Safety
While speeding and fatigue are two of the major causes of road deaths and injuries on our country roads, other factors that increase the risks include:
- longer distances to travel
- narrow roads with uneven surfaces
- animals on the road – especially critical in the Kimberley
- overtaking long and slow vehicles, particularly road trains & caravans
- driving at night and in bad weather.
- please slow down while in Warmun as our little ones may be crossing the highway!
Tourist Operators
| Slingair Heliwork Tours | Link |
| East Kimberley Tours | Link |
| Pinnacle Tours | Link |
| Discover West | Link |
| Horizons | Link |
| Tourstogo | Link |
| Luxury Australia | Link |
Tourism in the area!
Sites that the mighty Kimberley can offer tourists.
Used as a source of wet season sustenance by local aboriginals for thousands of years, the white population did not note the beautiful and unique Bungle Bungles until the 1980’s when our government established the Purnululu National Park. The area is rich in Aboriginal art and there are also many burial sites so the local Aboriginal traditional owners make a valuable contribution to its management.
350 million years of history, 200,000 hectares in area including 45,000 hectares of the Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park (1987) and 600 metres above sea level, our treasure lies south east of the Warmun Community.
The Bungle Bungles is open between April & November and visits via Warmun Roadhouse based “Heliworks Helicopter Tours” is very popular since ground access is restricted to 4WD (Tracks are rugged & unforgiving). The roadhouse has a caravan securing yard to store equipment while those that are adventurous, treck into the National Park.
The Bungle Bungles are a popular and breathtaking site to visit with their 300 metre “Bee Hive”, domed shaped, sandstone rock formations and gorges. The tropical pools surrounded by Livistonia Fan Palms, magnificent gorges, caves and Aboriginal rock art along with an abundant variety of plant and animal life all combine to provide a few days of breathtaking exploration. Birdlife is awe-inspiring with more than 120 bird species to amaze the budding ornithologists.
While you can camp at Kurrajong and Walardi sites, there are few facilities and no accommodation in the park so all facilities, food, fuel and water must be carried by the visitor.
A sample of other Sites of interest in the Kimberley!
Geikie Gorge: is a part of the Kimberley not to be missed. Boat tours during the dry season show off the sheer yellow, orange and grey gorge walls, colourful and abundant wildlife and lush vegetation fringing the Fitzroy River.
The water-streaked walls of Windjana Gorge National Park rise majestically to a height of 100 metres. The best way to see the Gorge is by following the walktrail that winds its way through the gorge.
Derby is the administrative centre for the hinterland region of the Kimberly. It is an ideal base for excursions to the variety of attractions including the ranges, plains, river gorges and the Boab Prison Tree.
The China Wall: The 15 km journey out to Old Halls Creek on the Duncan Road passes the town's two major tourist attractions. A few kilometres out of town is a sign to the China Wall. 1.5 km off the road is a strange limestone formation which rises from a creek up over a small hill. It is a natural formation of white quartz which does look like a small version of the famous Great Wall of China. The stream below is surrounded by trees and in the 'green season' it is an ideal location for swimming.
On the edge of the Great Sandy Desert and the extensive spinifex grasslands of the East Kimberley lies the Wolfe Creek meteorite crater, the second largest crater in the world from which fragments of a meteorite have been collected. The crater is 880 metres across and almost circular.
Caroline Pool: Further on is the Caroline Pool, another popular local swimming spot, which is reminiscent of the gorges along the MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's centre. The river comes between two cliffs forming a deep pool in the gorge.
Broome: The town of Broome was first settled as a port to service the world's largest pearling grounds. Today cultured pearls are still produced and offer the visitors ample pearl jewellery shopping. Cable Beach is a fantastic white sandy beach facing onto turquoise waters.
Kununurra: The town is the Kimberley's Gateway from the east. It offers access to an enormous variety of unique and colourful Kimberley adventures. It is nestled on the banks of the Ord River. Established in 1960 as the centre for the Ord River Irrigation Project. There are lots of attractions in this town such as Hidden Valley National Park, City of ruins and Lake Argyle.
Lake Argyle holds nine times the volume of Sydney Harbour. Australia's biggest body of fresh water (5672 million cu. m) was created in 1971 by damming the Ord River as part of a bold irrigation project. Explore islands by boat, or canoe 55 km down the Ord from the Carr Boyd Ranges to lakes Argyle and Kununurra.
The Argyle diamond mine is the world's biggest and one of the most technologically advanced.
Mitchell Plateau: Fifty resident mammal species include the warabi, smallest of our rock wallabies, and the scaly-tailed possum, both unique to the Kimberley. Some 220 bird and 86 reptile and amphibian species further enhance the richness of this magnificent area. Deep narrow gorges with some permanent pools and spectacular waterfalls are etched into the western sandstone area.
Prince Regent River Nature Reserve: Board a pearl lugger or other boat in Derby for access to outstanding scenery of walled gorges, waterfalls, Aboriginal rock paintings and rainforest patches.