In Perth, visitors can explore Aboriginal culture at the Aboriginal Art and Craft Gallery located on Mount Eliza in the Kings Park area of the city. Continue the experience with the Indigenous Heritage Tour, also beginning in Kings Park. Be sure to spend some time in the park’s Botanic Garden — one of the world’s largest city parks.

Next, learn about native wildlife and nature during a wildlife encounter. Take the Rockingham Wild Encounters’ hourly ferry out to Penguin Island, home to Western Australia’s largest colony of fairy penguins. At the island’s Discovery Centre, there are three penguin feedings each day. At the Rockingham Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, you can sea kayak among the islands and linger offshore at Seal Island, where sea lions frolic on the beach and in the water. Other viewing options include glass-bottom boat tours. Need a kangaroo fix? Head to Heirisson Island, where Western Grey Kangaroos congregate. On Rottnest Island, a much smaller marsupial, called the quokka — found only in Western Australia — can be seen feeding and napping.

If your trip has a family angle, head to Trees Adventure, a treetop ropes course with zip lines suitable for a variety of ages. At Caversham Wildlife Park & Zoo in Swan Valley, you’ll find an enormous collection of native fauna, plus have the chance to interact with koalas, see a farm show and feed kangaroos. Try indoor skydiving at iFLY Perth, or get wild and wet on the rides at Adventure World. Other great options include boarding The Duyfken 1606, a replica historic wooden sailing ship offering twilight sailing expeditions on select dates.