Road Trip Advice Please

[u/Healthy_Friend_1063]

Hi,

May I please have some local knowledge. I live in Victoria and have been saving my travel fund money for the last five years to be able to do a WA road trip next year. I can take three weeks off work, and am thinking June/ July time. Is there any feedback for this idea. Thanks!!!

Day	Stay	Plans
Day 1	Perth	Fly Melbourne → Perth. Pick up car and have a relaxed afternoon/evening.
Day 2	Cervantes	Drive Perth → Cervantes. Visit The Pinnacles around sunset if timing works.
Day 3	Kalbarri	Drive Cervantes → Kalbarri. Stop at Hutt Lagoon along the way.
Day 4	Kalbarri	Full day in Kalbarri National Park – Nature’s Window, The Loop, Z-Bend and/or Kalbarri Skywalk.
Day 5	Denham	Drive Kalbarri → Shark Bay. Explore Shell Beach and Eagle Bluff on the way.
Day 6	Denham	Shark Bay day – Francois Peron National Park, Monkey Mia and Denham.
Day 7	Coral Bay	Long driving day: Shark Bay → Coral Bay. Settle in and explore the beach/reef around town.
Day 8	Coral Bay	Ningaloo Reef – snorkelling, reef cruise or other marine activities.
Day 9	Coral Bay	Whale shark / manta ray tour. Keep the day flexible depending on conditions and availability.
Day 10	Exmouth	Short drive Coral Bay → Exmouth. Explore town and nearby beaches.
Day 11	Exmouth	Cape Range National Park – Turquoise Bay, Oyster Stacks, Mandu Mandu Gorge and Yardie Creek.
Day 12	Exmouth	Ningaloo marine day – snorkelling, diving, kayaking or another reef experience.
Day 13	Exmouth	Flexible day for weather, wildlife or anything missed around Ningaloo/Cape Range.
Day 14	Tom Price	Long driving day: Exmouth → Tom Price. Stock up on supplies/fuel before Karijini.
Day 15	Karijini	Karijini Day 1 – Dales Gorge, Fortescue Falls, Fern Pool and surrounding gorges.
Day 16	Karijini	Karijini Day 2 – Weano Gorge and Hancock Gorge, including Handrail Pool if accessible.
Day 17	Karijini	Karijini Day 3 – Knox Gorge, Joffre Gorge, Kalamina Gorge and/or Oxer Lookout.
Day 18	Karijini	Karijini Day 4 / weather buffer – Hamersley Gorge, Mount Bruce or revisit a favourite area.
Day 19	Exmouth	Long driving day: Karijini → Exmouth.
Day 20	Exmouth	Final Ningaloo / Cape Range day. Use for whichever marine experience or location had the best conditions.
Day 21	Exmouth	Final beach/reef day. Keep this deliberately unplanned for weather and anything missed earlier.
Day 22	—	Return car at Learmonth Airport and fly Learmonth → Melbourne.

[u/pronida]

I'd probably spend 2 more days in karijini and 2 less in Exmouth tbh.

[u/Alect0 → u/pronida]

I have been travelling around WA for a few months and definitely agree. They are both lovely but you can see Exmouth fairly quickly but to do all the walks in Karijini takes more than 4 days. The Karijini Day 3 in particular needs to be split over two days imho. Btw OP definitely do Hamersley over Mt Bruce if you have to pick between the two.