Karijini Day Adventures
Adrenaline Filled, Unique & Inspiring !!
Come on a Journey into an Ancient & Stunning Landscape.
Guided Tours into Restricted Class 6 Gorges.
Go where not many venture !!
Current dates open to book
We ONLY operate for the below dates as we are a Perth based business & only come up for the dates listed below. We update these dates regularity, so please keep an eye on new dates as they are released. If you are a large group, for either a corporate team building adventure or a non work related adventure and wish us to come up outside these dates, please get in touch and we can discuss the times and pricing for this.
20th Sep - 10th Oct 2023
1st - 14th April 2024
29th June - 14th July 2024 Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Weano Descent ONLY
21st Sep - 6th Oct 2024
Come join us for an adventure past the public access areas and delve deep into the depths of the ancient Karijini Landscape. The canyons we will be travelling through are only accessible with us and are even more stunning the deeper you go. It would be a shame to come all this way and not go further and deeper. We take you as deep as you can go into the wild heart of Karijini :)
Book in early to not miss out! Our tours often sell out well in advance and spots are strictly limited.
We currently offer; the Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the Red Gorge Adventure, the Weono Descent, and the Joffre Journey, depending on demand. The pricing and details are listed below. The tours are listed in order of difficulty.
The Joffre Journey will only be available to clients that have done a tour with us in Perth and/or have done a canyon with us before.
Please call us on 0423 182 663 to book. We may not get back to you straight away as we may be running a tour. If we can't be reached, please email us at info@spacechameleon.com.au with a return phone number to make your inquiry. Please be aware due to the nature of phone service in the area, calling our number may give you a message that our phone no longer works. This is NOT the case, but a technical error by the server. We also do not get missed calls when we are in the canyons. An email is always the best way to contact us or call us after 1700 each day. We do not take online bookings and need to speak to all clients to assess suitability before booking a tour.
Tour Requirements and general info
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A relatively good level of fitness is required.
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All participants must be able to comfortably swim at least 25m in fresh water water.
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No prior abseiling or climbing experience is required.
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All safety gear and dry bags for shared gear will be provided.
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Clients are to provide their own lunch, snacks, water and small dry bags for cameras and/or phones.
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Participants must provide their own wet gear and shoes. Shoes that you are willing to get wet (soft soled sneakers are ideal), and clothing that can be layered is highly recommended. Enclosed shoes are compulsory, no sandals, reef shoes or hiking boots. The Weano Descent in July requires a full length wetsuit which must be supplied by clients.
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A spare jumper and windproof jacket are an essential safety requirement for all our tours. Failure to have these will result in forfeiting your tour without a refund.
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A full booking confirmation with details will be sent out once payment is taken.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth $295 p/p
Come on a half day journey with us to the deepest part of Karijini, to explore the Centre of the Earth. This adventure starts and finishes in Hancock gorge, giving you access to both the public and the restricted areas for the full length of the canyon. We meet at the Weano day use area and gear up, and descend into Hancock gorge via the ladders. We walk through the Spider Walk and traverse Kermit's Pool to the start of class 6. Once there we will give you a briefing on how to use your via ferrata lanyards and then make our way onto the ledge via a rope overlooking Reagan's Pool. We descend down to Reagan's Pool, and make our way to the top of the Chute. Via a handline (unless the flow of water requires a belay line), we make our way even deeper into the heart of Karijini to the Centre of the Earth. Once there we take a look out into Junction Pool, and then begin to make our way back the same way we came, all the way back to the carpark at the top.
This day typically runs for approximately 4 hours, 0900 - 1300. This is an introduction to class 6 canyoning suitable for most people including children. We do not have an age restriction for this canyoning experience as long as the harness and helmet fit, and children attending can follow instructions given by our guides. Parents are required to participate as a duty of care.
This canyoning adventure is also perfect for larger groups and team building adventures for corporate groups, as we can accomodate numbers up to 25 and the day is shorter running around 4 hours. Our full day tours run at a 15 person maximum and around 6.5 hours. Get in touch to discuss your teams needs and group discounts.
Red Gorge Adventure $395 p/p
We will start this adventure walking into Knox Gorge for the full length of the public access areas to the start of Class 6. We then prepare ourselves to be lowered on a rope to the top of the awesome natural water slide, where we slide into a stunning circular pool, followed by a small lower (approx. 8m) into another small circular pool. The slide is approximately 4 meters long with a 4 meter drop .... AWESOME ADRENALINE FILLED FUN!! We then enter Red Gorge (only accessible with us), where we will have lunch. After lunch we take a quick look around the corner into Wittenoom Gorge (this is another adventure we are planning for the future), we then back track to our lunch spot.
We jump into our tubes and spend most of the day paddling the entire length of the gorge to Junction Pool, stopping at the base of Weano waterfall for lunch. We will visit the Centre of the Earth, and take a look up The Chute, and then back track to paddle up Joffre Gorge and exit via the scree slope to walk back to Knox Gorge car park cross-country for roughly 750m.
This day typically runs for approximately 6.5 hours, 0900 - 1530.
Weano Descent $445 p/p
This adventure starts at Weano Gorge and finishes in Hancock Gorge, giving you access to both the public and the restricted areas for the full length both the canyons. We meet at the Weano day use area and gear up, and descend into this stunning gorge and journey to Handrail Pool, using our tubes and hand paddles to paddle to the entrance of Jade Pool (aptly named due to its jade coloured water). This is the entrance to the class 6 part of this gorge. We then via ferrata along an edge above Jade Pool and travel to the Amphitheatre for morning tea. We will then hook in for the 45m waterfall descent!!! This awesome waterfall plunges deep into the heart of Karijini to Red Gorge (only accessible with us). Once at the bottom we will break for lunch. We then paddle across Junction Pool, where we exit via the Centre of the Earth, up the Chute with a hand line, and climb out on ropes (approximately 10m) on to a ledge overlooking the stunning Regan's Pool. We then via ferrata along the ledge to Kermit's Pool, to exit via the Spider Walk and the rest of Hancock Gorge, to return to the Weano day use car park where we began.
This day typically runs for approximately 6.5 hours, 0900 - 1530.
Joffre Journey $495 p/p
This stunning gorge is only operated by us, and we believe it is the hidden jewel of Karijini ;) It is the longest trip we will do, 7.5km, and requires the whole day 0800-1700 to complete.
We walk into the gorge from the Eco Retreat, and spend the day paddling our tubes for the entire length of this amazing gorge, which includes waterfalls, beautiful red banded ironstone walls up to 100m high, turquoise crystal clear waters, wildlife, serenity and the ancient ambiance that is Karijini. We will stop at the base of Enchanted Gorge Waterfall for lunch. We exit via the Centre of the Earth, up the Chute with a hand line, and climb out on ropes (approximately 10m) on to a ledge overlooking the stunning Jimmy Regan's Pool. We then via ferrata along the ledge to Kermit's Pool, to exit via the Spider Walk and the rest of Hancock Gorge.
At times we do reverse the journey, starting at Hancock Gorge and ending at the Eco Retreat. Check with us which day we are running when you inquire.
This is a full day and you will be one of the very few that have done this amazing adventure ;)
Please be aware due the nature of this gorge and making safety our number one priority, this Gorge is only open to people that have either done a Gorge with us before, or session in Perth.
We hope you can join us on one of these AWESOME Adventures!! :)
If not this time, maybe check out our full trips for next year;
Karijini Photography Adventure
Karijini Yoga & Canyoning Adventure
You can also check out our Perth Abseiling and/or Climbing Adventures, or next year's Cape to Cape to Adventure.
We are always planning new Adventures, so why not subscribe to our website via our homepage?
SEE YOU OUT THERE !!
Cancellation Policy for Karijini Day Adventures
Due to us coming from Perth and pre-booking most of our days, associated cost for travel and potential loss of earnings, means our policy for Karijini Day Adventure needs to be as stated below.
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Cancellation or now show on the day of your adventure, 100% of your tour price is retained by us.
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Cancellation 1 day or 7 days prior to your adventure, 75% of your tour price is retained by us.
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Cancellation 8 - 20 days prior to your adventure, 50% of your tour price is retained by us.
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Cancellation 3 weeks prior to your adventure, 25% of your tour price is retained by us.
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Cancellation more than 3 weeks prior to your adventure, 100% of your tour price is refunded.
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Cancellation by us for whatever reason, we will offer an alternate date, if this date does not suit, we will refund 100% of your tour price.
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As with all of our tours, they are subject to our full Terms and Conditions.