Gibb River Road Cycling
Experience
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Look at the other
cycling tours in the collection
From Kakadu through
to the Bungle Bungle National Park and onto the Kimberley's famous Gibb
River Road, this tour has it all! Eleven days of cycling, swimming, bush
walking and four wheel driving from one majestic gorge to the next.
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Tour Code: RT5
Tour
Name : Gibb
River Road
Cycling
Experience
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Price: $1750 (inc.GST) Quotes
can be given in your own currency. Please ask |
Departures Dates 2007:
8th
June, 27th July, 14th September
Ex :
Darwin
to Broome |
Durations: 11
days/10 nights
Please note: these
tours are not suitable to children under 12 years old
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DAY
1
We leave Darwin early to
spend the day making our way across the Northern Territory/Western
Australian border to Lake Argyle. En route we pass through the
town of Katherine and the scenic Victoria River
region.
DAY 2
Today we travel
through to the township of Kununurra with its vast irrigation
scheme, then unload the bikes for a ride around the local area,
before heading off to our bush camp amongst the spectacular
Kimberley ranges.
DAYS 3 &
4
Riding from near the
entrance of the Bungle Bungle National Park, we spend these two days
cycling, bush walking and four wheel driving in and around the
amazing Bungle Bungle National Park. The riding becomes more
adventurous and the scenery is just stunning. The rounded tiger-stripped
domes stretching into the wilderness are magical ... especially
viewed from a helicopter! (optional)
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DAYS 5 & 6
After a night in the
old port town of Wyndham, we drive to the beginning of one of
Australia's famous outback tracks, The Gibb River Road. We unload
the bikes here and set off for the famous Kimberley gorges, well
known for their crystal clear swimming holes and magnificent flora
and fauna. In the afternoon we travel on to Ellenbrae Station - a
traditional Kimberley cattle station.
DAYS 7, 8, 9 and 10
On each of these
mornings you have the opportunity to cycle and to really experience
for yourself the beauty and magic of the GIBB RIVER ROAD ... These
rides travel along the most well maintained, and most scenic parts
of this old, sandstone cattle track. Highlights of these four days
include, Barnett, Galvin's and Bell Gorges, the King Leopold Ranges, Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek ... Cycling and
driving from one magnificent gorge to another for swimming, bush
walking and relaxing! |
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DAY 11
Sadly we leave the Gibb
River Road, and travel towards the beautiful beaches of Broome. We
visit DERBY on the way, and it's historical wharf precinct. We
arrive in Broome in the late afternoon to be part of a scene that
never changes ... the spectacular CABLE BEACH.
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Additional
Information
ACCOMMODATION:
Campgrounds (4 nights), Caravan Parks (1 night) & Bush Camps (5
nights)
MEALS: 10 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, 8
Dinners
DEPARTURE POINT: Darwin: 69A
Mitchell St (YHA Travel office) - 7:00am
ADDITIONAL COSTS/OPTIONAL
EXTRAS:
Please note
that not all meals are provided for on this tour, however
the
tour will always stop at a convenient place for your to purchase a
meal not listed as part of the tour’s cost. On this particular tour
the national park entry fee is approximately $11.00 per person into
Purnululu (Bungle Bungles). The optional helicopter flight (highly
recommended for fantastic views) over the Bungle Bungle massif (1/2
hour) is approximately $160.00. |
