Stock up on water and lunch supplies and follow the North West Coastal Highway for two and a half hours until you reach the gateway to Shark Bay. From here, Shark Bay World Heritage Drive will reveal the living fossils, rare wildlife and unique landscapes that have earned this region World Heritage status. Get a glimpse of life on Earth over 3,500 million years ago by stopping at Hamelin Pool Stromatolites to meet the oldest living marine fossils on Earth. Take a walk along a long white beach made of billions of tiny shells. Known as Shell Beach, it’s one of only two beaches of its kind in the world. If you’re travelling with children, visit Ocean Park Aquarium for close encounters with the many marine creatures that call Shark Bay home. Stay in Denham or continue on to Monkey Mia in time for dinner beside an ocean sunset.