The little corner of Australia voted the BEST holiday destination in the Asia Pacific region
- The Margaret River and southern Western Australia has been given top honours
- It was voted by Lonely Planet as the best holiday destination in the Asia Pacific
- The area has number of worthwhile attractions, including wineries and beaches
- There are also amazing restaurants and plenty of native animals to discover
Travel experts at Lonely Planet have named southern Western Australia – particularly Margaret River – as the best holiday destination in the Asia Pacific region.
The top honours were handed down by the travel authority on Monday after a fierce debate over who would make the top 10.
But WA’s stunning coastline of beaches interspersed with wineries and native animals beat out Japan, New Zealand and even the Cook Islands.
Lonely Planet has named Margaret River and southern Western Australia as the best holiday destination in the Asia Pacific region
‘Take one look at Meelup Beach and you’ll wonder where it’s been all your life,’ Lonely Planet wrote in a statement.
‘The West Australian bush parts to reveal ocean the hue of a Bombay Sapphire bottle, which is typical of the coastline stretching from Margaret River to the state’s south.
‘Beyond the sand, some of the country’s slickest wineries, breweries and restaurants lie between tracts of tall-tree forest and kangaroo-dotted farmland.’
But WA’s stunning coastline of beaches interspersed with wineries and native animals beat out Japan, New Zealand and even The Cook Islands
Whale watching and wildflower walks are on offer at Margaret River and you can walk along the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere at Busselton
Whale watching and wildflower walks are on offer at Margaret River and you can walk along the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere at Busselton.
Caves and incredible white sand beaches like those at Esperance are a highlight of the state, while the city of Perth has plenty to offer in the way of nightlife.
Lonely Planet named Shikoku in Japan, Bay of Islands and Northland in New Zealand and Singapore in close ranks behind WA.
This was followed by The Cook Islands, central Vietnam, Fiji, Palawan in the Philippines and Beijing in China.
And finally, in tenth place, was that of Cambodia, which has historical sites like Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom to draw in travellers.
While it’s currently winter on the west coast of Australia, if you were to visit WA now you would still be likely to get temperatures of 20 degrees or higher.
Caves and incredible white sand beaches like those at Esperance are a highlight of the state, while the city of Perth has plenty to offer in the way of nightlife
While it’s currently winter on the west coast of Australia, if you were to visit WA now you would still be likely to get temperatures of 20 degrees or higher