Discover Yallingup

Yallingup combines walking loops with the history of Ngilgi Cave and Caves House. If you’re looking for a hotel in Yallingup, you can plan your stay around themes like these: routes vary in length and layout; the cave and garden offer historical points of interest; and there are also cultural experiences and surfing. This makes it easier to decide before searching which aspects of the destination are especially relevant to your travel plans.

Walking trails of varying lengths

Both distance and route are useful when comparing the walks. The Torpedo Trail is a 3-kilometre loop to the beach. It follows Yallingup Brook before heading uphill on the way back. The Wardanup Trail is a 6.3-kilometre loop around Yallingup; it passes Ngilgi Cave and Caves House before returning to Yallingup Beach. The comparison highlights the difference in trail length as well as the distinct character of each route: the Torpedo Trail follows the brook and then climbs a hill, while the Wardanup Trail passes the named landmarks along the loop. The Ghost Trail is a short section of the Torpedo Trail from the historic gardens of Caves House to Yallingup Beach. Local trail conditions on the Wardanup Trail may change.

Ngilgi Cave and Caves House: historical points of interest

Ngilgi Cave opened for candlelight tours in 1899; at the time, it was still known as Yallingup Cave. The Caves House Group was owned by the Government of Western Australia from 1902 to 1968. The government developed it to provide accommodation for visitors to Yallingup Cave. The gardens of the Caves House Group are also part of the local landscape: they are an exceptionally fine example of an Edwardian-era terraced garden. “Terraced” describes a garden arranged in levels, and therefore represents a distinctive design feature alongside the history of the house and cave.

Cultural experiences and surfing

Koomal Dreaming’s “Food, Cave and Didgeridoo Tour” includes a didgeridoo song inside Ngilgi Cave. The tour also includes a guided bush walk where local food and medicinal plants are identified. The same tour thus combines a musical component in the cave with learning about plants during a walk. In the region, Koomal Dreaming’s immersive tours give visitors the opportunity to experience Aboriginal culture from the perspective of the Traditional Owners.

Rabbit Hill is near Yallingup and is a surf break in Ngari Capes Marine Park. Surf and sea conditions vary. Yallingup Surf School offers surfing lessons and surf guiding. When planning your trip, you can consider the surf break and the explicitly offered lessons and guided experiences as distinct aspects of surfing.

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For the broader travel overview: Western Australia.