Wave Rock, York, Wildflowers, and Aboriginal Cultural Day Tour from Perth

Wave Rock, good walk around base of rock, as I am not comfortable with heights. York an old town, enjoyed for walk . Bus driver explained aspects of the cave, to make it very interesting.

This is a very expensive day trip which is, in my opinion, just not worth the money or time. I read some of the reviews before booking this tour and considered the negative comments were balanced by exceptional feedback. To my disappointment I now agree with many of the critical reviews as I shared their experience. Highlights: Western Australian wheat belt York a town with many stone, heritage listed buildings. Amazing hay sculptures were scattered throughout the town Stunning salmon & white eucalyptus trees and other beautiful native flora including the Rose of the West which was in flower on our trip in November Ancient grass trees who have survived agricultural development Kondinin, the founding region of the independent agricultural research organisation the Kondinin Group Salt lakes Innovative farming methods combining crops with tree plantings Most informative driver Wave Rock Wave Rock is a solid 4 hour drive from Perth so there is far more driving on this trip than site seeing. Take your own snacks and a good supply of water with you or make sure you eat well and stock up at York. Lunch is a hearty meal at the level of a road side truck stop - paper plates and plastic cutlery of the most basic level. No drink or desert included. No table service. All stops are very rushed. Wear closed in walking shoes not sandals. Take tissues and wet wipes. There is no afternoon tea or dinner provided so you need plenty of fruit and snacks. Fill up your water bottles at lunch. We stopped very briefly at a petrol station to buy food for dinner. Don’t depend on this place for food - we barely had time to use the toilet - led the way for ladies to use the men’s toilet to meet the demand! Food here is very basic and what you want may have run out by the time you are served. Summary: 15 hour day by the time we got back to our hotel 11 hours driving, approximately all stops were rushed standard of lunch did not match the price of this trip as an Australian I felt embarrassed that so many over seas visitors were experiencing this tour - no program to explain the day, no information in different languages, dreadful food and an Aboriginal story that was truly appalling For $215 it would be reasonable to expect: a program for the day in multiple languages to ensure foreign visitors feel welcome & included an ‘in bus box’ including water which is replenished as needed, a piece of fruit & a snack bar adequate time to enjoy all stops a proper lunch served on crockery plates & real cutlery; cold drink included, main meal of ‘coffee shop’ standard including a delicious desert. And table service! Make me feel welcome! I’ve been sitting on a bus for 5 hours! afternoon tea clear explanations (would be on the Program) stating you had to purchase your own dinner. The road house scheduled for this stop should be prepared and have sufficient food, available. Time to eat this meal would be nice. Recommendation - completely review this day trip before offering again. Consider making this 2 days - there is just not enough time to see all the inclusions. You travel through stunning rural country, the WA wheat belt, beautiful native trees as well - fabulous things to see. But make time, spoil your clients on this long journey & match the food standards of other WA tours. Hire a car and take your time. The roads are good and nice motels to stay in at York and Hyden

A really long drive for not much. Trip is very rushed at each stop. The lunch was very average and also rushed.

Our trip to Wave Rock via York, Hippo's Yawn and Mulki's Cave was a brilliant way to escape coastal storms. Several wildflowers including Leschenaultia bright blue by the roadside, yellows and purples at Wave Rock and the cave. Our Adams Punnacles Tours driver was very informative regarding types of gum trees, but time limitations prevented extensive wildflower searching. A long drive but well worth it in my opinion. No actual contact with Indigenous guides, but stories of legends were very useful.

This is actually NOT a real tour, but rather a driver taking you from point A to B and C with apx. 30 minutes in each point for salf exploration. Most of the 12-hours day is spent in the bus, doing noghing. As for Wave Rock itself - it's somehow overrated and the endless amou t of flies totally ruins the experience. Not recommended at all.

The tour guide is friendly and kind. The tour is quite fun although it is a long journey. The overall is good.

Great trip, driver David was great and very knowledgable about local areas we passed through, wave rock amazing. Little town of York was beautiful and wish we could have spent more time there, for any car enthusiasts must visit the car musuem in york, amazing collection.

Excellent tour. Long trip but worth it. Driver very informative and made it fun. No wild flowers seen. Too early.

the journey to wave rock was quite long but it was quite worth it when you reached there wave rock is amazing .... lunch as simple but yummy ! i bought australia cream from wave rock cafe & realized that it was expired .. only when i returned !! oops ....

A really well organised trip, enjoyable from start to finish. We were a small international group of 12, including Luke our well-informed guide and driver. He supplemented his research-based commentary with personal anecdotes and experiences which brought everything to life. The places we visited were fascinating and thanks to my fellow travellers I was able to climb Hyden Rock and clamber into Mulla's cave. Thank you all so much :-)