Surprised in Mount Surprise

Mick cannot get away from silicon...

We left the tableslands with the intention of visited Undara Lava Tubes yesterday.

We decided to drive past the entry and go to Mount Surprise to eat our lunch and phone ahead for the caravan park and tour tickets. Just to make sure.

Then we realised that the accommodation for 3 nights and a 3 hour lava tube tour was going to cost us $400. The ticket per lava tube tour is $125 per person. There are 2 to choose from. And dont even bother to consider a visit into the privately owned and run gorge.

Its bloody criminal that our Qld National Parks make visiting our own country's national parks so difficult and in many cases so expensive.

So as much as we would probably have enjoyed it we gave it a miss.

We the decided to rest up here in Mount Surprise. 30 a night with power and water. Perfect.

We will then travel on to Porcupine Gorge NP and end up in Winton.

The money saved not spent on Undara has given us quite a few things to do in Winton.Read more