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All flights depart from the
El Questro Airstrip
Bungle Bungle and Lake Argyle Scenic Flight 6am, 9am and 2.30pm One of Australia’s natural wonders, the World Heritage Listed Bungle Bungle Range is a unique sandstone formation dating back 350 million years. This two hour aeroplane flight from El Questro’s airstrip takes you over Lake Argyle, the Argyle Diamond Mine and the Carboyd Range before orbiting Purnululu Park, home to the Bungle Bungles. This once in a life time experience is found only in the Kimberley. Travel Tip: Use the above tour as your transfer to Kununurra airport or accommodation. Minimum 2 persons Bungle Bungles Full Day Tour 9am-4.30pm Take in a day with a difference. Experience views of Lake Kununurra, Lake Argyle and the Carr Boyd & Osmand Ranges enroute to the World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park, home to the Bungle Bungle Range. On landing, you will be transferred into an air conditioned 4WD vehicle. A short drive will take you past the amazing beehive domes. Your unforgettable walk along Piccaninny Creek to Cathedral Gorge will indulge you in history before you reach the magnificence of the ancient amphitheatre which doubles as your lunch location. After lunch join a guided walk along the ancient dry bed of Piccaninny Creek and inspect the 350-million-year old orange and black striped beehive domes up close. Your guide will bring the natural history of the Bungle Bungle domes to life. On return to the Bellburn base camp, light refreshments will be served. The flight home to El Questro will encompass an orbit of the Argyle Diamond Mine. Min 2 persons Argyle Diamond Mine Ground Tour with Bungle Bungles Flight 10.30am-4pm Combine the treasure of nature with the treasure of the earth in this fly/drive day tour. From El Questro, you are flown by aeroplane to the Argyle Diamond Mine. Enjoy a 3.5-4 hour guided ground tour including views of the Mine’s open cut operations from a well positioned viewing platform and a drive through the processing plant. Your tour also includes a buffet lunch at the Staff Village and a visit to the Village Store where Argyle Diamonds may be purchased. Continue on in the aeroplane to the ancient Bungle Bungles in Purnululu Park. A 20 minute orbit over the Range offers the best views of the formation’s deep gorges and the well known “beehive domes”. Fly back to El Questro along the Carr Boyd range. Min 2 persons Mitchell Falls and Kimberley Coast Tour 7am-3pm Explore the remote Mitchell Plateau on a full day aeroplane trip from El Questro. See Kimberley cattle country and Drysdale River National Park before landing at the Mitchell Plateau Airstrip. Connect with a helicopter that flies you over the spectacular Mitchell Falls before landing there to drop you off. At the Falls, you will spend almost two hours on the ground unaccompanied where you can take a self-guided walk, swim and enjoy a pre-packed morning tea. You will have plenty of time to photograph the spectacular surroundings, before being picked up by the helicopter and returned to the Mitchell Plateau airstrip. Re-board the aeroplane for the return flight home taking in views of Port Warrender, Kalumburu, King George Falls, Berkeley River Gorge, Cambridge Gulf, Adolphus Island and Emma Gorge before landing at El Questro. Min 2 persons Kimberley Panorama and Drysdale Station 9am-4pm Tuesday and Thursday The only way to see the remote northern coastline of Western Australia is by air. From El Questro’s Airstrip, the route to the Mitchell Plateau takes you over tidal mud flats, mangrove systems, waterfalls and deep gorges. Spot crocodiles, manta rays, dugong and other sea creatures. The flight path takes in Wyndham, the Cambridge Gulf and Adolphus Island before reaching the coast and continuing over the Berkeley River Gorge and the King George Falls. You will land at the Mitchell Plateau ond orbit the Mitchell Falls before stopping for lunch at Drysdale River Station. Return to El Questro with stunning views of the setting sun on the western walls of the Cockburn Range. Min 2 persons Travel Tip- Arriving in Kununurra early or staying in town the night before? All of the aeroplane scenic tours offer departures from Kununurra and will land at El Questro at the end of the tour. Complimentary luggage transfers are provided by El Questro. |
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