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5 Best Things to Do in Perth (Australia)
Perth has been Australia’s boom town for over a decade, with the mining industry attracting workers from interstate and overseas, and the city completely transforming from a sleepy backwater town to a vibrant metropolis complete with a thriving café and bar culture, world-class festivals, and great mall and boutique shopping.
There’s plenty of fun things to do in this beautiful city, and some of them are hidden gems that even many locals don’t know about!
Check out our list of the best things to do in Perth:
1. Caversham Wildlife Park
Caversham Wildlife Park
Naturally, if you’ve come all the way to Australia, you’re going to want to see the local wildlife.
Most tourists will head straight to Perth Zoo, but for a much more natural, authentic environment, Caversham Wildlife Park is the place to go.With quieter foot traffic, the animals seem more relaxed and at-home.You can hand-feed the kangaroos, take a photo with a koala, and snuggle up close with a wombat!
2. WA’s famous wildflowers
Kings Park Botanical Gardens
Western Australia is famous for its wildflowers, with over 12,000 species of wildflowers across the state making it the world’s largest collection. Since 60% of these are found nowhere outside of Western Australia, seeing the wildflowers is a truly unique Australian experience not to be missed.
The good news is, you don’t even have to leave inner-city Perth to get a taste of them: the height of the wildflower season in Perth is September, when Kings Park Botanical Gardens burst into bloom. Depending on where you go in WA, you can enjoy wildflowers for 6 months of the year: the season starts in June in the north of the state, and finishes in the south in November.
3. Drive through the Sunset Coast, the jewel of WA
Cottosloe Beach
Named for its stunning sunsets over the Indian Ocean, the Sunset Coast is a 40km stretch of white sandy beaches, widely considered to be the most beautiful beaches in all of Australia. Start at Cottosloe Beach for a morning coffee and some people-watching, and head to Scarborough Beach to enjoy fish and chips for lunch on the beach.
Then, enjoy a stroll at Hillary’s Boat Harbour: you can stop by the aquarium, or catch a ferry to Rottnest Island from here to see WA’s beloved quokkas.Finally, drive up to Australia’s largest marina, Mindarie Marina, stroll around the Mediterranean boardwalks, and enjoy a local beer at the microbrewery.
4. London Court and Trinity Arcade
London Court
Step into the past at London Court and Trinity Arcade, which are both gorgeous examples of WA architecture within close walking distance of each other.
London Court was built in the 1930s, but styled in a mock-Tudor fashion that seems much older, and Trinity Arcade dates all the way back to the 19th Century! Perth’s inner-buildings are mostly very modern, so these are a sumptuous glance at WA’s past, and the contrast between old and new is striking.
5. Elizabeth Quay
Elizabeth Quay
Now that we’ve seen some echoes of WA’s past, let’s check out its future: the latest major urban redevelopment, Elizabeth Quay.
Opened in 2015 to much fanfare, Elizabeth Quay is built on the foreshore of the beautiful Swan River, and has a bit of something for everyone, from a great playground for kids, to gourmet restaurants, to farmer’s markets in the summer.
The Quay is architecturally stunning, and well worth a stroll, especially at night when the bridge is lit up with rainbow colours.Elizabeth Quay is also famous as an event and festival space, so it’s worth checking out its website to see what’s on.
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