News, yarns and blogs from the Cape to Cape Track!

High School Graduates Aaron Friedland and  Hillel Solomon, both 17 years old, recently completed the full 7 day  end-to-end Cape to Cape Track walk, supported by the Track specialists Cape to Cape Explorer Tours (CCET). Aaron and Hillel decided to take on the...

From 12-19 October 2013, 16 intrepid soles took on the magical Cape to Cape hike in WA in the hope of raising $50k in support of the global work of The Hunger Project in ending world hunger...the group was supported by the Cape to Cape Track specialists, Cape to Cape...

Following one of the wettest winters in years, Spring 2013 is emerging as a bumper wildflower season for the Margaret River region. To help celebrate and discover the awe inspiring wildflowers of the region, Cape to Cape Explorer Tours have launched a new ‘Wildflower...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours is proud to announce that they have teamed up with The Hunger Project's 'Hike4Hunger' initiative in October this year. Over 8 days the 'Hike4Hunger' project will hike the entire length (135kms) of the Cape to Cape Track, from Cape...

Beach goers in near the southern end of the Cape to Cape Track were recently given a fishy surprise when a 5 metre Blue Marlin was washed ashore! Margaret River Shire Ranger Alison Scott was called to the scene to remove the giant fish. "I walked out the marlin before...

The Cape to Cape Track is stunning at any time of the year, different seasons bring variations in Flora flowering, fauna spotted - both trestrial and aquatic, rainfall amounts and daytime temperatures. It is no secret that late Autumn can be one of the very best times...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' Senior Guide and Resident Ecologist Drew McKenzie wowed 'The Malaysian Insider' on a recent visit to the Margaret River region. See the full details below... Join Drew McKenzie and other top local guides from Cape to Cape Explorer Tours...

Recently Cape to Cape Explorer Tours received the great news that one of our end-to-end walkers from the 2012 spring season had gone on to use her Cape to Cape experience to win another great walking holiday! Josie, and her husband Tom, completed the Cape to Cape...

Only weeks after announcing the dates for Cape to Cape Explorer Tours End-to-End Experiences for 2013, several complete tours have sold out and many other places are starting to fill. Current status of End-to-End tours for 2013 are as follows; Autumn: 6 – 14 April -...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours enjoyed an excellent season in 2012, with many fantastic journeys along the full length of the Cape to Cape Track. Dates for 2013 are; Autumn: 6 - 14 & 20 – 28th April and 11 – 19th May Spring: August 31st - 8th September 21st - 29th...

Walkers on Cape to Cape Explorer Tours November fully guided end-to-end experienced have been spoilt over the first two days with fantastic still weather and abounding wildlife. But for one couple, Jo and Tom Barton, the walk has a particularly gold shine. "What a...

Participants on Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' last end-to-end experience for October enjoyed a final day of sun and surf on what many regard as the most challenging leg of the Track. "Today was a challenging but very fulfilling day in the sense that you could see your...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours late October End-to-End Experience on the Cape to Cape Track has proven popular with a dozen keen hikers joining from different parts of the globe. 'Day one was a real buzz', says Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' Senior Guide Gene Hardy.  "The...

The Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' team was elated this week to receive Advanced Ecotourism status from Ecotourism Australia. "This accreditation reflects the fact that CCET is a best practice environmental steward', say Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' marketing...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours recent Father's Day busy bee was a fantastic success,  with almost twenty people turning out to assist with annual Track maintenance. "I couldn't think of a better way to spend Father's Day", said Cape to Cape Explorer Tours guide  Gene...

The Cape to Cape Track has just been named by 'The Age' in Best of Australia: 50 unforgettable adventures - best hikes.   To see the full list please...

Look out for Cape to Cape Explorers on the Track this Autumn! What a great time of year to pull on the hiking boots and get onto Western Australia's premier coastal walking track, the Cape to Cape Track - also voted as one of Australia's best walks by Australian...

UK journalist Annabel Mackie and her family recently spent the morning with Margaret River's Cape to Cape Explorer Tours. Annabel is currently living with her husband Tony and young family in Singapore. While based in the southern hemisphere, they were eager to visit...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours (CCET) joined members of the Margaret River branch of the Surfrider Foundation to replace burnt out track posts and markers on one of the worst affected sections of the Cape to Cape Track after the November 2011 Margaret River Bushfires....

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours have released the dates of the 2012 End-to-End experiences. The tours are aimed at like-minded people who would like to join a group and experience the exhilaration of completing the Track, while staying in very comfortable accommodation...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' resident biologist Drew McKenzie, was recently asked about the effects of the recent wildfires in the Margaret River region and  how the Cape to Cape Track and vegetation would cope. Here is an excerpt of his answers; Q: Can I also ask how...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours recently completed the spring seven-day fully-guided and supported End-to-End experience. A wonderful group of people gathered for the trek, and it truly was a wonderful week amongst the wildflowers! Highlights of the experience, straight...

Participants from the College of Surgeons enjoyed a range of activities with Cape to Cape Explorer Tours on Saturday the 22nd October. Light winds and overcast skies meant that the Bay' s normally turquoise water took on a gleaming grey character, perfect for...

The team at Cape to Cape Explorer Tours were very excited to WIN THE NEW BUSINESS OF EXCELLENCE AWARD AT THE MARGARET RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GALA AWARDS last night at Watershed Winery in Margaret River. With almost a dozen finalists in the category, the Cape to...

Following good winter rains and warm spring days, the wildflowers along the Cape to Cape Track are back in full force!  While the Track has a range of flowers on show right throughout the year, spring is the time when the full range of flowers is on show and when many...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours multitalented guides were busy wielding trimmers and loppers for their recent spring working bee on the Cape to Cape Track. The length of the Track is maintained by adoptees of the Friends of the Cape to Cape Track volunteer management...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours are proud to provide a range of practical services to suit either beginners or independent bushwalkers, including fully guided and self guided end to end tours, day tours, accommodation assistance, and logistical advice. All our tours cater...

After a drier than average start to winter in Margaret River, with just 142mm falling in June, the winter rains have finally set in. The chart below shows that over the final five days of July some 112.2mm fell, bringing the monthly total up to 235.8mm. And it is...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' staff have been enjoying seeing small numbers of humpback whales recently cruising north along side the famous Cape to Cape Track located in the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park. The humpback whales are members of Population VI, the...

Cape to Cape Track End-to-End October Experience Date:           1 October – 8 October 2011 Cost:           $2 500 per person (incl GST) Maximum group size: 10 Cape to Cape Track End to End Experience: October 1 to October 8, 2011.  Cape to Cape Explorer Tours is...

Local operators Cape to Cape Explorer Tours are now offering fully customised experiences walking the Cape to Cape Track in Western Australia's picturesque south west. The Cape to Cape Track offers a coastal wilderness experience, with unique flora and fauna and an...

Cape to Cape Explorer Tours, Upbeat Inspirations and the Travel Management Group (TMG) recently combined forces to bring a large group from Holden Australia the experience of a lifetime overlooking the Indian Ocean. After navigating down a winding corrugated road,...

Riders from the Great WA Bike ride certainly had little time to put their feet up on their rest day yesterday as they swung into caves on ropes, paddled the waters of Geographe Bay, trekked the Cape to Cape Track and went searching for the elusive phascogale with...

Canadian hiker George Xuereb was basking in the sunshine last week out on the Cape to Cape Track and relishing frequent swim stops in the irresistible blue waters of the Indian Ocean.  George and his Adelaide-based hiking companion Martin Davey completed the full...

The Great WA Bike Ride is taking place in March 2011 and Cape to Cape Explorer Tours have compiled some stunning tours for the riders, support staff and family for the rest days in Margaret River (21st and 22nd March), including the Jewel of the Cape – a stunning...

In early January 2011 Shaun and Kelly MacRae set off from Cape Naturaliste with the intent to get to Cape Leeuwin within eight days. Hailing from Canada and now living in Perth, the couple had visited the region a number of times before and were excited about...

Recently a group of aboriginal children from the northern Western Australian town of Wyndam joined Cape to Cape Explorer Tours' top guides Gene Hardy and Drew McKenzie on a two and a half hour expedition of one of their favourite stretches of coastline. The group was...

Experience: The Bunker Bay Evening Expedition Location: Bunker Bay to Sugar Loaf Rock Duration: 2.5 hours Distance: 5kms Difficulty Level: Moderate Equipment Required: Sunscreen, water & enclosed footwear.   The wind-pruned vegetation atop Cape Naturaliste on the...

Experience: The Bunker Bay Evening Expedition Location: Bunker Bay to Sugar Loaf Rock Duration: 2.5 hours Distance: 5kms Difficulty Level: Moderate Equipment Required: Sunscreen, water & enclosed footwear. Afternoon tea supplied. "Magnificent, gorgeous and...

Participants on the Ocean Kayak Explorer Tour received more than they bargained for in the waters off Meelup Beach today. Predominantly blue skies, 30 metre visibility and impossibly azure water combined to create a scene one would be more likely to find in the...