In reply to TobyA:
> Cheers Tim. What sort of thing is the gorge descent? Presumably if your daughter was 7 it's not too extreme? So not full on canyoning? But then what equipment is needed? Cheers!
It's a fairly spectacular dry gorge with several abseils all of whoch are equipped with bolts at the top and one of which has bolt anchors approached by a very short (maybe 10 feet section of via ferrata style cable.
We did it with a 70m rope, harnesses, helmets, descenders and slings for the short section of cable. You may get away with a shorter rope but you would need to check up on this as once you are into the top end of the gorge it would be hard to escape without completing the downhill trip.
When we went there were guidebooks for the local gorges in the shops in Cala Gonone and I just made a mental ote of the entry point at the top. We found it quite easy to park up at Cala Fuili and walk up to the start on a path to the south of the gorge in order to avoid having to shuttle cars from start to finish.
Gola Su Gorropu is another gorge that is well worth a visit, we didn't need any gear and just entered from the bottom end and went as far up as we could meanderiung through large boulders and using short section of fixed rope that were easily ascended and descended hand over hand. There may be a man in a tent at the gorge entrance to take a small admission fee but if you avoid weekends and get there early he may not be there.
I'd also recommend the walk to Tiscali and it's hard not to be impressed by many of the other well preserved Nuragic sites in the area.
If you'e lucky at this time of year you may also find that there is a great cultural festival going on in Dorgali.