Karijini National Park accessible by conventional vehicle?

Hi Folks,

we plan to make a tour in West Australia including Tom Price / Karijini
National Park in November. We would like to spend a whole day in the
park visiting "normal attractions" like Oxers Lookout, Joffre Falls and
Knox Lookout ...

Now the question: can we do this with a conventional vehicle? I know
that the roads are unsealed but is 4WD a must or are there gravel roads
that are suitable for "slow driving" conventional vehicles...

Any advice on this is really appreciated.

Thanks in advance !

<mail_garp@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Hi Folks,
>
> we plan to make a tour in West Australia including Tom Price / Karijini
> National Park in November. We would like to spend a whole day in the
> park visiting "normal attractions" like Oxers Lookout, Joffre Falls and
> Knox Lookout ...
>
> Now the question: can we do this with a conventional vehicle? I know
> that the roads are unsealed but is 4WD a must or are there gravel roads
> that are suitable for "slow driving" conventional vehicles...
>
> Any advice on this is really appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance !

We have been there a number of times with a conventional vehicle. Provised
you don't try to drive too fast (and consequently get a flat tyre from the
very sharp stones on the road in some parts of the park) it will not be a
problem.

But there is really too much to see to squeeze it all into one day. You can
camp in the park (primitive facilities) or at Auski Roadhouse.

Enjoy.

Gerrit

mail_garp@gmx.de wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> we plan to make a tour in West Australia including Tom Price / Karijini
> National Park in November. We would like to spend a whole day in the
> park visiting "normal attractions" like Oxers Lookout, Joffre Falls and
> Knox Lookout ...
>
> Now the question: can we do this with a conventional vehicle? I know
> that the roads are unsealed but is 4WD a must or are there gravel roads
> that are suitable for "slow driving" conventional vehicles...
>
> Any advice on this is really appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance !

As others have mentioned, when the road conditions are normal, you
*can* drive these unsealed roads with a non-4WD vehicle, but since you
post with a .de, i.e. German, e-mail address, I assume you will be
driving a *rental* vehicle. If so, you will not be *allowed* (by the
rental company) to drive on unsealed roads.