Indian Ocean Drive

Indian Ocean Drive

Starting from Cervantes spanning north, the Indian Ocean Drive offers a scenic journey to the coastal towns of Cervantes, Jurien Bay, Green Head, Leeman, Dongara and Port Denison. Cervantes is a short 2 hour drive from Perth. The Indian Ocean Drive is a scenic but quick road, making the area an excellent day trip destination or the first port of call on your journey north along Australis’ Coral Coast. These seaside towns are great short break destinations offering plenty of things to see and do on the coast and inland.

The best time to travel and take in the beauty is August to October to coincide with the stunning wildflowers.

Where

Indian Ocean Drive is a coastal road in the Australian state of Western Australia that runs between Lancelin with the Brand Highway, just south of Dongara. Most of the road exists in the Wheatbelt coastal region.

 

Things to See and Do

  • Stop along the way to gaze in awe at the largest collection of wildflowers from August to October to coincide with the wildflowers season.
  • Visit the pristine beaches of Jurien Bay, Cervantes, Lancelin and more
  • See one of Australia’s most unique landscapes – the Pinnacles Desert
  • Camp on a pearl-white beach and experience a stunning coastal sunset
  • See some of Australia’s most unique coastal towns along the way
Aboriginal Culture Tour

Aboriginal Culture Tour

Join Njaki Njaki Traditional Owner and Aboriginal tour guide Mick and undertake a cultural walking tour of Merredin Peak and the surrounding reserve. Learn about the rich Aboriginal history via a walk along the trail up the rock and be rewarded with delightful views of the town and reserve land to the East. Learn about the Njaki Njaki peoples creator that shaped the landscape we now see today through the Moulyk Dreaming Tour.

Where 

Merredin is a town in Western Australia, located in the Central Wheatbelt roughly midway between Perth and Kalgoorlie, on Route 94, Great Eastern Highway.  The town’s name is derived from the Aboriginal word “merrit-in” the place of the merrit tree, a eucalypt used to make spears.