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The Flooding's Finished at Karijini National Park

While most thoughts of Australia this month have been on the fires burning in Victoria, the opposite kind of natural disaster has been causing chaos in the northern parts of the country, with large areas of Queensland and Western Australia being hit by cyclone-induced floods.

In Western Australia, popular tourist spot Karijini National Park has just been able to reopen all roads, although the gorges are off-limits for a little longer. Once you can get there again, it's worth a visit for so many reasons. There are half a dozen gorges with steep red cliffs, water holes to swim in and waterfalls to hike to, all in the middle of the Australian outback.

Flying up to Karijini from Perth is the most common way to get there; if you self-drive around the park there's just a A$10 ($6.50) entry fee. Lots of visitors join a safari-style camping trip to see all the best bits of the park. Just remember to check first for flood reports--this month's waters aren't exactly a one-off.

Related Stories:
· Karijini National Park [Official Site]
· NW Parks Open Again [ABC]
· Victorian Fires Still Burning, Help Floods In [Jaunted]
· Western Australia Travel Guide [Jaunted]

[Photo: Paul Reid]