Fitzroy River
The Fitzroy is one of Australia's last great wild rivers. Its broad valleys, sandy beaches, waterholes, gorges and floodplains support a wealth of plant and animal life.
Udialla
Homestead is set in tropical gardens along the Fitzroy River just north
of the Great Sandy Desert 200km from Broome and 110 km from Derby.
Udialla Station is the Base of Kimberley Camel Safaris and some safaris and bushwalks
leave from here.
Travel Information
Broome , the charming old port with its palm-fringed Cable Beach, has an international airport and is thus the aerial gateway to the Kimberley.
Derby, 220 km from Broome, is a major administrative centre for the west Kimberley and has a small national airport.
Willare Bridge Road House,
located on the crossing of the Great Northern Highway and the Fitzroy River,
is a
service station with a caravan park and motel rooms.
From here a
personal pick-up can be arranged to the starting point of the safaris.
Air traffic
Qantas operates an airlink to Broome airport via Perth, Darwin or Alice Springs.
For overseas travellers, please consult any travel agency or
Qantas web site.
Road
Transport from Broome or Derby to Willare Bridge Road House
- "Greyhound Pioneer' operates through Broome and Derby on its Perth to Darwin route.
With prior booking the bus stops at Willare Bridge Road House.
- 'Broome Day Tours' will stop there on the way
to Geiki Gorge.
- 'Derby Discovery' on the way to Broome
and on return will stop at Willare.
- Broome Taxis operate small buses, up to
10 people.
More
Kimberley Information
www.west-oz.com: An informative
website of Western Australia
www.kwmap.net :
Browse the Keywords
of Bushwalks
Have a pleasant journey.
We reserve the right to cancel tours depending on weather conditions or
other unforeseen circumstances.
Kimberley Camel Safaris
& Bushwalks
The rugged Kimberley is located at the northern end of Western Australia. It is one of Australia's last frontiers. This magic and spiritual land is still a little-travelled and very remote area of magnificent scenery and great rivers. The Kimberley has climatic extremes - The Wet or Tropical summer: heavy rains and searing heat from November till March. Rivers and creeks can rise rapidly following rainfall and become impassable torrents within a short time. The "build up" to the monsoon season (November) is the least comfortable time of the year; temperatures are generally at their highest and humidity is also high, without the benefit of a cooling rainfall. Local folklore has it that November is the season for going "troppo" - strange behaviour triggered by climatic stress. The dry or winter season has pleasant temperatures and blue skies from April till October. Days are warm and sunny and the nights are warm, too. In winter there is hardly any rainfall, less than one day a month on average.
