Valley of the Giants ... Tree Top Walk

Location: Valley of the Giants Road, Denmark, 6333
Coordinate: S34°58.6949′ E116°53.6437′
Contact: +61 08 9840 8263
Website: http://www.valleyofthegiants.com.au/
Operation Hour: Every day of the year apart from Christmas Day or hazardous conditions. 9.00am - 4.15pm. An admission fee is charged.

This is another MUST visit in our itinerary to Perth. Valley of the Giants is Western Australia's world famous forest of gigantic tingle trees, with some over 400 years old. These are the giants that gave the forest its name, and only be found in the forest surrounding the Valley of Giants.

There is a lighweight suspension bridge with about 600m long, where it's ascend gently into the tree tops 40m above the forest floor. From here, one can enjoy the spectacular gigantic tingle trees view. The walkway has gained international attention for its innovative design and exciting experience its offer.

It is advisable to wear walking shoes, taking about 45 minutes to complete the journey on the suspension bridge. I'm taking longer time, as I'm afraid of height. One able to see to the forest floor from a top, making my leg taking longer time to take each steps.

When descend from the bridge below, one would explore the "Ancient Empire", which is a groove of impressive veteran tingle trees. There are few trees over here which is big in size and tall. The view at the forest floor and on top of the bridge really give a different view. We just awe with the Mother's Nature surrounding here, the landscaping and unique trees over here.

The boardwalk meanders around and sometimes through the old trees. We were wondering how the boardwalk is built through the tree, and some of the trees has something like burnt mark? Is this natural? The boardwalk is designed to protect the tingle trees from the damaging impact of large numbers of visitors. It is thought that before this measure was taken, some trees were in rapid decline as a result of compaction of the soil around their root systems caused by vehicles and humans.

We felt this is worth our effort to come all the way to enjoy the scenary. Looking down the giant trees from bird's eye view really give us an unforgetable memory for our holiday, and the maintenance of the area is superb. It is indeed a great place to enjoy together with family members.