This is basically an oversized – and overpriced – petting zoo. You can cuddle a koala and feed kangaroos and watch sheep shearing demonstrations.
Paradise Country
Paragliding in Bright
Bright is a popular destination for paragliding enthusiasts and both Active Flight and Alpine Paragliding run tandem paragliding flights around Bright. Tandem flights start at $130.
Parliament House
An 81m flag mast that has become the city’s major landmark crowns Parliament House. Visitors can join a guided tour, stroll through its public galleries, walk around its striking exterior – or roll down the grassy slopes that are part of its design. You can watch a session of parliament, if it is sitting. This enormous building took half a century to conceive and a decade to build.
Parliament House
If you’re interested in Queensland state politics, you may want to take advantage of the free tours of Parliament House, which run regularly.
Parliament House
This imposing building served as the home of Australia’s parliament from 1901 till 1927 after which time it has been home to the Victorian state parliament. There are guided tours when parliament is not sitting, and you may sit in on parliament when it is in session.
Parliament House
You can take a free tour of the Western Australian state parliament building that offers a crash course in Australian politics.
Pearl Luggers
This attraction features exhibits on Broome’s pearling history including a couple of restored boats. Rather than walk around at your own pace, visitors are given a tour by a pearl diver.
Pemberton coach stop
Transwa coaches stop on Brockman Street in Pemberton en route between Albany and Margaret River.
Pemberton Visitor Centre
Penguin Parade
Every night at sunset, little penguins emerge from the sea and make their way across the beach to their home amongst the sand dunes. It’s best to come here during the summer when there are more penguins; during winter it can be bitterly cold with winds coming up from Antarctica and very few penguins making the trip to their nesting ground. The Phillip Island Penguin Parade is one of Australia’s most popular tourist attractions; a huge grandstand has been built to accommodate the hundreds of spectators, and the beach is floodlit detracting from what would otherwise be an amazing natural attraction. There is also an information centre on the site with displays and a short film about penguins.
Penguin watching
The main attraction here is the penguin watching every night although Granite Island is also a nice excursion during the day as well. Access is by either a horse-drawn tram or a short walk across the causeway.
Peninsula Visitor Information Centre
Penneshaw ferry terminal
Sealink operates several ferries per day between Cape Jervis and Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island. The return fare is $98 per person and $188 for a car.
Perth Airport (PER)
Because of the distance between Perth and the other big cities, flying is the most popular way to get to Perth. Jetstar, Qantas, Skywest, Tigerair and Virgin Australia fly into Perth from most major cities throughout Australia plus many smaller towns in Western Australia. Perth’s location also means that it is a hub for budget international airlines with cheap flights to Asia, including AirAsia X, Jetstar Asia and Scoot.
Perth Airport (PER) is 12km northeast of the city centre. The international and domestic terminals are located several kilometres apart and locals often talk about them as if they’re separate airports as there is no convenient way to get from one terminal to the other. The domestic terminal is served by local bus routes 37 and 40 as well as the more expensive Connect airport shuttle bus, which also serve the international terminal.
The Connect airport shuttle bus is the quickest option into the city centre and charges $15 for a one-way trip.
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)
The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts features exhibits of avant garde and contemporary visual and performing arts.
Perth Mint
The Perth Mint was established as a branch of Britain’s Royal Mint in 1899 and continues to produce coins and gold bars. The impressive building on Hay Street features a museum with displays about the production of coins and gold bullion with exhibits that provide a unique insight into how money is made.
One of the Perth Mint’s highlights is the world’s largest and most valuable gold coin, which is valued at over $50 million and measures 80cm across (and 12cm deep) and is made of one tonne of pure gold.
Perth Zoo
Perth’s zoo is home to over 2000 animals representing 280 different species. It has the usual collection of African and native animals and the zoo is also a good spot for a picnic.
Phillip Island visitor information centre
Phillip Island Wildlife Park
There are several wildlife parks around Phillip Island but this one is the closest to Cowes and the most convienent if you’re staying in Cowes and don’t have a car. It is home to dingoes, emus, koalas and Tasmanian devils and you can hand-feed kangaroos and wallabies.
Phob Vietnamese Restaurant
Phob Vietnamese Restaurant in the centre of Chinatown has great Vietnamese food including massive bowls of pho.