Sentences with phrase «sheer rock cliffs»

Reach out and touch sheer rock cliffs and drink pure glacial water straight from the waterfalls, see seals sunning themselves on the rocks, dolphins riding the bow wave or if you're lucky, spot rare Fiordland crested penguins (in season).

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Climbing harnesses make it possible to go rock climbing, scale up sheer faces and drop down cliffs from above.

Perched atop the limestone cliffs of a peninsula with a sheer 200ft drop down to the rocks below, Bonifacio is a well - preserved fortified town with a wonderful Old World ambience and charming medieval lanes lined with venerable houses.

Rappel in various venues around the beautiful Dome, off the Kopjeskraal Road — anything from a 45 metre to a 16 metre abseil off a natural cliff; sheer exhilaration down vertical rock faces.

Then it's off to Manta Point or Banah cliffs, where your breath will be snatched from you as you realise how very close you are to falling to your death over the edge of sheer soaring rock.

The spectacular landscapes of northern Skye rise in soft, grassy slopes that drop off in sheer cliffs, and rock formations that spike and curl.

Capri offers magnificent views, with sheer limestone cliffs dropping into the clear blue Tyrrhrnian sea, hidden grottos reachable by boat, and the landmark Faraglioni rocks.

Over 5 kilometres long, its sheer cliffs rise like a bulwark, a solid wall of rock 1, 220 metres high along its length.

Named after an 18th century man, Tom Bourke, who had little luck in striking gold but whose namesake rock formations now catch coins attached to golden wishes that descend the sheer cliff faces into said water sculpted pits.

The cliff scenery is spectacular, and the boats go in close to the vast, sheer walls of rock to give you a close - up view of the birds.

Home to the bent horns of the Ibex, the high plateau of the Simien Mountains offer a more jagged landscape with deep canyons, protruding rocks, sheer cliffs, and wonderful vistas for those that trek across them.

Woolamai: Be blown away by the rugged surf beach Grand Prix Track: Take a look at where the action happens * Swan Lake: Wander and spy wetland birds and wallabies from the hidden observation platforms (time permitting) Nobbies, Seal Rocks and The Blowhole: Gaze across the rough headland and spot seals sunbathing Summerlands: Observe the thunderous surf beneath the sheer cliff faces PENGUIN PARADE: Watch the magic as the world's smallest penguins appear out of the surf!

Travellers can canoe, cruise and swim between sheer cliffs to the sandy freshwater beaches of the main gorges, and view ancient Aboriginal rock paintings high on rock faces of this spectacular natural wonder.

While the Causeway consists of rugged rock formations along the coastline, the Cliffs of Moher are simply sheer cliffs that drop dramatically into the sea.

Wild, southern ocean weather has carved these huge rock sculptures from the soft, sheer limestone cliffs leaving a series of stacks some 45 metres high.