Tricia Hille

Dear Simone and Karl

Thanks to both of you and Carmel and Mark I have enjoyed the trip of a lifetime.

Your pre-tour service was excellent…nothing was left to chance.  I also appreciated your generous offer to purchase my drinks due to my late arrival in Broome the evening before we began our tour.  Thank you again for taking that trouble.

The pace of the itinerary was just right for me and I appreciated the opportunity to take on as much or as little as I wanted within the schedule.  The content of the itinerary was incredible taking in many of the places that I have long wanted to experience. While the Bungle Bungles were a highlight, Windjana, Bell, Emma and Darngu gorges were also exceptional.

I loved the meals…best camp food ever. I was really impressed with the variety, quality and freshness.  Carmel seemed to effortlessly produce the next meal whether it was on the road or after a long day driving or walking and there was always plenty of it.  The lunches were great and the evening meals were incredible…not to mention the variety of puddings.  Mark certainly knows how to cook fish and steak (and he makes a mean damper).

The campsites were amazing. I especially appreciated the fact that we stayed two nights at most of the sites.  The tents were great and generally the facilities were clean and adequate.  Some, such as, Home Valley and El Questro were outstanding but every site had its own particular charm; if the facilities were basic then the location more than compensated for the minimal amenities. Your private camp site was a clear winner perfectly scheduled for the last night.

Carmel and Mark were fantastic tour guides. They are a great team. I was particularly impressed with their knowledge of the history of the area, including the Aboriginal culture.  They demonstrated a passion for the birds and other wild life as well as the vegetation of the area.  They had the happy knack of creating a perfect setting with drinks and nibbles to compliment the beautiful sunsets on the Pentecost River, looking across to the Cockburn Range and the lookout across to the Pentecost Ranges.  Their sense of humour was delightful and their ability to front up every day with such positive and caring attitudes was impressive.  They were particularly attentive to any special needs and offered assistance whenever required (a helping hand on the tricky walks and rolling the odd swag etc.etc..). In other words they were awesome.

Overall the tour was excellent value for money and met all my expectations and more. It is obvious that a lot of organisation, planning and fine tuning of every detail has taken place because it really works well.

Thank you all again for a very memorable trip and I will be spreading the word.

Warm regards

Rating 5/5