Spanning a vast 2.2 million hectares of wild natural beauty, Shark Bay is Australia’s largest bay, with more than 1000 kilometres of pristine beach and calm inviting waters brimming with marine life. Inscribed on the world heritage list in 1991, Shark Bay is located on the Coral Coast Highway about eight hours north of Perth and is a refuge for many globally threatened species of plants and animals. It encompasses national parks, conservation parks and marine parks with exceptional features, including the world’s largest seagrass beds and ancient stromatolites (layered sedimentary formations). For the caravan tourer there are loads of places to soak up all the unspoilt land and seascapes. With so much to offer, this is one drive that deserves at least a week to enjoy its many wonders.
“It’s like a canvas where the rust-red desert sand meets brilliant white beach and the bluest water merges with eternal blue skies”
COASTAL CARAVANING DENHAM AND BEYOND
Denham is the main town in the region, the most westernmost settlement in Australia. From a ramshackle town that grew around a
