Stage 2
Mon 21st May leave Wed 23rd May
( 2 nights, 1 and a half days)
We leave Home Valley and travel 2 and half hrs and stop at Ellenbrae.
Good camping areas and we will have a dinner at the property with the owners joining us.
Enjoy morning tea and sample their famous scones
1 day travel
Wed 23rd May leave Fri 25th May
(2 nights / 1 day)
We arrive at Drysdale River Station. There are 2 dedicated campsites to pick from and we can decide once we arrive which one to choose. We don't need to book.
( we will be traveling roughly 350 klm from Drysdale to Mitchell Falls and onto Kalumburu, make sure you have enough fuel avaiable.)
1 day travel
Fri 25th May leave Mon 28th May
(3 nights / 2 Days*)
We arrive at King Edward River, Munurru and use this as our base to visit Mitchell Falls.
*Option is drive to Mitchell Falls for the day or spend one of the nights at Mitchell Falls.
1 day travel
Mon 28th May / leave Fri 1st June.
( 4 nights / 3 days)
Today we tackle the rough Kalumburu Rd. If the going is slow we will camp overnight on the track as the distance is only a hundred kilometres but the road is expected to be rough. We will be camping at one of the beach front caravan parks.
1 day travel
Fri 1st June leave Sat 2nd June
(1 night)
We leave Kalumburu and head back to Drysdale River Station for an overnighter.
1 day travel
Sat 2nd June leave Mon 4th June
(2 nights / 1 day)
We leave Drysdale and head to Mt Elizabeth Station.
Approx 2hrs travel
Mon 4th June leave Wed 6th June
(2 nights / 1 day and a half days)
We leave Mt Elizabeth Station and only travel a short distance to Mt Barnett Roadhouse / Manning Falls.
Approx 2 to 3hrs travel
Wed 6th June leave Fri 8th June
(2 nights / 1 and a half days)
We leave Manning Gorge and head to Bells Gorge. Being a national park, people with pets will camp just outside of it.
Fri 8th June leave Sun 10th June.
(2 nights / 1 and a half days)
We leave Bells Gorge and head towards Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek. Again being a national park people with pets will camp outside the park.
Approx 2 to 3 hrs travel
(As we will be only traveling short distances between some places we will have plenty of time to look at the gorges.)
End of Stage 2
Total for stage 2 - 20 days / 19 nights
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