On top of the world at the Knights Tower, Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk, Knights Hill
This tourist attraction opened in 2008 and had no shortage of visitors on the Saturday of the long weekend that we were there. The walk itself doesn't take very long to complete (give it about 45 minutes to an hour, maybe more if like an adorable girl we saw, you require a bit of coaxing to get up the Knights Tower) and the views are great; but is it worth the $22 admission fee for adults ($9.50 for children between 6-16 and $20 for seniors)? I'd read on a blog (that I can't find the link to now, argh) that you can get similar views from lookouts in the nearby Budderro National Park, but I figured that if we were in the area, we might as well buy into the whole commercial experience. No shame in that, right?
Overall I think admission was fairly pricey in relation to the experience, but it was a well-constructed walk with lovely views, so I won't complain about that.
I think I saw a sign saying that the Minnamurra Rainforest Centre in the Budderoo National Park is currently closed for renovations - it looks like it's re-opening in July 2009. So maybe wait until that re-opens before heading down to the area and taking in both the Illawarra Fly and the Rainforest Centre.
Illawarra Fly
182 Knights Hill Road (off Jamberoo Mountain Road, all very well signposted)
Knights Hill NSW 2577
1300 362 881
You can find more information here
Open 9am to 5pm seven days a week
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Nice review (and view)!
ReplyDeleteWow, you mentioned the Minnamurra rainforest, which I love and haven't been to for a long time. Maybe I should take my visiting relatives-in-law there :)
Was it cold up there?
ReplyDeleteI think you timed it well... just before the Antarctic cold snap :)
Will the Rainforest Centre be re-opened by the time your relatives-in-law arrive? I suppose you can go and look there anyway... it was a bit cold but I think we managed just to avoid the present cold snap!
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