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Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia has become internationally famous for it's dolphins. They arrive every
morning to see who has come to greet them and play with them. The whole area of which
Monkey Mia is a part is known as Shark Bay, a World Heritage Area. Monkey Mia is
25km northeast of Denham.
When the dolphins come, you can just paddle in to play with them or take a cruise where
you will see dugong (‘sea cows’) that live off sea grass in Shark Bay. The dolphins
usually arrive at 8am looking for food and that's when the beach gets very congested with
tourists. However, feeding is allowed three times a day between the hours of 8am and
1pm, so the dolphins often arrive back for more and often it is not as crowded then.
If the dolphins are a no show there is always plenty of other sea creatures to view in these
waters including tropical fish, turtles, dugongs, manta rays and from June to October
Humpback Whales make an appearance.
Stromatolites, the world’s oldest type of living fossil are also found in the area and tours
area viable to see them.
Blue Lagoon Pearl
This glass bottom boat will transport you to a pearl farm, where you can learn about the
pearl industry and also purchase pearl jewelry.
Boat Cruises
You can take sailing cruises into the bay, there are several types, such as morning cruises,
wildlife cruises and sunset cruises.
Pemberton
Pemberton is about 5 hours south of Perth. Well known for the karri forest and setting
inside the forest. Pemberton's industrial history was the timber mill industry and there is
plenty of evidence of that in the wooden cottages and woodcraft galleries. However, it is
recently becoming more popular for it's wineries, national parks and bushwalking.
Fine Woodcraft Gallery
Pemberton is known for its woodcrafts and this gallery has displays of some of the best
that are made in the area. Dickinson Street.
Gloucester Tree
The Gloucester Tree is a fire look out and the highest fire lookout tree in the world. The
lookout structure is situated sixty metres above the ground, and can be climbed. The tree
is named the Gloucester Tree after the Duke of Gloucester, Governor-General of
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