Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Information
Visitor Centre
(
08-9752 5800;
www.geographebay.com
; Seymour Blvd;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4.30pm
Sat & Sun)
In the same building as the post office.
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Getting There & Around
South West Coach Lines
( 08-9261 7600;
www.veoliatransportwa.com.au
)
Services to/from Perth's Es-
planade Busport ($38, 4½ hours, daily), Mandurah ($32, 3¼ hours, daily), Bunbury ($16,
1¾ hours, daily) and Busselton ($10, 30 minutes, three daily).
TransBusselton
( 08-9754 1666;
www.veoliatransportwa.com.au
; 39 Albert St, Busselton)
Services between
Dunsborough and Busselton (four daily, Monday to Saturday).
Transwa
( 1300 662 205;
www.transwa.wa.gov.au
)
Coach SW1 (12 weekly) stops at the visitor
centre, heading to/from East Perth ($38, 4½ hours), Bunbury ($13, 1¼ hours), Busselton
($7.60, 28 minutes), Margaret River ($9, 49 minutes) and Augusta ($16, 1¼ hours).
RED TAILS IN THE SUNSET
Between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin is the most southerly breeding colony of the red-tailed tropicbird
(Phaethon rubricauda)
in Australia. From September to May, look for it soaring above Sugarloaf Rock, south of
Cape Naturaliste. The viewpoint can be reached by a 3.5km boardwalk from the lighthouse or by Sugarloaf Rd.
The tropicbird is distinguished by its two long, red tail streamers, which are almost twice its body length. Bring
binoculars to watch this small colony soar, glide, dive and then swim with their disproportionately long tail feath-
ers cocked up.
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Cape Naturaliste
Northwest of Dunsborough, Cape Naturaliste Rd leads to the excellent beaches of
Meelup
,
Eagle Bay
and
Bunker Bay
, and then on to Cape Naturaliste. There are walks and lookouts
along the way; pick up brochures from Dunsborough's visitor centre before heading out.
Whales and hammerhead sharks like to hang out on the edge of Bunker Bay, where the
continental shelf drops 75m. There's excellent snorkelling on the edge of the shelf at Shel-
ley Cove.
