Hop aboard our majestic camels and loll along the bank of the Swan River for an entirely new perspective of the City of Perth and Western Australia’s early history OR step out along Town Beach in Exmouth, the gateway to Ningaloo. Mounting from our specially designed platforms makes it easy for you and our camels. It’s a unique experience you won’t forget on beautiful animals who enjoy showing you around our sights.
Our Tours - Approximately 30 minutes
See our operating hours in our Booking Timetable (our tours are subject to acceptable weather conditions).
Our Tours
Our Routes
Perth City - Riverside
Exmouth Town Beach
Getting to us is easy
Perth City - Riverside
By Train & Bus
From Elizabeth Quay train and bus stations head east 200 meters past the Bell Tower to Riverside Drive; from Perth train station and busport walk east to Barrack Street and south to the Bell Tower then 200 metres east to Riverside Drive.
By Car
Street parking on Riverside Drive, or from Terrace Road carpark walk west 200 meters on Riverside Drive
Exmouth Town Beach
From town
Go south on Murat Road, turn left onto Madaffari Drive and left onto Freidman Way to the beach.
From the canals
Go north on Murat Road, turn right onto Madaffari Drive and left onto Freidman Way to the beach
From Marina & Manterays Resort
Head north on Madafferi Drive, turn right onto Friedman Way to the Beach
About Us
Jon’s early life was spent working on sheep and cattle stations in the eastern and north eastern goldfields of WA Forty years later after working in tourism and other property development and marketing Jon returned to the bush to get camels for this new venture.
At a tourism conference in 2016 major infrastructure for Perth such as Elizabeth Quay and the Domain Stadium were showcased along with major hotel developments estimated to increase Perth’s hotel room supply by more than 50% in just a few years. A need for new attractions and activities was exposed.
Jon, his son Jack and partner Sally decided to investigate the possibility of providing camel riding tours in the heart of the city. After camels were located in the fringe desert area of WA, they set about approaching authorities and subsequently applied for approvals for the licences required to operate such a venture.
Experienced cameleers were sought around the country from whom to learn some of the finer points of catching, domesticating and training wild camels.
After training with three different people, camels were caught from several areas but principally the Nullarbor Plain in WA, transported to a 160 acre property in Morangup for initial domestication and training and then bought into a 10 acre property in Caversham bordering a major highway to become desensitized to heavy traffic and final training for rides.
the necessary approvals and licences were granted.We now have 22 camels on the two properties. This allows for some rotation in excess of their 2 days off a week and to cater for greater demand without overworking our camels.
History
Camels were imported to Australia from the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s. In addition to early explorations like Burke & Wills and major infrastructure of the time such as the overland telegraph, the Ghan Railway, the Trans Australian Railway and the Kalgoorlie Pipeline, camels were used to open up much of the pastoral inland and by prospectors looking for gold until the 1920’s when the motor vehicle and steam trains began to take over.
We are proud to bring Camels back into everyday Australian life and educate people on their amazing history and showcase our beautiful city.
Partners and Affiliations
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Drome Dairy
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City of Perth
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Shire of Exmouth