Australia's Golden Outback 2023 Holiday Planner

eremophilla of Lake Ballard, take in the black steel Anthony Gormley sculptures scattered across the salt lake. Esperance & The Fitzgerald Coast By the end of August and early September the wildflower season has made its way south to Esperance and the Fitzgerald Coast, where the bush blooms with a plethora of jewel-like flowers. The Fitzgerald Coast’s rocky cliffs and rugged peaks alone boast more than 1,800 wildflower varieties, including vibrant acacia, wattles, redcaps, dainty wedding brush and hakea, with the depthless blue sea making for an incredible backdrop to the enchanting flowerscapes, while the sandy, rocky expanses of Ravensthorpe are a mecca for stunning qualup bells, a diaphanous flower with papery, moth wing-like petals. At the peak of wildflower season, the Cape Le Grand National Park is an endless sea of wildflowers, with Frenchmans Peak offering incredible views.

sight; as are the bloom-spotted walking trails along the Gascoyne River and Bilung Pool; while the wetland waterfalls and gorges of the Kennedy Ranges brim with budding displays of colour. The Wheatbelt Come August, wildflower season reaches the Wheatbelt, where buttery yellow fields of canola are a common sight as you drive along the endless roads. During peak season, the region is famed for thousands of orchid varieties, from startling white sugar orchids, sunshine-hued cowslip orchids, blushing pink candy orchids, and the incredible greens and reds of the many spider orchids nestled among everlastings and wreath flowers. The vast Wheatbelt region and its many landscapes make for ideal growing conditions for a wide range of wildflowers, with the northwestern Wildflower Country famed for its incredible dense blooms, while the rolling hills and salt lakes of the

northeast Wheatbelt are a sea of colour after a wet winter.

Kalgoorlie & the Goldfields Wildflowers in the Kalgoorlie and Goldfields regions also typically begin to bloom from around August, but can be scarce after a drier winter. Wildflower season will typically see bush tomatoes, sundews, sturt peas, daisies and more take hold of the region. Driving the Great Eastern Highway through the Goldfields, you’ll spot plenty of roadside wildflower hotspots, particularly through the Yellowdine Nature Reserve and Boorabin National Park. Alongside the abundant wattles, everlastings, senna and

Enjoy the freedom

Caravan Parks in Australia’s GoldenOutback offer a range of spectacular destinations and accommodation options, from camping sites for tents, powered sites for vans, to fully self-contained cabins . . . the choice is yours!

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Your holiday starts now. Kick back, relax and discover regional WA on Transwa’s modern Prospector train. We travel between Perth and Kalgoorlie 18 times weekly, enjoy on-demand entertainment, buffet service whilst travelling in comfort and now free wi-fi accessibility on Prospector services. Transwa also operates luxury road coaches between Kalgoorlie and Esperance six times weekly, all services are air conditioned and fully accessible, equipped with on-board entertainment, bathroom facilities and USB charging ports. To book your next holiday, or to see where Transwa can take you call 1300 662 205 or visit transwa.wa.gov.au .

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