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fact that you may have to carry your canoe over the rock bars and rapids that separate the
gorges. Pick up the
Canoeing Guide
at the Nitmiluk Centre. If you want to use your own
canoe you need to pay a registration fee of $5.50 per person, plus a refundable $50 de-
posit.
Nitmiluk Tours
CANOEING
( 08-8972 1253, 1300 146 743;
www.nitmiluktours.com.au
)
From April to November, Nit-
miluk Tours hires out single/double canoes for a half-day ($48/71, departing 8am and
1pm) or full day ($62/90, departing 8am), including the use of a splash-proof drum for
cameras and other gear (it's not fully waterproof), a map and a life jacket. The half-day
hire only allows you to paddle up the first gorge; with the full day you can get up as far
as the third gorge depending on your level of fitness − start early. The canoe shed is at
the boat ramp by the main car park, about 500m beyond the Nitmiluk Centre. There's a
$50 deposit required for half-day hires.
You also can be a little more adventurous and take the canoes out overnight for $119/
133 a single/double, plus $3.30 for a camping permit − there are camp sites at the fifth,
sixth, eighth and ninth gorges. Bookings are essential as overnight permits are limited
and there is a $60 deposit. Don't take this trip lightly though.
Gorge Cruises
Nitmiluk Tours
CRUISES
( 08-8972 1253, 1300 146 743;
www.nitmiluktours.com.au
; 2hr cruise adult/child $73/41, 4hr
cruise $91/46, breakfast cruise $88/58, sunset cruise $142/126)
An easy way to see far into the
gorge is on a cruise. Bookings on some cruises can be tight in the peak season; make
your reservation a day in advance. The two-hour cruise goes to the second gorge and vis-
its a rock-art gallery (including 800m walk). Departures are at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm
daily year-round depending on river level. There's wheelchair access to the top of the
first gorge only. The four-hour cruise goes to the third gorge and includes refreshments
and a chance to swim. This cruise leaves at 9am daily from April to November, plus at
11am and 1pm May to August.
There's also a more leisurely two-hour breakfast cruise, leaving at 7am May to Octo-
ber and a sunset cruise, sailing at 4.30pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday from May to December, with a candlelit buffet dinner and champagne.
Scenic Flights
