Meet Simon & Michelle
Carnarvon Gorge’s only independant, local tour guides.
Simon Ling
- 20 years at Carnarvon Gorge
- Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity & Ecology)
- Master of Forestry & Natural Resources
- Accredited Senior Savannah Guide
Simon started researching and writing about the Gorge in 1997 and began guiding in 1999. However, his association with the Gorge goes back a long, long way:
Michelle Whitehouse
- 7 years at Carnarvon Gorge
- Bachelor of Nature Tourism (La Trobe University)
- Bachelor of Outdoor Education (La Trobe Univeristy)
- Accredited Senior Savannah Guide & current President of Savannah Guides Limited
Michelle joined Simon at Carnarvon Gorge in 2016 after a diverse career guiding at Kangaroo Island, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and Winton:
"I first visited Carnarvon Gorge in 1977 on a Grade Six school camp. Something about the Gorge captured my imagination, and has held it ever since. It remains my favourite part of the planet to this day. Being able to spend more than twenty years growing my understanding of this amazing place, one footstep at a time, has been extraordinary and I feel privileged to be able to share my experience and perspectives with my guests as we wander the tracks together."
"The thing I love about Carnarvon Gorge is the diversity of experiences it offers our guests and guides alike. One moment you can be contemplating the significance of a religious symbol created thousands of years ago at a cultural site and the next you can be watching a platypus paddling about in the creek. I don't know anywhere else in Australia where such a great range of experiences is packed into such a small area."
Meet Simon & Michelle
Carnarvon Gorge’s only independant, local tour guides.
Simon Ling
- 20 years at Carnarvon Gorge
- Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity & Ecology)
- Master of Forestry & Natural Resources
- Accredited Savannah Guide
Simon started researching and writing about the Gorge in 1997 and began guiding in 1999. However, his association with the Gorge goes back a long, long way:
Michelle Whitehouse
- 4 years at Carnarvon Gorge
- Bachelor of Nature Tourism (La Trobe University)
- Bachelor of Outdoor Education (La Trobe Univeristy)
- Accredited Savannah Guide
Michelle joined Simon at Carnarvon Gorge in 2016 after a diverse career guiding at Kangaroo Island, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and Winton:
"I first visited Carnarvon Gorge in 1977 on a Grade Six school camp. Something about the Gorge captured my imagination, and has held it ever since. It remains my favourite part of the planet to this day. Being able to spend more than twenty years growing my understanding of this amazing place, one footstep at a time, has been extraordinary and I feel privileged to be able to share my experience and perspectives with my guests as we wander the tracks together."
"The thing I love about Carnarvon Gorge is the diversity of experiences it offers our guests and guides alike. One moment you can be contemplating the significance of a religious symbol created thousands of years ago at a cultural site and the next you can be watching a platypus paddling about in the creek. I don't know anywhere else in Australia where such a great range of experiences is packed into such a small area."