King George Kimberley Special››Map Falls to Darwin

Vansittart Bay Faraway Bay Bush Camp

Kalumburu Timor Sea Welcome to your best holiday yet. Lodge Ah, the Kimberley: is there any other place that a map like this is no easy feat, either: many of the inspires such a mixed bag of emotions? For some, places we’ve featured here aren’t even recognised Mitchell Kimberley Plateau it is a place of untold wealth and resources, for by Google Maps.) So to help de-mystify the area Coastal others, a last stretch of untouched wilderness. for you, we took several trips there (don’t ever say Mitchell Falls Many have no idea where it is, or what it is, while we don’t love you), chose a few experiences that Camp, p96 This road for a select few dream of making it here... or are lucky best summarise the area, then put them together Hunter experienced enough to have already been. Regardless of where to create this guide. River you fall on the spectrum, we guarantee that there And this map. As you can see, we’ve marked 4WDs only Naturaliste Island is something you’ll fall in love with in this part of out a few of the better-known accommodation the world – it’s like nowhere else on Earth, and we sites and campgrounds in the area (though you’ll really mean that. note that we didn’t bother doing so for any major One of our But (and there’s always a ‘but’, isn’t there?) for towns). It’s by no means an exhaustive resource – cover girl’s all its allure, the Kimberley is also rather difficult to you could never fit that on two magazine pages! – favourite research. Its remoteness, its small visitor numbers, but what it does show is that there is plenty to see, Wyndham the seasonally changing landscapes and a lack and do, and plenty of creature comforts about the waterholes Kalumburu Road of ‘regular’ infrastructure, all make up-to-date place, too. So really, you’ve got no choice but to You must try information a bit of a challenge to find. (Making start planning. Enjoy. the scones here Home Valley  Station You can download and print a copy of this map at australiantraveller.com/thekimberley/map Kununurra Ellenbrae Emma Gorge Montgomery Reef and Homestead Steep Island El Questro Raft Point A properly Koolan Island unforgettable Save up for a Buccaneer Crocodile Talbot Bay road trip stay at El Questro’s Archipelago Creek Horizontal luxe Homestead Lake Argyle Waterfalls This gorge is particularly Manning River Road, p70 (and Gorge) Take a day stunning trip here from Broome! Barnett River Gorge Argyle Diamond Bell Gorge Mine Manning River entrance Silent Grove Mt Barnett Roadhouse

Galvans Gorge Imintji Roadhouse Look out for the Purnululu NP Adcock Gorge (Bungle Gorge rope swing at Bungles) National Derby this waterhole Geographic Orion Cruise, p100 Windjana Gorge Mornington Tunnel Creek Plenty of freshwater Sanctuary, p84 crocs to be seen here Broome Sir John Gorge Book one of the Just some of the Cadjeput Hole safari tents here accommodation sites Dimond Gorge (they come with in the area You can now fly A beautiful (but gourmet picnic Or you can camp at here direct from underrated)drive these sites, if you’d prefer Eco Beach Sydney and hampers!) A few of our Resort Melbourne Fitzroy Crossing favourite waterholes Halls Creek (Pack swimmers!) (with Qantas) Refuel here (Though it’s diesel only at Imintji) Fitzroy River

Great Northern Highway

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