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Perth Travel Guide (WA, 6000)
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia and one of the most beautiful cities in Australia.
The weather is fantastic, the beaches are clean and uncrowded, and the city, situated on the banks of the Swan River, is in a postcard-perfect setting.
Free buses get you around the CBD where you can visit the Perth Mint, Bell Tower, Museum and art galleries. And there’s a train and bus station right in the centre of town, as well as plenty of accommodation in the form of hotels and hostels.
If you’re after some serious retail therapy – make a beeline for up-market King Street. Packed with boutiques, art galleries, eateries and beautiful people, it’s the place to be seen. For quality department and fashion chain stores, the Murray Street and Hay Street malls hit the spot.
Northbridge, Mount Lawley, Leederville and Subiaco have buzzing nightlife, or try Cottesloe or Scarborough for a more laid-back surfie vibe.
Jump on a ferry to South Perth to take that world-famous snap of Perth’s skyline. Lined with well-kept lawns, palm trees and riverfront cafes, it’s a nice spot to relax over lunch. At night, it’s especially spectacular when the city’s glittering skyline is reflected in the Swan River.Source: ATDWPERTH DIRECTORY:Adventure:Perth Diving AcademyAttractions:Gallery of Fine ArtEntertainment:Rosemount HotelFestivals & events:Kings Park Botanic Gardens Wildflower Festival (September)Information:Streets of PerthHeritage buildings:Central Government OfficesGovernment HouseGuildford HotelHer Majesty's TheatreRose & Crown HotelSt Georges CathedralWoodbridgeRecreation:Carramar Golf CourseTransport:Norfolk JetPerth International AirportQantasSky West AirlinesVirgin Blue
The weather is fantastic, the beaches are clean and uncrowded, and the city, situated on the banks of the Swan River, is in a postcard-perfect setting.
Free buses get you around the CBD where you can visit the Perth Mint, Bell Tower, Museum and art galleries. And there’s a train and bus station right in the centre of town, as well as plenty of accommodation in the form of hotels and hostels.
If you’re after some serious retail therapy – make a beeline for up-market King Street. Packed with boutiques, art galleries, eateries and beautiful people, it’s the place to be seen. For quality department and fashion chain stores, the Murray Street and Hay Street malls hit the spot.
Northbridge, Mount Lawley, Leederville and Subiaco have buzzing nightlife, or try Cottesloe or Scarborough for a more laid-back surfie vibe.
Jump on a ferry to South Perth to take that world-famous snap of Perth’s skyline. Lined with well-kept lawns, palm trees and riverfront cafes, it’s a nice spot to relax over lunch. At night, it’s especially spectacular when the city’s glittering skyline is reflected in the Swan River.Source: ATDWPERTH DIRECTORY:Adventure:Perth Diving AcademyAttractions:Gallery of Fine ArtEntertainment:Rosemount HotelFestivals & events:Kings Park Botanic Gardens Wildflower Festival (September)Information:Streets of PerthHeritage buildings:Central Government OfficesGovernment HouseGuildford HotelHer Majesty's TheatreRose & Crown HotelSt Georges CathedralWoodbridgeRecreation:Carramar Golf CourseTransport:Norfolk JetPerth International AirportQantasSky West AirlinesVirgin Blue
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Canning Dam and Araluen Trip | Perth
The tour to the Canning Dam provides the opportunity of seeing the State's largest reservoir whilst passing through some of the prettiest parts of the Darling Ranges. The forward journey is by the main southern road to Armadale (28 km), a little township at the junction of the main roads to Bunbury and Albany, and thence through the hills to the Canning Dam. After an inspection of the reservoir,...
Didgeridoo Breath | Fremantle
Didgeridoo Breath sells didgeridoos, percussion instruments and CDs. Enjoy lessons or just have some fun and meet new people in the jamming lounge.
Ernest Giles | Perth
Ernest Giles arrived in New South Wales in 1851. His first expedition in 1865 explored the country west of Darling River. In 1872 he led his second expedition to explore central Australia west of the overland telegraph line.
In 1875 on his third expedition Giles arrived in Perth after successfully completing the crossing of central Australia from Beltana Station in South Australia which he depar...
Fly by Night Musicians Club | Fremantle
Fly by Night Musicians Club has a crowd capacity of 500. Live entertainment available 7 nights a week covering all genres of music. The club is available for hire.
Government House, Perth | Perth
Perth was a penal settlement from 1850 to 1868. From 1860 onwards the city experienced a building boom with the widespread use of brick in place of sandstone in every form and variation. Designed in 1859 and finished 4 years later Government House is built of rosy brick with stone quoins with 8 beautiful hatted towers.
Hamilton Holiday | Claremont
The official website of Hamilton Holiday provides information on accommodation in beautifully appointed condominiums situated in the most idealistic location on Hamilton Island.
Jandakot Airport | Jandakot
Jandakot Airport is operated by Jandakot Airport Holdings (JAH) and opened in 1963. The airport is the major general aviation airport in Western Australia and is located approximately 22km south of Perth. The 622 hectare site consists of 3 runways, associated taxiways, tenant leased property and bushland. The airport services organisations including the Royal Flying Doctor Service, CALM Forest and...
King's Park | Kings Park
Amongst Perth's 6,200 acres of park-lands and gardens, King's Park, which covers 1,000 acres on the summit of Mount Eliza, is the largest. Much of the parks charm lies in the fact that most of the natural bushland has been left undisturbed. Many old trees still stand and, in springtime, the wildflowers provide bright splashes of colour. Bordering the main drive is an avenue of red-flowering eucaly...
National Park, Perth | Perth
Once a favourite aboriginal camping-ground, National Park, which occupies a central part of the Darling Ranges, is now reserved in perpetuity as a sanctuary for native flora and fauna. Situated 15 km from Perth, the park occupies about 4,000 acres of bush and forest-land, which presents a magnificent picture in spring, when the wattle, grevillea, leschenaultia, and other wildflowers are in bloom.
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P&O Building, Fremantle | Fremantle
The creation of an inner harbour resulting from the removal of a bar at the river mouth increased Fremantle's port facilities. With the change came new additions to the port of Fremantle including the stone and stockade elder building with domed tower on the corner and built in 1905.
Perth Diving Academy | Balcatta
The Academy offers diver training, runs a charter vessel around a variety of Rottnest Island dive sites and organises diving expeditions to local and overseas destinations.
Queen's Gardens, East Perth | East Perth
With water-lily ponds, flocks of waterfowl, and weeping-willow trees, Queen's Gardens is an area of eight acres at the eastern end of the city. Formerly a disused quarry, landscape gardeners have transformed the old excavations into a series of lily-covered lagoons connected by a miniature canal system.
A Peter Pan statue stands between the lakes at the western end. It was donated by the Perth Ro...
Rose & Crown Hotel, Perth | Perth
The corner section of the old hotel still bears the date 1841. Various additions were made in 1850 and 1880.
St Georges Cathedral, Cnr Cathedral Ave., and St Georges Tce. | Perth
Work was begun on St Georges Cathedral in 1879 to a design by Sydney architect Edmund Blacket. The great tower and steeple of the original plan were never constructed. The present bell tower was added in 1902 as a memorial to Queen Victoria.
This Cathedral is situated in the heart of the city, facing Stirling Gardens. The Cathedral, which follows the Gothic style of architecture of the early Engl...
St Marys Cathedral, Junction Murray and Lord Streets | Perth
St Marys is within a few minutes' walk of the business portion of the city. On the original plan of the city of Perth this square was shown as a recreation reserve, but later it was granted to the Benedictine Bishop as the site for a cathedral. In 1926 it was decided to build a new cathedral on the same lines as those of the other capital cities of Australia. Gothic of the Late or Perpendicular pe...
University of Western Australia, Crawley | Crawley
This was the first free University established within the British Empire. It was established by Act of Parliament in 1911, with the late Sir Winthrop Hackett as its first Chancellor. This fine citizen early endowed a Chair of Agriculture and, upon his death in 1916, bequeathed the bulk of his residuary estate (approximately 425,000) for the erection of a University Hall and to assist deserving stu...
Yanchep Park and Caves Trip | Perth
The drive proceeds through the northern suburbs of the city to Wanneroo (22 km) and thence through vineyards, market gardens, and undulating bushland to the park gates (51 km). The visitor may then spend the day according to his individual interests.
Fremantle City | Fremantle
Fremantle in Western Australia is a vibrant, multi-cultural port city. It is on the edge of the Indian Ocean, this beautiful coastal town is only 20 minutes south of Perth.
Fremantle is at the end of the railway running from Perth to Fremantle but that is not the end of the line. The City is rich in heritage buildings and attractions, maritime history and culture . It has Western Australia's larg...
Guildford Town | Guildford
Guildford is an historic town containing many landmarks of early settlement and situated near the Swan River. The town was originally the starting depot for trips to the outback. Today there are many fine orchards. For the visitor there is much of interest.
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Perth | Perth
Her Majesty’s Theatre extends the city's Treasury of Victorian and Edwardian Buildings. Despite its revolutionary use of steel and concrete construction, the 1904 building looks exactly as a great Edwardian theatre should look.