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Margaret River Western Australia Visitor Guide
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Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

Perched on the northern tip of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse offers sweeping views across Geographe Bay and the vast Indian Ocean. With its rich maritime history gentle climb and the chance to spot migrating whales from the top this historic lighthouse is a must visit on the northern cape blending panoramic beauty with the stories of the keepers who once watched over these wild seas.

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Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse on the Northern Cape

Set way to the north on the rocky point just west of Busselton is Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. You will see it if you look south (left) offshore when twilight comes from the Busselton foreshore.

Unlike its twin on the southern cape, Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse is planted firmly on a rocky base 100 meters above sea level.

It starts high up and gets even higher!

Tour Bookings

We recommend booking tours well in advance. 

In busy seasons it is common to have many of the tours booked out for the day. 

Call and see! You can book by telephone on: (08) 9755 3955

33°31′S 115°00′E

The lighthouse's location is spectacular. Amazing views in every direction over Geographe Bay and the Indian Ocean.

Aaaahhhh.

Not the ideal place to be when the wind and rain are howling, but that's when the light is so important! 

When it is dark, cold and the weather is being relentless the light guides you home. Seafaring is definitely a brave human's life.

Official History

"Opened with great ceremony by John Forrest in 1895, the lighthouse has since been automated. The lighthouse, besides being a navigational aid, serves as an important automatic weather station. The lighthouse's buildings and grounds are now vested in the local tourism body and the single (1960s) and double (1980s) communications towers that were north-west of the lighthouse, seen in older photographs of Cape Leeuwin, have been removed." ~ Wikipedia



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Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse

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Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

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