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1. Margaret River Chocolate Company
- There's no better destination for chocaholics in Perth than the Swan Valley branch of the Margaret River Chocolate Factory. Featuring delicious... read more
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- Nile Expert Tip: Don't eat first - you can taste the different flavours of chocolates without spending a cent or indulge...
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2. Mundaring Weir
- Enjoy this spectacular expanse of water lying in the peaceful Helena River Valley. Mundaring Weir provides the water for farms, mines and towns... read more
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3. Kings Park & Botanic Gardens
- Kings Park, Perth's answer to Central Park, is a short walk uphill from the city centre and has 400 hectares of parks and bush to enjoy. Views... read more
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4. Caversham Wildlife Park
- Caversham Wildlife Park is home to 2,000 species of Australian animals and birds, and it's no regular zoo - you can walk through most of the animal... read more
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5. Karakamia Sanctuary Walk
- Karakamia Sanctuary offers evening walking tours of their special sanctuary, a protected area owned by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy where... read more
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6. Art Gallery of Western Australia
- The Western Australian Art Gallery in Northbridge is visible from the central train station, so look up and see what current exhibitions are being... read more
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7. Western Australian Museum
- Not only is the Western Australian Museum full of dinosaurs, butterflies and Aboriginal heritage items, it even has free entry. Numerous permanent... read more
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8. Sandalford Wines
- Founded in 1840, this is one of the largest wineries in the Swan Valley. Winners of more than 200 medals since 1994, Sandalfords Wines concentrates... read more
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9. Swan Bells Bell Tower
- The Bell Tower at Barrack Square on the Swan River foreshore holds the historic Swan Bells, a set of bells given to Western Australia as a gift... read more
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10. Parliament House
- Led by the education officer, tours of Parliament House enter the Chambers of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. Along the way,... read more
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Perth's colourful history - from many thousands of years of Aboriginal settlement, through a gold rush and now into a mining boom - leaves you with a great choice of sightseeing and other activities during your visit to the Western Australian capital city. It's a modern city with an ever-increasing number of skyscrapers and its mining background has made it relatively rich, but Perth people are some of the most laid back in the world. With more hours of sunshine than any other Australian city, Perth can't help but look inviting to visitors.
Perth is a great destination for nature-lovers, with plenty of great beaches, the Swan River for all kinds of water activities, and unique Australian animals and wildflowers to explore across the city. Having a barbecue in the magnificent Kings Park gives you a view right across the city, while visiting the Caversham Wildlife Park lets you feed a kangaroo or hold a wombat, if you're strong enough! If you feel the need to get active, take a surfing lesson or hire a surf catamaran on the river.
Perth's mild winter means you can still enjoy the outdoors whatever time of year you visit, but if you want to go indoors there are some great museums and galleries to explore. The Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, for example, traces the importance of water and boating in Perth's lifestyle over the years and the Western Australian Museum in the city centre has great displays on natural history and regular special exhibitions. Make a real cultural day of it with the nearby Art Gallery of Western Australia where you'll find modern Australian paintings alongside fascinating Aboriginal art.
Close to Perth, you can also have a complete break from city life by relaxing a few days away on Rottnest Island, just a short ferry ride from the city but a real step back to vacation-style living. Alternatively, you can indulge in great food and wine in the Swan Valley region on the eastern outskirts of the city, where numerous vineyards produce excellent wine and host various festivals throughout the year.
