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Coral Coast Highway: Perth to Exmouth: 10-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 10-day version for June: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 10-day plan · best time to go.
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10
days
1250 km
distance
23.8 h
driving
10
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- Cooler days suit the long drive and park walks. Check every park alert and road condition; any whale, dolphin or wildflower sighting remains a possibility rather than a promise.
- Light days: day 1, day 7 have one stop and time left over. Local tours and day trips are the way to fill them — each day links to what is bookable in its own town.
Day 1 Perth
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~12:00
- Temperature
- 14.5°C–18.9°C
- Rainy days
- ~16
- Daylight
- 9.9h
08:00
Perth and Kings Park orientation dbca.wa.gov.au map ↗
Orient yourself above the Swan River in Kings Park, then prepare the car and supplies for the long northbound highway.
240 min · Perth · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Time to spare on this day
One stop and a free afternoon. We don't book activities, but these partners do.
Overnight here
Day 2 Cervantes (Pinnacles)
- Transit
- 2h45
- Finish
- ~15:45
- Temperature
- 14.5°C–20.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~10
- Daylight
- 10.0h
10:45
Pinnacles Desert and Lake Thetis circuit exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au map ↗
Walk among the Pinnacles with the discovery-centre context, then compare their limestone story with Lake Thetis’s living thrombolites.
300 min · Cervantes (Pinnacles) · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Overnight here
Day 3 Geraldton
- Transit
- 3h18
- Finish
- ~16:20
- Temperature
- 17.7°C–20.8°C 💨
- Rainy days
- ~10
- Daylight
- 10.2h
11:20
Geraldton maritime heritage circuit visitgeraldton.com.au map ↗
Connect the HMAS Sydney II Memorial with the Museum of Geraldton’s shipwreck, Yamaji and Mid West galleries.
300 min · Geraldton · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Overnight here
Day 4 Kalbarri
- Transit
- 2h23
- Finish
- ~14:25
- Temperature
- 11.3°C–21.9°C
- Rainy days
- ~8
- Daylight
- 10.3h
10:25
Kalbarri coastal cliffs circuit australiascoralcoast.com map ↗
Trace Kalbarri’s ocean side from Red Bluff through a selection of open, signed coastal-cliff lookouts.
240 min · Kalbarri · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Overnight here
Day 5 Around Kalbarri
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~13:00
- Temperature
- 11.3°C–21.9°C
- Rainy days
- ~8
- Daylight
- 10.3h
08:00
Kalbarri Skywalk and inland gorge circuit exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au map ↗
Give the Murchison gorge a full morning from the Skywalk and one open inland lookout selected from current park notices.
300 min · Kalbarri · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Overnight here
Day 6 Shark Bay (Monkey Mia)
- Transit
- 5h30
- Finish
- ~17:30
- Temperature
- 16.1°C–22.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~7
- Daylight
- 10.4h
13:30
Denham heritage and Eagle Bluff circuit australiascoralcoast.com map ↗
Learn why Shark Bay is World Heritage listed in Denham, then read the coastline from Eagle Bluff’s managed boardwalk.
240 min · Shark Bay (Monkey Mia) · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Overnight here
Day 7 Around Shark Bay (Monkey Mia)
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~12:00
- Temperature
- 16.1°C–22.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~7
- Daylight
- 10.4h
08:00
Monkey Mia conservation park morning exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au map ↗
Spend an unhurried morning in Monkey Mia Conservation Park, with its dolphin protocol, coastal trail and Malgana country context.
240 min · Shark Bay (Monkey Mia) · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Time to spare on this day
One stop and a free afternoon. We don't book activities, but these partners do.
Overnight here
Day 8 Carnarvon
- Transit
- 4h24
- Finish
- ~17:25
- Temperature
- 14.7°C–23.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~6
- Daylight
- 10.5h
12:25
Carnarvon Gwoonwardu Mia and heritage walk carnarvon.org.au map ↗
Listen to the Gascoyne’s five Aboriginal language groups at Gwoonwardu Mia, then follow Carnarvon’s public heritage walk.
300 min · Carnarvon · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Overnight here
Day 9 Coral Bay
- Transit
- 3h18
- Finish
- ~16:20
- Temperature
- 18.1°C–25.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~6
- Daylight
- 10.6h
11:20
Coral Bay shore and reef orientation exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au map ↗
Slow down on the Coral Bay shore and learn how the town meets the protected Ningaloo lagoon before choosing any optional water activity.
300 min · Coral Bay · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
Overnight here
Day 10 Exmouth (Ningaloo)
- Transit
- 2h12
- Finish
- ~16:15
- Temperature
- 17.7°C–25.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~6
- Daylight
- 10.7h
10:15
Cape Range and Vlamingh Head circuit exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au map ↗
Finish with a condition-led Cape Range day, linking the World Heritage coast and limestone range to Vlamingh Head’s lighthouse view.
360 min · Exmouth (Ningaloo) · Current fees or admissions may apply; check the named source
🔍 Check before you book
Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.