6 Day El Questro Homestead with Bungle Bungle by Helicopter

This morning an El Questro Ranger will collect you from the Airport or Kununurra accommodation for your transfer by 4WD. Enjoy the first 85km of the journey on bitumen roads as they pass through the stunning scenery of the East Kimberley. Stop to capture photos on the majestic Cockburn Range as it appears in front of you on the Gibb River Road. At the turn off to El Questro Station, you commence the 25km trip on the unsealed driveway. Be thrilled by the exciting 4WD track into El Questro Station where you may be lucky enough to experience a 4WD water-crossing at some of the many creeks you encounter on the driveway.

Your Homestead hosts will be eagerly awaiting your arrival with a glass of Champagne and soothing refresher towel in hand.

Enjoy a gourmet lunch with other travellers where you will hear about the incredible excursions on offer as part of your Homestead stay. Your hosts will have organised an afternoon activity for you to join after lunch.

Afternoon tours included in your stay range from a gorge cruise on the beautiful Chamberlain River, exclusive Homestead access to Zebedee Thermal Springs and a trip to a high lookout for panoramic views over the 700,00 acre property.

Return after your outing for sunset drinks prior to a gourmet dinner. Ask your hosts about private Clifftop dining, an experience you won’t want to miss.

Overnight: El Questro Homestead, Gorgeview Room

**Meals: Lunch and dinner with select wine, beer and spirits included

**Air transfer by Helicopter or fixed wing aircraft are available at additional cost.

Taking off from El Questro Homestead you will view the stunning Chamberlain & Pentecost Rivers that wrap around the station. View vast tracts of cattle station empires, marvel at the tenacity of our early pioneers in settling this rugged land. Take in incredible scenery as you pass over  the traditional lands of the Kija and Djaru people and their community at Warmun, where many of our famous Aboriginal artists such as Rover Thomas and Queenie McKenzie lived and worked.

Onwards to Purnululu National Park – Bungle Bungle a World Heritage Listed area, celebrated for the valuable cultural and natural assets it holds including the Bungle Bungle Range, a 350million year old sandstone massif that rises 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.

Land at the remote Bellburn Airstrip and be greeted by your own private tour guide and transfer to an air-conditioned 4WD vehicle to drive closer to the Bungle Bungle. Enjoy a moderate 3-kilometre guided walk among the famous eroded towers and black and orange banded beehive structures on the Domes Walk. Your guide will then take you into Cathedral Gorge, where towering cliffs open up to form a space with awe-inspiring natural acoustics, to enjoy your tasty picnic lunch in spectacular surroundings. Walk along the bed of Piccaninny Creek, which flows only in the monsoon waterfall season. Fly back to El Questro taking in the vast cattle country and rugged landscapes of the Kimberley.

Overnight: El Questro Homestead, Gorgeview Room

**Meals: Lunch and dinner with select wine, beer and spirits included

Your Homestead hosts will tailor you a customised itinerary to ensure you sample the best of El Questro during your stay.  The Homestead offers a wide range of complimentary experiences that provide opportunities to fully immerse yourself in the natural attractions of El Questro, the heart of the Kimberley. The majority are exclusive to Homestead guests, facilitating engagement between the small group and your guide.

You may wish to challenge yourself on a guided gorge walk; El Questro is proud to be home to some of the best known gorges in the Kimberley. Each walk offers a different style of gorge, from shady and tropical to more open and valley-like. Each day a ranger will lead Homestead guests on a different guided walk, such as Emma, El Questro or Amalia Gorge. End your day at Zebedee Springs, an oasis in which to relax and rejuvenate after a hard morning of trekking.

You may enjoy the easier way to experience the magnificence of the vast Kimberley landscape on a 4WD adventure to the top of a steep lookout, Buddy’s Point. While away the afternoon while taking in the serenity of the Chamberlain River with its diverse flora and fauna, resident Rock Wallabies, Johnston Crocodiles and the always cheeky Archer Fish.

However you choose to spend your day, the welcoming atmosphere of the Homestead will be there to envelop you when you return after a busy day out.

Overnight: El Questro Homestead, Gorgeview Room

**Meals: Lunch and dinner with select wine, beer and spirits included

Today you can fully immerse yourself in all that El Questro has to offer.

Choose from a variety of complimentary experiences to fill in your morning and afternoon. You may enjoy a guided hike to one of the many gorges where each walk ends with a refreshing swim in a waterhole. For nature buffs, an immersive Bush Natives and Culture tour or Birdwatching with a resident expert will be sure to delight. A recent addition and highlight of the activity menu is the Injiid Marlabu Calls Us Aboriginal Culture Experience.

Join the Traditional Owners of El Questro, the Ngarinyin people, for a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in their culture and the spirit of their Country. Experience ancient healing rituals, listen to captivating stories passed down through generations, and explore the rich history and ancestral heritage of El Questro. Discover the depth of Ngarinyin culture and language, forging a meaningful connection to the land and its people.

Be sure to enjoy time in the Homestead pool or in your verandah bathtub, both with views over the magnificent Chamberlain River.

Overnight: El Questro Homestead, Gorgeview Room

**Meals: All meals and select wine, beer and spirits included

Today offers the pinnacle experience of your Homestead stay, a Helicopter flight to the remote Miri Miri Falls.

You will be collected from the Homestead helipad by your pilot-guide for the tour. Take in the views over El Questro as you travel to your very own oasis, Miri Miri Falls.

Hidden in a remote corner of El Questro lies Miri Miri Falls. Spring-fed water cascades over a 50m fall from the plateau into a deep pool, then into a dense alley of Livistonia Palms and Paperbark Trees. Take a dip in the refreshing pool surrounded by nature then enjoy a picnic lunch, all while revelling in one of El Questro’s most secluded attractions.

On the return tip to the Homestead you will have a birds-eye view over the resort where you can marvel at the placement of this iconic property on the edge of the Chamberlain Gorge.

You may wish to schedule your Miri Miri flight in between morning and afternoon Homestead activities or just spend your extra time luxuriating in your bathtub with a view.

Overnight: El Questro Homestead, Gorgeview room

**Meals: All gourmet meals and select wine, beer and spirits are included

Today you will say farewell to your Homestead hosts as you prepare to travel from El Questro to Kununurra for your onward flights.

Depending on your flight time from Kununurra Airport, you will be transferred by road at either 8:15am or 12:15pm.

If you are on the later flight, spend time before breakfast with an experienced El Questro Ranger as they take you on an early morning Bird Watching Tour. El Questro is home to over 100 bird species and many are typically found within minutes from the Homestead and even in the Homestead’s lush grounds. Join the friendly competition to see how many species you can spot. Binoculars are provided.

Relax on the road transfer to Kununurra. You might consider departing by air. Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft are both available for transfers to Kununurra, additional costs apply.

As you depart Kununurra from the air, have one last look at this incredible landscape that you have been a part of for the past 7 days. Take a few last photos of the mighty Ord River and Elephant Rock as it comes into sight. Leave the Kimberley with extraordinary memories of your time here.