Worth a DetourNatureUNESCOMarine life

Shark Bay

Wild dolphins at Monkey Mia, a beach made of tiny shells, and stromatolites, some of the oldest life on Earth.

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Best Time to Go
Apr–Oct
Our full guide to Shark Bay is being written. It's on the South and Western Australia list as Worth a Detour and Australia list as If You're Nearby.

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Nature · UNESCO

Ningaloo

Western Australia
About 204 miles away

Whale sharks right off the beach.

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Spiritual · UNESCO

Uluru

Northern Territory
About 1094 miles away

A giant red rock in the desert, sacred to the Anangu people, who closed the climb in 2019.

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Nature · Wilderness

The Kimberley

Western Australia
About 899 miles away

Bungle Bungles, gorges and Horizontal Falls.

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The Full Short List

South and Western Australia

Wine, wild coast and the Kimberley.

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