Approximately 100 kms north of Geraldton is the holiday town of Kalbarri and the Murchison River. A small coastal town of some 2,500, the population of Kalbarri swells to nearly 10,000 over the Christmas, Easter and Australia Day holiday periods. With swimming beaches and a large inlet perfect for kitesurfing, Kalbarri is also home to Jake’s Point, a well-known surf break.
Kalbarri is a good place for getting away and it has about everything you could need to relax, be active and explore with beautiful beaches, bushes and a lot of different activities. For the active, you can swim, water ski, kayak, hire paddleboats and on the river foreshore you can go windsurfing and kitesurfing. You can also go for a hike through the dramatic gorges.
The Murchison River is the second largest river in Western Australia with a length of 780 kilometres. The river has a remarkable bird life, and it is also one of the best places to go fishing in Western Australia.
You can get an amazing view though sandstone cliffs and out to the ocean. It is also a good place to go bushwalking, hiking, trekking, cruising and canoeing, and while you are doing it remember to enjoy the nature and everything around it.
Kalbarri National Park is one of Western Australia best place to watch colourful wildflowers the season for these wildflowers are from July to October. Besides watching wildflowers Kalbarri National Park also has red rock gorges you can see from the many lookouts. There are different activities you can do as well like bushwalking, gorge hiking and canoeing.
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