Karijini National Park – Full Day Gorge Tour

The Pilbara… the oldest known landscape on Earth, more than 2.5 billion years old. Take a tour with us to Karijini National Park to see how beautifully it has aged.

The Pilbara is the oldest known landscape on Earth, estimated to be more than 2.5 billion years old. There is no better place to witness this than at Karijini National Park. Karijini has spectacular 100 metre sheer-sided ochre coloured chasms. Hidden amongst this ruggedness are crystal clear rock pools, cascading waterfalls and tropical fern environments each offering easy walking tracks or viewing platform access. 

Tour Details

Operates: Daily | Duration: 10 hours | Pre-booking is essential

Minimum numbers apply (6)

About this tour

Travel through the picturesque Hamersley Range to the entrance of the Karijini National Park. You will be mesmerised by its ancient land formations as we explore the the Weano, Joffre and Dales Gorge areas including Oxer Lookout, a towering but safe cliff face overlooking the junction of Weano, Joffre, Hancock and Red gorges. Visit the renowned Karijini Visitors Interpretive Centre which tells the stories of aboriginal culture and heritage, pastoral and mining histories, geology, fauna and flora.

Tour Highlights:

Swimming opportunities at the spectacular Handrail and Fern Pools, Joffre and Fortescue Falls, and the highest lookout in Karijini at Knox Gorge.

Morning Tea and Lunch is provided on this tour.

Please Note: Access to some areas may be restricted, depending on conditions. Suitable walking footwear is recommended for this tour.

Hamersley Gorge and Spa Pool tours

Take a dip in some of the most spectacular and remote gorge pools that Australia’s North West has to offer on this half day tour from Tom Price to Karijini National Park.

Located in the north west corner of Karijini National Park, Hamersley Gorge is the most remote of the gorges. On the descent into the gorge, you can clearly see how the layers of rock bent and buckled before they pushed their way to the surface more than 2.5 billion years ago. At the base of the gorge, take a dip in the delightful gorge pool and relax in the shade of the trees.

Tour Details

Operates: Please check dates for availablity | Duration: 5 hours | Pre-booking is essential

Minimum numbers apply (4)

About this tour

Take a picturesque drive from Tom Price to the remote Hamersley Gorge. Enjoy the beautiful features of this gorge and take a dip in a natural spa pool for those who are keen.

Take in a bird’s-eye view of the gorge from the lookout.

Tour highlights include: Exploring this dramatic gorge, full of colour texture and reflections and a great spot for a swim in the gorge pool and at the spectacular Spa Pool.

Morning or Afternoon Tea is provided on this tour.

Please Note: Access to some areas may be restricted, depending on conditions. Suitable walking footwear is recommended for this tour.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore Mine Site Tour

Have you ever wondered how a mine site really works? Be amazed by the enormity of this open cut iron ore mine as we take you on an exclusive tour into the heart of the operation.

Nestled deep in the Hamersley Ranges at the base of the towering Mount Nameless is the town of Tom Price, in the heart of Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Home to one of the world’s richest Iron Ore deposits mined by Rio Tinto, Lestok Tours have been conducting comprehensive tours of this mine site for over 30 years.

Tour Details

Operates: Daily | Duration: 1.5 hours | Pre-booking is essential

Minimum numbers apply (6)

About this tour

A must-do when visiting the Pilbara region, this one of a kind experience takes you behind the scenes of one of the world’s largest open cut mines for a 1.5 hour tour.

Starting at the Tom Price Visitor Centre, guests are prepped for their unique mine experience and supplied with safety glasses and a hard hat. Travelling in air-conditioned comfort, be treated to full commentary from your guide en-route to the mine. Visit the pit lookout for panoramic views over the mine site (bring your camera!), view the enormous Haul Trucks and machinery at work as you travel to the process plant and onto the train load out area.

Your expert guide will give you up to date information and a unique insight into this large scale operation – from taking the ore out of the ground, through the crusher, along the conveyors to loading into the massive carts on some of the longest trains in the world.

Please Note: Access to some areas may be restricted, depending on conditions. Suitable walking footwear is recommended for this tour.

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