Australian Pinnacle Tours · Perth, pickup included
A late-afternoon run to the Pinnacles for sunset, a sit-down dinner in a Cervantes pub after dark, and a return to the pillars for the night sky. Pick it if you want the sunset hour with a proper hot meal, or if you need the only listing here marked wheelchair accessible.
The second sunset tour on the list, and the main rival to Autopia's picnic version. The coach heads north with a short stop at Yanchep National Park for koalas and maybe kangaroos, then reaches Nambung National Park in the late afternoon. The listing says that timing is chosen to miss the crowds and the heat, which matches what we tell self-drivers: the last two hours of light are the ones to aim for.
The difference is dinner. Instead of a picnic among the pillars you drive 17 km to Cervantes and eat in a classic Australian pub setting, seated and warm. Then the coach goes back into the park in the dark for stargazing. Guests on some dates mention an astronomer joining the group, but the listing itself calls it a relaxed sightseeing tour, not a professional astronomy trip.
Expect a late night. The listing gives a return to Perth of about 11pm, and it says weather can shorten the evening and that the sunset and stars are not guaranteed. It is the one tour here marked wheelchair accessible; check the details with the operator before you book, because the paths among the pinnacles are sand beyond the first 300 m.
Pickup is included; the listing confirms the details at checkout.
A short stop for the koalas and the chance of kangaroos. Afternoon tea is included on the day.
Time among the pillars as the light turns gold and the crowds thin out.
A seated meal in the crayfishing town, 17 km north of the park.
The coach returns to the pinnacles for the night sky, cloud allowing.
A long, quiet drive south. Sleep on the coach.
★★★★★Long but good trip. Coach was very comfortable. Guides, Chris and Jonathan very knowledgeable.
★★★★★Our tour guide Luke was great! The journey was very pleasant.
★★★★★The guide was very very nice, and the astronomer gave really interesting insights about the stars.
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About 11pm, according to the listing. Weather can shorten the evening.
The listing marks it as wheelchair accessible. At the Pinnacles the first 300 m of the Desert View Walk is an accessible path, and the rest is sand. Confirm the details with the operator.
Dinner is a sit-down pub meal in Cervantes instead of a picnic, you go back into the park for the stars, and there is a Yanchep stop on the way up. The picnic tour includes a telescope and leaves from the Criterion Hotel.
No. The listing says the sunset and stargazing are not guaranteed and depend on the weather.
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Sunset at the Pinnacles, a sit-down dinner in Cervantes, then back into the park for the stars. Listed as wheelchair accessible.
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