Planning Your Trip / Arrival
How to optimise on your visit experience to Perth:
- rent a car. It saves time and offers flexibility of stops and time management
- plan ahead your journey / route. Check against map - use Google map and its add stop function. Save stops as Day 1, Day 2 and so on .
- homestays offer best value including cooking your own meal
- plan your shopping including for groceries and visit to natural attractions outside normal opening hours of attractions
- plan your itinerary around your inbound and outbound flight time. For example, you may choose to leave for Margaret River / Busselton straight from arrival.
If you are on the afternoon flight out of perth, you can always plan for a half day trip / itinerary as airport is only 30 mins from the city. Example:
+ visit nearby mall / outlet i.e. Belmont Forum / Westfield Carousel in Cannington
+ visit @Mc Callum park or Charles Paterson Park Burswood
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Look out for local events especially during summer and school holidays:
https://www.weekendnotes.com/perth/
https://www.experienceperth.com/page/whats-on
https://www.visitperthcity.com/events
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Evenings
Catch a show or concert at Crown Perth or Perth Arena
Dine at the many restaurants including at Northbridge and established suburbs.
Dessert at San Churro (recommended)
Thursdays - suburb mall shopping
Fridays -
+ city mall shopping
+ Twilight Hawkers Market in the city (mid spring to summer)
Night view of city from Kings park / South Perth / Elizabeth Quay
Weekend early Morning quick stops:
Satuday
+ Manning Farmers' Market
+ Lau Pasar Market (halal food / Mccallum Park, Victoria Park chilling)
Sunday from 7.30 am (shops open at 10)
+ Canning Vale Community Markets / Market City
+ Belmont Forum flea market
+ Galleria Shopping Centre morley flea market
Due to its size, its not possible to cover the best of Perth / WA in one trip. So you need to prioritise based on your interest, budget and time.
Don't adopt a touch n go approach when visiting Margaret River and Albany region. You need at least a 3D/2N so as to really experience the best attractions and activities at these places.
If you are short on time, choose one region and on your return trip to Perth go visit the other region.
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On Arrival at airport
Fill up declaration card on flight.
Switch on airport wifi. Do not use your mobile at immigration / customs area.
Clear Border Protection Check.
Declare and put all food in one bag.
Buy SIM card. There's Optus and Vodafone operates as you exit the arrival hall.
If you have to pray, there is a prayer room complete with wudu' facility through the alley next to Thrifty car rental.
Pick up travel brochure at arrival hall. Its useful for reference particularly Hello Perth.
Collect car rental / transfer to city or homestay - follow signs as you walk out from the customs check area.
Stay at place with parking if you are renting a car.
Drop bags (recommended) before you start touring - risk of theft as tourist hot spots are known targets.
