Where the Swan River joins the southwest coast lies Western Australia's thriving capital city. With sandy beaches surrounding its laidback suburbs, the city is the perfect place to end — or begin — a roadtrip through Australia's desolate outback. Experience the city's food scene, boutique shopping and art galleries on a walking tour through the hip Northbridge neighbourhood.

Adelaide to Perth road trip

Driving Adelaide to Perth via the Nullarbor Plain

The lure of the Big Nothing is strange, and by no means universal. Many will shudder at the thought of undertaking Australia’s most notorious drive; others will see crossing the Nullarbor Plain on the road trip from Adelaide to Perth as a quintessentially Australian challenge, and a humbling, epic adventure. For those who want nature to make them feel small, and show them worlds with barely a sign of human influence, conquering the outback’s lonely highway quenches an almighty thirst...read more