● Walking through transitioning forest, from jarrah, through yarri, to karri. These tree species are found only in WA.
● The colours, contrasts and abundant variety of fungi to be found during this time of year
● Donnelly River Village - An old mill town converted into a holiday village with abundant kangaroos, emus and other wildlife
● The river is a companion for much of this section, with riverside campsites, restful swimming holes & old-growth karri forest.
We leave Perth at 12 noon and travel south to Donnelly River Village, where we check into our unique accommodation at the ‘Old Boarding House' and enjoy our first group dinner together. We aim to arrive at our accommodation around 4.00 - 4.30pm and will make a brief stop at Settlers Roadhouse en-route, where you can pick up a coffee/snack and use the toilet facilities.
Meals: Dinner
Today we begin our walking journey from the Karri Gully Picnic Spot and into the deep forested areas of the Bibbulmun. You’ll be mesmerized by the beauty of this area, it’s density, it’s soft underfoot, fungi are plentiful and the transition of jarrah and marri trees to the giant karri trees become evident. We finish off our day at Donnelly River Village, which is an experience in itself, as we get up close and personal with the semi-tame Kangaroos and Emu’s who inhabit the area. Today’s walk, although lengthy, is mainly on gentle undulating terrain, which makes it comfortable and very achievable in the time frame given.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning, we leave Donnelly River walking south through Jarrah forest, returning to Karri forest again around the 5k mark, before finishing off in the afternoon at Twin Bridges. Again another stunning area, lots of different varieties of fungi, abundant flora and fauna and massive towering Karri trees.
Today’s walk weaves along gentle undulating terrain until lunch time, when we then encounter a few ups and downs, which makes the walk a little more challenging than yesterday’s. The beauty of today’s walk is sure to take your mind off those little challenging sections.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Another day in paradise! We leave Twin Bridges, where the Donnelly River becomes our companion for the rest of our walk, along with lovely Karri forest, plenty of birdlife, little rapids and valleys to enjoy. We pass through one of the prettiest campsites on the track “Tom Road Campsite”, perched on the river, where you’ll have time to explore, before moving onto Greens Island and finishing early on in the afternoon at One Tree Bridge. No major hill climbs on this day, just enjoy the serenity of the forest, while walking along at a steady pace. When finished on the track today, we board the bus for our trip back to Perth, stopping on the way to grab a bite to eat. We envisage that we will reach the city at around 6.30pm.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
All transport, including track transfers / to and from Perth
3 Nights Group Share Accommodation - Bunkhouse Style at the "Donnelly River Village"
2 AW passionate, experienced, fun-loving Tour Guides
Pre-Dinner Nibbles, Fruit, Some morning teas
3 Dinners
3 Breakfasts
3 Lunches
Items of a personal nature
Additional Snacks of your own choice (for on the track ie: trail mix)
Lunch box - required, if you don't want your lunch squashed!
Alcohol & Non Alcoholic Beverages
Linen (BYO Sleeping bag and pillow)
Dinner on the last evening en-route back to Perth
- You will be supplied with a list of "What to Bring" closer to our departure.
Places are limited to 10 ladies only
You are in for an 'adventure' ...... and will be staying in 'the Old Boarding House'! This accommodation has been specifically chosen to cater for the budget traveller, keeping costs down for you, while still providing the very best of service, knowledge & experience Adventurous Women are known for. The Old Boarding house is a comfortable warm old house, equipped with a combination of single and bunk beds, in different rooms, which you will be sharing with other ladies from the group. You are required to BYO Linen / Sleeping Bag & Pillow. We cannot provide a single supplement due to the configuration of the boarding house, so earplugs will ensure that you get the rest required, if you're a light sleeper.
Great bunch of ladies as usual. Gorgeous guides and beaut scenery.
Another great AW excursion around our beautiful city and banks of the Swan River, well-led by the dynamic duo Jazzy and Sue O. Saw lots of interesting features and enjoyed the company of friendly co-walkers. 19km sounds long but was definitely doable.
Wonderful day out. Relaxed pace. Plenty of time to look around. Lots of breaks. HEAPS to see.
Lovely ending with a celebratory drink at the Guildford Hotel at the end. Great Day 🎉🎉
Great walk and location. Weather was perfect and nice group of ladies to chat with.
Fantastic walk with a lovely group and Leonie was so informative, kind and ensured we all had a great time. I was especially appreciative of her help and consideration. My first SA adventurous women outing and I was so pleased to find a warm welcome and amazing afternoon
Lovely late afternoon walk, amazing views for enjoying Chris' delicious mulled cider.
We enjoyed an easy hike on Mt Coot-tha's new Spotted Gum 2.4km track on the way down with more of an uphill challenge on the way back up to the Summit. The group of like minded women was really friendly made for a pleasant outing. Chris is a really nice host.
Such a lovely walk with very kind and friendly people and a great host in Leonie.
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