Stirling Ranges Southern Wildflowers

We depart Perth and head south on the Albany Hwy through lovely forest areas, turning off at North Bannister. Continuing on we arrive at Pingelly and Boyagin Nature Reserve, a designated flora and fauna reserve with wildflowers in season, where we’ll have morning tea. Later we travel to Hyden and our accommodation for pre-dinner drinks and a chat about the day. (D)

Today continue to Newdegate, situated in the Southern wheatbelt. In spring, this is also one of the wheatbelt’s wildflower hotspots. After a cuppa in the flowers, we continue through Lake King and Ravensthorpe, with a lunch time stop at the coastal town of Hopetoun. In the afternoon we explore the Fitzgerald River National Park, renowned for its rugged inland and coastal scenery and 1,800 species of wildflowers.  Overnight in Hopetoun. (B,D)

We travel to Jerramungup for morning tea then to Boxwood Hill and the Stirling Range National Park. We continue our wildflower journey in the Stirling Ranges, with a stop at stunning Bluff Knoll. The national park boasts some of the best wildflowers in WA where you can find over 1500 species of plants, 100 of which exist nowhere else in the world. Overnight in Albany. (B,D)

This morning we visit the Tree in the Rock in the Porongurup’s and enjoy morning tea. We then head through Mt Barker and arrive at Kojonup for our lunch break. Time here to view the native wildflowers on display in the region. Later through Williams, before arriving in Perth after a wonderful Wildflower Tour of some of the South West. (B)