The Outback in Western Australia
The Outback - Western Australia's outback landscape provides a dramatic backdrop for an unforgettable wilderness adventure. Vast and rugged, it's wide open spaces, fresh clean air and roads that seem to extend forever beyond the horizon.
Outback Farms and Stations - misty mornings, hearty country fare, deep red sunsets over majestic hill tops - for a taste of life on the land try one of the many farm or station stay experiences available in Western Australia.
Gorges, Caves and Rocks Australia is one of the oldest lands on earth, and this is reflected in unique and dramatic landscapes around the coastal hinterland of Western Australia.
Real Australian Outback The tough pioneering years of Western Australia's goldrush era have produced a strong, warm and colourful people, whose character is epitomised by Kalgoorlie - the hub of Western Australia's 'wild west'.
Wide Open Spaces Western Australia's central desert outback offers some of the most incredible tourism experiences in the country. The wide open spaces, clean air, rugged landscapes and extensive straight highways are a photographer's dream.
Outback Farms and Stations & Outback hospitality Misty mornings, hearty country fare, deep red sunsets over majestic hill tops - for a taste of life on the land try one of the many farm or station stay experiences available in Western Australia.
The hospitality is warm and welcoming and many of the properties span hundreds of thousands of hectares - a staggering sight for many visitors. The essence of Australia's outback is captured in the Golden Outback region, with its vast landscape of rolling hills peppered with working farm acreage. Endless clear skies will stamp themselves forever in your memory, and camping under the stars is an experience not to be missed.
Here you're likely to encounter more sheep, cows, kangaroos and emus than people, which really is the beauty of "going bush". And four-wheel drivers will relish the Canning Stock Route - one of the most popular four-wheel drive treks in the country.
Down on the farm - packed full of adventure, farm and station stays offer some exciting and unique experiences. As one of the world's leading broad acre farming countries, Australia is home to thousands of highly productive farms and grazing properties. On many of these properties in Western Australia, visitors are given the chance to participate in the general day to day activities. If taking part is not your thing, visitors are also welcome to observe the range of activities that are underway. Watch the sheep shearers and cattle musterers hard at it - your experiences will fuel stories of the day to be shared around the campfire.
Working stations give visitors plenty of time to explore Western Australia's wide open spaces. Some offer stock horse treks where you experience the sun on your back and red dust on your brow. After a long day in the saddle take a dip in the billabong. Fill your lungs with the fresh air that surrounds you, and work up an appetite for some wholesome country style food. The meals are a particularly enjoyable part of any station stay experience. Large cooked breakfasts and home made dinners using farm fresh produce are provided by friendly hosts who delight in sharing their house with guests.
Before long, your swag under the stars will be calling - giving you an awesome view of the stars and one of the best light shows in the world. There is a range of accommodation styles including first class country retreats, homestead bed and breakfasts, private self contained cottages and caravan and camping sites - the standard varying from homey comfort to restored antiques. For old fashioned hospitality and a taste of life on the land, a farm or station stay in Western Australia offers a truly memorable experience.
Real Australian Outback The tough pioneering years of Western Australia's goldrush era have produced a strong, warm and colourful people, whose character is epitomised by Kalgoorlie - the hub of Western Australia's 'wild west'.
There's nowhere like "Kal" - set among majestic architecture, Kalgoorlie's buzzing community maintains outback lifestyle with pride and energy. In Kalgoorlie you can see the world's biggest working open cut mine, enjoy a beer on the verandah of an historic pub and take a look at the original corrugated iron shack where fistfuls of dollars changed hands at the toss of two pennies during the gambling game of 'two-up'.
The historic buildings and hotels, the 100 year old Racing Round, the wide, wide streets that catered for camel trains, the museums and shop frontages all give a glimpse of its unique past. Mining heritage leads into adventure when you take the time to pan for gold, tour the ghost towns or head out bush to sleep in a swag under the stars. Rural towns and cattle stations offer country hospitality with a taste of outback life. There are many places where lifelong friendships are forged over a beer in a local pub.
Aboriginal culture and outback adventure - four-wheel drive camping tours can combine Aboriginal experiences with outback adventure. Learn to forage for bushtucker, listen to dreamtime stories around the campfire and reach a deeper understanding of Australia's indigenous culture.
Experiencing the vastness of these landscapes will teach you more about Australia's immensity than anything else!
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