Perth: Down Under Kangaroo Land 🦘🇦🇺

Perth, Australia is almost like a 2nd home country as most of my family members are in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane & Sydney.

1st trip was when I was 4 years old and i remember celebrating my 4th Birthday there with a home-made Mickey Mouse birthday cake made by my Aunt Sylvia Was also enrolled into their Kindie during our stay.

Ever since then, i would be travelling to Perth almost every 4 years especially nearer to Christmas with my Granny (did about 7 trips if my memory does not fail me).

Below are some of the amazing places that you should not miss when you’re in Perth:

Kingspark & Botanic Garden:

Kings Park is a huge park overlooking Perth Water and the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. The park is a mixture of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bushland on Mount Eliza with two-thirds of the grounds conserved as native bushland.

Swan Valley:

Description

The Swan Valley is a region in the upper reaches of the Swan River between Guildford and Bells Rapids, Western Australia. The cruise along swan river is quite enjoyable getting to look at the fancy bungalows at the riverside.

Margaret River & Chocolate Factory:

Located in the historic Swan Valley wine region just 20 minutes from Perth's CBD The Margaret River Chocolate Company is a must do attraction for visitors to Western Australia and locals alike.

The Swan Valley factory and tasting centre offers Free entry and Free tastings, as well as viewing windows to see all the action and hundreds of delicious chocolate products.

The Chocolate Cafe at the Swan Valley is one of the most popular destinations in the Swan Valley and can seat up to 120 people, with tables both indoors and outdoors on the sun-deck, overlooking the gardens and river

Sister company Margaret River Providore is located on the same property, with a huge range of preserves, chutneys, olive oils, award-winning wines and a not-to-be-missed chocolate liqueur.

The Swan Bell Tower:

The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built 82.5-metre-high copper and glass campanile in Perth, Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as The Bell Tower or the Swan Bell Tower as it resembles the feature of a Swan

Freemantle port / market:

Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour is an Australian commercial marina in Fremantle, Western Australia adjacent to the more recently constructed Challenger. Fish & chips are also a must to get. Cicerello’s Fish & Chips are one of the favourites.

Caversham Wildlife Park:

Caversham Wildlife Park is a wildlife park currently located in Whiteman Park in Western Australia. It is home to several Australian animals including kangaroos, koalas, possums, wallabies, wombats and Tasmanian devils. It was originally located in the locality of Caversham. The park lets you to roam around and feed the animals getting up close to our furry friends. I must have for kids.

Hay street - London Court:

Hay Street is a major road through the central business district of Perth, Western Australia block in the central business section is now a pedestrian mall with extremely limited vehicular traffic.

London Court is a three- and four-level open-roofed shopping arcade located in the central business district in Perth, Western Australia. The arcade runs between the Hay Street Mall and St Georges Terrace and is considered an important tourist attraction in the City of Perth. It does give a feel of being in Ancient London due to its building’s architecture.

Stirling Gardens:

Stirling Gardens is a small public park in Perth, Western Australia. Located on the corner of St Georges Terrace and Barrack Street, west of the Government House and north of the Supreme Court buildings, it contains a group of significant sculpture items of its Kangaroos 🦘 Next to it is a public park with nice beautiful flowers and trees surrounding the park.

Karakatta:

Karrakatta Cemetery is a metropolitan cemetery in the suburb of Karrakatta in Perth, Western Australia. My Late Beloved Granny’s memorial is maintained here and I would do the honour of paying my respects every time I’m in Perth.

Mandurah - Madora Bay:

Mandurah is a city on the southwest coast of Western Australia. It’s known for the Peel-Harvey Estuary with its abundant wildlife and migratory waterbirds.

The estuaries around Mandurah and the Peel-Harvey inlet are renowned hotspots for seeing dolphins in the wild. Peel-Harvey is home to about 80 Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins

Eateries:

Australia is famous for their Fish & Chips, BBQ Steaks and of cause their signature burgers ar Hungry Jacks

If you’re staying on a landed property via Air B&B, do get some steaks 🥩 and have a bbq. We had a superb bbq luncheon hosted by David and Linda at Mandurah. Had the chance to grill a couple of steaks too.

If you’re looking for Halal Malaysian delicacies, there’s several Malaysian Food Stalls and restaurants to try as well such as Little Malaysian Cafe for your breakfast or tea time and Malaysian Dining Delights for Luncheons and Dinners.