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35 YEARS OF ING OP T ER RA A B T E IO L E N C P I Y O E N L E R E 35 E R B S IM OF K SC HE ENIC IN T KIMBERLEY, PILBARA & NT FLIGHTS HELICOPTER FLIGHTS 2019 BUNGLE BUNGLE | KUNUNURRA | WARMUN | LAKE ARGYLE | MITCHELL FALLS | EL QUESTRO | EMMA GORGE | HOME VALLEY STATION | KATHERINE GORGE | KARRATHA HELISPIRIT.COM.AU | OPERATING SINCE 1984 | FLEET OF 24 HELICOPTERS DARWIN KUNUNURRA | ECO TOURISM ACCREDITED DARWIN | NATIONAL TOURISM QUALITY ACCREDITED BROOME | HEAD OFFICE BASED IN KUNUNURRA, THE KIMBERLEY ABOUT HELISPIRIT PERTH Renowned for a commitment to providing a wide range of reliable, highly professional helicopter services to a diverse range of industries. HeliSpirit specialise in tourism, with a rich history dating back to 1984 KATHERINE where the company became the pioneers of scenic helicopter flights over the Bungle Bungle Range. This year HeliSpirit are proud to celebrate their 35th year of operation. MITCHELL FALLS Wyndham KUNUNURRA The head office is in Kununurra, a tropical town with approximately HOME VALLEY 8,000 residents. Kununurra is 42km from the Northern Territory STATION border. HeliSpirit have the privilege of flying tens of thousands EL QUESTRO LAKE ARGYLE of tourists around the region each year, with the peak period EMMA GORGE from April to October. Purnululu WARMUN National Park HeliSpirit have developed a range of tourism products to showcase Bungle Bungle Australia's spectacular north-west. You can experience breathtaking Derby flights over this amazing country from eleven bases across the PURNULULU Kimberley, Pilbara and Northern Territory. KARRATHA Broome Halls Creek HeliSpirit operates a fleet of twenty-four helicopters which are based Karratha flights from $195 Fitzroy at Kununurra, Warmun, Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungle), Call 1800 841 611 | Page 13 Crossing Mitchell Falls, El Questro, Katherine, Karratha, Lake Argyle Resort, Emma Gorge, Home Valley Station and Bullo River Station. WESTERN AUSTRALIA WESTERN Locally owned, multi-award winning HeliSpirit is the specialist when TERRITORY NORTHERN it comes to discovering Australia’s north by helicopter. The company hold National Tourism Quality Accreditation and International Eco Port Hedland Tourism Certification. KARRATHA Call our friendly staff to chat about the region and help recommend the best flight for you. WHERE ARE YOU FLYING FROM? KATHERINE Katherine Gorge flights from $95 Call 1800 833 722 | Page 12 KUNUNURRA Ord Valley flights from $215 Helifishing from $995 Lake Argyle flights from $499 DARWIN HOME VALLEY STATION Waterfall flights from $499 Home Valley flights from $195 Bungle Bungle flights from $1999 Call 9161 4322 | Page 9 Call 1800 180 085 | Pages 6 & 7 MITCHELL FALLS Mitchell Falls flights from $160 Call 9161 4512 | Page 10 KATHERINE BULLO RIVER STATION MITCHELL FALLS Wyndham KUNUNURRA EL QUESTRO HOME VALLEY & EMMA GORGE STATION El Questro flights from $275 EL QUESTRO LAKE ARGYLE Call 9161 4318 | Page 8 EMMA GORGE Purnululu WARMUN National Park Bungle Bungle Derby PURNULULU Broome Halls Creek LAKE ARGYLE Fitzroy Lake Argyle fights from $139 Crossing Bungle Bungle flights from $1699 Call 9168 7777 | Page 11 WESTERN AUSTRALIA WESTERN NORTHERN TERRITORY NORTHERN Port WARMUN Hedland Bungle Bungle flights from $449 Call 9168 7337 | Page 4 PURNULULU KARRATHA Bungle Bungle flights from $299 Call 9168 7335 | Page 5 APRIL TO OCTOBER FROM WARMUN BOOKINGS 08 9168 7337 [email protected] • By road, Warmun is 200km south of Kununurra and 160km north of Halls Creek • Flights depart from the Warmun Roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway • Free secure storage for your vehicle and caravan B45 | BUNGLE BUNGLE HELICOPTER FLIGHT Flight time: 45 minutes | Cost: $449 per person As you take off from Warmun, you are but a minute away from the Osmand Range in Purnululu Conservation Area. Quite spectacular in its own right, it abuts the World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park. The Osmand Range is one of the Kimberley’s lesser-known spectacular ranges, filled with Livistona palms clinging to gorges and endless waves of ancient rocks rolling towards the east. Over the Bungle Bungle, this flight takes in the red rock gorges of the Northern Massif, the Western Wall, Horseshoe Valley, Piccaninny Gorge and Creek with its ancient banded sandstone domes, Deep Gorge and Y Gorge. ADD A GUIDED WALKING TOUR Doon Doon B45BB1 | A GUIDED WALK INTO CATHEDRAL GORGE ADD TO B45 Lake Argyle Duration: 9:30am - 4:00pm | Cost: Adult $1146 Child $1047 A guided walk with an Aboriginal perspective into Cathedral Gorge and through the striped sandstone domes. Easy to Moderate walk. Includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and water. B45BB3 | A GUIDED WALK TO ECHIDNA CHASM AND ADD TO B45BB1 THE WESTERN WALL Duration: 6:30am - 4:30pm | Cost: Adult $1297 Child $1098 Explore more of the Bungle Bungle in one day by adding this tour onto the B45BB1 experience listed above. An afternoon 4WD/walking tour to Echidna Chasm and the Western Wall. Moderate to challenging afternoon walk. Warmun Texas Downs Turkey Creek B45BB4 | PICCANINNY GORGE HELI-HIKE ADD TO B45 Flight time: 40 minutes and 18 minutes Mabel Downs Osmand Range Duration: 6:20am - 4:30pm | Cost: $1895 per person Hiking into Piccaninny Gorge is top of the list for fit and experienced hikers. On this tour, fly y w by helicopter into the mouth of enormous Piccaninny Gorge and hike 10km return with a H n r Purnululu guide. Return via helicopter which offers scenic aerial views of the Bungle Bungle Range. e h t r National Park o Spring Creek Track N t a re Bungle Bungle G Range ADD AN OVERNIGHT STAY Piccaninny OVERNIGHT STAY AT BUNGLE BUNGLE SAVANNAH LODGE Gorge Bellburn Dinner, bed and breakfast package at Bungle Bungle Savannah Lodge. Stay in a private Cathedral Airstrip Gorge ensuite cabin and have access to the lodge's swimming pool and licensed bar. FLIGHT PATHS Departure is after breakfast on day 2. B45 B45BB1 B45BB1O Duration: 9:30am day 1 to mid-morning day 2 ADD TO B45BB1 Cost: Adult $1443 Child $1298 B45BB3O Duration: 6:30am day 1 to mid-morning day 2 ADD TO B45BB3 Cost: Adult $1594 Child $1355 4 | WARMUN APRIL TO EARLY OCTOBER FROM PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK BOOKINGS 08 9168 7335 [email protected] • Flights depart from inside the National Park • View the Bungle Bungle from an entirely new perspective • Office and helipad at Bellburn Airstrip, Purnululu National Park • Pioneers of scenic helicopter flights in the Bungle Bungle A18 | BUNGLE BUNGLE DOMES SPECIAL Flight time: 18 minutes | Cost: $299 per person Depart Bellburn Airstrip for the southern tip of the Bungle Bungle Range where you will view Y Gorge before flying across the top of the massif to the mouth of spectacular Piccaninny Gorge. Soar over Piccaninny Creek to view Cathedral Gorge and the famous black and orange striped beehive shaped domes. A30 | THE ORIGINAL HELICOPTER FLIGHT OVER THE BUNGLE BUNGLE Flight time: 30 minutes | Cost: $449 per person The sandstone massif of the Bungle Bungle Range is almost 99 times the area of Uluru – there are more stunning features and spectacular landforms to see in this half hour scenic flight than you would imagine possible. View the hidden red rock gorges of the north-west tip, Piccaninny Gorge from end to end and the unique beehive formations that have contributed to the listing of Purnululu National Park as one of Australia’s World Heritage areas. A42 | BUNGLE BUNGLE LONG LOOK Flight time: 42 minutes | Cost: $549 per person Depart Bellburn Airstrip for the southern tip of the Bungle Bungle Range to view Deep Gorge and ‘The Twins’. Continue on to the highest point of the Bungle Bungle and the spectacular red rock gorges of the north-west. View the eastern side of the range, to encounter incredible eroded sandstone formations and a maze of gorges, soaring over the Valley of the Giants with its massive sandstone structures. Fly along the southern face to the mouth of Piccaninny Gorge, follow Piccaninny Creek to view Cathedral Gorge Echidna and the famous orange and black striped beehive shaped domes. Chasm Mini-Palms Gorge A18BB4 | Horseshoe PICCANINNY GORGE HELI-HIKE y Valley w H Departs: Bellburn Airstrip early morning | Flight time: 12 minutes and 6 minutes n r e h t Tour duration: 8 hours | Cost: $997 per person r o N t a re Fly over the Bungle Bungle on the Domes Special flight (A18) and land near the Gmouth of Piccaninny Gorge. This enormous gorge spreads into five fingers as it cuts through Piccaninny the Bungle Bungle Range. Your guide will lead the hike into the gorge and tell you Deep Circular Gorge about the area’s significance to the Aboriginal people and its unique history, which led Structure to the World Heritage listing of Purnululu. The hike is up to 10km return and requires a high level of fitness and mobility. The rocky creek bed of Piccaninny Gorge is classed Piccaninny Gorge as a level 5 walk. Picnic lunch, morning/afternoon tea and cold water is included. Piccaninny Beehive Landing Point Domes ABOUT PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK – THE BUNGLE BUNGLE The World Heritage listed Purnululu National Park is the first National Park in the Kimberley to be jointly managed by the Aboriginal Traditional Owners and the Parks and Wildlife Service. The system of joint management acknowledges the Aboriginal people’s traditional responsibility for care of the country and the well-being of visitors. HeliSpirit, as a licensed tour operator within Purnululu, adheres to and continually improves upon sustainability principles within the park. This ensures that future generations Bellburn Airstrip will enjoy the beauty of this unique landscape. 70km from Great Northern Highway FLIGHT PATHS Our operations are conducted in a manner which enhances visitor experiences and preserves park A18 values.