Australian_Traveller-May.June.July_2019

WelcometoAustralia’shidden

whitewaterheaven,andyour

nextBIGADVENTURE.

Finding

your

deepwater

bliss

Formoreinformation–andinspiration–visit

myclarencevalley.com

YOUWANTBRAGGINGRIGHTS?

Youwanttosilenceeveryoneatyour

nextdinnerpartywiththewords,

“GuesswhereI’vejustbeen?”Then

welcometotheClarenceValley.

TheClarenceCanoe&KayakTrailis

notonlythelongestmappedwhitewater

trailinAustralia–coveringmorethan

195 kilometresofriverbetweenNymboi-

BinderayNationalParkandthetownship

ofCopmanhurst–italsocontainssomeof

themostdiversepaddlingconditionsfound

anywhereintheworld.Thecombined

weightofthreespectacularriversystems

areatyourdisposalhere:theNymbodia,

MannandClarence.Whichmeansthatone

momentyoucanbegentlycruisingalong

glassysectionswithbarelyarippleadmiring

thebeautifulscenery,andthenextmoment

you’reholdingonfordearlifethroughbone-

rattlingGrade 3 and 4 rapidswithnames

likeTombstoneandDemolitionDerby.

Consideredbymanypropaddlersas

someofthemostchallengingconditions

Australiahastooffer,theregionattracts

visitorsfromallovertheworld,and

rightlydemandstheirutmostrespect.

Buttheadrenaline-fuelledelementof

aClarenceValleyvisitisbarelyhalfthe

story.There’sstunningClarenceGorge

toexplore,withseveralmajorwaterfalls

• includingtheseriouslyprettyRainbow
  Falls–tooccupyeventhemostfeverish
  outdoorphotographer.There’ssomeof
  themostfantasticfreshwatercatch-and-
  releasefishingconditionstobefound
  anywhereinthecountry–especially
  alongtheNymboida/MannRiverSystem,
  wherethebassandcodarejustwaitingfor
  youtocomeandtestyourmettle.Thereare
  wonderfulcampgroundsforyoutobecome
  totallyimmersedintheback-to-nature
  experience,completewithcuriouswildlifeand
  birdlife,cautiousplatypusandturtlesightings
  andmore,plustheunparalleledjoyofutterly
  switchingyourselfofffromtheoutsideworld
  inthisremote,wildandbewitchingregion.

In partnership with Clarence Valley

CLOCKWISEFROMTOP:

Amomentoftranquillityalongthe

195-kilometreClarenceCanoe&

KayakTrail;Expansiveviewsover

prettyClarenceGorge;Paddling

homewithstoriestoshare.

Sonexttimeyou’reconsideringabreak

fromtheeveryday,treatitinsteadasachance

tochallengeyourselfwithamemorableleap

intotheunfamiliar.That’sthepromiseofa

visittotheClarenceValley:you’llbetested;

you’llbeawestruck;andyou’llreturnhome

withbraggingrightstolastalifetime.

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