Cobbold Gorge Tours

In the Far North of Queensland lies a gorge that looks like it was sanded and then painted by the Japanese film director, Isao Yukisada (who made Pink and Gray).

The pinky, ash sandstone cliffs in Cobbold Gorge are young in rock years – only a mere 10,000! - so the best way to protect them is not to touch them. The good news is you can paddleboard, kayak or float down them in a boat and stare at them for up to three hours. There are camp grounds in the nearby Cobbold Gorge village and some lively walks around full of locals, from red kangaroos to short beaked echidnas - which sound like a Mexican meal but they’re prickly second cousins of ant eaters, also called puggles.

From Georgetown it’s a relatively short (for the Outback) 2 ½ hour drive south to the Cobbold Gorge. Or from Cairns or Townsville, it’s a six hour drive to the Gulf Savannah. Make sure you book a tour in advance as it’s the only was to see the protected gorge.

Gorge Tour operates at 10am (April - October) and 10am plus 1.30pm in peak months (Jun/Jul/Aug/Sept). Cobbold Gorge is closed from 11 November 2016 through 31 March 2017.