Caiguna to Madura : See the Caiguna blowhole before zig zaging along the highway to the Nuytsland Nature Reserve where you can 4WD to a series of small caves and collapsed caverns known as Dolines. See Dead Dog Cave where the mummified remains of a Tasmanian Tiger was found. Check out the geologically unique karst formations of Cocklebiddy Cave which contains one of the world' s longest underwater passages. Seriously experienced cave divers can dive the passage but you' ll need to get a permit and carry your own equipment. Birdwatchers should make the 50 km detour south east to Eyre Bird Observatory home to about 230 species of birds many rare and endangered. you' ll need a 4WD or to ring ahead to be collected. It's 74km from Caiguna to Madura where robust horses known as Walers were bred for the Indian Army. Today mostly sheep graze at Madura alongside a roadhouse for rest and refueling.
Balladonia to Caiguna : You can 4WD north to Rawlinna a remote railway siding visited by the Indian Pacific twice a week. Learn to muster on the huge sheep station or watch local pastoralists show off their horse and bull riding skills at the annual Nullarbor Muster in Mid April. From Balladonia another 4WD track leads you 200km south to the white beaches and granite outcrops of Cape Arid National Park. Continuing east from Balladonia you' ll pass Afghan Rocks named after the camel driver who was shot by parched travelers for washing in an unpolluted water hole. See his grave before driving onto Balladonia Homestead built in 1889 and now home to an art gallery depicting the region' s history. you' ll be travelling along the Ninety Mile Straight which at 147km is one of the world' s longest straight stretches of road. It ends in Caiguna where you can sleep in the roadhouse motel or camp sites.
Norseman to Balladonia : The South West Beaches and Goldfields Drive takes you from Pearth to Norseman where the journey begins. Chech out life sized mounments to the early camel trains before heading east along the Eyre Highway. Drive past the woodlands of Dundas Nature Reserve and climb the scenic granite hills of Fraser Range which are circled by the world's largest eucalypt hardwood forest.
