Wednesday, Feb 21, 2007 at 10:38
Heaps of info here already. We did GRR last year.
Mitchell Falls is fantastic.
Camp at
King Edward River on way in or out (or both as we did). Easily the best
camp area in the
Kimberley. Some great aboriginal
rock art in the area as
well. This area is
well worth the effort.
If you do
Cape Leveque, don't miss
Middle Lagoon. Lovely
camp spot. Some of the aboriginal communities in the area are also worth a visit. One Arm Point hatchery, Beagel Bay church,
Lombadina - just a nice community and nice people.
At
Cape Leveque do the low tide walk around the point. Great
rock formations - take your camera. It is possible to
camp at
Middle Lagoon and do
Cape Leveque as a day trip. We found
Middle Lagoon a much more pleasant
camp spot than
Cape Leveque.
Galvan's
Gorge is often overlooked. Beautiful spot and very easy (and pretty) walk. But no camping.
I also support the Horizontal waterfalls trip. Make sure you go when the falls are running
well. We did a full day trip, lunch, fishing etc. Quite expensive, but we we very glad we did it.
I'd recommend 2 nights
camp at Bungle Bungles minimum. Even then you will be busy to do it all. All the walks are worth doing and are very different. Certainly not a case of 'seen one seen them all'. There are 2
camp grounds. We spent a night in each.
My recommendation on
Geikie Gorge is get there early and do the cruise or don't bother. It is not a
gorge that you can walk and ejnoy like many others.
I also recommend
El Questro. If you are self sufficient, a private
camp spot by the river is the way to go, but there are no facilities at these sites.
Chamberlain Gorge cruise is a must.
Kununurra is a lovely town. The lower Ord cruise and the
Lake Argyle cruises are good. A walk in Mirima National Park (very close to town) is also worth while and can be done in a couple of hours. If you walk in it's free. If you drive in there is a fee.
The only 'don't bother' that comes to mind is
Barn Hill. Oh and
Geikie Gorge if you don't do the cruise.
I recommend Jan Holland's book 'Priceless
Camp Sites in the North of WA'.
The
Kimberley is easily our favourite trip so far. Take your time and enjoy it.
Norm C
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