Perth to Broome — West Coast and Pilbara

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1

   Perth → Cervantes (Pinnacles)

   Perth → Cervantes · 200 km

   • · Pinnacles Desert at sunset

   Overnight: RAC Cervantes Holiday Park

2. Day 2

   Cervantes → Geraldton

   Cervantes → Geraldton · 250 km

   • · HMAS Sydney Memorial
   • · Pink Lake at Hutt Lagoon (in season)

   Overnight: Sunset Beach Holiday Park

3. Day 3

   Geraldton → Kalbarri

   Geraldton → Kalbarri · 165 km

   • · Nature's Window
   • · Kalbarri Skywalk

   Overnight: Anchorage Caravan Park

4. Day 4

   Kalbarri → Denham (Shark Bay)

   Kalbarri → Denham · 410 km

   • · Shell Beach
   • · Eagle Bluff

   Overnight: Discovery Parks - Denham

5. Day 5

   Monkey Mia (dolphins) — back to Denham

   Denham · 50 km

   • · Wild dolphin feeding (morning)

   Overnight: Discovery Parks - Denham

6. Day 6

   Denham → Carnarvon

   Denham → Carnarvon · 320 km

   • · Tropical fruit capital
   • · Mile Long Jetty

   Overnight: Capricorn Holiday Park

7. Day 7

   Carnarvon → Coral Bay

   Carnarvon → Coral Bay · 240 km

   • · Snorkelling straight off the beach

   Overnight: People's Park Caravan Village

8. Day 8

   Coral Bay → Exmouth

   Coral Bay → Exmouth · 150 km

   • · Ningaloo Centre
   • · Whale sharks (Mar-Jul)

   Overnight: RAC Exmouth Cape Holiday Park

9. Day 9

   Cape Range National Park

   Exmouth · 100 km

   • · Turquoise Bay
   • · Yardie Creek Gorge

   Overnight: RAC Exmouth Cape Holiday Park

10. Day 10

    Exmouth → Karratha

    Exmouth → Karratha · 580 km

    • · Long Pilbara driving day

    Overnight: Discovery Parks - Pilbara Karratha

11. Day 11

    Karratha → Tom Price (Karijini)

    Karratha → Tom Price · 340 km

    • · Entry to Karijini National Park

    Overnight: Tom Price Tourist Park

12. Day 12

    Karijini — gorges

    Tom Price → Karijini · 120 km

    • · Hancock Gorge
    • · Weano Gorge

    Overnight: Karijini Eco Retreat

13. Day 13

    Karijini — more hiking

    Karijini · 80 km

    • · Joffre Falls
    • · Knox Gorge

    Overnight: Karijini Eco Retreat

14. Day 14

    Karijini → Port Hedland

    Karijini → Port Hedland · 410 km

    • · Back to the coast

    Overnight: Discovery Parks - Port Hedland

15. Day 15

    Port Hedland → Eighty Mile Beach

    Port Hedland → Eighty Mile Beach · 250 km

    • · Endless beach and seashells

    Overnight: Eighty Mile Beach Caravan Park

16. Day 16

    Eighty Mile Beach → Broome

    Eighty Mile Beach → Broome · 360 km

    • · Arrival in Broome
    • · Cable Beach sunset (camels)

    Overnight: RAC Cable Beach Holiday Park

17. Day 17

    Broome — full day

    Broome

    • · Courthouse markets
    • · Gantheaume Point (dinosaur footprints)

    Overnight: RAC Cable Beach Holiday Park

18. Day 18

    Broome — Stairway to the Moon

    Broome

    • · Moon phenomenon (specific nights only)

    Overnight: RAC Cable Beach Holiday Park

19. Day 19

    Broome — drop-off

    Broome

    • · Vehicle drop-off (A$900 Broome Location Fee)