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Kimberley and Pilbara Trip List 2020

This page is out of date. It is still here because this site contains a variety of general information like our newsletters which has not yet been uploaded to our new website.

For up to date information about specific trips, see our new mobile-friendly website.

Latest update: 24 February 2020.

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 prices have not yet been updated. Trips listed in blue on our PDF trip list have been updated. The ones in black have not.

Prices. We offer advance purchase discounts of up to 20% on all trips. Details of these and our other discounts are in our Discount page.
Please note. Some of our costs, especially charter transport, are subject to change without notice. Where we are forced to raise prices because of this, we will honour the old price for anyone who has already booked and paid a deposit.

For information about how to book one of these trips, see our How to Book page. This has links to all the necessary forms.

Dates Trip Price Code / Level
2020
Apr 5-18 Pilbara: Karijini N.P. $3895 Moderately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Apr 5-11

1) Dales & Dignam

$2195

Moderately difficult

Apr 11-180

2) Kalamina to Weano Gorge

$2395

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 26 - May 9 Carr Boyd Explorer $2795 Boat transport providedHelicopter transport providedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Apr 26 - May 2

1) Southern Carr Boyds

$1995

Boat transport provided Helicopter transport providedModerately difficult

May 2-9

2) Northern Carr Boyds

$1995

Helicopter transport providedModerately difficult
May 17 - Jun 13 Kimberley Highlights No. 1 $5695 Boat to start of sec 3Helicopter transportNight's accommodation includedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

May 17-23

1) Bungle Bungles

$1495

Moderately difficult

May 24-30

2) El Questro Gorges

$1895

Helicopter transportModerately difficult

May 31 - Jun 4

3) Carr Boyd Range

$ 995

Boat transportModerately difficult

Jun 5-9

4) Keep River National Park

$ 995

Moderately difficult

Jun 10-13

5) Ord River Canoe

$ 995

Daypack only

Sections 2-5 cost $ 4395. Sections 3-5 cost $2695.
Accommodation is included between sections for anyone doing two or more consecutive sections.

Jun 14-28 Gibb River Road Gorges $3995 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 14-21

1) Kununurra to xxx

$2250

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

Jun 21-28

2) xxx to Mt Elizabeth

$2495

Air transport providedExploratory Some same day connections possible Our easiest pack-carrying trip
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.
Jun 7-20 Pilbara: Karijini N.P. $3895 Moderately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Jun 7-13

1) Dales & Dignam

$2195

Moderately difficult

Jun 13-20

2) Kalamina to Weano Gorge

$2395

Moderately difficult

This trip begins and ends in Tom Price.
See more information about the Pilbara and our trips to Karijini.

Jun 14-27 Durack Explorer $2995 Boat transport providedExploratoryModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Jun 21 - Jul 11 Prince Regent Nature Reserve $7495 Air transport providedHelicopter transportExploratorySome same day connections possibleModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
There will be two food drops. However, it will not be possible to do single sections.
Jun 24 - Jul 8 Drysdale River N.P. No. 1 $4695 float planeModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
We changed the dates to suit the first people to book. this will be our only Drysdale trip in 2020.
Jun 28 - Jul 19 Charnley Explorer $3995 Air transport providedExploratorySome same day connections possibleModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
This trip consists of two separate walks, one along Bachsten Creek and one along the Charnley
Find out more about the Charnley River region. There is a link on that page to a Charnley photo gallery.
Jul 12 - Aug 2 Middle Isdell River Region $TBA Air transport providedSome same day connections possibleModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

We hope to include a food drop in the middle. Based on our experience with both two and three week trips, we believe that the three week trip is the better one.

Find out more about the Isdell River region. There is a link on that page to an Isdell photo gallery.

Jul 19-27 Bungle Bungles $2695 Moderately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Special conditions apply to this trip. See teh trip notes for details.

Jul 26 - Aug 9 Mitchell Plateau No. 2 $5995 Air transport providedHelicopter transportSome same day connections possibleModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Jul 26 - Aug 1

1) Mitchell River & West

$4295

Air transport providedHelicopter transportModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Aug 1-9

2) Donkins & Mitchell

$4995

Air transport providedHelicopter transportSome same day connections possibleModerately difficult
Aug 9-19 Kimberley NVC Retreat $1995 Boat transport provided Relatively Easy What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
It is unlikely that we will be able to run both the Kakaadu and Kimbrley NVC trips. Whichever gets the bookings first will be the one that runs.
Aug 9-22 Mitchell Plateau No. 3 $3495 Air transport providedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Aug 20 - Sep 4 Kimberley Highlights No. 2 $3695 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 20-23

1) Ord River Canoe

$ 995

Daypack only

Aug 24-28

2) Carr Boyd Range

$1195

Boat transportModerately difficult

Aug 29 - Sep 4

3) El Questro Gorges

$1895

Helicopter transportModerately difficult
Sections 1 & 2 cost $1995; sections 2 & 3 cost $2895.
Accommodation is included between sections for anyone doing both sections.
2021
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.
Jan 5-23 Green Kimberley $4295 Boat to start of walk Night's accommodation included Difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Jan 5-9

1) Intro to the Wet

$1695

Night's accommodation includedRelatively easy

Jan 10-13

2) Ord River Canoe

$ 995

Night's accommodation includedRelatively easy

Jan 14-23

3) Carr Boyd Range

$1895

Boat to start of walk Night's accommodation included Difficult
Sections 1 & 2 cost $2195; 2 & 3 cost $2295.
Jan 24 - Feb 6 Bachsten in the Wet $6000 Air transport providedHelicopter transport providedNight's accommodation includedModerately difficult+ What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?
Special conditions apply to this trip. See the trip notes, link above, for details.
Feb 7-20 Bungles in the Wet $5495 Air transport providedVery difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

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

Apr 11 - May 1 Bungle Bungles & Osmond Range $4895 Helicopter transport providedModerately difficult What do the number codes mean?What do the letter codes mean?

Apr 11-21

1) Osmond Range

$3595

Air transport provided Helicopter transport providedModerately difficult

Apr 21 - May 1

2) Bungle Bungles

$2395

Air transport providedModerately difficult

Note. To see which trips are already definite departures and which other trips already have bookings, please see our Availability and Specials page.

Prices. We offer advance purchase discounts of up to 20% on all trips. Details of these and our other discounts are in our Booking form and General Information sheet.
Please note. Some of our costs, especially charter transport, are subject to change without notice. Where we are forced to raise prices because of this, we will honour the old price for anyone who has already booked and paid a deposit 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.

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.

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