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1- Purnululu National Park (Bungle)
Piccaninny Gorge and the 5 Fingers
Families Welcome !
Where: PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK (BUNGLE BUNGLE) - KIMBERLEY - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Duration: 7 days
Highlights: 5 Fingers, Piccaninny Gorge, Black Rock Pool, Cathedral Gorge
Language: The tour is originally in English
Purnululu was only known to Aboriginals People and a few adventurers. Listed as a World Heritage Site since 2003, Purnululu still remains a mythical and very isolated world of breathtaking natural beauty.
Purnululu National Park is a mythical and very isolated world of breathtaking natural beauty. Beyond Cathedral Gorge, beyond the famous domes and beyond Piccaninny Gorge, in the heart of the park, in a world forgotten by tourists, carved by almost 400 million years of erosion, snuggled up in lost times, 5 small gorges are hidden: “The 5 Fingers”.
The "5 Fingers" are therefore 5 small gorges, all 5 different from each other. Sometimes 200 meters high, the cliffs shrink, leaving the walker with only the space necessary for his progress. The light is dimmed, the orange-red of the rock collars the daylight a light pink. The air is cooling. We evolve in a world of unreal dimensions.
Tour details
PURNULULU - BUNGLE BUNGLE
National Park
Start: Kununurra.
Finish: Kununurra
Duration: 7 days
The expedition starts 7:30 am on the date nominated. We will travel 4 hours by 4WD to commence our exploration deep into the Purnululu National Park.
We can expect to encounter day trippers on the first day of the expedition but as we walk out of Cathedral Cave, we leave the crowds behind and enter a world only a few will see. For the next 6 days we will explore the five fingers.
We will be walking approximated 10-12km per day. I plan to leave camp at 8am each morning. Our day will start early to avoid walking in the heat of the day. We will return to camp around 4pm.
The weather in the area can varies greatly. We can expect the day time temperatures to climb beyond 30° C whereas during the evening the temperature can be very cold.
Inclusions:
4WD transport
Evening 3 course meal
Experienced guide with extensive knowledge of the area
Exclusions:
Accommodation at Kununurra
First night dinner in Kununurra
Breakfast, lunch and snacks
Farewell dinner in Kununurra
Optional activities:
Helicopter flight over Purnululu at you own expense
Please view the equipment list to ensure you have the right equipment.
PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK
Photo description
Beyond the famous Cathedrale Gorge, which we will visit on the first day
Beyond the mostly dry bed of the Piccaninny River which we will follow on the second day
Beyond the enigmatic domes which are the symbol of the national park
Beyond the majestic tranquillity of Black Rock Pool
In the heart of Purnululu National Park, in a world forgotten by tourists, carved out by almost 400 million years of erosion, snuggled up in lost times
5 small gorges are hidden: the “5 Fingers”.
The “5 Fingers” are therefore 5 small gorges, all 5 different from each other. Sometimes 200 meters high, the cliffs that form these gorges shrink, leaving the walker with only the space necessary for his progress. The light is dimmed, the orange-red of the rock colours the daylight a light pink. The air is cooling. We evolve in a world of unreal dimensions.
The first gorge, Finger 1, is a series of increasingly long pools, wedged between sandstone walls smoothed by the summer rains.
We enter the second gorge through a tunnel. It's a pleasant stroll along natural corridors that end in pools.
The third gorge is full of surprises, a source of clear water that is discovered on purple rocks, a well that seems bottomless
And a cave that leads somewhere!
You have to invent your way between large blocks of sandstone to reach the well and the long, somewhat mysterious tunnel of the fourth gorge.
During my first visit, it is the Finger 5 that I preferred for its charm which is discovered as an offering.
We will camp for 4 days in the Piccaninny Gorge, near a small body of water. I will take care of the dinner while you can enjoy the swimming pools located near the camp.
For those who are tempted, it is possible at the end of our hike to get on a helicopter to see from above what we will have discovered from below.
Tour review scores and score breakdown
10 / 10
Based on 3 reviews
Guest reviews are written by our customers after their tour of 1- Purnululu National Park (Bungle).
- Overall
- 10
- Accommodation
- 10
- Transport
- 10
- Meals
- 10
- Guide
- 10
- Value for money
- 10
- Program accuracy
- 10
Guest reviews
Wendy Wait
2022-12-29Purnululu review June 2022 We’ve just returned from a truly unique and amazing 7 day bushwalk in the Purnululu National Park with Sebastian from No Traces Bushwalking. As experienced Bushwalkers, Outdoor Education teachers and Adventure guides when younger, this was our first ever commercial trip being guided. We are still buzzing from this truly unique and special experience and can highly recommend it to anyone who truly wants to physically challenge and immerse them-self in the natural world. Deep and massive gorges and huge sandstone dome peaks dominate the landscape and freshwater swimming holes constantly entice you into their crystal clear and refreshing depths. Purnululu is also such an incredibly spiritual place you can’t help but feel like you have to tread carefully, having no impact on this timeless fragile place. To sum up what made this trip so unique and special to us? 1/ The astoundingly beautiful and unique scenery 2/ The remoteness and feeling like not many people had seen or experienced the places we were shown 3/ having Sebastian as our experienced and knowledgeable local guide meant we safely accessed many remote and magical hidden gems that we would not have discovered on our own. Sebastian’s safety practices and ongoing support and encouragement was greatly appreciated. 4/ Sebastian’s 3 course dinners were healthy, delicious and plentiful. We take away soooo many wonderful Purnululu memories and feel so incredible grateful and privileged to have been shown a small glimpse of this culturally and geologically rich and diverse place…..while leaving NO Traces . Wendy Wait (Outdoor Education Teacher)
natalie cootes
2021-08-21I wanted to thank you from the bottom of the heart for a truly life changing experience. Although for me the week was at times “out of comfort zone' challenging - the gains from the experience far out way facing my (rock climbing) fears. I do believe your week to be one of the most magical experiences of my life. I so appreciated your way of guiding - not giving too much away on daily expectations so that each experience is formed by us - not an interpretation of what we are told. Your level of care, enthusiasm and respect for the environment was evident from start to finish - and this was appreciated. The meals were delicious and equipment guidance perfect also. I so look forward to doing another walk in the future and am and a Notraces convert -
Cleve Magree
2021-05-27It’s difficult, almost impossible for me to find words to adequately describe the vast beauty of these places. The many photos we took, although beautiful, also fail to portray their true nature. Spending three weeks in the Kimberly wilderness has been a life-changing experience for me. The first week was breathtaking and exciting. The following two weeks I found a feeling of inner peace growing inside me, away from the noise and static of the world, a feeling of becoming smaller in a vast wilderness, a feeling of being connected to the places I was in. Life becomes simple; sleep, eat, walk, swim, all surrounded by incredible beauty. The walking is challenging and some days are hard, but there is no reward without work. I like to think of the wilderness as a ‘default reality’, something that is always there, constant, unaffected by the outside world in which we all live – the ‘alternate reality’.