El Questro is a major tourist venue on the Eastern side of the Gibb River road. I was quite surprised how busy it is here. It is obviously run by a large company that owns a few other accommodation/tourist places. It’s also quite expensive to stay here. We are paying $56 a night for a private camp site along the river. Plus you have to pay $40 for a park permit to be able to access any of the attractions. This makes it one of the dearest places we have stayed so far. Our private campsite is nice, the nearest people are at least 100m or more away and we overlook the river. Although we do need to drive back to the station for showers.
We walked up Emma Gorge which is 3.2km return with a good deal of climbing over boulders and a couple of creek crossings. At the end you are rewarded with an amazing waterhole and waterfall. We braved the freezing cold water and had a quick swim. The kids then followed some other children up the rocks and found a spot where some thermal water trickles and fills a tiny hole. They had a splash in there for a while before heading back down the gorge. It took us an hour to walk each way, longer than it would if we were on our own as we have to lift kids up and down over large boulders.
We took one of the 4WD to a lookout.
Swimming hole at the station
There are also some thermal springs here, they are only open to the public from 7am – 12 noon. It was certainly a delightful spot. Palm trees line the crystal clear 32 degree water. The only thing that is a negative – the amount of people there trying to get in the water. We were lucky as we got there fairly early in the morning and had a whole little pool to ourselves for a while. The the hoards come and we are not really into bumping knees with strangers in a small amount of water! It’s definitely worth a visit- just go early.
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