Colours of the Rainbow

The spectacular scenery of Kalbarri National Park is the result of multi-coloured sands deposited by an inland sea some 400 million years ago.

Today the landscape is made up of red and white bands of rock rippled by ancient waves, and riddled with age-old burrows left behind by worms sheltering in the wet sand. Tracks and trails on flat surfaces also show where animals once crawled across the damp sedimentary surface. The park is also marked by dramatic gorges and coastal cliffs, which feature extensive views overlooking colourful limestone and sandstone ledges.

Kalbarri is also famous for its wildflowers, most of which bloom from late July through spring and into early summer. There are vivid gold and orange banksias, grevilleas in white, yellow and red, green and red kangaroo paws, feather flowers in many coloured shades, smoke bushes, starflowers, and many more.

Kalbarri is also a rich environment for birds and other animals. Most of the native mammals are nocturnal, but look out for western grey kangaroos and emus during the day. Ospreys soar from the sea cliffs and wedge-tailed eagles patrol the gorges. The bizarre and ferocious-looking thorny devil lizard also thrives in this unique natural wonderland.