Cape Range National Park and Ningaloo Marine Park

Exmouth,  Western Australia

Half Day 'Rough Bits' 4WD Safari Tour

'Rough Bits' has been designed specifically for those visitors who are on a budget or those who want to access Cape Range National Park and Ningaloo Marine Park themselves via the main bitumen road, but still want to experience the excitement of a 4WD crossing of Cape Range anticline.  WestTreks is the ONLY tour operator that offers  a real off road safari component that crosses over Cape Range anticline with a thrilling rugged descent to the coastal plain.

As a passenger on a 'Rough Bits' safari you will travel through desert habitat of rolling red sand dunes which were laid down during the last ice age.  Can you identify the foot prints of native animals  in the red pindan? 

After rain wildflowers abound including endemic species such as the Cape Range Grevillea - Exmouth's floral emblem.  Cape Range boasts over 600 species of vascular plants and travelling off road through desert sand dunes and limestone outcrops provides a variety of plants not to be seen when travelling the bitumen road to Cape Range National Park.

From the backbone of Cape Range you will have 360 degree unimpeded panoramic views.  Don't forget your camera!  The descent down Cape Range is thrilling - rough and rugged.  A 4WD safari tour with WestTreks is the only way that you will experience this descent to the coastal plain.

Aboriginal occupation of Cape Range is well documented and artefacts from the area are on display in the Western Australian Museum. WestTreks have the Aboriginal Custodian's and Elder's permission to visit a significant Aboriginal Rock Shelter which is a highlight of this tour.  Etchings on the roof and walls indicates the importance of this site.

A visit to the Jurabi Turtle Centre describes the life of our visiting turtles.  Turtles are regularly seen in the water from Jurabi beach.  Occasionally dugongs are sighted close to shore.  These sightings make the Jurabi Turtle Centre a popular stopover.

The views from Vlamingh Head Lighthouse hill lookout are spectacular.  During Humpback Whale migration the sighting of these giants from the lookout are a regular occurrence.

Exmouth town was constructed to support the Harold E. Holt Naval Communications Station on North West Cape.  We travel past the VLF towers and the Station on our return to Exmouth.

Shothole Canyon's scenic drive showcases the amazing scenery and rock formations at the base of Cape Range.  Charles Knife Road Canyons are accessed by the road built by Bell Brothers in the 1950's.  The road follows the razor back ridges.  Your camera will be in overdrive when viewing these spectacular canyons.  These are our own grand canyons.

During the prawning season we call into the "Big Prawn".  The M.G. Kailis fresh seafood outlet can supply you with 'Wild Exmouth Prawns' and seafood that was caught the night before for a really fresh seafood dinner tonight.   Yum....

'Rough Bits' Highlights:

What to bring:  hat, sun screen, personal water bottle, camera. We recommend walking shoes/boots. You can replenish your personal water bottle with cold water on board the vehicle.                                      

Pricing: $ AU 110.00 Adult     $ AU 85.00 Child (Child rate 12 yrs & under).  Includes: Morning or afternoon refreshments.

Tour (morning) commences at 7.30am and returns 1.00pm approximately.  

Tour (afternoon) commences at 12.30pm and returns 6.00pm approximately.                                 

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This site was last updated 31-Mar-2010