Pinnacles Sunset Dinner Stargazing Tour

Sand Surfing in Lancelin

Experience the thrill of sand boarding at one of Australia’s premier sand boarding destinations, the Lancelin Sand Dunes. You will be impressed by the pure white sand and be awestruck by the giant sand dunes that can be up to three storeys high. We have our own custom made sand boards for you to use. It is also a great spot for photography!

Nilgen Lookout

We now head north along the Indian Ocean Drive. During wildflower season, we stop at The Nilgen Lookout, a beautiful picnic spot overlooking the surrounding nature reserves and the Indian Ocean to do a short walk to see wildflowers.

Pinnacles and Nambung National Park

Our last stop, the Pinnacles desert, is a very unique Australian landscape. We arrive late afternoon which is one of the best times to photograph the Pinnacles as the shadows of the Pinnacles create remarkable patterns and shapes that ripple over the desert sands. There are walking trails and an observation deck overlooking the Pinnacles desert. There will be plenty of time to walk through the Pinnacles landscape and we will have a barbeque dinner on the observation deck under the stars.

Star Gazing

After dinner, it’s now time to slow down and unwind under the stars of the stunning outback night sky. We have a large computerised telescope and Astro Binoculars which will allow you to get a close up view of the stars and some of the planets. You can even attach your smart phone to the telescope to take some stunning photos of the moon when it is visible.
Using a laser pointer your tour guide will point out items of interest in the sky and you can hear stories of the Aboriginal Dream Time relating to the night sky. Look out for the Milky Way and see if you can spot the giant scorpion, the kangaroo or the emu in the sky. You may also see planets such as Saturn and Jupiter depending on the time of year and if you are lucky, you may get to make a wish upon a shooting star.

Food

We provide dinner under the stars where you get to sample fresh produce from Margaret River and the Swan Valley including our famous Western Australian wines. Please let us know in advance if you have any specific dietary requirements.

Tour Commentary

Your tour guide has an extensive knowledge of the local wildlife and vegetation as well as some of the history of the areas you will see. He can show you some of the plants traditionally used by the local Aboriginals for food and medicine as well as tell you about some of the many shipwrecks off the Turquoise Coast from the early European Explorers.