Weekend was looking pretty dull until we remembered it was mango season. About an hour north of Perth there’s a small cluster of orchards that let you pick your own, and it’s one of those outings that sounds like a novelty but is genuinely worth the drive. Bring bags, bring cash, and don’t wear anything you care about, because mango sap does not come out easily.
There are a few different farms doing this around Perth, and they’re not all the same experience, so here’s what we found.
Perth Mango Farm, Nowergup
This is the big one — the farm most people mean when they say “mango picking Perth.” It’s in West Nowergup, north of the city, and it’s been running for years, so it’s well set up for the crowds it gets in peak season.
You walk the rows, pick your own into a bucket, and the price is per bucket rather than per kilo, which catches some people out. One visitor mentioned a bucket working out to around $77, so ask exactly what you’re paying for before you start filling it. On the plus side, a few families have said the smaller mangoes are some of the sweetest they’ve had, and no one seems to mind you eating a couple straight off the tree while you go.
- Address: 105 Wattle Ave W, Nowergup WA 6032
- Season: roughly mid-February to mid-April
- Bring: cash, water, and something to floss with (seriously, multiple reviews mention this — mango fibres get everywhere)
- Note: pricing has changed a bit over the years and isn’t always clearly listed online, so it’s worth checking their Facebook before you drive up, especially if a bucket price feels different to what you expected.
Guru Fruit, Neergabby
We actually picked here ourselves. Drove up on a Saturday with our own bags and scissors, no booking, and came home with about 17kg of Kensington Prides between us.
Fair warning — the mangoes on the tree are rock hard. Not “a bit firm,” properly hard, and more than half of what we picked had to sit on the kitchen bench for the best part of a week before they were ready to eat. The ones that did ripen properly were excellent though, sweet with a bit of tang, and worth the wait. Entry was $5 a head and mangoes were $7/kg.
- Address: 188 Bookine Rd, Neergabby WA 6503
- Cost: entry roughly $5–15 depending on the day, mangoes $7–9/kg
- Bring: your own bags or a box, and scissors if you have them — not everyone gets handed tools
- They also do avocado picking outside of mango season, worth remembering if you’re up that way another time of year.
Leticia Mango Farm, Herne Hill
Smaller, and reviews are mixed — a couple of people have had run-ins with the owner over kids picking near the reticulation, which is worth knowing before you go if you’ve got young ones who might wander. That said, others report a good haul and a friendly chat with Leticia herself, so it may come down to timing and how busy the day is.
- Address: 339 Lennard St, Herne Hill WA 6056
- Season: opens around February, usually runs through to April
- Hours: has been known to run 8am–6pm during the season, but check Facebook first, as this seems to shift year to year
Willow Springs Orchard, Bedfordale
Closer to Perth than the others, and honestly a better bet if you want more than just mangoes out of the trip. No entry fee here, you just pay for what you take home.
Through March we found crisp jujubes on the trees ($15/kg, easy picking, sweet whether they’re white or gone fully red), and persimmons — though the ones still on the tree in early March weren’t quite ready, the ripe ones were sold pre-picked at the register by the tray for around $25. Kiwifruit, lychees, longans, chokos and avocados also turn up here depending on the week. It changes fast enough that it’s worth a look at their Facebook the morning you’re heading out.
- Address: 408 Albany Hwy, Bedfordale WA 6112
- Hours: currently Saturday and Sunday, 9am–3pm — but these have shifted before, so don’t assume
If you’re stringing together a bigger fruit-picking weekend, our guides to cherry picking at Mr Peter Orchard Farm and strawberry picking in Perth cover what else is usually in season around the same months.
So when’s mango season in Perth, actually?
Mid-February through April is the window, with most farms hitting their stride in March. It’s shorter than what you get further north in Queensland, so if this is the plan, don’t leave it to the last week of the season and hope for the best — farms do sell out of ripe fruit and close early some years.
Kensington Prides are often picked while still hard as a rock. That’s normal, not a sign you picked badly — let them sit on the counter for several days.
If you end up at Willow Springs, mango season overlaps with jujubes, persimmons, kiwifruit, lychees and longans, so it’s not a bad idea to come home with more than one kind of fruit.
Not usually for a casual visit, but all four farms lean on Facebook for day-to-day updates on what’s open and what’s ripe, so check before you drive out — especially on a hot week when fruit can get picked clean fast.
Entry fees generally sit between $5 and $15 a person, and mangoes run $7 to $15 a kilo depending on the farm and how the season’s going. Perth Mango Farm charges by the bucket, which can work out pricier than it first sounds, so ask before you start picking.