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Australia the Movie Highlights the Pristine Beauty of Northern Australia
So what is it about the movie Australia that makes it so appealing to all age groups?
The Story.
It is an epic movie like Gone with the Wind and Out of Africa set in the stunning landscape of northern Australia just months after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. It is a cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and spectacle.
The movie, by internationally acclaimed director Baz Luhrmann, centres on Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), an English aristocrat who reluctantly joins forces with a rugged cattle drover (Hugh Jackman) to save the remote cattle station she inherited from the clutches of local cattle barons.
The two embark on an epic journey to drive 2000 cattle across northern Australia and find themselves caught in the Japanese bombing of Darwin in early 1942, Australia's only World War 2 battle fought on home soil.
The Landscape.
The movie highlights the jaw-dropping beauty of the East Kimberley and Northern Territory regions of Australia.
It is an area so vast and sparsely populated that some areas have never felt the footprint of man. A true remote wilderness that few Australians and even fewer overseas visitors have ever experienced.
Truth is, it is this remoteness that makes it so appealing. If you are planning to visit these areas, chances are that you will share these beauty spots with few other visitors. You will fall in love with this forbidding but startlingly beautiful corner of Australia. It is a wilderness that is totally different to anything you have seen before.
Here is one of the most spectacular:
King George Falls.
Imagine a waterfall so remote that it cannot be reached by road and is almost inaccessible by foot. It can only be reached by small cruise boats and helicopters. Yet it is one of the most majestic scenic wonders in Australia.
The King George Falls cascade from the Kimberley escarpment, down steep cathedral-like gorges to the crystalline waters below. The only people lucky enough to witness this pulse-raising sight are those in cruise boats anchored in the King George River at the base of the falls.
These are the tallest falls in the Kimberley, dropping about 80m from the plateau to the river below. Normally boats can cruise right up to the base of the falls, with the passengers taking a shower from the tumbling water. However at the end of the wet season in April and early May, particularly if it had been a very rainy wet, the water under the falls is usually too turbulent for the boats to get close.
At this time of the year the falls may almost disappear behind a shroud of spray and mist. One cruise boat passenger described the experience:
"We were cruising up the King George River from the sea and as we approached the falls, heard a rumble like distant thunder. When we finally reached the falls, the sight that greeted us took our breath away.
Partly hidden behind the Niagara-like mist were these 2 huge waterfalls. It was a magic moment I will never forget and we all felt very privileged to view a natural wonder shared by so few."
About the Author Want to discover more about other exciting holiday adventures in Australia? Australian travel expert Graeme Lanham's popular new Ebook gives you all the answers. As a special bonus claim your 3 special FREE reports (valued at $57) available at: and discover its beauty at my website http://www.traveltipsaustralia.com |
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