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48 Kalbarri, WA

KALBARRI HAS BECOME MY FAMILY’S accidental winter getaway. I say accidental because I never planned it to morph into an annual tradition. It was meant to be a quick stopover on our way to the dugong and dolphin zones of Shark Bay, another four hours north. But Kalbarri has charmed us with its slow unfurling of natural beauty. We stayed two nights one year, then booked a week, and now seven days seems barely enough.

Kalbarri lies about 6.5 hours’ drive from

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