Continuing down the Gascoyne Coast brings you to Shark Bay classified as World
Heritage Region. Its major town is Denham but most people will consider Monkey Mia
as the main attraction for its dolphins. They visit the beach on a regular basis to feed.
One main reason for the regions classification were the Stromatolites at
Hamelin Pool. Stromatolites are the oldest and largest living fossils in the world.
You pass Hamelin Pool when driving towards Denham. Shell Beach, adjacent to the main
road is another attraction of the area. The beach has a length of about 100 Kms and the shell
are as deep as 10 meters. A restaurant located in Denham has been built of shell blocks.
Just follow the Shark Bay Heritage Trail and you will see all major highlights of the region.
Shark
Bay is as well a 4 WD paradise with Francois Peron National Park and
Steep
Point on Edel Land being the favourite ones.
Rare
native animals have found a protected place in what used to be a sheep
station.
The
homestead can be reached by 2 WD vehicles and you are able to try out two
artesian
bore tanks with temperatures up to 43 degrees celsius.
The
Ntl Park offers a wilderness experience with a scenic coastline and arid
shrub lands.
To
reach the western most point of mainland Australia, you have to follow
the
Useless
Loop road on Edel Land and turn off to Steep Point, which once again
offers
spectacular coastal scenery like the Zuytdorp Cliffs which rise up to
170
meters above sea level.
Kimberley Broome and 80Mile Beach Karijini Millstream Chichester and Cape Range Shark Bay
Kalbarri and Nambung Perth and York Wave Rock and Goldfields Esperance Stirling Range
Rainbow- South Coast and Southwest Corner
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