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connoisseurs that specifically highlight

What you need to know

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the region’s food and wine.
Well-known for it’s wines, the region
boasts well over 200 wineries and 95

Forests of the Giants

cellar doors, nine craft breweries, cideries
and even a distillery. Wine tours are

Head further east away from the coast

beneficial if you want to leave the driving

and explore vast forests of giant karri,

to someone else so you can taste the

marri and tingle trees. The Warren

tipple to your hearts content. Depending

National Park features some of the tallest

on the tour, some may get you behind-

trees in the world, with some reaching up

the-scenes,

to 90m tall.

or

even

give

you

the

opportunity to blend your own wine. Many
cellar doors and breweries are superb

Take a drive through the towering giants

long lunch destinations. Sample their

or thrillseekers can climb one of, or all

drops along with local fare that can be

three of the karri trees close to Pemberton

had in casual cafes to outstanding

that were originally set up as bushfire

restaurants.

lookouts. The tallest, The Dave Evans
Bicentennial Tree, reaches 65m high and

Even the popular Berry Farm has a cellar

like the others, has metal rungs (130 in

door! The calendar is choc-a-bloc full of

this case) set up as steps spiralling up

foodie events such as the South West

the trunk for those wanting to climb. It’s

Craft Beer Festival and Oktoberfest. The

not for the fainthearted – there are no

Margaret River Gourmet Escape attracts

safety rails or harnesses, just a few

world-class celebrity chefs and food

warnings.

Wilyabrup Cliffs

Karri Forests

To get the best out of a stay in the
Margaret River, you’ll need your own
wheels.
For this trip, we hired a basic campervan,
and apart from a few administration
issues that annoyingly added to the cost
of the rental, it was a good way to sightsee
and stay at different parts of the cape.
Although it’s worth taking note that
caravan parks and camping areas,
including those run by the National Parks
and Wildlife Service, are not directly on
the beach – so there are no ocean views.
But, in some cases they’re only a few
minutes walk away; just don’t expect to
step out of your tent or campervan and
onto the sand like I thought I was going
to do!
For more information visit
www.margaretriver.com

Margaret River Coast

Surfing at Margaret River

Lake Cave Suspended Table

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