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Best Day Trips from Perth: Wine, Islands and the Valley
Perth's surroundings offer some of the best day-trip options of any Australian city. Rottnest Island (Wadjemup), home to quokkas and clear turquoise bays, is a 30-minute ferry ride from Fremantle and one of the most popular day trips in the state. The Swan Valley wine and food region starts about 25 kilometres northeast of the CBD, with cellar doors, chocolate factories, nougat shops and a microbrewery trail. The Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park is a three-hour drive north but commonly covered in a day tour. For beach lovers, the Turquoise Coast towns of Lancelin and Cervantes offer a different pace from Perth's metropolitan beaches.
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Margaret River Region
A world-renowned wine and surfing region 3 hours south of Perth, with over 200 cellar doors, the Leeuwin Estate, Cape Leeuwin lighthouse and spectacular surf beaches.
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Rottnest Island
A car-free island 19km offshore from Fremantle, home to quokkas, 63 beaches and snorkelling at The Basin, a day or overnight ferry trip from Fremantle or Barrack Street.
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Fremantle
Perth's historic port city, 30 minutes south by train or ferry, with the Fremantle Prison, markets, Little Creatures brewery and a strong café and arts culture.
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Swan Valley
Perth's original wine region, 30 minutes east, with cellar doors, chocolate factories, cheese producers and the Swan Valley Food and Wine Trail.
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Mandurah and the Peel Region
A coastal city 75 minutes south of Perth, with dolphin-watching cruises on the Estuary, the Mandurah Forum shopping centre and beaches at Dawesville and Falcon.
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