RAC Karri Valley Resort

Tucked into a landscape that has waterfalls, tall tree trunks and scenic hikes, you should feel quite in tune with nature by the end of your stay. In Warren National Park, the Heartbreak Trail (10 minutes’ drive) weaves in between 90-metre karri trees. They may look spectacularly tall, so it’s a real test of nerve if you decide to climb the Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree (15 minutes) or Gloucester Tree (20 minutes). Both have pegs for adventurous sorts to climb towards the canopies. After those activities, you may be pleased to get back down to earth and sip on some chardonnay or merlot in the Mountford Wines and Tangletoe Cidery (15 minutes) or go for a picnic and a cycle at the Big Brook Dam Foreshore & Picnic Area (25 minutes). There’s a cascade waterfall in Gloucester National Park (20 minutes) for more hikes, but to enjoy the scenery without exerting yourself, the Pemberton Tramway Company (15 minutes) runs train trips into the forests and countryside. Once you’re back in town, visit the historic Pemberton Swimming Pool (15 minutes) that was once used by timber workers in the 1920s.