TOP 10 WESTERN AUSTRALIA LOCATIONS! Must-Visit WA Travel Destinations

We share 10 Epic Western Australia locations that you must visit on your next trip!
Full Vlog of each location:
1. Exmouth: • The BEST of Exmouth - ...
2. Esperance: • Best of Esperance & Ca...
3. Rottnest Island: • ROTTNEST ISLAND VLOG: ...
4. Denmark & Albany: • Most Epic Things To Do...
5. Bluff Knoll: • We Hiked BLUFF KNOLL! ...
6. Kalbarri N.P: • Ultimate Guide to Kalb...
7. Lake Argyle: • We Swam with 30,000 Cr...
8. -Hutt Lagoon: Sorry no single vlog!
9. Shark Bay: • Highlights of Shark Ba...
10. Broome: • Best of Broome! Cable ...
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[@Mixos_place]

I agree with most of your recommendations, WA is such a beautiful place and it's massive. I would take note while shark bay is good it can be a tourist trap.I found the help at the info centre below par, i.e all they wanted to do is sell us tickets to monkey mia(a major tourist trap). Exmouth is an amazing place and is no secret, in the winter of 2021 we could not get accommodation(caravan park) anywhere near the place. We had to stay 150km out of Exmouth. Not complaining we knew it would be busy, but make sure you book months ahead as you will not find a place to stay(winter peak time). Once Australia opens up and the locals all piss off to Bali we will visit again!..hehehehehe.....

[@cjexplores]

Super helpful comment, thanks Michael!! Comment pinned 📍 😉 Maybe we should have put Margaret River region over Shark Bay? I think you’re right about all the locals seeing Australia for once, since they couldn’t go anywhere else! A lot will return to Bali but I also think that a lot have realised just how beautiful of a country Australia is!

[@Mixos_place]

@@cjexplores I think you got it right. Have heard they love to extract as much money as they can from tourists there, but I have never been so I cannot verify.

[@roslynjonsson2383]

Fantastic job guys. I'm a West Aussie, and am super impressed with your video. Qokka's used to be thick on the mainland from Geraldton to Esperance, but were thought extinct from the mainland after the feral cats and foxes decimated them. It just so happens that a small group of Qokka's were found just a few years ago on the mainland, and are being protected inside a cat/fox proof area. It would be just awesome if they could repopulate the mainland again, but until people start being responsible for their cats, and the foxes are sorted out, they don't stand a chance. So lovely to see tourists appreciate what we have here. I lived in Esperance for years, and it's WA's best kept secret, people go to Espy at the wrong time of year (spring summer) when it's blowing a gale day and night. Best months to visit Espy is end of Feb / March /April to mid may (mid may the cold antarctic blasts start coming up). Surprised you didn't add pics or mention the exact replica of Stone Henge, on the outskirts of town. You guys are a younger generation, but one thing you did miss was The Swan Valley region (wineries galore, margaret river chocolate factory, fancy restaurants, aboriginal arts and museum, Spring in the Valley festival, cheese makers, The Caversham Wildlife sanctuary)....Then you missed Karijini national park up north, ashame coz you went up to Argyle, so you were in the area, only a few hundred kms away lol

[@cjexplores]

There’s just so much to see!! Western Australia really does have it all. Thanks for your lovely comments Roslyn. We did want to visit Karijini but we had a flat tyre and had to head to Perth without a spare, hence why we stuck to the sealed roads! We would love there to be more quokkas around too, that would make the world a better place 100% 😂

[@roslynjonsson2383]

@@cjexplores Yes we're extremely lucky to have a backyard like ours. We're bought up to have connection and respect to our land, which is one thing I'm extremely proud of here in WA - the fact that the public have insisted our coast line be carefully managed, so it's not bombarded and destroyed by unknowing tourists, who are totally oblivious to the fragility of ancient sites. A few years back the American's wanted Aus to build an international airport in the Kimberley's, so the fat cats could build massive resorts here. Believe me when I say, you've never heard West Aussies scream, jump up n down, chained ourselves to govt cars. Its bad enough that there are so many mines up there, let alone resorts, hotels etc, the outback would be destroyed and gone from this earth forever if that had happened, and us West Aussies aren't about to let that happen EVER. So far I think we've done an awesome job finding middle ground - having infrastructure to accommodate visitors, so they have access, without having to be invasive and eventually destroy/pollute the area's, and without it looking ugly and destroying the beauty. The Pemberton Tree walk down south, and the jewel caves around Busselton are prime examples of that. Until specialised infrastructure is designed and put in place, our state government weren't show casing them to the world, or allowing those places in magazines etc, to keep people away until we could make sure the area is preserved. I lived in Esperance for years, and was part of the tree warriors campaign to help replant Cape Le Grand after massive bushfires swept through in 2015, and moved up to Mandurah 2016, so it was truly lovely for me to see your photography over the area, and see all the regrowth. It will all still be here in years to come, if you ever decide to return, I can assure you. Peace and hugs from WA

[@cjexplores]

@@roslynjonsson2383 wow! That’s truly incredible that the people of WA had the foresight to protest against those proposed plans! Good on you for doing your part too. And spreading the message through mediums like this only encourage people to do their bit. We hope that WA continues this proud tradition of teaching its people how to live with the land and not exploit it for financial gain.

[@batcavemd]

Hello 👋🏻 You guys are informative, beautiful couple and have shot AMAZING angles. Subscription done ✅

[@cjexplores]

Yewww 😁😁😁 thanks Bat Cave ❤️🙏🏼😁

[@rosarioesteban4792]

I have always wanted to go to Australia, now after watching this video I simply can't wait any longer! I hope I can visit all of those places soon, what a beautiful video! I would love to share this with my friends and family, because they share the same dream of going to Australia. It'd bring me so much happiness to do Spanish subtitles for this video, I believe you deserve to have more subscribers! If that's something you'd be interested in, please let me know! Love from Argentina.

[@cjexplores]

Hi Rosario! That’s so kind of you. Can you get any subtitles up on KZbin automatically???

[@rosarioesteban4792]

@@cjexplores Thank you for your answer! I don't think that's possible. I'm thinking I can give you my email address so you can send me the automatic subtitles file that you already have on your video, and with that I can do the Spanish subtitles with the correct timing. What do you think? 🤗

[@cjexplores]

@@rosarioesteban4792 if you think it would be helpful, we will look into and get back to you! Send us a DM on Instagram with your email @cjexplores ✌🏼😁✌🏼

[@robertjeremy9147]

I'm overwhelm of happiness this is truely Allright for me thank u for this video

[@cjexplores]

😁😁😁 thanks Robert 🙏🏼❤️

[@miriammiriamxoxo]

Awesome spots!! Thank you!

[@cjexplores]

No worries Miriam 🙌🏼❤️

[@helvecioduarte6351]

Absolutely amazing!!! Thanks for this great compilation, really enjoy you both! Moving to Perth in a couple of months and really looking forward to check out some of the places you visited! 😁👏

[@cjexplores]

That’s awesome! A lot of these places are weekend trips from Perth so you should be able to see most of them 😁 if you’re going to visit number 1 on the list we would suggest booking ahead to get on the whale shark tours and to secure camping in the national park 😉

[@nbacokr]

OMG. Awesome!! I couldn't take my eyes off from those beautiful spots. Thank you for your effort.

[@cjexplores]

Awww 🥰 David, thanks for your support ❤️ glad you enjoyed 🙌🏼

[@bhs4430]

Planning our first trip to WA from Texas and this gave us so many great ideas. Quality video. Great job and thanks!

[@cjexplores]

Awesome! Have a wonderful time, you’ve picked an amazing state to explore!!!

[@RT038]

Fantastic guys so many places to discover in Western Australia

[@cjexplores]

Thanks REWIND ON LIFE 🙌🏼 we couldn’t fit all of them in only 10 spots!

[@lucybalfe7585]

Absolutely wonderful place to go🥰

[@cjexplores]

Thanks for watching Lucy…we agree too 🥰🥰

[@rubentorres9348]

You are amazing guys!

[@cjexplores]

Thanks Ruben 😊🙏🏼❤️

[@kiwilisaoutandabout1320]

Another great vlog Cory & Char. Your videography is great, your both so down to earth when you talk to the camera. WA looks awesome and there is so much to see and do but based on your #1 recommendation, Exmouth has now been added to my itinerary to visit when I go to Perth. I had planned on the whale shark swim but i can clearly see there is more that just that one thing do in Exmouth so I will extend my stay. I have been over and read the Blog and of course I follow you on Insta. Not sure why you don't have 1000s more subscribers because your vlogs are awesome !!

[@cjexplores]

Lisa you are too kind!! Thank you so much for your lovely comments 🥰 stoked to have you on our IG as well, we hope you like it there too 😁 we both wish you the most awe-inspiring trip to WA and hope that you get to see everything you want with the most beautiful weather 🌞 Cory and Char x

[@eprohoda]

love t! so unusual edition,

[@cjexplores]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😄

[@lottieanderson829]

Thanks for all your reviews! My daughter and I are heading to WA in November and it's so good to get informed where the best places to go are. Looks like you guys had the best time and had lots of time to explore. I'm curious where you hired your car with the pop up tent from?

[@cjexplores]

Hi Lottie! Thanks for your comment, so glad we can help you plan your adventure 😊 the car and tent were actually ours and we built the whole kitchen and interior storage from scratch with plywood (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyXfneGp9CFl6s) We actually have a top 10 for Australia coming out very shortly so make sure you subscribe to not miss it!

[@dedhyvirawanto4397]

Wooouwwww WA beautiful land

[@cjexplores]

Must be the season to see it all!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@adriang6259]

Hey thanks for coming down. Surely you went to wave rock, no beach just a rock............ but the views from the top are pretty cool.

[@cjexplores]

Yes we did visit Wave Rock on our way back to Perth after a little southwest jaunt! It was ridiculously hot after being near the ocean breeze in Esperance 🤣 but yes, very cool place. We enjoyed the salt pool nearby too!

[@ArteUltra1195]

Love your video, lots of recommendations that are unique and not in every other travel video! Have you been to Karijini? Western Australia is on top of my bucket list, I´ve even worked near esperance during my gap year, but I somehow missed out on everything north of Perth.. Btw those drone shots are amazing, were they really taken with the Mavic mini? How do you like the Mavic Mini for photography (if you use it for that aswell)?

[@cjexplores]

Hi there! Thanks for your message 😁🙏🏼 we didn’t make it to Karijini, if you watch our big lap series you’ll see we had a flat tyre and we’re travelling without a spare for most of the west coast! North of Perth is 100% worth it. You should make the effort if you have time! Winter is best I hear, and you can catch the whale shark migration at Ningaloo at certain times of year. Thanks, yes those were all on the Mavic Mini. The original one. We have since upgraded but it’s still a great cheap drone for travel. The Mini 2 does the same thing but in a higher resolution 😉 the Mini series aren’t the best for photography however (if you’re serious about it) but good enough for holiday snaps 😉

[@karljeffrey8960]

Karijini NP is Number 2 for me! super unique place.

[@cjexplores]

it's on our bucketlist! We have heard it's amazing but it was the wrong time of year when we passed so hopefully we'll get another chance!

[@mattshiddengems]

two sentences i never thought i'd hear next to each other..."30 thousands crocs" & "we went swimming in there". love the tips though! keen for my adventure

[@cjexplores]

😂😂😂 yes, a bit of a worry. Check out our full video to see what it’s really like 👍🏼 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7RmnaabKypa9U

[@el_rey1983]

Hello you two Super video, you did a great job. After we have explored the West (Monkey Mia - Esperance) and the Great Ocean Road for a total of 10 weeks in 2022/2023, we are already planning the next trip in 2024 from Exmouth to Broome. I am currently compiling a small video. I really like your markings, for example in minute 00:46, 2:14 (...). How did you do that and what tool did you use to create it? I used Travel Boast as you already told to others, but it doesn't seem to come out as well on my mobile as it does on yours ;-) I'm an absolute layman and would be happy for a little advice :-) Many greetings from ZRH, Reto

[@cjexplores]

Hi Reto, thanks for the message 😊 I’ve created those myself in Adobe After Effects. It’s a bit tricky to explain here but I could send you the project file if you want to make your own using my template?

[@ojodegatoviajero]

Great video! thanks for the tips 😀 We had a question about the edition, did they make the map animated with an application? Cheers

[@cjexplores]

Yes! The app is called Travel Boast 😁

[@ojodegatoviajero]

@@cjexplores Thank you very much

[@CatherineAria]

😍😍😍 !!!!!!!

[@wellnesswaveph]

Hello can you make an itinerary roadtrip for this like which one can we go first when we’re on a roadtrip! Is the pink lake too far from Esperance ? yay. Thank you and thanks for the tip! ❤

[@cjexplores]

Hi Czar Rayray! Yes we would love to make a full Itinerary for a trip like this 😊 will try and get it done over the winter 😉

[@wellnesswaveph]

@@cjexplores yay! thank you so much! will visit WA nextyear summer time. Thanks lovely! from Canberra here.

[@cjexplores]

@@wellnesswaveph no worries! Have a great holiday season 🙏🏼❤️😁

[@life.fortravel]

Great Video 😍 Do you know where can we book a cheap camper van? Thank you and greetings from Germany 😊

[@cjexplores]

Hi guys, couple of brands that we know of Apollo and Wicked Campers and one we have used is Hippie Campers 😁

[@life.fortravel]

@@cjexplores thank you so much 😊

[@cjexplores]

@@life.fortravel all the best for your trip 🙌🏼

[@louisaklimentos7583]

Amazing WA but what about the Kimberly in WA? . It is one of the last frontiers in the World . Did you go there ? Lovely video thank you!

[@cjexplores]

We did visit the Kimberley, but we were there at the wrong time of year!! It was soooo unbearably hot and we could only manage exploring for brief periods at a time 🥲 it was bloody beautiful though!

[@louisaklimentos7583]

@@cjexplores I hope you can do it again during the dry season which is May to October . I haven’t been to WA yet but I would love to . I love nature and remote places . Love to see you do a video on the Kimberly in the future .I enjoyed watching your vlog .

[@cjexplores]

@@louisaklimentos7583 we did manage to explore parts of the Kimberley with our setup 😁 however, we did pop a tire on the way out 🤣 but we got to see some of the best bits of the Kimberley I think 🤔 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4TMlWmEpsd2oJo

[@Scott-YouTubeAddict]

Hi guys- If you had to choose a coastal area to live anywhere in Australia that has phone and internet, within 30 minutes to town and a swimmable ocean where would it be. Thanks for the great videos.

[@cjexplores]

Hi Scott, certainly Exmouth would be up there! But we also really liked Yeppoon, QLD, Margaret River, Denmark and Albany in the South West. Depends on how close you want to be to civilisation and what climate you want around different parts of the year ✌🏼 We have to recommend the Sunshine Coast too, one of the places we hold close to heart, especially after getting married in Maleny in 2017 ❤

[@Scott-YouTubeAddict]

@@cjexplores Thankyou - where would the Whit Sundays rate in your preferences compared to Exmouth? My wife and I live in Lismore NSW and are looking to move. Thanks for any knowledge you can give 😊

[@cjexplores]

@@Scott-KZbinAddict Whitsundays are beautiful. Airlie beach is a great little town. You will always be surrounded by tourists though. Great for holidays, but unless you’re in the tourism industry it can be overwhelming!

[@GrtfulMel]

You went swimming in the lake with crocs! 🫢

[@cjexplores]

You bet!!!

[@GrtfulMel]

@@cjexplores 🤯

[@travolta117]

Background music is so loud

[@cjexplores]

Sorry dude! Thanks for letting us know 🙏🏼😉

[@kaintuffin8678]

The east coast is so much better than the west coast. Not just because that's my personal opinion. No no no, because of it's diversity. We have mountains, high country, snow, better beaches, absolutely beautiful rain forests, rich & fertile farming land in which all types of fruit and vegetables absolutely thrive. We also have desert, semi arid, sub tropical, not to mention many beautiful cities. I could go on all day. What does WA really offer? Because of the mining industry, Perth is a very expensive city. And as far as I know, it's the only city in WA... Margaret River is a very very poor man's Byron bay. Some of the WA beaches are very nice, admittedly, but even when the Dutch discovered WA, they left the place in discuss. Named it rat nest island. They said that the whole place was a Barron land scape whereby the trees bore no fruit, and basically it was a hostile environment that was uninhabitable... WA has nothing on NSW or QLD!

[@cjexplores]

Glad to hear your passionate opinions Kain. We do love the East Coast as well. We lived there for years, based in Brisbane actually. But you can’t deny that the barrenness of WA adds to its allure. For us we travelled through QLD - NT - WA and then when we arrived at the coast we were just blown away. Like seeing an oasis in the desert 🤩 it’s not a competition though, we see the beauty and benefits of both coasts 😁

[@jeffwaters5218]

Haha sounds like a true eastern state’r!

[@sueneilson896]

Sounds like someone who never bothered to cross the Nullarbor. WA has the best beaches anywhere.

[@sarahjenkinson729]

I'm from Perth and love rottnest Island fun fact the reason it's call that is because when the first British colonials landed there they though they we rats and hence rat nest-rottnest

[@cjexplores]

😂😂 amazing, thanks Sarah 🤙🏼

[@ege6631]

esperance :(

[@cjexplores]

What’s wrong with Esperance???

[@davidmaglov]

pink lake is not pink any more. it's been 20 years or more since its ecosystem has been changed and it's not pink.

[@cjexplores]

We were there last year and it was super pink! 🤔

[@roslynjonsson2383]

Kimi, sounds like you're talking about Pink Lake in Esperance - I lived around the corner of it for years. The Pink Lake on this video is on the road into Kalbarri, and Im sorry, but yes that one is still very very pink, as I've been there to visit my sister every year since 2004;...There are 2 more Pink Lakes in Esperance, but both are on islands, and are closed to the public due to the heavy snake population on one, and the other is highly acidic, so much so that it will burn the skin off your feet. You can fly over them though on the Espy helicopter tour. Esperance has the Recherche Archipelago, with 105 islands, so is worth the chopper ride.

[@cjexplores]

@@roslynjonsson2383 woah, thanks for the knowledge drop Roslyn! 😁🙌🏼

[@craigreed8943]

Dheads

[@cjexplores]

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