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Kimberley & Pilbara

Kimberley and Pilbara Trip List 2012 - 2013

Latest update: 4 February 2012.

All our Kimberley tours depart from Kununurra. Our getting here page explains how to get to Kununurra. Our accommodation and things to do page tells you where you can stay and explains other things you can do in town.

Our Karijini Pilbara tours depart from Tom Price. For information about getting to Tom Price and where to stay when you arrive, see our getting here and accommodation pages.

Details of Kimberley trips may need to be changed to fit park and station management needs that arise from time to time.

See full abbreviations, levels of difficulty or pass mouse over code to see short descriptions.

Click on trips listed in red for additional information. Most will require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Every trip is different. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about a particular trip.

Many of the trip notes have not yet been updated for 2012. Other than the dates, they should still give a good picture of the trip. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Prices. Most of the 2012 prices listed below those we charged in 2011. Some of our costs have risen so some of the prices will rise. However, anyone booking and paying a deposit before a price rise is announced will pay the old price on a trip where we provide all the transport and a price midway between the old and the new on a trip where we charter transport.

The wet season. Kimberley trips from January through sometime in March or April take place during the wet season. Find out more about the wet season and why local bushwalkers enjoy it.

2012

Dates Trip Price Code / Level
Apr 15 - May 5 Bungle Bungles & Osmond Range $3995 Helicopter transport providedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Apr 15-25

1) Osmond Range

$2995

 Air transport provided Helicopter transport providedModerately difficult

Apr 25 - May 5

2) Bungle Bungles

$1995

 Air transport providedModerately difficult
May 13-26 Carr Boyd Explorer $2175 Boat transport providedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

May 13-19

1) Southern Carr Boyds

$1675

 Boat transport providedHelicopter transportModerately difficult

May 19-26

2) Northern Carr Boyds

$1650

 Helicopter transportModerately difficult
Find out more about the Carr Boyd Range. There is a link on that page to a Carr Boyd photo gallery.
May 20 - Jun 16 Kimberley Highlights No. 1 $4395 Boat to start of sec 3Helicopter transportNight's accommodation includedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

May 20-26

1) Bungle Bungles

$1250

 Moderately difficult

May 27 - Jun 2

2) Cockburn Range

$1575

 Helicopter transportModerately difficult

Jun 3-7

3) Carr Boyd Range

$ 925

 Boat to start of walkModerately difficult

Jun 8-12

4) Keep River N.P.

$ 850

 Moderately difficult

Jun 13-15

5) Ord River Canoe

$ 695

 Daypack only

Sections 2-5 cost $3350; sections 3-5 cost $2095. Accommodation is included between sections for anyone doing two or more consecutive sections.

Jun 3-17 Drysdale River N.P. No. 1 $4995 float planeModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Jun 10-23 Pilbara: Karijini N.P. $2595 Moderately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Jun 10-16

1) Dales & Dignam

$1525

 Moderately difficult

Jun 16-23

2) Kalamina to Weano Gorge

$1695

 Moderately difficult

This trip begins and ends in Tom Price.
See more information about the Pilbara and our trips to Karijini.
Jun 3-17 Drysdale River N.P. No. 1 $4995 float planeModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Find out more about Drysdale River National Park. There is a link on that page to a Drysdale photo gallery.
Jun 17 - Jul 1 Drysdale River N.P. No. 2 $4995 Air transport providedHelicopter transportSome same day connections possibleModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Find out more about Drysdale River National Park. There is a link on that page to a Drysdale photo gallery.

Do both Drysdale trips together for only $6995 — a discount of 30%.

Jun 17 - Jul 15 Gibb River Road Gorges $4800 Air transport providedExploratorySome same day connections possible Our easiest pack-carrying trip What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Jun 17-25

1) Kununurra to Mornington

$2250

 Air transport providedSome same day connections possible Our easiest pack-carrying trip

Jun 25 - Jul 3

2) Morinington to Mt Elizabeth

$2695

 Air transport providedExploratory Some same day connections possible Our easiest pack-carrying trip

Jul 3-15

3) Munja - Bachsten

$2395

 Air transport providedExploratoryModerately difficult

Sections 1 & 2 cost $3295; sections 2 & 3 cost $3550.

Go to a Gibb Road Gorges photo gallery. There are so many photos of so many gorges that we have split it into three sub-galleries.

You can see photos for the third section in two other photo galleries. The Munja Track gallery shows some of the things you will see on the 4WD track. The Bachsten Creek gallery shows some of the things you will see on the Bachsten Creek walk.

Jul 1-14 Durack Explorer $2550 Boat transport providedExploratoryModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Jul 1-14 Mitchell Plateau No. 2 $4595 Air transport provided What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean? Float plane transport providedHelicopter transportSome same day connections possibleModerately difficult

Jul 1-7

1) Lower Mitchell

$3495

 Air transport provided Float plane transport providedHelicopter transportModerately difficult

Jul 7-14

2) Donkins & Upper Mitchell

$3395

 Air transport providedHelicopter transportModerately difficult
Jul 8-17 Bungle Bungles $TBA Air transport providedNight's accommodation includedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Jul 15-29 Charnley Explorer $2895 Air transport providedExploratorySome same day connections possibleModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Find out more about the Charnley River region. There is a link on that page to a Charnley photo gallery.
Jul 29 - Aug 12 Middle Isdell River Region $2795 Air transport providedSome same day connections possibleModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Find out more about the Isdell River region. There is a link on that page to an Isdell photo gallery.
Aug 12-25 Mitchell Plateau No. 3 $2595 Air transport providedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Aug 23 - Sep 8 Kimberley Highlights No. 2 $2725 Boat transport to the start of sec 2Helicopter transportNight's accommodation includedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Aug 23-26

1) Ord River Canoe

$ 695

 Daypack only

Aug 27 - Sep 1

2) Carr Boyd Range

$1050

 Boat transport to the start of walkModerately difficult

Sep 2-8

3) Cockburn Range

$1675

Helicopter transportModerately difficult

Sections 1 & 2 cost $1550. Sections 2 & 3 cost $2450. Accommodation is included between sections for anyone doing two or more consecutive sections.

2013

Note. All 2013 trips listed below are a draft based on previous years and are subject to change. Neither the prices nor the trip notes have been updated for 2013. The notes will, however, give you a good idea what you can expect.

The wet season. Kimberley trips from January through sometime in March or April take place during the wet season. Find out more about the wet season and why local bushwalkers enjoy it.

Dates Trip Price Code / Level
Jan 11-26 Green Kimberley Light $3750 Helicopter transportNight's accommodation includedOur easiest pack-carrying trip What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Jan 11-13

1) Darwin to Kununurra

$ 675

 Night's accommodation includedDaypack only

Jan 14-15

2) Hidden Valleys

$ 495

 Night's accommodation included Daypack only

Jan 16-17

3) Deception Range

$ 450

 Our easiest pack-carrying trip

Jan 18-22

4) Ord River Canoe

$ 825

 Daypack only

Jan 23-26

5) Keep River N.P.

$1525

 Helicopter transportCarry pack short distance to and from landing site. Day pack only after that
Sections one and two are fully accommodated. On sections three through five you camp out. Accommodation between sections is included for those doing more than one section.
Jan 27 - Feb 2 Northern Carr Boyds $1195 Difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Feb 10-23 Bungles in the Wet $2695 Air transport providedVery difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Please see the trip notes for informarion about possible helicopter use.
See Wet Season Bungles photos, or the 2008 trip gallery, or some video clips from 2008.

Mar 10 - April 20 Kimberley Coast Explorer $7995 Air transport included Boat to start of walk Float plane Night's accommodation included Exploratory Very difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Mar 10-24

1) Berkeley to King George

$2995

 Air transport includedBoat to start of walkExploratoryVery difficult

Mar 24 - Apr 3

2) King George - Faraway Bay

$3595

 Air transport included Boat to start of walk Night's accommodation includedDifficult

Apr 3-13

3) Faraway Bay to Drysdale

$2295

 Air transport includedFloat planeExploratoryDifficult

Apr 13-20

4) Drysdale to Kalumburu

$2095

 Air transport includedFloat planeExploratoryDifficult
Sections 1 & 2 cost $5795; 2 & 3 cost $4995; 3 & 4 cost $3450. Sections 1-3 cost $6995; 2-4 cost $6150.
Note. We may or may not be able to offer this trip in 2012.
Mar 24 - Apr 6 Mitchell Plateau No. 1 $4395 Air transport providedHelicopter transportGood swimming ability requiredExploratoryDifficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Mar 24-30

1) Surveyors to Mitchell Falls

$3250

 Air transport providedHelicopter transportGood swimming ability requiredExploratoryDifficult

Mar 30 - Apr 6

2) Mitchell Falls to Donkins

$3550

 Air transport provided Helicopter transport Good swimming ability required Difficult
Apr 7-20 Pilbara: Karijini N.P. $2595 Moderately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Apr 7-13

1) Dales & Dignam

$1525

 Moderately difficult

Apr 13-20

2) Kalamina to Weano Gorge

$1695

 Moderately difficult

As there should be more water and better swimming on this trip than the ones we have done later in the year, we may modify our normal route. This trip begins and ends in Tom Price.
Click here for more information about the Pilbara and our trips to Karijini.
Apr 28 - May 11 King George $3495 Air transport includedBoat to start of walkModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Apr 28 - May 4

1) Faraway Bay to Twin Falls

$2495

 Air transport included Boat to start of walkModerately difficult

May 4-11

2) King George to Faraway Bay

$2595

 Air transport includedBoat to start of walkModerately difficult
May 5 - Jun 2 Mitchell Explorer $6250 Air transport provided Float planeHelicopter transportExploratorySome same day connections possibleModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

May 5-15

1) Airstrip to Donkins

$3895

 Air transport providedHelicopter transportModerately difficult

May 15-26

2) Donkins, Hunter & More

$3850

 Air transport providedFloat planeHelicopter transportExploratoryModerately difficult

May 26 - Jun 2

3) Lower Mitchell & More

$3395

 Air transport providedHelicopter transportModerately difficult
Sections 1 & 2 cost $4495. Sections 2 & 3 cost $4375.

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