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Relics of Perth’s storied history are everywhere, if you know where to look. Wander the CBD to spot murals and street art bringing Victorian buildings into the 21st century and 200-year-old laneways dotted with hole-in-the-wall bars and cute cafes. Join a walking tour (Two Feet and a Heartbeat and Oh Hey WA are both stellar options) and discover Perth’s secret side.
Roam historical laneways
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DAY ONE
In Kings Park and Botanic Garden / Kaarta Koomba, a short drive from the CBD, the city buzz recedes with each inhalation of the native botanicals that have served as bush medicine for the Noongar people for millennia. Explore this boodja (Country) through a First Nations lens on an immersive In Culture Tours guided walk and hear Dreaming stories, visit Aboriginal landmarks and learn about this land’s history.
Explore ancient songlines
According to the Whadjuk Noongar people of Perth, this south-west region of Australia has six seasons. These shape the ever-evolving menu at Wildflower restaurant. Native ingredients and cooking techniques get the white tablecloth treatment at this rooftop eyrie where dishes such as Manjimup marron with bush tomato and dashi and local fish with sunrise lime and sea parsley could appear.
Sample native Australian fare
Twilight in Perth is a sight to behold – the skyscrapers towering above Elizabeth Quay / Gumap glow as the sky is painted in golden hues. There’s no better place to experience it than The Ritz-Carlton, Perth which overlooks the Swan River / Derbarl Yerrigan on one side and the glittering city on the other. With its rooftop pool and waterfront restaurant Songbird, the hotel makes each sunset magical.
Stay in the heart of the city
Also within the State Buildings precinct, Euro-style wine bar Lola Underground has sauntered into town. The new offering from the team behind Dunsborough's / Quedjinup's Lady Lola pours classic cocktails and WA wines. There are small plates of locally sourced morsels, including Albany / Kinjarling sardine toast and Margaret River Region chorizo, and a vibe that’s equal parts speak-easy and intimate dinner party.
Descend underground for a nightcap
Perth / Boorloo has amassed a collection of beachside restaurants offering front-row seats to the spectacle. There’s Gibney in Cottesloe, serving French-accented seafood accompanied by a 180-degree panorama that stretches out to Rottnest Island / Wadjemup. Or watch the day slip away under one of Magic Apple Wholefoods’ 1970s-style beach umbrellas over grilled chicken with kale and tahini yoghurt.
Take in a (sunset) show with dinner
DAY TWO
Scout Fremantle Markets (open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and public-holiday Mondays) for all types of treasures from brooches to ceramics. Next, travel back in time at the historical, heritage-listed Fremantle Prison. Don a hard hat and venture underground on a tour to explore the tunnels dug by prisoners centuries ago. Quench your thirst on a brewery crawl around this port city – Gage Roads is a great place to start.
Hang out in Fremantle
DAY two
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Ziggy Varamulia knows coffee. The award-winning barista worked his way around several of Perth’s / Boorloo's best cafes, including Arlo and Max + Sons, before opening his own shop, March Coffee Studio. Order from the Adventure menu where a rotating list of rare, competition-grade beans await to help start your day with a bang.
Sip some of the country's best brews
DAY one
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Ziggy Varamulia knows coffee. The award-winning barista worked his way around several of Perth’s best cafes, including Arlo and Max + Sons, before opening his own shop, March Coffee Studio, in the lobby of the Government Offices of WA in the CBD in late-2024. Order from the Adventure menu where a rotating list of rare, competition-grade beans await to help you start the day off with a bang.
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According to the Whadjuk Noongar people of Perth, this southwest region of Australia has six seasons. These shape the ever-evolving menu at Wildflower restaurant. Native ingredients and cooking techniques get the white tablecloth treatment at this rooftop eyrie where dishes such as Manjimup marron with bush tomato and dashi and local fish with Sunrise Lime and sea parsley could appear on the tasting menu. (Two Feet and a Heartbeat and Oh Hey WA are both stellar options) and discover Perth’s secret side.
Also within the State Buildings precinct, Euro-style wine bar Lola Underground has sauntered into town. The new offering from the hospitality veterans behind Dunsborough's / Quedjinup's Lady Lola pours classic cocktails and WA wines. There are small plates of locally sourced morsels, including Albany sardine toast and Margaret River chorizo, and a vibe that’s equal parts speak-easy and intimate dinner party.
From the turquoise expanse of the Indian Ocean to the cycling trails knitted across the island, everything about a visit to Rottnest Island – Rotto to locals – feels like an adventure. Take a segway tour, hike clifftop tracks then have lunch at breezy Italian diner Isola Bar e Cibo at Thomson Bay, and mop up caper-dotted crayfish butter and sizzling gamberoni – Skull Island prawns – with house-made focaccia.
Hop on a ferry to Rottnest Island
DAY three
Be sure to leave plenty of time to spot Rottnest Island's adorable quokkas frolicking through the bush. The joyful marsupials can be found all over the island but are usually hanging around the base of Wadjemup Hill or around Garden Lake. It’s best to adopt a look-don’t-touch policy with these adorable creatures.
Meet the world's happiest animal
DAY THREE
All that island exploration works up an appetite. Start with a sundowner: pair a glass of H&C x Dormilona Little Hands chardonnay with a plate of ricotta, hot honey, mortadella, pickles and olives at H&C Urban Winery. Come dinnertime, twirl delicate ribbons of linguine alle vongole at upscale Italian Vin Populi, or sample the vibrant pops of colour and flavour delivered to tables at modern Asian eatery Tonic + Ginger.
Head back to Freo in time for dinner
Be sure to leave plenty of time to spot Rottnest Island's / Wadjemup's adorable quokkas frolicking through the bush. The joyful marsupials can be found all over the island but are usually hanging around the base of Wadjemup Hill or around Garden Lake. It’s best to adopt a look-don’t-touch policy with these adorable creatures.
On Lumineer’s Pinnacles Sunset Dinner Stargazing Tour, spend the day driving along Indian Ocean Drive, sandsurfing on the Lancelin / Wangaree dunes and admiring wildflower fields before arriving at the Pinnacles of Nambung National Park. After sunset, spot Saturn’s rings, reach out and try to grab the Milky Way’s misty edges and learn about Aboriginal astronomy through ancient Dreaming stories.
Hear Dreaming stories beneath the stars
DAY FOUR
Whether it’s an NRL State of Origin game (the series returns to Perth in 2025 for the first time in three years), the Bledisloe Cup or the vibrant celebration of community and Country that is the EverNow festival – which honours the Noongar season of Kambarang – Perth’s cultural heart has never beat louder. Check out this calendar to see what unmissable events might be on during your visit.
Catch a cultural moment
DAY FIVE
Take in 360-degree city views from dizzying heights on The Ozone at Optus Stadium Halo Rooftop Climb. Traverse the stadium roof’s edge with an expert guide who not only unfurls the stadium’s rich history and shares behind-the-scenes tidbits about game days, but also coaches the height-averse through the sky-high adventure, never allowing knees to get too wobbly.
See a hallowed sporting ground from on high
DAY fIVE
Hear dreaming stories beneath the stars
DAY four
All that island exploration works up an appetite. Start with a sundowner: pair a glass of H&C x Dormilona Little Hands chardonnay with a plate of ricotta, hot honey, mortadella, pickles and olives at H&C Urban Winery. Come dinnertime, twirl delicate ribbons of linguine alle vongole at upscale Italian Vin Populi, or sample the vibrant pops of colour and flavour delivered to tables at modern Asian eatery Tonic & Ginger.
More than 200 gregarious bottlenose dolphins call the sheltered waters of Rockingham’s bay home, just 50 minutes’ drive south of the city. The team at Perth Wildlife Encounters has been introducing humans to finned friends since 1989 on wild dolphin swimming encounters, leaving visitors with an underwater memory that stays with them long after they’re back onshore.
Make new marine mates
DAY SIX
Renowned Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s Giants Of Mandurah was a hit when it opened in 2022, quickly becoming part of the community, an hour south of Perth, and now the large-scale timber creations call the coastal town their permanent home. The quirky installations are hidden across the expansive Western Australian estuary, but you'll spot three on an electric-bike tour with The Bike Kiosk.
Meet the friendly Giants of Mandurah
It’s not far between pit stops in the Margaret River Region, three hours’ drive south of Perth. Once you’ve had your fill at some of the state's most innovative wineries, Voyager Estate and L.A.S Vino, hike it off along part of the rugged expanse of the 123-kilometre Cape to Cape Track along the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge, or explore the talc-white sand of the world’s most pristine beaches such as Boranup Beach.
Walk on white sandy beaches
DAY SEVEN
See a hollowed sporting ground from on high
Whether it’s an NRL State of Origin game (the series returns to Perth / Boorloo in 2025 for the first time in three years), the Bledisloe Cup or the vibrant celebration of community and Country that is the EverNow festival – which honours the Noongar season of Kambarang – Perth’s cultural heart has never beat louder. Check out this calendar to see what unmissable events might be on during your visit.
More than 200 gregarious bottlenose dolphins call the sheltered waters of Rockingham’s bay home, just 50 minutes’ drive south of the city. The team at Perth Wildlife Encounters has been introducing humans to finned friends since 1989 on wild-dolphin swimming encounters, leaving visitors with an underwater memory that stays with them long after they’re back onshore.
Renowned Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s Giants Of Mandurah was a hit when it opened in 2022, quickly becoming part of the community, an hour south of Perth / Boorloo, and now the large-scale timber creations call the coastal town their permanent home. The quirky installations are hidden across the expansive Western Australian estuary, but you'll spot three on an electric-bike tour with The Bike Kiosk.
