At a Glance
Discover Australia’s pioneer spirit on a 500,000-acre working cattle station with this 4-days luxury escape to Bullo River Station of the Kimberley region in Australia’s Northern Territory. Immerse in station life or settle in with nature encompassing gorges, billabongs, waterfalls and the Bullo rivers teeming with wildlife. This is one-of-a-kind luxury all-Inclusive Kimberley outback experience.
Bullo River Station sits on half a million acres of pristine outback. A profusion of bird and wildlife are at the doorstep of this unique property and brings a touch of stye to the discovery of a remote and beautiful wilderness. Commencing in Kununurra, a 4WD journey transports you to Bullo River Station. Over the next 4 days immerse yourself in an authentic cattle station experience, together with the timeless beauty of its landscape, abundant wildlife ...
Trip Highlights
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What's Included
- 3 nights’ accommodation on twin share basis
- 4WD private transfers to and from Kununurra airport
- All-inclusive outback tours and experiences as per itinerary
- All meals and refreshments including beer, wine and spirits- 3 x breakfast, 3 x lunch, 3 x dinner
- Tailor-made and personalized touring with expert guide and equipment
Itinerary
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This morning, depart Kununurra* in the comfort of an airconditioned 4WD to begin your ultimate outback luxury escape. Get a taste of your adventure ahead. Cruise through the wild bush countryside of the Kimberleys and Northern Territory as you twist and turn along the Bullo River teeming with buffalos and crocodiles! Break the journey and stop to enjoy morning tea along the way in true outback style, billy tea and hot damper. *Alternatively, the sky is the limit to your luxury escape. Arrive at Bullo via a charter plane/helicopter from Kununurra or Darwin providing a stunning panorama that sets up your visit in the most memorable way (available at an additional cost). Take on a different perspective and shorten your travel time. Arrive to your sanctuary, the Bullo River Station, located on a real working cattle station. You’ll receive a grand welcome and orientation ahead of your afternoon out on location in Bullo River’s wild and wonderful wilderness. Over the next 4 days, traverse into a balance of station life and nature refuge with an abundance of experiences unique to the property. Begin your outback adventure immersing yourself in the dust, sweat and exhilaration of station life with a team of true-blue Aussies. Get out on the station in four-wheels, all-terrain vehicles or even horseback. Help out with bore checks, lick runs, and cattle yard word. Have a go feeding poddy calves and muster training during the dry season. Join a farm tour for a comprehensive masterclass on station life. There are no typical days, you choose your adventure! After an adventurous day, return back to the homestead in time for refreshing sundowners and dinner at the main lodge. Or treat yourself for a dinner under the stars. Enjoy a locally fresh gourmet meal inspired by the spirit of the Kimberley paired with included beverages of your choice. |
Bullo River Station
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Rise and shine! Enjoy breakfast outside on the homestead verandah in the morning sun. This morning embarks on a wildlife expedition capturing the best time to see the wildlife in abundance as they congregate on the water’s edge. Bounded by the Victoria and Bullo Rivers, with abundant waterholes, billabongs and seasonal creeks, Bullo River Station is teeming with wildlife at your doorstep. Enter a wildlife’s paradise as you look out for the residents of the station. Not only home to around 4,000 Brahman-cross cattle, but also a stunning variety of local fauna species including wallabies, dingoes, wild buffalo, a myriad of fish and the omnipresent crocodiles lying in the banks of the Bullo River. For the bird lovers, expect more than 100 resident and migratory bird species, including emus, magpie geese, whistling ducks, wedge-tailed eagles, red wing parrots, brolgas and the elegantly long-legged jabiru. Next, explore Bullo’s endless landscape on foot on a guided hiking adventure. Walk the trails of cattle and wallabies as you delve deep into billabongs, water holes and river pools. Collide with its wildlife and soak in breathtaking views of the gorges and ridge line. Uncover secret waterfalls and natural swimming pools, perfect for a refreshing afternoon dip. Enjoy tailor-made guided adventures to your interest and level of fitness. Venture further afield by an all-terrain 4WD for an Aboriginal art rock adventure. Learn more about the ancient Miriuwung-Gajerrong culture by uncovering the hidden Aboriginal rock art sites across the station’s vast landscape. Continue along the ridge lines and red cliffs, wonder down narrow passages in the cliffs and get lost in the timeless art gallery of an ancient land opening up before you. In the evening, revive and indulge on a scrumptious gourmet dinner before retiring to your purpose-built ensuite, which has been designed for you to hear, see and almost touch the wilderness around you. |
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Start your day letting the world drift past as you quietly cruise up the namesake Bullo River. On a relaxed pace, soak in the pleasurable hours as you glide by the lined mangroves, fig trees and pandanus amongst towering red cliffs. Befriend smaller freshies sunning themselves on the riverbank or a rare greeting from one resident crocodile. With an abundance of exploration ahead, enjoy a packed gourmet lunch with fresh treats to make most of your time out and about. Continue your water adventures by traversing in a favourite past time of Bullo where there is always time to cast a line. With the wild Bullo river winding an impressive 80km through the station, experience tidal and freshwater fishing. Whether a beginner’s luck or a professional angler, try catch the renowned barramundi. Experienced fishing or none, let your guides show you a local trick or two. Cap off an exhilarating day of adventure back at the homestead. Drink in the colours of the sunset where a platter of treats and refreshments including beer, wine and spirits await. The vastness of the land and richness of wildlife is an idyllic lure of Bullo that is rather hard to resist! If you’re still feeling wild and adventurous, how about rove the land on horseback? Gallop away into the billabongs and bush tracks taking on a new perspective of the stunning landscape. With the placid nature of the horses, it’s a great way to get really close to wildlife. Enjoy another dinner celebrating the beautiful ingredients found on the station, including organic prime beef and barramundi (that may have even been caught yourself!) Enjoy your final dinner under the starry night sky or celebrate a feast with new family. |
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Wake up to the birds chirping and the smell of a hearty breakfast. This morning the sky is the limit! Cap off a magical time in Bullo River Station with an unforgettable and thrilling scenic helicopter ride (approx. 10mins). ‘From the air, the magnitude and spectacle of Bullo River Station is jaw dropping’, exquisitely described by Australian Style Magazine. Absorb this unparalleled experience showcasing the station’s half a million acres of breathtaking scenery on a scale difficult to comprehend. Marvel as it is truly bought to life from the air. Admire the convergence of the Victoria and Bullo rivers, fly along winding hidden gorges and land near private waterfalls to enjoy a gourmet picnic. Explore swimming holes high up on the escarpment, far away from crocodiles and visit Aboriginal rock art sites that very few people have. See vast grass plains speckled with herds of cattle and wild buffalo. Land near remote waterholes and watch the cattle, buffalo and wildlife congregate. There is no better way to soak in a perfect conclusion to your ultimate outback luxury escape. Back on dry land, it is time to head back to the homestead to freshen up. Depart in the comfort of a 4WD journey back to Kununurra. |
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Dates & Prices
Daily departure on request from April to September. Please contact us for group bookings.
Ex Darwin, including return air charters is also available. Please enquiry for a quote.
Ex Kununurra, the published price includes return 4WD road transfers. Heli or air charter transfers can also be arranged. Please enquiry for a quote.
More Info
- The departure and finish point is Kununurra, Western Australia.
- The closest airport is East Kimberley (Kununurra) Regional Airport which services Airnorth and Qantas flights from Broome, Perth and Darwin.
Air Access
- Private charter plane to the Homestead’s airstrip provides best access. From Darwin 90 minutes or Kununurra 30 minutes.
- Helicopter from Darwin 2hrs or Kununurra 40 minutes.
By drive
- From Kununurra is 3-4 hours, from Darwin 9-10 hours and from Katherine is 7-8 hours.
- Due to the Homestead’s remote location, a 4WD vehicle is a must. There is also no mobile phone coverage for the duration of the drive.
East Kimberley has quite a varied weather pattern. April to September is the ‘dry’ season. Temperatures average in the low 30’s where the humidity is low to medium.
October to March sees the ‘wet’ season where temperatures increase as does the humidity due to the rain. The Station can be cut off via road access. Cattle are put to pasture and the Station is manned by a skeleton team.
The wettest months are in January and February and although not the ideal time to be travelling, these months offer some of the most spectacular sights of raging waterfalls, roaring rivers and a land replenished by the rains.
Onlyluxe Travel acts as travel agency and work with different tour operators.
Payment Detail
All pricing is in Australian dollars and are quoted on a per person twin share basis. A supplementary price is available (see below). Bookings are not confirmed until full payment and the signed Booking Form has been received by Onlyluxe Travel.
A non-refundable 30% deposit is payable within 7 days of your booking, with the final balance due 60 days prior to departure. If a booking is made 60 days or less before departure, the full payment is payable immediately. Last minute bookings are payable before arrival. Failure to pay on time may result in automatic cancellation of a booking with cancellation penalties payable to Onlyluxe Travel. If you pay by credit card or PayPal a surcharge will be added to the total price.
Single Supplement
All accommodation is twin share. Single guests will share with someone of the same gender. If a single room is demanded, a supplementary price of will apply. The supplementary price refers to our quotation and needs to be stipulated at the time of booking.
General Cancellation Policies
- Outside of 60 days monies will be refunded less 30% of full fee
- Within 60 days prior to arrival all monies will be forfeited
- No refunds will be given in the event of non-arrival, any unused services or unused nights due to flight or weather disruption
- We strongly recommend guests protect themselves with travel insurance and medical insurance
Please Note: Cancellations must be advised in email and will take effect from the date they are received.
Liability
The participant agrees to indemnify Onlyluxe Travel, and its servant, tour operator and agents, in relation to any liability, loss and damage which the tour operator, or its servants and/or agents may incur as a result of the participants, negligence or misconduct during the tour.
Smoking is not permitted on the bus, or in tents or in other accommodation being used by tour operator at the time that a trip is being conducted.
Child Policy
Please consult travel consultant on age limit.
Changes to Itineraries
Local conditions may necessitate changes to sightseeing, walking and driving routes, camping and accommodation locations. While every effort will be made to provide the services and experiences as offered in our brochure, on our website, and in our trip letters, we reserve the right to vary your itinerary. In the event that we are forced to change your arrangements, substitute arrangements of a similar standard will be provided. The tour operator will not be liable where interruptions to itineraries are caused by weather conditions, technical problems to transport used by the tour operator, industrial action, political or civil commotion or other circumstances beyond our control. We refer you to the conditions regarding travel insurance.
Changes in Prices
While we will do its utmost to honour its pricing unforeseen circumstances may mean that prices may be subject to change without notice.
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Age Limits
You need to advise Onlyluxe travel and the tour operator on any pre-existing medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability that might reasonably be expected to increase the risk of your requiring medical attention, or that might affect the normal conduct of a trip and the enjoyment of other trip members. Onlyluxe Travel and the tour operator may require an assessment of your medical condition from a qualified medical practitioner. If you fail to adequately notify the tour operator of any pre-existing medical conditions and/or disability, the tour operator reserves the right, at its reasonable discretion, to cancel your participation in a trip at any time, including after the commencement of your trip, with no right of refund if your medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability could be reasonably expected to affect the normal conduct of the trip and the enjoyment of other trip members.
Cancellation by The Tour Operator
The walks take place in very special wilderness settings. The tour operator is at the mercy of nature in all her beauty and all her fury. The tour operator will under no circumstance knowingly place at risk the health and well-being of our guests and guides. In the case of natural threats, acts of God and the like (e.g. bushfires, impassable snow, etc) the tour operator may need to cancel a walk with very little notice. In some cases, this can occur after the walk has commenced. The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any walk up to 60 days prior to departure if a minimum of 4 walkers are unable to meet for a tour. If the tour operator needs to cancel for any reason, the cost of the walk or any other costs associated with travel to the designated pick up point, overnight accommodation, meals, etc will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance be taken out prior to travel.
Force Majeure
'Force Majeure' means (without restriction) any event which Onlyluxe Travel or its third party providers could not, even with due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure covers events such as, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events beyond our control. In the case of Force Majeure Onlyluxe Travel will not accept liability, and reserves the right to change and cancel trips.
Evacuations
In rare circumstances, due to injury or unforeseen illness, the tour operator may need to evacuate you from a remote part of the walk. Helicopter evacuations are expensive and in most cases will be at a cost to the customer.
For Australian residents, under the Australian Government Medicare Act, it is prohibited for any domestic travel insurance product to provide any financial reimbursement with regard to ambulance or air ambulance services. We therefore strongly advise our customers to take specific ambulance cover through their health insurance provider. Evacuation cost will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore it is also strongly recommended that our customers take out travel insurance to cover (amongst other things) the costs associated with evacuation.
Travel Insurance
In view of the heavy cancellation penalties applied to cancelled reservations in certain circumstances, we strongly recommends suitable travel insurance be purchased at the time the holding deposit is paid. We recommend insurance cover that covers any loss which may be suffered due to cancellation. We also strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance against loss of baggage and medical expenses.
