, will be our introduction into this extraordinary world of wildflowers. Panoramic views of the city & Swan River are breathtaking! Free time here to explore. Next stop is South Beach & Bold Park, Perth’s largest urban bushland park, with more wildflowers! Finish the day at iconic Cottesloe Beach for sunset and dinner.

Accommodation: Duxton Hotel, Perth

DAY 3 MON 7 SEP

PERTH TO ALBANY (B/L)

Travel south to the historic port town of Albany through majestic forests of ancient Marri Bloodwoods & towering Jarrah trees. Stop for lunch at Kojonup. Go hunting with Colin for delicate spider & cowslip orchids. Check in to our hotel for the next four nights.

Accommodation: Hilton Garden Inn, Albany

DAY 4 TUE 8 SEP

VALLEY OF THE GIANTS (B/L)

A bucket list day! Ascend into 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). These trees occur nowhere else in the world, their origins trace back to Gondwana!

Accommodation: Hilton Garden Inn, Albany

DAY 5 WED 9 SEP

ALBANY (B/L)

A day to explore WA’s southern coastline, with its bounty of diverse flora. First, we head to the lookouts at The Gap and Natural Bridge for panoramic views of the Southern Ocean. Nearby is the Regional Wildflower Centre, a botanic hotspot with over 10,000 indigenous plants. 

Accommodation: Hilton Garden Inn, Albany

DAY 6 THU 10 SEP

STIRLING RANGE (B/L)

Highlight today is the Stirling Range & Porongurup National Park, top hot spots for wildflowers, possibly the best anywhere! Colin will be hunting for terrestrial orchids, banksias and Qualup

bells, to name a few. Stick close!

Accommodation: Hilton Garden Inn, Albany

DAY 7 FRI 11 SEP

ALBANY TO HOPETOUN (B/L/D)

We are travelling to Hopetoun today with a lunch stop in Ravensthorpe to visit the Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show, a celebrated exhibition to showcase the abundance of floral diversity in this region. It’s a mind-blowing display!

Accommodation: Wavecrest Village, Hopetoun

DAY 8 SAT 12 SEP

FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK (B/L/D)

More wildflowers today in Fitzgerald River National Park including Qualup Bell, Regelia, bell-fruited Mallee, Scarlet Banksia and the Albany Woolly Bush. 

Accommodation: Wavecrest Village, Hopetoun

DAY 9 SUN 13 SEP

RAVENSTHORPE (B/L/D)

Hopetoun is the gateway to Fitzgerald River National Park - a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve with 1,800 plant species. We will go hunting for delicate orchids and unusual Eucalypt species.

Accommodation: Wavecrest Village, Hopetoun

DAY 10 MON 14 SEP

HOPETOUN TO ESPERANCE (B/L/D)

Travel south today, through wetlands & Mallee country with roads lined with pink-barked Salmon Gums, to the turquoise-fringed waters of Esperance. 

Accommodation: Hospitality Inn, Esperance

DAY 11 TUE 15 SEP

CAPE LE GRAND (B/L/D)

First stop this morning is Cape Le Grand Beach to view Frenchman Peak, then onto Hellfire Fire Bay, Thistle Cove and Lucky Bay, to see kangaroos on the beach. Later in the afternoon arrive at Esperance’s Stonehenge, before we return to our hotel. 

Accommodation: Hospitality Inn, Esperance

DAY 12 WED 16 SEP

ESPERANCE TO HYDEN (B/L/D)

Today we travel through Salmon Gum country where pink bark eucalypts and wildflowers colour the landscape. At the little town of Hyden, visit the 2,700 million-year-old Wave Rock.

Accommodation: Wave Rock Hotel, Hyden

DAY 13 THU 17 SEP

HYDEN TO PERTH (B/L)

We have come full circle today as we travel through Wheatbelt Country back to Perth. Lunch stop at Corrigin, ‘Town of Windmills’. Return to the Duxton.

Accommodation: Duxton Hotel, Perth

DAY 14 FRI 18 SEP

KINGS PARK (B/D)

It’s show time in Perth’s famous Kings Park, a fitting end to our journey. This is the 63rd Kings Park Festival. Farewell Dinner at the Duxton tonight.

Accommodation: Duxton Hotel, Perth

DAY 15 SAT 19 SEP

PERTH TO HOME (B)

Leisurely breakfast this morning before we leave for the airport and homeward flight