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Itinerary
Day 1: Fitzroy Crossing
Stop At: Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy Crossing, Kimberley Region, Western Australia
We ease into our adventure as we travel east towards Fitzroy Crossing. Join the Darlgunya Cultural Walk where our local Indigenous guide greets us with a smoking ceremony and billy tea, then leads a stroll through the remnants of the old postal settlement. Learn about the wild Fitzroy River: its plants, wildlife and significance to local culture. (LD)
Duration: 1 day
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Accommodation included: Overnight at Fitzroy River Lodge
Day 2: Purnululu National Park: Bungle Bungles
Stop At: Halls Creek, Halls Creek, Kimberley Region, Western Australia
Visit the gold rush town of Halls Creek and see the remarkable China Wall enroute to Purnululu National Park
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Purnululu National Park, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley Region, Western Australia
On arrival in Purnululu, there is time to orient ourselves and settle into our Safari Camp. After a delightful bush sunset, relax with a delicious meal and evening under the stars.
Duration: 12 hours
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Accommodation included: Our eco safari tents at the Bungle Bungles Safari Camp
Day 3: Purnululu National Park: Bungle Bungles
Stop At: Purnululu National Park, Western Australia 6770 Australia
Explore the highlights of this extraordinary National Park, the most famous of which are the Bungle Bungle domes. Rivers created this landscape of unique orange and black striped ‘beehive’ geological formations over a period of 20 million years. Unbelievably, only the locals knew it existed until the early 1980’s. To protect its unique landscape, the area was made a national park in 1987 and now enjoys World Heritage status. We explore the 2km long Echidna Chasm, known for its towering Livistonia Palm trees, and take a short walk (2-3km) into stunning Cathedral Gorge, where towering rocks create a natural amphitheatre.
Duration: 1 day
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Accommodation included: Our eco safari tents at the Bungle Bungles Safari Camp
Day 4: Mimbi Caves
Stop At: Mimbi Caves, Mt Pierre Station 90km east of Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia 6728 Australia
We bid farewell to Purnululu and travel to the ancient realm of Mimbi Caves, one of Western Australia’s largest cave systems, in the heart of Gooniyandi Country. Spiritually significant, these limestone caves are one of the oldest identified sites of human occupation in Australia. Delve into Dreamtime with our local Gooniyandi guide who shares traditional stories and reveals the secrets of Mimbi Caves, a sanctuary of crystal clear pools, rare fossils and ancient rock art. Share fresh damper and billy tea with the Gooniyandi traditional owners before we head for Fitzroy Crossing.
Duration: 1 day
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Accommodation included: Overnight at Fitzroy River Lodge
Day 5: Tunnel Creek
Stop At: Tunnel Creek National Park, Leopold Downs Road King Leopold Ranges, Broome, Western Australia 6728 Australia
Following another night by the Fitzroy River, we head for Bunuba country – once a Devonian reef, this terrain is over 350 million years old and home to a diverse array of animals and plants. In the morning we seek the adventure of Tunnel Creek, a 750-metre cave system in which we discover secret caves and a large variety of wildlife.* It is here we also learn the legend of Jandamarra, an Aboriginal freedom fighter who used the tunnel as a hide-out in the late 1800’s. Travel along the Fairfield-Leopold Road, pausing for a peak into history at the ruins of Lillimiloora Police Station and to visit the Derby ‘Boab Prison Tree’, enroute back into Broome.
Duration: 1 day
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No accommodation included on this day.
