About the tour
Jurien Bay| Badgingarra | Mingenew | Mullewa | Geraldton | Carnamah | Dalwallinu
Highlights on this unique 4 Day Northern Wildflower Tour see eye popping blue Lechenaultia, great everlasting daisies displays, the outback, bespoke luxury 4WD touring. Quality accommodation & delicious meals
The added bonus you meet people who are the custodians of such unique places or have set apart areas to specialise in unique species to protect and to share their love of Western Australia’s Natural Heritage – our wildflowers
Tour itinerary
Departure Dates
30 August 26
On our 4 Day Northern Wildflower Tour immerse yourself in the beauty of Western Australia’s wildflowers. Explore stunning displays like Wreath Lechenaultia and everlasting daisies, and visit hotspots such as Westways Wildflower Farm and Lesueur National Park for floral diversity.
Day 1 – Perth to Jurien Bay
Perth, Badgingarra, Jurien Bay
Today’s highlights seeing masses of eye popping brilliant blue Leschenaultia biloba, orchids, pink Isopogon in the Bindoon region.
Later head up the Midlands Rd to Moora for Lunch at local stylish Jeanne d’Moore Café
The Jeanne d’Moore Cafe in Moora hand makes the best French-inspired delicacies that country Western Australia has to offer.
We head to Westways Wildflower Farm . Wildflower exporters. Clive and Maureen have owned the Westways property for over 40 years. It has many varieties of wildflowers unique to the area, and they share their beautiful property with everyone. The property is 2000ha, with an abundance of stunning wildflowers
After experimentation with various preserving methods Clive has perfected a unique preservative which leaves the flowers supple with some of the original perfume. These flowers can be used with fresh garden flowers and placed in water or with dried flowers and will last up to two years some times longer.
Most of these flowers are picked on Westways treated, sleeved, boxed and sent overseas mainly to Japan. This process enables flowers picked in the different seasons when they are blooming to be available for purchase all through the year.
Visit Phoebe Reserve in the Badgingarra area and walk on the historic trails to discover changing flora diversity and stories for stockman passing through from the coast to inland.
Jurien Bay our overnight stay.
Accommodation: Jurien Bay Motel Apartments
Day 2 – Mingenew to Geraldton
Mingenew, Coalseam Reserve, Mullewa, Pindar, Geraldton
Today on our everlasting daisies tour we will see what most people think of when they think Western Australia Wildflowers, delicate expanses of pink, yellow and white everlasting daisies in the Coalseam Conservation Reserve and along isolated roads.
Later we set off to Pindar for a highlight of 4 Day Northern Wildflower Tour, today to see the iconic Wreath flowers, Lechenaultia macrantha which has o be seen to believe this phenomena. Four Day Northern Wildflower Tour
Lunch at Mullewa and on into Geraldton, visit HMAS Sydney Memorial; the beautifully designed memorial features a silver dome of 645 seagulls to represent the loss of HMAS Sydney sailors.
Visit St Francis Xavier Cathedral built in stages from 1914 to its eventual opening in 1938. The Byzantine style architecture is one of Monsignor John Hawes’ greatest masterpieces.
Explore the Yamaji Art Centre which is Aboriginal owned and operated and provides professional services to support and develop Aboriginal artists living in the Gascoyne and Murchison region of Yamaji Country.
Accommodation: Geraldton Ocean Centre Hotel
Day 3 – Geraldton Depot Hill Reserve to Dalwallinu
Depot Hill Carnamah Dalwallinu
This morning visit Depot Hill Reserve a delightfull walk with everlasting daisies and orchids. Visit Three Springs to see stunning the Rose Mallee (Eucalyptus rhodantha).
Take in the 360 panoramic view at the Talc Mine Lookout, Western Australia’s first talc mine. Talc is mined by open cut method and exported for use in paper, paint and ceramic industries. Three Springs talc is also processed in WA for cosmetics, agriculture and carving blocks. The mine is the largest Talc Mine in the southern hemisphere and the second largest in the world with an annual production exceeding 100,000 tonnes.
Carnamah locals have brought the townsite to life with the creation of three giant wall murals. ‘Drovers Rest’ is on the local Hardware Store, ‘Sale Oh’ is found at the Landmark building and ‘ Macphersons View’ is on the Council administration building. Vist Macpherson Homestead built in 1869 and once served as a post office and wayfarers’ rest home. Today it makes a great picnic spot with views over Carnamah.
A BIG highlight on our 4 Day Northern Wildflower Tour is to visit the Big Tractor, this is a WOW The tractor is a monument to Western Australian agriculture, manufacturing, and heritage
Dalwallinu is famous for having the largest variety of wattles (acacias) found anywhere in the world. Within 100km of Dalwallinu there are 195 varieties. Dalwallinu is known as a “Place of Wheat, Wattles and Wildflowers.
Overnight stay is at Dalwallinu, for those who are interested in evening or early morning walks.
Accommodation: Dalwallinu Wheatlands Mot
Day 4 – Wongan Hills to Perth
Wongan Hills, Perth
This morning visit Wongan Hills, The Hills has the largest single area of natural vegetation remaining in the Northern Wheatbelt. Wongan Hills’ flora is extremely diverse with more than 250 species of flowering plants.
There are five species of gazette rare flora in the Wongan Hills Nature Reserve, and numerous species of priority flora.
We visit one sight that has the rare Wongan Cactus – Daviesia Euphorbioides, explore the local orchids and take a look around the area.
We commence our return to Perth from 4 Day Northern Wildflower Tour and visit New Norcia for lunch.
Take a look around this unique Monastery Town before heading back to Perth .
We will have you back into Perth 5pm.
Tour inclusions
Travel Arrangements
Pickup from Perth. Travel in style & luxury in our Land Rover Discovery.
Included Accommodation
Included Meals
Breakfast options include continental or cooked meals to start your day right. For lunch, enjoy light picnic-style sandwiches, wraps, or other takeaway options from road houses, or packed picnic lunches accompanied by juice or soft drinks. Dinner is also included.
Included Entry Fees
- Hi Vallee Farm
- Lesueur National Park
- Coalseam Conservation Reserve
