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Things to do at the Pinnacles

Sunset, then the starsWith the Lancelin dunes on the way up.

Walk among the spires at sunset, stay for the stars, and sandboard the dunes on the way. The Pinnacles are thousands of limestone spires in yellow sand in Nambung National Park, about 200km north of Perth. The trips arrive for the late light, when the spires throw long shadows, then serve dinner in the desert with a glass of local wine and stay on for the stargazing. On the way up, Lancelin has the largest network of sand dunes in Western Australia, and you can sandboard down them, board hire included. From $169, from Perth, with dinner.

Checked on 28 October 2026.

Sunset and stars Dinner in the desert from$169 Plus sandboarding Lancelin dunes too from$229 With kangaroos Wildlife park and dunes from$265

The Pinnacles sit near Cervantes on the coast north of Perth, around two and a half hours each way on sealed road. Most of what there is to do happens in the afternoon and after dark, which is why the day trips leave Perth after midday.

In the Pinnacles Desert

Walk among the spires.Thousands of limestone towers standing in yellow sand, in Nambung National Park. Park entry is included on the trips here.
Sunset.The spires throw long shadows in the late light, which is the photograph people come for.
Dinner in the desert.A picnic dinner with a glass of local wine on the stargazing day, or a barbecue dinner with a glass of wine on the sandboarding one.
The stars.The sky this far from the city is the second half of the trip.
Into the heart of it.On the sunset and sandboarding day, the minibus can drive into the heart of the Pinnacles Desert.

On the way there

Lancelin's dunesthe largest network of sand dunes in Western Australia. The lookout is on the stargazing day.
Sandboardingdown the giant dunes at Lancelin, with board hire included.
A 4WD ride over the dunesin custom-built vehicles, on the wildlife day.
Caversham Wildlife Parkfor koalas, wombats and hand-feeding kangaroos, at the start of the wildlife day.
Fish and chips at Cervantesincluded for lunch on the wildlife day.

The day trips from Perth

Trip	What you do	Adult	Child	Group
1 Day Pinnacles & Star Gazing Tour	Lancelin Lookout, sunset, a picnic dinner with wine, and the stars	$169	—	Max 21
1 Day Pinnacles Sunset, Stargazing, Sandboarding	Sandboarding at Lancelin, sunset, a barbecue dinner with wine, and the stars	$229	$174	Max 21
1 Day Pinnacles & Sandboarding Tour	Caversham Wildlife Park, 4WD and sandboarding on the dunes, fish and chips at Cervantes	$265	—	6 to 50 guests

All three pick up in Perth. Where no child price is shown, ask us. Prices update on their own.

Which one suits you

The sunset and stars, $169the simplest day, with a picnic dinner and a glass of local wine at the Pinnacles, and wifi on the coach. It leaves Perth between midday and 2pm depending on the season, to catch the light.
Sunset, stars and sandboarding, $229(children $174): adds the Lancelin dunes with board hire, and a barbecue dinner in the desert. Pick-up from around 1pm.
Wildlife, dunes and the Pinnacles, $265kangaroos to hand-feed, the 4WD over the dunes and fish and chips at Cervantes. The one for families, for children aged four and up on the 4WD section; pregnant women and anyone with back problems sit that part out and enjoy the rest of the day.

Or as the first stop heading north

If you are going up the coast, the Pinnacles come first on the Perth to Exmouth trips, with a guided walk or a guided tour in Nambung National Park, and on the 8 day run you sleep near Nambung and sandboard at Lancelin on the way. The longer runs to Broome, Karijini and Darwin start the same way, with park entry included.

Trip	Length	Starts and finishes	From
6 Day Perth to Exmouth	6 days, 5 nights	Perth / Exmouth	$1449
6 Day Perth to Exmouth	6 days, 5 nights	Perth / Exmouth	$1549
8 Day Perth to Exmouth & Return	8 days, 7 nights	Perth / Perth	$1699
7 Day Perth to Exmouth & Return	7 days, 6 nights	Perth / Perth	$1699
10 Day West Coast and Karijini	10 days, 9 nights	Perth / Perth	$2799
10 Day Perth to Broome	10 days, 9 nights	Perth / Broome	$2905

Prices update on their own.

When to go

Any month. The day trips run year round, timed for sunset. August to October adds wildflowers across the sandplain, part of Western Australia's wildflower season. There is more on the drive and the timing on our how do you get to the Pinnacles from Perth page.