No matter what your favourite pasttime is, W.A. can cater for your needs. If “The Great Outdoors” is one of the things truly australian, than W.A. is the mother of them all. If swimming, diving, surfing, relaxing, golfing, hiking, photografing, eating, drinking, listening and learning from and about nature, visiting museums and galleries, meeting people, watching or engaging in any kind of sport and much much more is your cup of tea, then W.A. is the ultimate place to visit.

The Best time to visit would be between September and December (spring to early summer and “Wildflower-Season”) and March to May (autumn). If you reckon you can stand the heat of high summer than perhaps February is your time to visit - but be warned, 42 degrees during the day and a mere 26 degrees at night will take their toll on even young body systems. The locals praise their “Fremantle Doctor”. A wind from the sea that picks up every afternoon around 4.00 p.m. It might happen during the really hot days of February that the wind does not cool down the heat but speeds it up and causes so-called windburn - a kind of sunburn but to a much more damaging degree. In weather conditions like this protecting skin is a pretty sensible thing to do. If the Europeans think that they have a problem with the Ozon Layer they should see the skin cancer statistics of the Australians. Damage is easily done, even if you are only visiting! Don´t forget that. See a local pharmacist and ask about “ Slip - Slop - Slap”!

Because of the sheer size of this state you will also travel thru different climate zones. They differ between warm, hot and stinking hot. If you choose to visit the Karry Forests of the south in autumn you should also carry a rain coat and a warm jumper for the evenings. Heavy and comfortable walking shoes are a must outside all metro-areas. Don´t try to imitate the locals by wearing thongs (“Slip-Slops” for visitors from South Africa). They have been brought up on these “shoes” and can climb mountains with them. Don´t try that at home.

Be alert when driving outside Perth just before sunset. The wildlife of W.A. is very active and very often you will find Kangaroos and Wombats lying on the roads to soak up the faiding heat from the asphalt. Many accidents are caused by these animals every year. Travelling in general is absolutely safe in W.A. Although I would not recommend to sleep outside a tent in bush areas (snakes). Its perfectly safe for single females to travel W.A. on their own - although not much fun, I reckon.

Please check out the links here on this page. These other Sites will give you a lot of infos about where to go and where to stay by region. But you can also ask us for some more detailed info. We will answer - that´s a promise. We speak English, German and Afrikaans, so communication should not be a problem.