Welcome to a website all about the gorges of the world.

If you want a vacation destination with a difference. Would like to experience a new activity. Indulge yourself as you take a short break. See stunning scenery as you cruise, ride, hike, climb or laze.

Then you are going to see places here that will really excite you!

You may have previously thought of them as a big, boring holes in the ground. You will come to see them in a whole new light!
As we travel the gorges of the world together you will discover places that are not only incredibly beautiful but full of great activities to enjoy.

I want you to be inspired to make that visit.

Ok, I do understand that some countries like Australia and China aren`t everyday destinations for most of us, however, others are a lot closer to home. So what if you are looking for somewhere different and exciting to go? Then what you see here could well lead to that trip of a lifetime. It certainly was for me when I canoed through the Katherine Gorge on a recent dream trip to Australia. An experience I will never forget!

At this point I can hear some of you saying "OK, I can understand that they might be interesting to look at but what else is there you can do?"

Well, let`s list a few of the activities you can do when making that visit -

• Hiking.
• Mountain Biking.
• Fishing.
• Horseback Riding.
• Canoeing.
• Whitewater Rafting.
• Caving.
• Rock Climbing.
• River Cruising.
• Camping.
• Base Jumping.
• even Cheese Making!

Ok, base jumping and cheese making were said tongue in cheek, but you see what I`m getting at.

What? You don`t want to do any of those things? Well how about booking into a nice hotel or a quiet bed and breakfast, eating at a great restaurant or just doing some plain old sight seeing.
But sights with a real difference!

Would you like to float downstream on a Rhine River cruise boat, gasping in admiration at the fairytale castles and immaculate vineyards?

Or take a visit to New England in the Fall and see the stunning West Virginia scenery at The New River Gorge? You could gaze in awe at the incredible bridge to nowhere that spans the Royal Gorge in Colorado.

You see there can be something for everyone!

As well as being amazingly beautiful, I am always struck by the incredible history associated with these wonderful places.
I`ll give you some examples. Lewis and Clark, the great American pioneers travelled along the Columbia River. The explorer John Cabot sailed his tiny wooden ship down the Avon on his way to discover new lands. Julius Caesar crossed the Rhine River in 53 B.C. The complete skeleton of an Ancient Man 9000 years old was unearthed in the caves at Cheddar. For thousands of years Chinese peasants toiled through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The waters of the Katherine River have sustained countless generations of Australian aborigines.

Well, Wow!

And you can go to all these places!

So come with me, let this site be your guide. Together we will visit the countries of the world seeking out famous, and not yet famous,
gorges to visit!