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Lose yourself in a kaleidoscope of colours during the
wildflower season in Coalseam Conservation Park

KIMBERLEY CRUISING VALLEY OF THE GIANTS WAVE ROCK
One of the best ways to discover the rugged, The Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk is Over 2,700 million years old and a 3.5 hour drive
untouched beauty of the Kimberley Coast is on located in the south west of the state and will from the nearest beach, you will find Australia’s
an expedition cruise. Red ochre, sandstone cliffs give you a bird’s eye view of some of Western largest wave. This curved cliff face, resembling a
carved by powerful forces of nature, cathedral- Australia’s majestic tingle trees, the biggest wave about to break, is 15 metres high and 110
like gorges such as King George Falls, cascading trees on Earth. The walk is the first of its kind, metres long. It has been rounded by weathering
waterfalls, tidal streams and pristine beaches are climbing 40 metres into the forest canopy and water erosion undercutting its base and
waiting to be explored. This precious wilderness and meandering through the treetops for 600 leaving a rounded overhang. Water from springs
area is also home to galleries of exquisite rock art metres. Take in the spectacular scenery of active in the wetter months, runs down the cliff
thousands of years old and a variety of wildlife. densely forested hills before descending to face, dissolving and re-depositing chemicals in
Choose from a range of all-inclusive cruises the boardwalks below to explore the Ancient the granite, leaving red, brown, yellow and grey
departing from Broome, Wyndham and Darwin, Empire Walk, a grove of towering veteran tingle stains of carbonates and iron hydroxide. During
between April and October. April and May are trees. These giant eucalypts are found nowhere early Spring, Wave rock is surrounded by a sea
generally regarded as the best months to go to else on Earth, some standing for more than of native wildflowers. Close by, you can visit a
see waterfalls in full force after the wet season. 400 years. collection of ancient rock paintings.

King George Falls, East Kimberley Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk Wave Rock

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