Explore Bunbury & WA's South West

Dolphins Beaches Great Food Weekend Escapes

Things to Do in Bunbury

Dolphins, surf, art and the great outdoors.

Meet the Dolphins

Koombana Bay's wild bottlenose dolphins

Beaches & Coast

Calm bay or open surf — pick your water

Nature & Parks

Forests, wetlands and wildlife

Arts & Culture

Galleries, street art and heritage

Shopping & Markets

Centres, boutiques and local produce

Sport & Recreation

Golf, fishing, trails and water sports

Stay in Bunbury

Make Bunbury your base for the South West.

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Hotels, motels and holiday stays

From waterfront hotels to caravan parks, Bunbury has a bed for every budget — and everything in this guide within an easy drive of it.

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What's On in Bunbury

Markets, festivals, live music and community events run across the year in Bunbury and the Bunbury-Geographe region.

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Getting Here

Bunbury is about two hours south of Perth by road, or two and a half on the Australind train, where the Collie and Preston Rivers flow into the Leschenault Estuary.

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Eat & Drink

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Restaurants

Victoria Street and the waterfront

Cafes & Coffee

Breakfast and the best brews

Bars & Pubs

Pubs, small bars and a brewery

Wineries

Ferguson Valley and Geographe cellar doors

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A Weekend in Bunbury

The 48-hour plan

Perth to Margaret River

The best stops on the drive

Bunbury Map

Get your bearings

Explore Nearby

Bunbury is the gateway to WA's South West. See all destinations »

Ferguson Valley

25 min Wineries & Gnomesville

Harvey

30 min Dam & dairy country

Busselton

40 min The famous jetty

Collie

45 min River, dam & trails

Dunsborough

55 min Capes, beaches & whales

Margaret River

1 hr 20 World-class wine region

About Bunbury

The city of Bunbury is the third largest in Western Australia, 175 km south of Perth on the Leschenault Estuary — a working port city that has grown into the tourism hub of the state's South West.

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Why visit Bunbury?

Wild dolphins in the bay, surf and calm beaches on the same peninsula, a growing food and arts scene, and wine country twenty-five minutes from town — all two hours from Perth.

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