The Purnululu National Park is a World Heritage Site in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located 304 kilometres far from Kununurra and 160 kilometres from Halls Creek and it covers an area of 239,723 hectares.
The Bungle Bungle Range – an extraordinary array of banded sandstone domes – covers 45,000 hectares of the park. These dramatically sculptured natural formations are unrivalled in their scale, grandeur and diversity of form anywhere in the world.
In 2003 the national Park was World Heritage-listed for two main features: the area’s incredible natural beauty and its outstanding geological value.

The Bungle Bungle is renowned for its striking beehive-shaped domes, the world’s most exceptional example of cone karst formations. They are made of sandstone deposited about 360 million years ago. Erosion by creeks, rivers and weathering in the past 20 million years has carved out domes, along with spectacular chasms and gorges, creating a surreal landscape.
The domes' striking orange and grey bands are caused by the presence or absence of cyanobacteria.

Purnululu National Park is jointly managed by Aboriginal people with traditional and contemporary connections to this area and the Department of Environment and Conservation through a park council.

The 53-kilometre track from the Great Northern Highway to the visitor centre is only suitable for 4WD high clearance vehicles and off-road trailers. It is not suitable for caravans. It is generally slow going with numerous creek crossings (sometimes dry), rises and blind corners. Therefore allow a couple of hours from the highway to the visitor centre which is open from 8 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm daily from early April until mid-October. It’s highly recommended to deflate your tyres pressure by 10psi reaching about 25psi.

Vehicle entry and camping fees apply. There’s 24-hour self-registration available. Ensure you have small denomination change if you arrive after hours.
There are two campgrounds. Both offer toilets and untreated bore water not suitable for drinking unless boiled first for at least 3 minutes.
However, the Walardi Campground is reserved for larger groups and generators.
So we stayed at Kurrajong Campground for one night paying 13dollars per person. The campground is very nice, immersed in nature with wide sites. We really enjoyed the starry sky and a refreshing shower at night with our portable shower just under the stars!

We arrived here in the late afternoon and we decided to visit first the Echidna Chasm, approximately 15 km from the campground. This is an easy two-kilometre walk along with beautiful Palms until reaching a spectacular 200-metre chasm with varying colour hues.

We then headed to Kungkalanayi Lookout to admire to stunning sunset from the hill.
The following morning we woke up very early in order to reach the domes in Piccaninny located 27km from the visitor centre. It’s better to start walking as soon as possible in the morning to avoid the heat and the annoying flies.
Here we did The Domes walk, the Cathedral Gorge walk and the Piccaninny Creek Lookout in approximately 2 hours and a half. The landscape is really stunning. Different rock formations and colours make the park very unique.
There were not so many tourists and we enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere of this magical place that you should definitely consider to put in your bucket list during your trip around Australia.

Another must stop in the area is the amazing Lake Argyle, located approximately 100-kilometre from Kununurra. The lake is one of Western Australia’s most remarkable gifts. With breathtaking beauty, this massive body of water is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the southern hemisphere. As well as stunning scenery, Lake Argyle is home to an estimated 30,000 freshwater crocodiles and more than 270 bird species and other wildlife.

We are literally in love with this paradise in the middle of the red and dusty Desert. In fact, after weeks spent in several national parks with flies and dust everywhere, this place really seems coming out directly from Heaven! We stay here 3 nights and 4 days at Lake Argyle Caravan Park paying 18.50 dollars per person per night for an unpowered site.
The caravan park is one of the best seen so far. Not only there are new and clean amenities, but there’s also an amazing Infinity Pool with a view on the Lake below. Not to mention the live music session every day at sunset in their beer garden and the night session at the bar/restaurant.

It is definitely a bit touristy but we’ve just loved the chill atmosphere here and the beautiful people we’ve met. It’s been the perfect place where to recharge our energies and fully enjoy nature.