Porongurup, a locality just 15 minutes east of Mount Barker, is home to the Porongurup Village, a host of local wineries, vineyards, cellar doors, dining and accommodation experiences, a quaint village shop, craft outlets and of course the annual Porongurup Wine Festival. The varying landscape includes expansive pasture, natural bush land, rare Karri trees groves, fern covered undulating glades and the Porongurup Range National Park (commonly referred to as the Porongurups).
For those visiting Mount Barker, Porongurup is a must see location and tourists are advised to allow plenty of time (at least a few days) to experience what this locality has to offer.
Blessed with a laid back atmosphere, the range of activities on offer caters for every tourist and experience - wining, dining, caravanning and camping, wildflowers, romantic getaways, leisurely bbqs and bush walks, hiking, and mountain climbing and the areas crowning glory, the Granite Skywalk.