Wildflowers, Skywalk drive Kalbarri tourism surge

The Kalbarri Visitor Centre, already flooded with inquiries since the opening of the Skywalk in June, is being inundated with calls about wildflowers. After recent rain, wildflowers are growing like mushrooms around Kalbarri, with the town tipped for a tourist boom in spring. “Grab a map and go explore” is what face-to-face and telephone inquirers are being told. One local is taking it further. From Sunday, Guy Acosta is starting guided sightseeing tours to the region’s wildflower hotspots. “Good rainfalls have seen wildflowers bloom early,” Mr Acosta, of D’Guy Charters, said. “Many species, such as pink and white everlastings, panjang, smokebush, lambswool, snail orchid and Kalbarri cowslip orchid have been spotted. “It’s really worth seeing. “Locals know where to go, but I’m going to take visitors up to 100km out of town to see the colours.”