Wilderness canoeing on the Mulgrave River south of Cairns is another way to get to grips with the environment. At the northern end of Western Australia, the Kimberley region attracts a growing number of adventure travellers. This dramatic region has fewer people per square kilometre than almost anywhere else in the world. The Kimberley extends from the red dunes of the Great Sandy Desert to rugged escarpment country. There are gorges, cave systems, waterfalls and pockets of rainforest.
Wildlife includes giant turtles, saltwater crocodiles, kangaroos and wallabies.
A few decades ago, the Kimberley was accessible only to hardy explorers. Divers can swim with whales, dugongs, manta rays, huge cod or sharks. Ride the raging rivers Whitewater river rafting is one of the fastest-growing sports in the adventure travel market. The Tully River in Far North Queensland is placed by experts among the best commercially operated rivers in the world. The Tully is dam-controlled, so water levels are guaranteed at all times.