In Journey Beyond Magazine, Australian athlete Erin Phillips reflects on a deeply personal escape to Sal Salis at Ningaloo Reef – a place where the horizon stretches wide and life settles into nature’s rhythm.
Set lightly among the dunes of Cape Range National Park, Sal Salis offers rare, immediate access to reef and range. Days are shaped by whale shark encounters, snorkelling in crystalline waters and walks through ancient gorge country; evenings unfold around shared tables beneath vast, starlit skies.
“You feel like you’re completely off-grid – in the best possible way. There’s no noise, no rush, just the sound of the ocean and the wind through the dunes. It makes you slow down and be present. You start to notice everything – the colour of the water, the stars at night, the conversations you’re having. It reminds you what really matters.”
Her story echoes a sentiment shared across the Luxury Lodges of Australia: that true luxury lies not only in comfort, but in connection – to landscape, to loved ones and to a deeper sense of self.
