Karijini and Coral Bay- 9 Days From Perth?
Submitted: Monday, Jul 03, 2017 at 14:18
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Donlogan
Hi,
I'm just wondering how this itinerary sounds to anyone who's done similar before:
We (me, wife and two
young kids) plan to go to up North for 9 days and thought we'd go to Karijini and somewhere else too. After reading in various
places that three days is ample for Karijini, I thought we'd look at including
Coral Bay too.
I have 10 days off work, so would plan on leaving very early on a Friday with the intention of stopping in
Meekatharra (or anywhere else suitable) for the night, arriving in Karijini mid afternoon on Saturday.
This would allow us the Saturday afternoon plus three full days in Karijini, leaving on Wednesday for
Coral Bay (which I'm aware is pretty much a full day's drive away). Thursday and Friday would be two full days in
Coral Bay, before leaving Saturday morning for the (long) drive back to
Perth. Unfortunately we need to be back in
Perth for Sunday afternoon, so can't stay any longer.
This sounds ok to me, albeit with a bloody long drive back to
Perth on the last day, does anyone see any problems with this?
I'm also wondering if it would be worth leaving
Perth on Thursday afternoon at around 2pm in order to get to
Meekatharra for around 11pm on that day, instead of driving all day on Friday, therefore giving us an extra day. I don't know what this sounds like in terms of wildlife (kangaroos, cattle, etc. regarding driving through that area at night though).
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks
Reply By: Joe Fury - Monday, Jul 03, 2017 at 19:27
Monday, Jul 03, 2017 at 19:27
G'day Donlogan
Karijini and
Coral Bay during the school holidays is a big ask, more so the
Coral Bay part of the adventure, especially if you have not booked accommodation, Karijini can be taxing too as the official
camp grounds are
well patronized.
If you are looking to stay somewhere other than
Meekatharra (the town) give consideration to camping/staying overnight at the
Karalundi, yes it's a mission/educational centre but it is an excellent place to stay even for a couple of days.
Yes the GNHighway is super dangerous in the late part of the day and dicey at night, not only are there Cattle, Roo's and other animals to contend with but the roadtrain traffic is relentless.
I've only just completed the journey from
Perth to
Newman three days ago ~ there's a swag of road works underway south of
Dalwallinu just to keep you occupied too.
Safe travels : Joe
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Follow Up By: Dean K3 - Monday, Jul 03, 2017 at 19:57
Monday, Jul 03, 2017 at 19:57
Footnote Gt Northern Hwy is still closed and will be for few days as result of that incident south of Pt Hedland north of auski r/house
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