Big Red Tour: The Bungle Bungles - The Purnululu National Park

B I G R E D T O U R

The Bungle Bungles - The Purnululu National Park - Western Australia

WHERE TO GO

ROAD CONDITIONS
The road in is not that rough, except in a few places. You need a sturdy, high clearance vehicle, but not necessarly to use the 4WD transmission. The road down to Cathedral Gorge has a long sandy hill. The rangers prefer if you stay in 4WD and deflate your tyre pressures.

CAMPING
The best camping is at the Kurajong Camp. Nice pleasant shade can be found under the trees, the water is excellent. Bring a hammock. :-)

MAPS
Any old roadmap, you can't get lost

Bungle bungles

Cooking over open fire

Fidelity in the bush

Desert oaks

The Bungle Bungles is a true West Australian gem. The Bungle Bungles beats Ayers Rock in beauty many times around. No tourist buses. No fake syntheziser Vivaldi blasting from car stereos. No pink champagne (watch out for French imitations). No Ride around the Bungles on a Harley. The longer they can keep the road in 4WD only, the better.

The Bungles were not known to the general public until 1986 when a TV crew happened to fly over and film the strange bee hive rock formations. Since then Purnululu has been made into a National Park.

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
The hight of my visit to the Bungles was the walk into Echidna Chasm. When the light hits this narrow chams around 11-11:30, it is as beautyful, as if God had sent his angles to the Earth. Ask the rangers about the best time of day to visit different attractions. E.g. if you visit Echidna Chasm early in the morning, you miss the magic light at 11:30. Vice versa Cathedral Gorge should be visited in the morning.
Another highlight is taking a helicopter ride over the Bungles, either from within the park or from Turkey Creek (Warmun). Expensive but worth it.
Lying in a hammock in the Kurajong Camp with a chilled Emu Bitter in your hand, enjoying the sunset over the Western Wall is an unbeatable experience.