PERTH, Australia

General Info

Country: Australia | Language: English | Currency: AUD | Flag: 🇦🇺 | When visited: Nov-Dec. 2023

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🚗 How to commute

There are multiple ways to come from the airport to the city centre: taxi, bus, train. We used the quickest and simplest way: train, which costs the same as a bus. There is a single line called “Airport line” with a train coming every 10 minutes and arriving to the city within 25 minutes. One just needs to follow the sign to get to the train station and to buy there a ticket for zone 2-4 that costs 5,10 AUD per person. 🚆

🏨 Where to stay

If one want to have quick access to cafés, sightseeing, shops, bars etc. one should stay in one of the central districts such as West Perth, Northbridge or East Perth. There are multiple options of small and chain hotel, where 1 night will cost 200+ AUD for 2 guests. We stayed on the other bank of the river near the Victoria Perk district at the Metro Hotel, South Perth. This hotel belongs to a local Australia hotel chain, provides a bit more modest and cheaper than in the centre, though still comfortable rooms, with a lovely view over the Swan river and Perth downtown. pic1

🍽️ What and where to eat

Oh, there are so many cool options from famous Australian Angus beef to seafood including prawns, scallops, and lobsters among other things 😋

Some highlights include: – Sushi HUB (multiple locations around the city and Western Australia (WA)) where one can eat great variety of supper fresh giant sushi and nigiri, as well as enjoy a sushi train 🍣 pic2 pic3 pic4 – Betty's Burgers having a special lobster burger that is incredibly tasty! pic5

There are also all familiar fast-food chains, and some local food/coffee chains like Red Rooster, The Coffee Club etc., multiple restaurants with Australian and Asian cuisine, as well as ready to eat meal available in Woolworths supermarkets including grilled chicken, sandwiches, salads (especially they like Coleslaw and fruit salads) and so on. pic6

👀 What to do and what to see

In the city * City centre and Elizabeth Quay area including Perth downtown, multiple small churches scattered between huge skyscrapers, The Bell tower, Supreme Court Gardens etc. pic7 pic8 pic9 pic10 * Heirisson Island Kangaroo Sanctuary – a small island on the Swan River just between the city centre and Victoria Park district, where one can see wild living kangaroos! :( we've been so stupid and haven't visited this place, even though we were passing by multiple times. We found that there are kangaroos living in the city only on our way back in a chat with a local girl... * Kings Park and Botanic Garden is an incredibly beautiful place featuring flora from all over Australia and multiple birds including parrots and cockatoos. Check here out the State War memorial, Giant Boab, Pioneer Women's memorial, DNA tower, beautiful view over the city and so on. pic11 pic12 pic13 pic14 pic15 pic16

Not far from the city in WA * Fremantle a lovely port town with great markets street, old architecture and beaches. * Rottnest Island – a place where meme QUOKKAs live! This is one of the best destinations from Perth (via Fremantle). It's not only a place of living of lovely quokkas, but the island also provides a wide variety of flora and fauna, as well as salt lakes, stunning beaches with the best in the world infrastructure and place to see whales/dolphins etc. pic17 pic18 pic19 pic20 pic21 pic22 Other places we wanted to go, unfortunately didn't manage, but highly recommend to check out include Yanchep National Park (with Yanchep Koala Boardwalk), Yanchep Crystal Cave, Swan Valley etc.

💡 Some highlights