Busselton is a relaxed seaside town on the sheltered, north-facing shore of Geographe Bay in Western Australia's south-west, and the gateway to the Margaret River region. More about Busselton →
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The base of the Busselton Jetty on the foreshore is the starting point for exploring the town, with the beach, the Busselton Visitor Centre and the jetty's Interpretive Centre close by. Queen Street, the main street, is about 750 m away on foot, Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse about 38 km and Margaret River about 51 km by road.
0.8 km · ~11 min by car
Queen Street, Busselton's main shopping and dining street, is a flat 750 m walk (about 11 minutes) from the jetty base and foreshore.
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The jetty base on the foreshore is the starting point for everything ashore, and the town centre is a short, flat walk away. Out on the jetty, the Underwater Observatory can be reached on foot along the 1.841 km jetty or by the jetty train from the Interpretive Centre. A Jetty Walk Pass (AUD 5, ages 17 and over) is needed while the Interpretive Centre is open. The wine region, Ngilgi Cave and Cape Naturaliste are best reached by car, taxi or organised tour.
Busselton is a relaxed seaside town on the sheltered, north-facing shore of Geographe Bay in Western Australia's south-west, and the gateway to the Margaret River region. Its landmark is the 1.841 km heritage Busselton Jetty, with a solar-powered train and an Underwater Observatory 8 m below the surface, right beside the beaches, cafes and shops of the town centre. Further afield, the cellar doors and restaurants of the Margaret River wine region, Ngilgi Cave and Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse are within about 45 minutes by road, all suited to a day trip.
The 1.841 km heritage timber jetty reaches out across Geographe Bay from the town's foreshore. Walk it (Jetty Walk Pass AUD 5 for ages 17 and over while the Interpretive Centre is open) or ride the solar-powered jetty train. Services depend on weather and sea conditions.
About 1.7 km along the jetty, a guided tour descends 8 m to the sea floor by a 60-step spiral staircase (a lift is available) to see the corals and fish living on the jetty piles. Tours include the return train ride and a Jetty Day Pass, take about 1 hour 45 minutes, must be booked and run weather permitting.
A working lighthouse in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, at the western tip of Geographe Bay, about 40 minutes' drive away. Guided 30-minute tours climb 59 steps to the balcony for views over the Indian Ocean and Geographe Bay (adult AUD 18) and include the Lightkeepers' Museum.
One of the world's youngest wine regions, best known for Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, with more than 90 cellar doors, many with cafes or restaurants. Margaret River town is about 45 minutes south of Busselton; Ngilgi Cave at Yallingup, Western Australia's oldest tourist attraction, is on the way (self-guided, adult AUD 32).