Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, and the private, small-group, or expert-led way to make it yours — your own pace, real access, none of the crowd.
In port at Margaret River, the bucket-list move is Premium Small-Group Margaret River Wine Immersion Tour. Up Close & Local Tours runs it — a private, expert-led experience at your own pace, not a 40-person coach. Below: all 6 bucket-list things to do on a Margaret River port day, each with the independent way to make it yours.
1food
Ride in a luxury vehicle through Margaret River's legendary wine country, tasting benchmark Cabernets and Chardonnays at boutique estates rarely accessible to larger groups. An expert local guide unlocks cellar doors that define Australian fine wine.
Book it withUp Close & Local ToursAUD 265 per person (Premium Full Day Wine Tour)
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2landmark
Descend into two of Margaret River's most spectacular limestone caves — Lake Cave with its ethereal underground lake, and Jewel Cave with its cathedral-scale formations. A fully guided experience reveals 350 million years of geological wonder.
Book it withAugusta Margaret River Tourism Association (CaveWorks / Margaret River Caves)AUD 25 per person per cave (guided tour); combination tickets available
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3water
Walk the Southern Hemisphere's longest timber jetty, then descend into an underwater observatory to encounter a technicolour artificial reef — all without getting wet. Or don a mask and snorkel the Busselton Jetty Underwater Sculpture Trail for a truly unforgettable encounter.
Book it withBusselton Jetty Inc. (Official Jetty Operators)AUD 40–55 per person (Interpretive Train + Underwater Observatory); snorkel tours from AUD 75 per person
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4history
Stand at the very tip of the Australian continent where the Indian and Southern Oceans collide, then climb the tallest lighthouse on mainland Australia for panoramic views that stretch to the edge of the world. A genuinely once-in-a-lifetime geographic moment.
Book it withParks & Wildlife Service WA (Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse)AUD 20 adult (grounds & self-guided); AUD 28 adult with guided tower climb
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5food
Follow a curated trail of the region's finest artisan food producers — hand-crafting single-origin chocolates, farmhouse cheeses, berry wines, and small-batch spirits. This is the edible soul of Margaret River, away from the cellar-door crowds.
Book it withThe Grove Distillery & Brewery / Margaret River Chocolate CompanyAUD 25–40 per person for guided tastings at The Grove; Margaret River Chocolate Company tastings from AUD 15; Berry Farm from AUD 12
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6scenic
Explore two of WA's most breathtaking coastal landscapes — Hamelin Bay, where wild stingrays glide through gin-clear shallows at your feet, and Canal Rocks, a wild granite formation sculpted by the Indian Ocean into arched channels and natural blowholes.
Book it withMargaret River Discovery Co.AUD 130–218 per person (Margaret River Discovery Tour, full day including coastal stops)
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