Canoe Touring in Australia

Canoe Touring in Australia is an inspiring introduction to seven of Australia's loveliest waterways: Tasmania's Gordon River, the mighty Murray, the Myall Lake and River system in New South Wales, the Upper Noosa River in Queensland, the Northern Territory's Katherine River, the Blackwood in the West and the labyrinthine Chowilla and Ral Ral Creeks in South Australia. From tranquility among rainforests to the rocky grandeur of gorge country, Canoe Touring in Australia reveals the diversity and beauty of Australia's river systems.

Canoe enthusiast Leigh Hemmings has paddled every stroke along these stretches of water and provides all the necessary planning and day-to-day information to make each quiet water tour successful, as well as insights into the natural and human features and history of the areas through which you will travel. Packed with information, Canoe Touring in Australia has a practical focus, with advice from choosing a canoe to paddling techniques, how to plan your tour, what to take, and hints about portaging and minimal impact camping. Colour and black and white photographs complete this essential introduction to quiet water paddling holidays in this country.

With tours designed to suit the adventurous and the contemplative, the beginner and the more experienced canoeist, Canoe Touring in Australia is a practical and evocative guide to touring some of Australia's varied and unforgettable waterways.

A writer and a photographer, Leigh Hemmings is also an adventurer with a tremendous love of the Australian landscape. Luckily he can combine all his enthusiasms in his work, writing articles for many Australian magazines and books to tempt people to discover the beauty of the continent. His book, Bicycle Touring in Australia, has been internationally successful