The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Geraldton, the bucket-list move is Houtman Abrolhos Islands: Scenic Flight & Snorkel Adventure. Below: 1 bucket-list things to do on a Geraldton port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Soar over the legendary Abrolhos Islands — a UNESCO-listed coral archipelago 60km offshore — then snorkel crystalline waters teeming with marine life. This is Geraldton's single most bucket-list experience, inaccessible any other way in a day.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Stand at Australia's most poignant WWII memorial, perched on a clifftop above the Indian Ocean, guided by expert volunteers who bring the 1941 tragedy viscerally to life. An emotional and unforgettable piece of living history.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
A full-day private or small-group journey north to Kalbarri's ancient red gorges, a flamingo-pink salt lake and carpets of Wildflower Coast blooms — landscapes that look almost too cinematic to be real.
Book itKalbarri: Inland and River Gorges Tour$123 per person
Step aboard a guided boat tour of one of Australia's busiest fishing ports, drifting past trawlers, bulk carriers and the historic wharf precinct with expert local commentary — a uniquely maritime perspective on Geraldton.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Geraldton's twin cultural crown jewels — a soaring Byzantine-Romanesque cathedral designed by Monsignor John Hawes and a world-class maritime museum housing Batavia and HMAS Sydney artefacts — make for an enriching, air-conditioned morning in the heart of the city.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Venture south to one of Western Australia's best-preserved 19th-century pastoral homesteads, set in sweeping Wildflower Coast countryside — a rare, unhurried glimpse of frontier colonial life far from the tourist trail.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in GeraldtonNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.