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Margaret River hiking dates for 2024
Our Margaret River hiking dates are available now for guided trekking adventures on the Cape to Cape Track throughout 2024. There's never been a better time to tick Margaret River's iconic 124km hiking trail off your bucket list! Why hike the Cape to Cape Track with...
Seasons greetings from the Cape to Cape team
Season's greetings from Cape to Cape Explorer Tours! And what a season it's been. It was our busiest yet, with hundreds of hikers coming to savour the 124km Cape to Cape Track during the spectacular spring wildflower season in the Margaret River region. Looking ahead...
Snake-Necked Turtle rescue
The Cape to Cape Explorer Tours team were involved in a dramatic rescue of a gorgeous Snake-Necked Turtle that our gides found injured and close to death. But this story has a happy ending with a successful release back into the wild! Injured Snack-Necked Turtle found...
Joining the war on invasive weeds
Snap off an arum lily to boost our bush – that’s the message from Nature Conservation Margaret River Region when it comes to problem invasive weeds known as arum lilies. And the team from Cape to Cape Explorer Tours are helping to lead the charge against weeds and...
Sydney-Margaret River direct flights
Calling all Sydneysiders - visiting the Cape to Cape Track just got a lot easier thanks to new Sydney-Margaret River direct flights. Jetstar announces new direct flights to WA Jetstar Airways announced it will commence direct flights from Sydney to Busselton. That's a...
Big win at WA Tourism Awards
Our amazing accommodation hub Surfpoint Resort won gold in the 3-3.5 star accommodation category at the 2023 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards! We're on such a high and the entire team is stoked to add another gold to the awards cabinet. Surfpoint the perfect hiking hub...
13th Cape to Cape hike!
Keen hiker Julie Blackburn has just completed the Cape to Cape hike an incredible 13th time! She just can't get enough of Margaret River's iconic 124km hiking trail. She's done it solo, camping along the way. And she's done it with Cape to Cape Explorer Tours'...
“Sensational” Cape to Cape walk
A group of mums from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia's Goldfields joined us for a "sensational" 3-day Cape to Cape walk. And they left us this amazing review on Tripadvisor of their expeirence on Margaret River's iconic multi-day coastal hiking trail. 3-day Smiths...
Cape to Cape team welcomes new talent
The Cape to Cape Explorer Tours team continues to grow with more fabulous new talent joining the ranks of our experienced guides. We've welcomed Bree Zikmundovsky and Sophie van Nordenburg. They're both amazing ladies who are super talented at leading guided hikes....
Surfpoint Resort stars in nature gardens festival
Our Cape to Cape Track hiking accommodation hub Surfpoint Resort is starring in Margaret River's biggest nature gardens event! It is one of seven inspiring nature and wildlife gardens open to the community when the annual Open Nature Gardens Weekend returns this...
Our team joins biggest beach clean-up
There’s a groundswell of registrations for the 2023 Tangaroa Blue WA Beach Clean-up. Volunteers are putting their hands up to clear litter from most beaches across the Margaret River region. And the guides and hikers from Cape to Cape Explorer Tours will be front and...
Finalists in WA’s biggest tourism awards!
Cape to Cape Explorer Tours and our accommodation hub Surfpoint Resort are finalists in the state's biggest tourism awards! And we couldn't be more proud to be gunning for gold medals once again in the Tourism Council of WA's Perth Airport Western Australia Tourism...
Wildflowers: inspiring awe and wonder
Learn more about biodiversity hotspots, orchid evolution and ancient landscapes with two wildflower experts, including Cape to Cape Explorer Tours guide Trevor Paddenburg. Read on for the full story by Lizzy Pepper. I've spent the winter months searching the ground...
Cape to Cape named business of the year!
We’re stoked, proud, humbled and honoured to be named the Margaret River region's Business of the Year. And to take out the awards for the categories Environmental Excellence, Tourism Excellence and Robust & Remarkable at the Margaret River Business Network's 2023...
Finalists in 5 tourism and business awards
We're rapt to be nominated as a finalist in five different categories in the Margaret River region's biggest tourism and business awards. That includes the categories Tourism Excellence, Environmental Excellence, Local Legends, Robust and Remarkable, and Access &...
Best shoes for the Cape to Cape Track
Best shoes for the Cape to Cape Track? Read on for the lowdown on the best footwear for hiking Margaret River's iconic 124km trail, the Cape to Cape Track. Should I wear hiking boots, trail runners, running shoes, thongs or even go the bare feet option on some...
Margaret River wildflower season
Margaret River wildflower season has arrived and here's your guide to seeing the most amazing floral displays in the South-West corner of WA. With September just a few days away, Western Australia’s wildflower season is well and truly underway. Carpets of colour are...
Cape to Cape’s 5 stars on Tripadvisor
We’ve had so many hikers rave about their experience tackling Margaret River’s Cape to Cape walk - and give us 5 stars on Tripadvisor. So we thought we’d share the love and share their insights into an adventure with Cape To Cape Explorer Tours! Their words aren’t...
Caring for the Cape to Cape Track
To coincide with Landcare Week 7-13 August 2023, writer and keen hiker Pete Geall talks with The Friends of the Cape To Cape Volunteers and shares some of his own experiences of the famous track. As an avid walker, I’ve been walking sections of the Cape to Cape (C2C)...
Whale spotting in the Margaret River region
Whale spotting in the Margaret River region: your guide to the best spots - including the Cape to Cape Track - to see these giants frolic. With spring approaching, it's a great time to spot majestic humpback and blue whales. They're migrating south from WA's warm...
Walking with indigenous seasons
The indigenous Wadandi people of the Margaret River region observed six seasons, with Makuru under way now. It’s the wet season and also the season of fertility. The indigenoius seasons are closely linked to the flora, fauna, weather and connections when it comes to...
Fungi and flowers of Boranup Forest
The enchanted Boranup Forest must be one of the most magical sections the 124km Cape to Cape Track. And as well as the soaring karri trees overhead, there is a special ecosystem of flowers and fungi in the understorey for hikers to enjoy. Stroll beneath salmon pink...
Cape to Cape Explorer Tours team grows
The Cape to Cape Explorer Tours team continues to grow with some great new talent joining the ranks of our experienced guides. We've welcomed James Hartley, who is the new king of the kids, running our schools program. And Andrew Green, a Margaret River veteran who...
Gene Hardy story told in film
Gene Hardy story told in film: the fascinating story of the Cape To Cape Explorer Tours founder has been captured in a beautiful short video. If you're coming to hike the Cape to Cape Track with us this season, don't miss this clip to learn more about the Track and...
Cape to Cape Track day hike
Writer and adventurer Laura Waters joined Cape to Cape Explorer Tours on a Cape to Cape Track day hike. A great taster of the Cape to Cape Track! This is her story. I’m polishing off the last of my shakshuka at Smiths Beach Resort when my guide Andrew Haskell walks in...
Margaret River’s best packaged tours
If you get low-key anxiety about missing out on incredible things to do when you’re on holiday, then an all-inclusive tour could be your new best friend. Our friends at The Margaret River Region have curated a list of our favourite all-inclusive adventures. We're...
Hiking for a great cause
We love hiking for a great cause, so Cape to Cape Explorer Tours was proud to support a fundraiser for the Child In Need Institute India. Our founder Gene Hardy (pictured below) offered a day's guided hiking on the Cape to Cape Track for two people as part of an...
Supporting a code for the coast
Cape to Cape Explorer Tours was part of a recent Coastal Forum in the Margaret River region, discussing ways to care for our coast and develop a special code for the coast. The forum also had a focus on ensuring the Cape to Cape Track remains a top-quality wilderness...
Exciting Cape to Cape Track upgrades
Exciting new Cape to Cape Track upgrades have been announced, making Western Australia's most popular multi-day hike even better! The WA Government has announced another $2.7 million to be spend on improvements to the 124km Track. It's been welcomed by Cape to Cape...
Randall’s Golden Guide nomination
Cape to Cape Explorer Tours guide Randall Smith has been nominated for a Golden Guide award in WA's top tourism awards. Randall will go up against a field of the state's best tourism guides for the FACET Golden Guide Award at the Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards. A...
Schools on the Cape to Cape Track
It's been a fantastic autumn hiking season for schools on the Cape to Cape Track! Our schools team (pictured below) is working hard to deliver engaging, meaningful and empowering itineraries and activities for young people in the WA, interstate and internationally....
Fauna on the Cape to Cape Track
There's an abundance of mind-blowing fauna on the Cape to Cape Track for wildlife-mad hikers with a keen eye! Think mysterious land-based mammals. Incredible marine life. A stunning array of birds. And fascinating insect life. The Cape to Cape Track in the Margaret...
Our guides caring for coast
Our guides were thrilled to join Nature Conservation Margaret River Region caring for coast and rehabilitating foreshore dunes recently! We joined an army of volunteers from the local community to carry out planting and brushing at Gnarabup headland, right near the...
Cape to Cape northern and southern highlights
We've added two new walking tours on Margaret River's best hiking trail - the Cape to Cape northern and southern highlights tours. Both are self-guided, multi-day adventures on the 124km Cape to Cape Track in Western Australia's rugged South-West. "They're designed so...
Awesome autumn hiking in WA
We're well into our bumper season of autumn hiking on the Cape to Cape Track – the Margaret River region’s famous coastal hike! Our autumn hiking season runs from March through to June. It's when you can expect mild weather and blue skies. And, we recently published...
Walpole Wilderness Experience hike
Oh what a feeling - we're on a high after our latest Walpole Wilderness Experience hike sampling the Bibbulmun Track on WA's south coast! Read on for a full run-down of the experience. Plus check out the group's awesome photos from their week in the wilderness.Guides...
Walking from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin
It's an epic feeling standing under Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse - the southern terminus of the Cape to Cape Track. And what a feeling for Claire Twohig and Tanya Peris, pictured here completing their Cape to Cape Track adventure! Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse tallest on...
Cape to Cape and Bibbulmun back to back
Meet Angie - she recently became the first person to complete our Cape to Cape Track and Bibbulmun Track guided hiking adventures back to back! What a cracking couple of weeks, first spent hiking the coastal Cape to Cape for 7 days. And then heading straight to...
Guided hiking on the Cape to Cape
Such a lovely group of hikers for our first 8-Day Guided End-to-End adventure for the autumn season on the Cape to Cape Track! And what a stunning week of sunny skies and big smiles, with loads of wildlife spotted on the Track and in the ocean. Friendships forged...
Helping endangered hooded plovers
The Cape to Cape Explorer Tours team is helping to monitor endangered Hooded Plovers this season on the Cape to Cape Track. These charismatic shore birds are listed as critically endangered. But the Margaret River region and the 124km Cape to Cape Track is an...
Maggie’s hike for mental health
Meet Maggie, an inspirational lady who is tackling the Cape to Cape Track on a hike for mental health this April! She's opted for Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' 6-day self-guided end-to-end hike. And she's fundraising with Black Dog Institute, supporting research into...
Autumn hiking on the Cape to Cape Track
Our team are all set for a bumper season of autumn hiking on the Cape to Cape Track - the Margaret River region's famous coastal hike! The Cape to Cape Explorers Team got together this week for a training and bonding day before our 8-Day Guided End-to-End hiking tours...
The good life in Margaret River
Living the good life in Margaret River! Read on for this special story from journalist Fleur Bainger, published in Australian Geographic. It documents some of the incredible things about living in the South-West corner of Western Australia. And it explores some of the...
Cape to Cape Track self-guided
Thinking about hiking the Cape to Cape Track self-guided? Then read on for the full list of fabulous self-guided hikes you can do on Margaret River's iconic walking trail. Cape to Cape Explorer Tours are the specialists when it comes to the 124km Cape to Cape Track ...
Kids and the Margaret River Region
From beaching to bike riding, mini golf to mazes, and all the adventures in between, including hiking on the Cape to Cape Track. We've rounded up the top family friendly activities in and around the Margaret River Region this summer. By Lizzy Pepper. ...
Meet our Cape to Cape hikers
Meet our Cape to Cape hikers! We've loved the all-star cast of wonderful hikers from all corners of Australia and around the world arriving in Margaret River to walk the Cape to Cape Track with us. Here are some of their faces and stories! Completing the Cape to Cape...
How hiking saved my life
How hiking saved my life: the incredible true story of Lynn Fisher and her hike on the 124km Cape to Cape Track in the Margaret River region. At Cape to Cape Explorer Tours, we hear and experience so many moving and inspirational stories from the hikers who come and...
Hiking experiences in WA
If you’re looking for unique, diverse, undiscovered, and natural experiences and love to travel on foot, Western Australia’s South West region has much to offer. There’s no better way to discover pristine coastlines. Turquoise waters. Ancient Karri tree forests. And...
Margaret River fishing: “catch of a lifetime”
Want the ultimate land-based fishing experience in the Margaret River region? Then Cape to Cape Explorer Tours can help! We offer a half-day fishing experience, including all gear, bait, logistics, transport, snacks and drinks. With local guides and local knowledge,...
Cape to Cape Track news
Read all the latest Cape to Cape Track news, info, yarns and photos in our Summer 2022 Newsletter. Out now from Cape to Cape Explorer Tours! Season's greetings from Cape to Cape Explorer Tours The newsletter kicks off with a message from Gene Hardy, Cape to Cape...
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