Travel information on Darwin to Broome
The Kimberley - Western Australia
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About the Kimberley
• The Kimberley
region is Western Australia's most northern region. The region
is rugged with numerous waterfalls, rivers and walking tracks.
An adventurer's off-road haven vacationing holiday to explore.
The Kimberley encompasses an area of 421,451 square kilometres
(one-sixth of the state's total land area). The Kimberley coastline
faces the Indian Ocean to the west and the Timor Sea to the
north, while inland it is bordered by the Great Sandy Desert
in the south and the Northern Territory in the east. Any Kimberley
holiday should have include the Bungle
Bungle Ranges.
The Kimberley in Australia is one of the last true wilderness
areas on Earth, with rustic unique outback landscapes and landmarks
billions of years in the making. Covering app 423,000 square
kilometres in north Western Australia and with a population
of less than 40,000 people, it’s here you’ll encounter some
of the most extraordinary outback adventuresand folks in Australia.
Discover ancient gorge country with hikes and trekking a must
in planning your Kimberley vacation to enormous cattle stations,
pristine coastline and sandy beaches, to one of the oldest cultures
on the planet and the world’s only horizontal waterfalls.
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Western Australia and National Parks (WA) towns,
rivers, roads, crossings, stopovers and places of interest (WA)
Map of the
Kimberley Western Australia |
Kununuura Region
Home Valley Station | Home
Valley Station | NT/WA
Quarantine Border Check Point | Wyndham
| Lake Argyle
| Kununurra
Gibb River Road Region
Durrack River - Gibb
River Road | King
Edward River | Gibb River River
| Ellenbrae Station | Gibb
River Road | Mt
Barnett Roadhouse | Mitchell
River National Park | Pentecost
River | Manning Gorge | Bell
Gorge | Dimond Gorge & Sir John Gorge
| Galvins Gorge| Lennard
Gorge | Mt Hart |
Mitchell Plateau Region
Kalumburu | Drysdale
River Station | Mitchell
River National Park | Mertens
Falls | Mitchell
Plateau | Mitchell
River |
Fairfields Leopold Downs Road Region
Fairfields
Leopold Downs Road | Geikie
Gorge | King
Leopold Ranges | Windjana
Gorge | Tunnel
Creek | Tunnel
Creek National Park |
Great northern Highway Kununurra to Derby to Broome
Fitzroy Crossing | Halls
Creek | Old Halls
Creek | China
Wall | Lilly Yard
| Sturt Creek |
Turkey Creek Roadhouse
| Mabel Downs
Station | Purnulula
National Park (Bungle
Bungle) |
Bungle Bungle Region
Purnulula
National Park (Bungle
Bungle) | Echidna
Chasm | Mini
Palms | Cathedral
Gorge | | Manning Gorge |
Turkey Creek Roadhouse
| Mabel Downs
Station | Bungle
Bungle | Bradshaw
Paintings |
El Questro
Emma
Gorge Trail | El
Questro Gorge Trail | Amalia
Gorge Trail | Zebedee
Springs | Saddleback
Ridge | Moonshine
Gorge Circuit Walk | Champagne
Springs | El
Questro Wilderness Park | Pentecost
River
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About the Gibb River Road
• Self drive along the Gibb
River Road from Broome or Darwin is a Australia four wheel
drive hire camper or wagon. The Gibb River Road was initially
constructed as a beef road to transport cattle from the surrounding
stations to the ports of Derby and Wyndham.It spans some six-hundred
and seventy kilometres from Derby to the junction of the Great
Northern Highway between Wyndham and Kununurra. On passing through
a gap in the Napier Range, the majesty of the King Leopold Ranges
comes into view. • Climate: 2 seasons in this
part of Western Australia: Dry/Winter (April to September):
Little rainfall with mild to warm conditions Average
temperatures are maximum 30°C - 32°C, minimum 5°C - 12°C Humidity
levels are low, averaging between 30% - 40% in July
Wet/Summer (October to March): Heaviest rain
falling from January onwards, average 200mm in January. Average
temperatures are maximum 45°C, minimum 18°C - 22°C Humidity levels
averaging between 60% - 75%
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Western Australia and National Parks (WA) towns,
rivers, roads, crossings, stopovers and places of interest (WA)
Map of the
Kimberley Western Australia |
Kununuura Region
Home Valley Station | Home
Valley Station | NT/WA
Quarantine Border Check Point | Wyndham
| Lake Argyle
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Gibb River Road Region
Durrack River - Gibb
River Road | King
Edward River | Gibb River River
| Ellenbrae Station | Gibb
River Road | Mt
Barnett Roadhouse | Mitchell
River National Park | Pentecost
River | Manning Gorge | Bell
Gorge | Dimond Gorge & Sir John Gorge
| Galvins Gorge| Lennard
Gorge | Mt Hart |
Mitchell Plateau Region
Kalumburu | Drysdale
River Station | Mitchell
River National Park | Mertens
Falls | Mitchell
Plateau | Mitchell
River |
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About Bungle Bungle Ranges
• Self drive to the Bungle
Bungle from Broome or Darwin in a 4wd camper rentals or 4wd
car hire. The Bungle Bungle Range rises up to 578 metres above
sea level. The range stands 200 to 300 metres above a woodland
and grass-covered plain, with steep cliffs on the western face.
Elsewhere, particularly where Piccaninny Creek has formed Piccaninny
Gorge, the range is cut by deep gullies and breaks up into complex
areas of ridges and domes, with prominent orange and black or
grey bands.Bungle Bungle turn-off to the park is 250 km south
of Kununurra or 109 km north of Halls Creek. The park access road
is accessible only to four-wheel-drive vehicles.• Population
: 28,000 people based in the regional centres of Broome,
Derby, Kununurra, and Hall's Creek. • Economy:
The main industries in the region are agriculture, pearling, mining
and tourism.
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Map of the
Kimberley Western Australia |
El Questro
Emma
Gorge Trail | El
Questro Gorge Trail | Amalia
Gorge Trail | Zebedee
Springs | Saddleback
Ridge | Moonshine
Gorge Circuit Walk | Champagne
Springs | El
Questro Wilderness Park | Pentecost
River |
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About Broome
• Broome Surrounds"
Area, "Kimberley" Region Broome
has a population of 10500 ( 1998 figures) and is approximately
2250 kilometres north of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.
Broome simply oozes with colour. It's Western Australia's secret
getaway - right on the Indian Ocean's doorstep and the gateway
to Australia's last frontier of pristine wilderness - the Kimberley.
From its rough and tumble, romantic pearling history
to the cosmopolitan character of Chinatown, to the turquoise waters,
red sandstone cliffs and the endless expanse of white sand at
Cable Beach....the colours and moods of Broome will capture your
soul. You'll never want to leave.
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About
self drive travel routes searching Western Australia
• Self drive from Broome
or Perth in your self drive 4wd camper or 4wd car rental from
us. From Broome travel to Pilbara Region to Newman | Onslow |
Tom Price | Karijini National Park | Marble Bar.
• The coastline region commencee at Cervantes, where you’ll find
the unique rock formations of the Pinnacles and stretches far
north to Exmouth, home of the internationally renowned World Heritage
Listed Ningaloo Reef, this amazing region is also excellent for
fishing and diving all year round with a variety of spectacular
reefs and marine life, white sandy beaches and warm turquoise
waters. As the Ningaloo Marine Park stretches from Coral Bay round
the North West Cape onto Exmouth. Yes for snorkellers and nature
lovers. Australia's Coral Coast of Kalbarri | Exmouth | Ningaloo
Marine Park | Ningaloo Reef | Denham | Abrolhos Islands | Coral
Bay (Coral Coast) | Geraldton | The Pinnacles.
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self drive travel routes searching Northern Territory Australia
• Then
travel and self drive onto South West Coast from Perth. Travel
to Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park | Lake Cave | Albany | Moore
River National Park | Greens Pool | Rainbow Coast | Denmark |
Walpole | William Bay National Park | Rainbow Coast | Margaret
River | Stirling Ranges.
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About
self drive travel routes searching Northern Territory Australia
• Self drive from Darwin the capital of Northern
Territory to Broome on the Gibb River Road a 4wd road or via the
Great Northern Highway (seasonal conditions apply). Darwin
is located on the coast and is 253 from the Kakadu National Park
entrance gates on the nothern entrance being the Arnhem
Highway. From Darwin you can self drive down 332klm ton the
Stuart Highway to Katherine and Katherine Gorge. Things to do
in Darwin: From the East Point Reserve, to the Darwin Botanical
Gardens. Walk along Nightcliff foreshore or Casuarina Beach you
are never without something to do. We even have the open Deckchair
Cinema a must for any visitor and nightlife that's easy to get
to such as the Mitchell Street entertainment strip. Venture further
out of Darwin and we come to the Outer Greater Darwin region some
20-45klm out and see the Territory Wildlife Park or the famous
Jumping Crocodile Cruises on the Adelaide River.
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self drive travel routes searching Northern Territory Australia
• Self drive to the Litchfield
Park from Darwin in a 4wd camper or family RV campervan hire.
Together with pristinewaterfalls and tropical swimming holes,
this is a truly beautiful destination found just south of Darwin,
Northern Territory. Litchfield
National Park features numerous waterfalls which cascade from
a sandstone plateau called the Tabletop Range, monsoon rainforests,
intriguing magnetic termite mounds and historical sites. Litchfield
Park is Darwin residents a favourite spot as 1-3 day destination
for it's waterfalls and magnetic termite mounds.
• Self drive to the Kakadu National Park from Darwin in a 4wd
camper or family RV motorhome hire. Darwin is located on the coast
and is 253 from the Kakadu National Park entrance gates on the
nothern entrance being the Arnhem
Highway. From Darwin you can self drive down 332klm to the
Stuart Highway to Katherine and Katherine Gorge.
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self drive travel routes searching Northern Territory Australia
• Self drive to the Katherine
Gorge from Darwin in a 4wd camper or family RV motorhome hire.
Katherine Gorge is located in Nitmiluk National Park Australia
- • This 292,800 hectare Nitmiluk National Park is owned by the
Jawoyn Aboriginal people and jointly managed with the Parks and
Wildlife Service of the Northern Territory. The deep gorge carved
through ancient sandstone by the Katherine River is the central
attraction of the Park. • Nitmiluk National Park is located in
the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory.
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self drive travel routes searching Northern Territory Australia
• Self drive to the Alice
Springs then onto Uluru
which was called Ayers
Rock, 45klm away to Kata
Tjuta once again known as The Olgas and 232klm (all approx)
to Kings Canyon. There is the famous Mereenie Loop a 4wd road
for our hire vehicles which comes into Glen Helen Gorge and the
West
MacDonnell Ranges and back to Alice Springs.
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