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Ningaloo Reef & Cape to Cape

Days

9

Grade

3

Distance

40km

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Overview

How often do you get to experience two amazingly distinct locations in one trip.

The Margaret river wine region and its adjacent wild coastline are hailed as world beaters. Good enough reason to start our trip there! We will explore the best bits of the cape-to-cape track, long empty beaches, rugged cliffs, and huge breakers lend an end of the earth like feeling with cape Naturaliste and cape Leeuwin lighthouses providing the punctuation points to our trip along the coast. Once we’ve braced the wild elements here, we’ll then change tack and head up north to Exmouth, the cape range national park and one of the world’s largest reefs accessible from the shoreline, Ningaloo reef. Here in the balmy tropical weather, we’ll go aquatic. We get to swim with the world’s largest fish the whale shark, snorkel in coral gardens teeming with fish and kayak to remote coral spots. Between our ocean adventures there’s even more to experience on land. Cape range national park tucked away on the northwest cape hosts the most stunning of deep red gorges and canyons which we’ll hike in and admire the wildlife and ability of a 50,000-year culture to survive in the barren hinterlands.

When booking a TSA trip, you can be assured that everything is taken care for you, so you don’t need to think about anything, just enjoy the moment. We create trips to maximise your time away whilst allowing enough down time to ensure you’re ready for the next day of hiking and exploring. We seek out the best located accommodations in each area to minimise travel time and allowing more hiking time. Once you’ve been on one trip with us, you’ll feel part of the TSA family and be back for more adventures :)

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No hassle, no stress

Itinerary, accommodation, food...TSA has it covered! Join us on this adventure without the stress of organisation so you can focus on getting the most out of your trip.

Expert guidance

Highly trained and experienced tour guides who bring the adventures to life. Our guides are remote first-aid trained and carry powerful UHF radios, PLBs, and first-aid kits.

Great community

Create long-lasting connections and friendships with like-minded people. Our community is one of the largest hiking communities in Australia and we're growing every year!

Hiking and scenery

Experience the best wildlife, scenery, and trails around the world. We take you on the paths less travelled to create unforgettable memories.

Tour Highlights

  • Swimming alongside amazing whalesharks, turtles and Manta rays
  • Snorkel straight off the beach in pristine shallow and colorful reef with an abundance of marine life.
  • Kayak the crystal blue waters and maybe meet a dolphin or two
  • Explore the area on two half-day hikes through striking canyons and riverbeds
  • Walk to witness magical  sunsets and sunrises
  • Walk 70km of the best sections of the Cape to Cape track
  • Visit two wonderful lighthouses
  • Visit some of the famous Margaret River wineries and / or breweries

What's Included

  • Accommodation in a mix of units, villas and hotels 
  • Full catering, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks – all dietaries catered for
  • Transfer from Perth City and Perth Airport and all transfers in Exmouth.
  • Transfer to all walks and locations  
  • Whale Shark Dive – all gear and food provided including a glass of bubbles
    Photographer on the boat and in the water taking photos of the day, that you get after the trip 
  • All National Park fees and permits
  • Kayaking half day activity including snacks and refreshments
  • Snorkelling gear hire 
  • Experienced & qualified TSA guides
Day 1 Yallingup - Indijup
Included:
Hotel
Lunch
Dinner
We start our trip by picking you up from Perth CBD. From there, we'll travel down to Yallingup to experience the best of the area, stopping for lunch on the way at a pretty beachside location. After that, we'll have our first experience of this magnificent coast by hiking along Smiths Beach and onto Indijup 7km. We'll then head to our accommodation near Margaret River and settle in for a home cooked dinner.
Day 2 Gnarabup - Gracetown
Included:
Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Today we hike from Gnarabup to Gracetown 17.5km, a fantastic stretch of the Cape to Cape track. This will be interrupted by an all-important lunch stop to fuel our journey. We'll also have time for a quick visit to local wineries, chocolate factories, and cheese factories! Later, enjoy an evening activity back at our accommodation.
Day 3 Cape Leeuwin
Included:
Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Today, we head south to Cape Leeuwin, the southernmost spot of the region. After breakfast, we head to the town of Augusta for a quick coffee stop, before hiking south along the coast toward Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. 11kmTthe last part of this hike follows an amazing path of rocks right on the wild coast with the elusive lighthouse looking over you. After another delicious lunch in a beautiful location, we head off on another hike. This starts on high cliffs overlooking the coast before slowly descending down to some interesting cave formations and wild beaches, where our vehicle will be waiting for you. 6km
Day 4 Cape Naturaliste
Included:
Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
We leave our Margaret River accommodation and head north to Cape Naturaliste, the northernmost spot of the region. We'll hike for the morning, 10km taking in the wonderful view of the lighthouse, and have lunch at the prettiest cove in the whole area - Shelley Cove. There's a chance of visiting Busselton Jetty (2km long!) if we have time today as well. We then transfer to Perth, ready for Ningaloo tomorrow!
Day 5 Exmouth
Included:
Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Today, we transfer up to Exmouth, the tropical part of this amazing trip. Before we fly, we'll walk along the grand Swan River in central Perth. 2-3km depending on flight times. Upon arrival in Exmouth we take some time to settle in before enjoying a leisurely walk before dinner.
Day 6 Ningaloo Reef
Included:
Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Get ready for a big tour highlight today - swimming with sea life! That's right, it's whale shark time. Enjoy a whole day out on Ningaloo Reef snorkelling with these majestic and completely harmless creatures. You can also see manta rays and humpback whales if you're lucky, so get ready for an awesome day out!
Day 7 Cape Range National Park + Ningaloo Reef
Included:
Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Prepare yourself for an action-packed, multi-activity day along the coast of Ningaloo Reef. First, we'll hike in the stunning Cape Range National Park overlooking Ningaloo Reef, (5km) where we'll try to spot eagles and rare local wallabies. We'll then take you to the most idyllic snorkelling spots along the coast, where you can literally snorkel straight off the beach to see all kinds of fish and turtles. We'll top off the day by visiting the Vlamingh Head Lighthouse, the best spot to take in the tropical sunset over the reef.
Day 8 Ningaloo Reef
Included:
Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
More adventure today, this time returning to Ningaloo Reef with kayaks. Have a paddle in a protected bay as we kayak on gentle waters out to secret snorkelling spots, before exploring the mangroves as we paddle back in. After this adventure, we'll enjoy a late afternoon beach-side hike (2-3km) to travel back to our accommodation.
Day 9 Perth farewell
Included:
None
Breakfast
Lunch
Our final day of a seriously awesome trip. After leaving our accommodation, we'll travel up to Cape Range National Park to take in the spectacular Charles Knife Canyon and Shothole Canyon. On this hike, (9.5km) you'll get to experience the best lookouts the park has to offer. With this spectacular landscape fresh in our minds, we then return back to the airport for our flights to Perth that afternoon.

Accommodation

Our first part of the trip is based in the Margaret river region at the Margaret river beach resort next to the coast. This gives us an excellent location to explore the area from and is comfortable modern accommodation within cooee of those crashing waves. Please note that our accommodation may vary, some twin share rooms may have an ensuite bathroom and some might not. It depends on which rooms / villas we get allocated.

Food

The majority of meals are home cooked but there are some occasions where we need to grab a meal in the hotels. Our guides prepare and cook the meals on the trip including breakfast, lunch and dinners. Most lunches will be on the move, we pick great picnic spots to sit and enjoy the sites. We might have a meal in our Perth hotel and a meal out in Margaret river. All our menus are designed to provide you nutritious meals to fuel your adventures. All dietaries can be catered for, just let us know in advance.

Where we're going

Western Australia

What our adventurers have said

"I have just returned from the most incredible trip to Margaret River and Ningaloo Reef with Take Shape Adventures. Adrian and Dan were fantastic hosts/ guides, very knowledgeable and love what they do. Every adventure I have done with Take Shape has been amazing!! I can't wait to book my next trip." - Amy Parkin

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