Moore River WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Nature is a great asset going for the Guilderton Moore River settlement. The river estuary itself is spectacularly beautiful, being surrounded by natural bushland that is unspoilt by development. There are kayaks and paddle boats available for hire on the river, they are considered one of the best ways to explore the Moore River. You can also go fishing in the area, with plentiful bream in the river, or you can go for herring and whitings in the oceans too.

One of the quintessential characteristic of Moore River is the sandbar. During low tide, a sandbar emerges at the mouth of the river where it meets the Indian Ocean, effectively separating the river waters from the ocean. Not only does it make for a photogenic spot, it creates a special scene where the water is calm and quiet on one side and wavy on the other. You can have a fun time claiming you have ‘crossed’ the river by walking across the sandbar.

While the mention of sandboarding may remind one of Lancelin, it is not the exclusive location for sandboarding. There is a patch of sand dune near the other side of the river which the locals affectionately named “The Desert”. It can be accessed by walking across the sandbar, or hiring a kayak to get to that side of the river. It is quite a popular place for sandboarding as the incline feeds into the water, so you can have some fun sandboarding straight into the water. Some even kayak from the top of the incline straight into the water!

Western Australia is hailed as one of the best place in the world to gaze upon the stars as it has some of the darkest night skies on the planet. The Gravity Discovery Centre Observatory, also known to the locals as the Gingin observatory is one of the most popular place for you to do that. There is a nightly tour where you can look up into the far distant galaxies with professional telescopes and commentary by astronomers to make it interesting. You may even catch a glimpse of a few shooting stars.