Perth is one of the world's most isolated major cities, separated from Australia's eastern seaboard by the Nullarbor Plain and closer to Singapore than to Sydney. That isolation, combined with Western Australia's vast and varied landscape, has produced a travel destination unlike any other in Australia. The city combines a genuinely beautiful riverside urban core with some of the most extraordinary natural attractions on the continent, from the limestone formations of the Pinnacles Desert to the turquoise waters of Ningaloo Reef. Here are the best things to do in and around Perth.

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The Perth Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour provides the most convenient introduction to the city's major landmarks, covering Elizabeth Quay, Bell Tower, Crown Perth, and Kings Park on a single ticket with unlimited reboarding. For something more unusual, a sightseeing rickshaw tour through Perth's city centre offers a memorable perspective on the waterfront and heritage buildings. The Bell Tower Tour and Bell Ringing Experience lets visitors ring the historic bells including the 6,500 kg ANZAC Bell — a genuinely unique Perth experience. The Coffee, Culture and Art Tour explores Perth's hidden laneways, secret gardens, and café culture for a more textured view of the city beyond its main landmarks.

Kings Park, covering 400 hectares above the Swan River, is one of the largest inner-city parks in the world. The Kings Park Botanicals and Beyond Guided Hike takes visitors through Federation Walkway and past a 750-year-old Boab tree named Gija Jumulu — one of the living heritage specimens in the park. The elevated position of Kings Park provides sweeping views over the Swan River and Perth CBD that are particularly spectacular at sunset.

The Perth to Fremantle Scenic Cruise covers the 19 kilometres between the two cities on the Swan River, providing views of riverside mansions, wetlands, and the working port before arriving in Fremantle's historic harbour precinct. The Fremantle Convicts, Culture and Street Art Walking Tour explores the city's colonial history, maritime heritage, and its vibrant street art scene in a 2-hour guided walk. The City Riverside Segway Tour covers Elizabeth Quay and the Swan River foreshore for a different pace of exploration.

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The Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park — a surreal landscape of thousands of limestone formations rising from the yellow sand about 200 kilometres north of Perth — is the most iconic day trip from the city. The Pinnacles and Lancelin Sand Dunes Full Day Tour combines the Pinnacles with sand boarding on the towering dunes of Lancelin and wildlife encounters at Caversham Wildlife Park. The Western Australia Day Tour: Pinnacles Desert, Yanchep and Swan Valley provides a comprehensive single-day coverage of Perth's most accessible natural and wildlife attractions with lunch included.

For longer adventures, the 4D3N Monkey Mia Coastal Loop Tour from Perth covers Kalbarri, Monkey Mia, and Geraldton in four days — Monkey Mia is one of the world's most reliable locations for dolphin interaction in the wild. The 6D5N Perth to Exmouth Coral Coaster Tour extends north to the Ningaloo Reef, one of the longest fringing reefs in the world and the premier destination for swimming with whale sharks in Western Australia.

The Perth and Fremantle City Tour with Perth Wildlife Park and Swan Valley combines a city overview with a wildlife park visit and Swan Valley wine tasting in a single day — an effective introduction to the full range of what the Perth region offers. The Whale Watching Experience from Fremantle operates seasonally (September to November) providing encounters with humpback whales and dolphins on the waters off the coast. The Harvest Your Own Pearl Experience in central Perth offers a unique one-hour session harvesting and valuing pearls from live oysters — a connection to Western Australia's pearl industry heritage with the pearl valued between RM1,449 and RM8,697.

The Pink Lake 3D2N Tour covers Hutt Lagoon (WA's famous pink-coloured lake), Kalbarri National Park, and the Pinnacles in a three-day itinerary designed around Western Australia's most photogenic natural phenomena. The Axe Throwing Experience in East Perth provides 90 minutes of instruction and competitive axe throwing — increasingly popular as a group activity in Perth. The 1 Day Pinnacles, Lobster and Yanchep Day Trip adds a fresh lobster lunch at the Lobster Shack in Cervantes to the standard Pinnacles visit, creating a particularly satisfying combination of natural beauty and local seafood.

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Perth has a CAT (Central Area Transit) free bus service in the city centre, and the train network connects central Perth to Fremantle and outer suburbs. A car rental is essential for day trips to the Pinnacles, Monkey Mia, and the Ningaloo coast. Arrange an airport transfer from Perth Airport through the Traveloka app. Check Traveloka promotions for Perth flight and hotel deals.

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