Tour bus at Bluff Knoll
Photo: On Track Tours bus at Bluff Knoll, Stirling Ranges
Albany - Stirling Ranges
3 days - motel accommodation

This is the perfect tour for a break. Drive though the Stirling Ranges, renowned for its beauty and the only place in Western Australia where it snows and its peaks are often covered in mists. The Ranges are home to over 1,500 species of flora, including 123 orchid species and 82 plant species which are found nowhere else on earth.

And then to Albany, the earliest settlement in Western Australia and home to the whaling industry until 1978. We will be visiting the old Whaling Station and several heritage sites as well as the infamous Gap and its natural stone bridge.

On our way back to Perth we travel though the wine district of Mt Barker.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1: Perth - Albany
Departing from Perth, we travel to Williams for morning tea and then on to Cranbrook, the gateway to the Stirling Ranges. After a picnic lunch we take the Stirling Range Drive through the parks rugged peaks and scenic trails. It is then onto Bluff Knoll which is the tallest peak in the Rangers. Then it is onto Albany and our accommodation for the night. (Morning tea is not included in the fare today)

Day 2: Albany
A full day today. In the morning we visit the sights of Albany: Mt Clarence, Middleton Beach, Albany City, The Gap, King George Sound, the Amity and the Princess Royal Fortress. After lunch we take a tour of Whale World. (Entry to the Princess Royal Fortress and Whale World is included in the fare)

Day 3: Albany - Perth
Today we return to Perth but not before stopping in Mt Barker to enjoy wine tasting. Then we pass through the town of Wagin where there is an opportunity to take photos of the Giant Ram. Narrogin is our lunch stop for today and then it is back to Perth. (Morning tea and lunch are not included in the fare today)

All evening meals, cooked breakfasts and two lunches provided. National Park entry fees included in the fare. Linen is supplied.

Natural Bridge, Torndirrup Nat Park
Photo: Natural Bridge, Torndirrup National Park, Albany

[ Short tours ] [ Home page ]
Whilst we endeavour to maintain this website with accurate and up to date content, changes and errors
may occur and therefore all details must be verified with On Track Tours at the time of booking.
This URL: http://www.ontracktours.com.au/shorttours/great-southern.html Last revised 23 June 2006.
Text and images © On Track Tours except where otherwise specified in photograph credits.