7D6N | Self Drive Holiday | Perth with kids

It's the start of the Nov-Dec School holidays in Singapore! and this round we are bringing all 3 kids to Perth! It was an awesome experience and although it is true that Perth is a sleepy town, shops close as early as 3-4pm, supermarkets close at 6pm and restaurants close at 8pm but with children, there are plenty of things to do and so much stuff to see!!! By the time it was 6pm, we were so tired and only wanted to go back to our service apartment to have a hot shower, watch telly and call it a night.

Our children loved Perth so much that both my 2 sons have been telling me that they want to go back to Perth! So parents, if you are worried that there is not enough places to see or things for children to do, stay tuned for my Perth blog updates!!

Here's our quick itinerary at a glance:
Day 1 - Arrive Perth, collect car, check in, quick dinner, wash up and rest for the day.
Day 2 - Caversham Wildlife Park, Blue Boat House, Fremantle Weekend Market, Fish & Chips, instagrammable railway tracks for photos, dinner.
Day 3 - Leave for Augusta, visit chocolate factory and local produce like Providore, Jewel Caves, Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Hameline Bay to view stingrays, dinner and rest.
Day 4 - Leave for Busselton, Whale Watching, Lunch, Jetty Train ride, Underground Observatory, dinner and rest.
Day 5 - Leave for Perth City, Elizabeth Quay, Bell Tower and grocery cum home decor shopping.
Day 6 - Yanchep National Park, Lobster Shack for lunch, lobster factory visit, Pinnacles, Lancelin and drive back to Perth city.
Day 7 - Bell tower ringing, last minute shopping at DFO, car return and airport.

xoxo
velle

7D6N | Self Drive Holiday | Perth with kids Day 07 | Bell Tower

Our last day in Perth, decided to have a chinese breakfast if we can find it. I was quite adamant on eating something chinese after eating sandwiches, fish & chips, Tim Tams for the past few days.

 and we found ourselves at a little foodcourt selling Dim Sum at about 10am!

Went to MYERS to customise Toblerone for our nephews as part of their christmas presents. They were quite affordable since it was a huge tube of Toblerone. Wanted to buy some toys here too but I was stopped by hubs. They were having some Christmas sale....

Went back to Bell Towers to ring the bells since the last visit was not so successful as it was not opened. So do check their opening hours before coming down! This time the kiddos got their chance at ringing the bells.

Had a quick lunch at a cafe opposite the Bell Tower before we returned our car and our plane was delayed for 4 hours and it wasn't pleasant at all with 3 kids at an empty airport with not much choice of shopping or eating!!! So let's just say that I wouldn't be travelling with Scoot in the near future.

But we really loved our time in Perth and I definitely highly recommend all families with kids to visit here for its amazing diversity in landscape, playgrounds, ample space to run about and of cos, KMart for their huge selection of home decor items!!!

i hoped you enjoyed reading up on our self drive trip to Perth and hope your vacation will come soon!

xoxo
velle

7D6N | Self Drive Holiday | Perth with kids Day 06 | Yanchep National Park | Pinnacles | Lancelin

Posting photos here now that my left eye inflammation is almost 90% recovered after a 7 week hiatus. Will backpost on my write up on our most awesome day in Perth where we visited the Pinnacles and Lancelin Sand dunes. The desert and the sand-boarding was definitely one of the most memorable moments for us in Perth.
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Morning visit to Yanchep National Park where the local animals are really "wild". They are unlike the ones we saw at Caversham Wildlife Park. The kangeroos here looked like if you gave them a stare they just might kick you!

above: Jules enjoyed terrorizing the ducks who ran as fast as they could into the waters.

Jade on the other hand was so happy to see the kangeroos!

we did a bush walk trail.

and we hit the roads again for our lunch at Lobster Shack.

We were so hungry that we ate first before doing the lobster shack tour. Hubs ordered 2 fish & chips, bucket of chilled prawns and a half sized lobster. The coffee wasn't really great here. I think the food over-rated and the price is on the high side. But since it's on the way to Pinnacles and Lancelin, it's really quite convenient to catch a bite here.

went to the beach for some sand sea and sun!

This trip is all about getting enough rest stops and breaks for the kids to stretch their legs, if not they will complain loads in the car.

The weather was perfect to just watch time go by. Truly magnificent.

The white sandy beach and balmy cold winds just woke us up from our heavy lunch! See how the wind is blowing Jade's hair!

The tour around the lobster factory was so-so, but it gave the boys some knowledge that lobsters are caught in the sea, on a boat and graded according to their sizes. Most of them are shipped to China!

here comes the fun part! - Visiting the Pinnacles.

OMG. the vast desert landscape is just awesome and HUGE!

BUT...there were tons of flies!!!

did i mention that i have 2 crazy boys???? They do wacky stuff all the time!

above: look closer and you can see Jules "posing" behind.

James is so happy that he's running all the time!

Jules did a huge air-jump here but he was in front of the boulder, so you can't really see him jumping that much. So regret. Should have asked him to stand and jump abit more to the right.

Right. Sharing here! If you want to do the sandboarding, before going down to Lancelin, you can rent a board here = Lucky 7. See above photo of store?

above: Jules with his board, climbing up the sand dune. He looks damn cool in the picture but it's really hard work climbing up the soft sand.

Our last dinner in Perth and we decided to pig out on Korean BBQ!!! The kids enjoyed the beef while we enjoyed our SOJU.

last night already, so brought the kids back to our nearby playground for a swing!