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A beach and nature-lover's dream, Esperance is blessed with squeaky-clean white sand, turquoise waters, untouched islands and colour-filled wildflower country. Among its most famous beauty spots is Australia's whitest beach, Lucky Bay - set against a stunning seascape of 110 islands of the Recherche Archipelago, even the kangaroos can't resist hanging out here. It's a one-and-a-half-hour flight or eight-hour drive south-east from Perth, making Esperance an ideal get-away-from-it-all holiday.
Many attractions are easily accessible, with plenty of guided tour options, but a four-wheel drive is a must if you want to venture off the beaten track. The calm, clear waters of Blue Haven Beach and Twilight Cove, just a short drive from town, are idyllic spots for swimming and snorkelling. If you're seeking waves, hit the surf at West Beach, Fourth Beach or Observatory Beach. To hook dinner, throw in a line out near Bandy Creek Harbour or try your luck rock fishing at Salmon Beach located out along the Great Ocean Drive.
Back in town, the adventure continues with four-wheel drive beach safaris, Indigenous cultural tours, coach tours, island cruises, diving and fishing charters, sand boarding, canoeing, mini-golf and steam train rides. Check out the arts centre and galleries, making time to drop into the museum to view what's left of the NASA Skylab after it slammed back down to Earth near Balladonia. On the way to Cape Le Grand, you'll even find a slice of ancient druid history with a full-size replica of Stonehenge. A good choice of hotels, motels, apartments, bed and breakfasts, chalets and hostels are available in Esperance.
For something a little nearer to nature, hop on a ferry to Woody Island and pitch your tent or stay in a safari hut. There's also the chance to bunk down under the stars beside the beach at Lucky Bay. The campsite has solar hot showers, camp kitchens and barbecues, and bushwalking trails and spectacular coastal views are just a few steps away.
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Western Australia
- Albany
- Balingup
- Broome & North West
- Busselton
- Cape Keraudren Nature Reserve
- Cape Leveque
- Coral Bay
- Dunsborough
- Eco Beach
- Eighty Mile Beach
- El Questro Station
- Esperance
- Exmouth and The Coral Coast
- Gibb River Road
- Karijini National Park
- Kennedy Range National Park
- Kookynie
- Lake Ballard
- Mandurah
- Margaret River
- Mitchell River National Park
- Ningaloo Marine Park
- Perth & Surrounds
- Pilbara Region
- Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles)
- Rottnest Island
- Shark Bay World-Heritage Area
- The Golden Outback
- The Pinnacles
Victoria
- Arthurs Seat
- Barwon Heads
- Beechworth
- Birregurra
- Bright
- Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges
- Dunkeld
- Falls Creek
- Fingal
- Geelong
- Gippsland
- Grampians
- Great Ocean Road
- Great Otway National Park
- Halls Gap
- Healesville
- Inverloch
- Main Ridge
- Melbourne
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
- Merricks
- Metung
- Mornington Peninsula
- Mount Buffalo National Park
- Murray to Mountains Rail Trail
- Ocean Grove
- Paynesville
- Phillip Island
- Point Nepean National Park
- Porepunkah
- Portarlington
- Portsea
- Queenscliff
- Red Hill
- Rutherglen
- Shoreham
- Sorrento
- Tarra Bulga National Park
- The Bellarine Peninsula
- The Goldfields
- The High Country
- Tyabb
- Walhalla
- Wilsons Promontory National Park
- Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges
Queensland
- Atherton Tablelands
- Birdsville
- Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park
- Brisbane
- Bundaberg
- Cape Tribulation, Daintree National Park
- Cape York
- Capricorn
- Carnarvon Gorge, Carnarvon National Park
- Daintree
- Fraser Coast
- Gladstone
- Gold Coast
- Great Barrier Reef
- Hervey Bay
- Mackay
- Magnetic Island
- Maryborough
- Mission Beach
- Outback Queensland
- Port Douglas
- Seventeen Seventy
- Southern Queensland County
- Sunshine Coast
- The Whitsundays
- Thursday Island
- Townsville
- Tropical North Queensland
- Winton
Northern Territory
- Alice Springs & Surrounds
- Arnhem Land
- Darwin & Surrounds
- Kakadu & Surrounds
- Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles Conservation
- Kata Tjuta / The Olgas
- Katherine & Surrounds
- Kings Canyon
- Litchfield National Park
- Mary River
- Mataranka
- Mt Borradaile
- Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge)
- Tennant Creek & Barkly Region
- Uluru & Surrounds
New South Wales
- Armidale
- Blue Mountains
- Bondi Beach
- Bundanoon & Surrounds
- Byron Bay
- Central Coast, NSW
- Coffs Harbour
- Country NSW
- Forster
- Hunter Valley
- Jervis Bay
- Jindabyne
- Kingscliff
- Lord Howe Island
- Merimbula & Sapphire Coast
- Mungo National Park
- Murramarang National Park
- Newcastle
- North Coast
- Outback NSW
- Port Macquarie
- Port Stephens
- Snowy Mountains
- South Coast, NSW
- South West Rocks
- Sydney
- Sydney Harbour
- Tamworth
- The Mallee Region
- The Murray
- Tilba Tilba
- Wollongong
- Yamba