Mandurah

The vibrant city of Mandurah, located within an easy drive south of Perth, is renowned as the jewel in the Peel region crown. In Mandurah you can indulge your taste for culture at the city's excellent selection of restaurants, shops, art galleries and cultural buildings. And for a real cultural treat be sure to visit the magnificent Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, set around the blue-green reflective waters of Mandjar Bay. The bay lights up at night as people migrate to the waterfront to enjoy a barbecue or dine at the many cafes. And by day the foreshore lawns and parklands come alive with a colourful mix of walkers, picnickers, paddlers, fishermen and children at play. The beautiful new Mandurah Ocean Marina, in the heart of Mandurah, houses magnificent fishing vessels while also catering to land lovers with wide sweeping parklands, excellent alfresco dining, viewing platforms, shops, markets and cafes. From here pleasure craft head out into the wide calm expanses of the Peel Inlet, Harvey Estuary and into the brilliant blue waters of the Indian Ocean. These water wonderlands are home to friendly schools of dolphins, pelicans in their natural habitat and a fantastic selection of elegant water birds. Crabbing, fishing, swimming, canoeing or kayaking and the list of water activities goes on and on. There is a broad range of accommodation available or, for something different, hire a houseboat for idyllic days and nights on the estuary and river. You can also join the passing parade of people on the town bridges and jetties as fishermen cast a line by day and drop-net the tide for prawns by night. Golf courses, beaches and national parks are never far away in this versatile region, each one offering visitors the chance to see why Mandurah truly is a city of endless possibilities.