Voyages El Questro Homestead
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<p>Refined comfort has arrived in the outback. El Questro Homestead is a soothing six-room refuge in million-acre El Questro Wilderness Park, set amid vast manicured lawns and leafy gardens. The hotel's timber verandas, linen- covered furniture, and recycled wood beds bring a rustic yet contemporary feel to the bush. There are plenty of opportunities for getting up close and personal with nature, including hikes to Champagne Springs and soaks in the thermal pools of Zebedee Springs, which local Aborigines believe have healing qualities. You could also absorb it all in one fell swoop: scenic helicopter flights are the only way to access some distant water holes, making for a lofty immersion into the park's vast and varied terrain.</p>
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From Travel + Leisure , FEB 2002
Romance can be a daring proposition at El Questro, a six-room hideaway on a million-acre expanse way out in northwestern Australia. Sure, there are sumptuous Balinese beds, lush gardens, and meals of freshly caught barramundi. But even dining outdoors is an adventure: a cozy table for two, lit by candles, teeters on the edge of a 200-foot-deep gorge trolled by flesh-eating crocs. Nearby Zebedee Springs, a series of natural thermal pools prized by local Aborigines for their healing qualities, is...MORE>>
Last updated February 2002
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