When you’ve been traveling for as long as we have you think you’ve seen it all; mountains, valleys, beaches, escarpments, small towns, and cities all now just come in varying shades.
The jaded, or perhaps just the well-traveled, perspective.
But even after all these years on the road, I was still blown away by Karijini National Park. The vast wilderness, incredible rock-red formations, and deep, craggy gorges.
Not to mention the cascading waterfalls and indigenous wildlife you encounter there, from red kangaroos, echidnas, rock wallabies, and thousands of species of bird. If you’re a nature lover, no matter how much you’ve seen in your life, you’re going to fall in love with Karijini.
And while you may think it’s possible to see in a day, you may be surprised to learn that there are plenty of things to do in Karijini National Park that could keep you busy for up to a week.
Surprised? Read on to check out the top attractions in Karijini National Park!
How many days do you need at Karijini National Park?
Many people visit Karijini National Park in three days. This is the bare minimum you need to see the highlights and really get a feel for the park.
We shut off from the outside world, intending to stay three nights. We stayed for five, exploring every gorge and waterfall and swimming hole.
We tackled all the easy and hard walks, scrambling over rocks, inching ourselves over rock ledges, and spider-walking between rock walls.
If you really want to experience the park in all its magnitude and glory, you will want to stay for five days.
Is Karijini worth visiting?
When we started our road trip last year, I was taken aback by the number of people who said Karijini National Park was their favourite place in Australia. The park is located in the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Despite being the second largest national park in Western Australia, not many people have heard of it until they visit the region. We certainly hadn’t thought it was anything special until we heard the hype.
I had to Google to see where this place was that was preferred over much-lauded favourites such as The Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Kakadu, and the Great Ocean Road.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” my sister told me. “It’s just so beautiful. The colours of rock are just amazing.”
Karijini became the thing that most excited me about this trip; because it was the unknown. The thing that would…
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