Pack a picnic and follow the Great Ocean Drive Tourist Loop to a string of beautiful white-sand beaches. Swim or snorkel in the calm, clear waters of Blue Haven Beach and Twilight Cove, just a short drive from town. Or hit the surf at West Beach, Fourth Beach or Observatory Beach. Within half an hour, driving east from Esperance, you’ll discover one of Australia’s most dazzling coastal jewels in Cape Le Grand National Park – the whitest sands of Lucky Bay. Relax, take a beach stroll, cast your fishing line, or venture beyond the beach following bushwalking trails to breathtaking panoramas of the beautiful islands of the Recherche Archipelago. If you have a Four Wheel Drive and an extra day to spare, you can head a little further into the outback coast wilderness to Cape Arid National Park for more bushwalking, camping and fishing adventures.