Willis's Walkabouts is northern Australia's most experienced bushwalking (hiking/trekking/backpacking) tour operator. We are the only tour operator who offers pack-carrying treks in Kakadu, throughout the rest of the Top End, the Kimberley, the Pilbara and central Australia. No one else can take you to see Jim Jim and Twin Falls up close in the wet season. No one else can take you deep into the heart of the Bungle Bungles or far beyond where any vehicle will ever go on the Mitchell Plateau.
This page gives you links to a number of reports about our trips written by some of our clients who took part in those trips.
Who, What, WhereTrip Reports
This page contains links to a number of reports our clients have written about the tours thay have done.
Click the links below to see the ones that interest you.
Kakadu and the Top End
- Kakadu Circle No. 1, 2006 -- Client comments
This page contains scans of what all the participants wrote at the end of the trip.- Kakadu Light, February 2007
The report above originally appeared in the May 2007 issue of Into the Blue, the quarterly magazine put out by the Coast and Mountain Walkers of NSW.- New Year in Kakadu: 2005-06
This is on a website belonging to one of the participants on the trip.- Kakadu Super Circle No. 1, 2004
Excerpts from the author's journal and some panoramic photos. A large 1.2 MB file.- Jawoyn Explorer 2004
This was one of the two longest trips we've ever done with Aboriginal guides.- Baroalba - Hill 420 2002, Australian view
- Baroalba - Hill 420 2002, European view
- Baroalba - Hill 420 2003
The report above originally appeared in the August 2003 issue of "The Bushwalker", the magazine of the NSW Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs. The link below will take you to a gallery of photos from that trip. Most photos courtesy of David Rowe and Emily Spencer.
Baroalba - Hill 420 2003 Photo Gallery- Kakadu Super Circle No. 1 2001
- Kakadu Super Circle No. 2 2001
- Gregory Explorer 2001
This is a copy of a diary kept by Roger Sheppeard. It is the longest report here but it also may be the one that most clearly shows what the trip was like. The link below will take you to a gallery of Roger's photos.
Roger Sheppeard's Gregory Photo Gallery- Kakadu Light 2002
Owner Russell Willis wrote this to try and give you a feel for what our easiest trip is like.- While doing a google search for something else in October 2006, I came across two websites which describe parts one and two of our January-February 1992 Kakadu Super Circle.
Part 1: Koolpin to Jim Jim Creek Part 2: Jim Jim Creek back to Koolpin and out to Yellow Waters So long ago and yet ....
The trip is still pretty much the same, the guide Ron is still leading trips for us and Feroze, the oldest person on the trip, has just booked another trip for 2007.The Kimberley and Pilbara
- Kimberley Highlights No. 1 2003
This is a poem one of our clients wrote at the end of the trip.- Pilbara: Karijini 2002
- Pilbara: Karijini 2008
This report appeared in the November 2008 issue of Into the Blue, the quarterly magazine put out by the Coast and Mountain Walkers of NSW. It is a 6 MB pdf, reproduced by permission.- Carr Boyd Ranges 2001. Photos and a few comments from one of our clients on his own website.
- Kimberley Coast Explorer 1995
Cyclone Chloe made this the most challenging Kimberley Coast trip we have ever done.The Red Centre
Overseas
- South Africa 2001
- South Africa 2003
This report was written by guide Patrick Barley. It goes beyond simple description and gives a good insight into what it felt like.- South America 2007-08
This is a large 1.2MB file. Please be patient.Oskar's Site
Oskar Klooster, one of our regular clients who lives in the Netherlands, has a website which contains descriptions and photos from several of our trips. Here are the links to the pages in English.
- Gregory Explorer 2001 -- a Dutch view of the trip above
- West Macdonnell Ranges 2001
- Drysdale River National Park Nos. 1 & 2 - 2003
This page links to a page describing the trip and to a photo gallery from the trip.- Namibia and South Africa - 2003
This page links to a number of pages describing our 2003 trip to Namibia and South Africa.
Click the link below to download a pdf file of our current trip list.
This is the same list that is in our printed brochure.