Planning a trip to Western Australia? You can definitely do just Perth or you can do trips out from Perth. There’s an easy trip out to Wave Rock you can take, if you have the time. It is a long drive out to the rock, but personally I found it worth it. Yes, we are talking about a rock here, but stay with me.
It’s an unique part of Australia, and well worth the visit. Just plan to spend the night out there. Here’s how to plan your trip from to Wave Rock.
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How to Visit Wave Rock in Western Australia
Where is Wave Rock?
In short, Wave Rock is in the middle of nowhere so you need to be willing to drive a long distance. There’s two ways you can do it: by tour or rent a car and drive yourself. We drove ourself as we also did Margaret River and combined the two into a long road trip.
We visit Wave Rock after Margaret River and this was a long drive, but I was determined to see this phenomenon. It didn’t disappoint. It’s hard to justify or describe driving 5 hours out-of-the-way for a rock, but it’s just special. The aboriginal culture is so special and you really get a feel four it out there. There’s also “hippo rock” which is either a short walk or even shorter drive from Wave Rock.
Two Ways to See it
Book a Tour
From Perth, it’s about a 4 hour drive to Wave Rock, one way. There are a lot of tours that will do this for you. You’ll go out there, see it and then come back. This is perfect for you if you don’t like to drive. I love driving places so that’s what we chose but I’d do a tour if that was the only way I could do it.
Drive Yourself
One reason why I love to drive myself is because I wanted to spend the night. I didn’t want an 8 hour drive in one day. Here’s how we did it:
Where we Stayed: Lake Grace Saltbush Inn
Favorite Part: We found that there’s more than just the rock itself. There are a couple of other rock formations as well and amazing aboriginal artwork, definitely worth seeing.
Least Favorite Part: There’s not many places to eat in the area, so be sure to plan for that. We essentially had a dinner at a petro (gas) station. However, they did have good burgers.
Bottom Line:
It’s definitely worth doing Wave Rock but I would certainly advocate spending the night. There’s more than just a rock and you’ll really get a sense of the outback if you do.
There are heaps of day tours from Perth,
but if you spend the night, you’ll see more.
Also, some of the oldest aboriginal artwork int he world are found here as well,
which I didn’t know before hand.
Be sure to check our next post for tips on visiting the Kimberley region!
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