Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 07:20
Jefff & Debbie,
We travelled from
Derby to
Kununurra last August and have done the Kununurra/
Derby way back in 1997. Either way, it's a great trip.
Windjana Gorge is a lovely
campground with the backdrop of the cliffs in the evening light making it one of the nicest camps we had.
Bell Gorge is worth the walk into and the climb around and down to the bottom
pool for a swim. No matter how many people are there, it's still good. Galvan's
Gorge is a gem. It's just a small
pool with a waterfall on the far side. The cliffs are topped by boabs which look down over
the pool. Lovely. The swimming is good and like the others said, sometimes you're lucky enough to have it to yourself.
Manning Gorge has a large camping ground with
toilets and cold showers. The bottom
pool is nice but do the walk/climb to the top
pool and it get's even better. We camped at
Charnley River Station which is between Bell and Manning. It has a large
campground, hot water showers,
toilet facilities and there are several drives you can do to gorges and pools on the station. We spent the entire afternoon at
Dillie Gorge and had it all to ourselves.
We haven't been to Old Mornington since 1997 but
Dimond Gorge was terrific and you can hire canoes. We were alone for the day there too. From what I've read, it would be worth while going out there again.
We camped at
Ellenbrae Station....very cheap and they have hot showers,
toilets, bbq facilities. We thought it was very good.
Home Valley gets good reports too.
El Questro is one of those
places that often get knocked. The thing is that despite all the "too expensive", "not worth it" comments - there are some beautiful
places there to see and enjoy.
Zebedee Springs,
Chamberlain Gorge etc etc. I would go back again.
Emma Gorge is lovely. The walk in is rocky and takes a while but when you get there it is just beautiful.
That's just how we found it all. Hope you have a great time discovering it for yourself.
We also went to
Drysdale River Station which even if you're not going all the way up to the
Mitchell Falls and
Kalumburu is worth the detour. Great place to relax for a while.
Mitchell Falls is amazing and if you can fit it into your plans, then do it.
Happy Travels,
Viv
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