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We were surprised at how comfortable the swags were, appreciated the fact that we didn’t have to unpack and put up tents at each site.
Judy & Steve Lukacs
The tents, sleeping swags and locations to camp were great. I had the best night sleeps!
Jen, Joe & Jack Previtera
The campsites were always clean, well maintained and located in picturesque surrounds. Being in the outback is the best! The tents are clean and spacious and even the swags are cosy. The sleeping bags give the 5 Star touch with their delightful silky linings.
Jenny McKenzie-Murray
Our tented accommodation left nothing wanting and our bags, swags, sleeping bags and water bottles kept us comfortable and warm.
Denis & Shirley Ranger
Great trip. The fixed tents, swags and sleeping bags were clean, warm and comfortable.
Jos Benner
To be honest I was a bit concerned how I would go not being a camper or very fit. But once I started I was happily surprised that I was able to do all the walks and not miss out on seeing anything.
Rebecca Lingam
The camping experience was great. Having the tents already set up makes life very easy and the swags with sheets make for a fairly comfortable night. We enjoyed sitting round the campfire and chatting and playing games many evenings.
Meryl & Glenn Jackson
The camping experience was great fun and campfires at night added to the experience.
Steve & Connie Calderwood
Simone and Karl,
I am writing to thank you for my wonderful Kimberley trip and to praise the excellent service provided by Gools and Thommo. The tour was all that I had hoped for and the expert knowledge provided by the tour leaders made the experience so much more worthwhile. The emphasis on hygiene and excellent food is well worth noting with the tour free of the usual tummy wobbles and other nasties.
Regards
The 12 day Adventure Wild loop around the Kimberley region was a brilliant anecdote for our busy lives with far too many responsibilities! Thommo and Gools treated us as if we were their own family, tending to various dietary requirements, safety, hygiene and physical needs with great expertise and a smile. Alongside all of that, they were excellent tour guides who reflect a deep passion for the amazingly beautiful Kimberley and the people of the region. We loved the information, and stories shared by our guides on the drives. Although we were a group with varying physical capabilities we were treated as individuals which meant that some of the group could push on or hang back on some of the adventurous rambles. We now look back and reflect on a wonderful 12 days as a precious memory.
Fantastic experience right through! From the in initial enquiries, through follow up questions to booking and the tour itself. Well planned, perfect, well-rehearsed formula that accommodates all ability levels and needs with options to extend walks and or adventures or moderate difficulty as required.
I am sure all your guides are fantastic, but Liz and Phil were exemplary, professional yet able to add a personal touch to the experience for every individual on the tour according to their needs. Like going away with close friends.
The food, the camping sights and the comfortable swags and tents all exceeded our expectations. The only way to truly experience the Kimberley on the ground, with so many options to extend with Helicopter, boating and seaplane adventures.
Simone and Karl – you run a great show – which only leaves your clients with fantastic memories visiting a unique part of Australia in the best way possible. Thoroughly recommended!
Dear Simone and Karl
Firstly I would like to say thank you for the wonderful service and prompt reply to any questions I had when booking .. you were so helpful and nothing was too much trouble ..
I am kicking back at Oaks Hotel Broome enjoying the facilities after 11 nights in the gorgeous Kimberley.
Gools and Thommo .. (G and T) well what can I say. They were a tonic for us all each and every day. They were so warm and welcoming; kind; funny and shared such genuine care for us .. I felt so safe and cared for which was just what I needed.. They were generous; always attentive and nothing was too much trouble .. I feel so blessed that I scored G and T as my tour leaders and it speaks so highly of Adventure Wild to have such high calibre staff.
Their wonderful stories delighted us and their organisation and management of each day was incredible. And the Food!!! Amazing; healthy; generous; so creative and delicious.
It was an incredible experience and I am so lucky to have been included.
So thank you for everything and I will be highly recommending Adventure Wild to others x
Hello Simone,
I just returned from my fantastic Kimberley tour. Thank you so much for this gorgeous adventure! I enjoyed every minute! I do believe I was travelling with the best tour operator and the best guides in the Kimberley.
Thank you very much!
Best regards
Simply a fantastic experience backed up with outstanding guides in Thommo and Gools.
The food was excellent every night with quality and variety being the big draws. (If anything, too much food but how can you see that as a negative). The pace of the trip, the sites and the opportunity to undertake extra experiences made it a trip to remember. Once into a routine of rising early, going to bed early and chipping in to help out with camping activities things ran smoothly and like clock work.
I would not recommend runners but at least hiking shoes or boots are essential. On occasion the toilets (long drop – Purnululu National Park) were not well maintained and this impacted the faint hearted.
Look no further. This was an absolutely great trip. There is so much to learn about The Kimberley and we know so much of it now. Food was fabulous. Highlights – heaps – falls, stops, rivers, comfort, information. Nothing was a disappointment. We were tired by the end, but with so much jammed in, everybody should do it. So many different things to see – changing topography, amazing waterfalls, Freshies, helicopter over the Bungle Bungle, ant hills in all shapes, sizes and colours. G & T tour guides amazed us. Thank you.
They came from all points of the compass to the town by Roebuck Bay.
Looking for an adventure in the Kimberley they say
Their intrepid guides met them with a smile …,
and took them forthwith into the red and rocky wild. &
They showed them lands of rugged ranges, gorges and kapok trees, of rocks, rivers and floods and ancient inland seas
They took us over rivers and waterholes all the while caring and coaxing with ease. &
The bomb proof bus hurtled us along highways and bush track alike until we arrived to make our camp each and every night.
SONG: Waltzing the Kimberley TUNE: Waltzing Matilda
Verse 1
Once a group of thirteen
Toured thru the Kimberley
On a wild adventure with Liz and Phil
And we hiked and we swam and we sat round the campfire
We’ve been a waltzing the Kimberley for real!
Chorus
Waltzing the Kimberley, waltzing the Kimberley
We’ve been a waltzing with Liz and Phil
And we hiked and we swam and sat round the campfire
We’ve been a waltzing the Kimberley for real!
Verse 2
Up before dawn and in bed before 9pm
Sleeping in our swags under the Milky Way
Eating healthy meals and pitching in with daily tasks
We’ve bonded together in the Aussie way.
CHORUS
Verse 3
Wilbert’s come the furthest, he’s been everywhere man!
Rachel’s mad on birds and has feathers in her hat!
Sue and Sam do great photo shoots
Heather makes friends with everyone
Jenny and Steve from Adelaide and from Bendigo there’s Matt.
CHORUS
Verse 4
Liz and Phil from over the ditch work day and night to keep us going,
Kay and Russ, Rachel and Glenys are family!
On this tour tall people abound
Geoff and Heath are two more of them
We’re All intrepid travellers in the Kimberley!
CHORUS
Verse 5.
We’ve hiked in towering gorges and climbed over steep rocks
Cooled off at waterholes and soaked in hot springs
Cruised past crocs and rockadiles, wallabies and sea eagles
Soared to great heights and made our hearts sing!
CHORUS
Verse 6
We survived the Gibb, crossed many creeks and dry river beds
Learnt history and geology!
Hot Coffee at sunrise, drinks and nibbles at sunset
Native birds and wildlife; this is the Kimberely!
CHORUS
Verse 7
Now at the end when we reflect how lucky we were to come along
A great big shout to Phil and Liz who guided us everyday
Without them we couldn’t have done it all
They made it easy and lots of fun
Sad to say goodbye as to home we find our way.
CHORUS
Waltzing the Kimberley, waltzing the Kimberley
We’ve been waltzing with Liz and Phil
And we hiked and we swam and sat by the campfire
We’ve been waltzing the Kimberley for real!
KIMBERLEY ADVENTURE WILD July 31-August 11 2024
Bird species awards based on my creative observation of birds and people during the tour.
RACHEL is being bestowed with a new honour. She is to receive the All creatures great and small award and to be known from here on as Rachel Attenborough. Thanks for inspiring us all Rachel to look a bit harder and for the great photos you shared with us.
WILBERT – Wandering White Ibis: A long-legged migratory bird that flies multiple short migrations annually but with no two years being the same. Currently this stands at 110 destinations over 30 plus years. The Wandering White Ibis is the Platinum flier of all the bird species.
HEATHER – White Bellied Sea Eagle: This species has flown over many seas but has made Australia home. It soars to far flung places appreciating nature from the heights. Being an Eagle species it is symbolically closest to the stars and the heavens.
MATT – Yellow Footed Rock Hopper: This bird has the ability to grow an extra hard yellow shell on its feet when it spends time hopping over the Kimberely rocks. The shell disappears once the environment changes.
GEOFF – Southern Bucket- hatted Egret: A quiet sllender water bird who spends winters up north and grows head feathers that resemble a hat for its northern season.
SUE – Japanese Bowerbird: This bird is well known known for collecting shiny objects and useful things. It tends to make two distinct calls uncanningly sounding like different languages
SAM – The Tokyo Swift: This bird darts here and there with punctuated soft calls to its mate to whom it keeps close.
PHIL – The Kimberley Wild Eagle: A grand presence at home in the region which puts to use its massive knowledge and experience of the landscape, food and water sources, flora and fauna to earn its name as King of the Kimberley’s.
LIZ – The Golden Fairy Wren: This bird darts here and there very fast and is very social, known for travelling with and looking after the many bird species around her as well as her own. Her diminutive size is no indication of the power and influence she wields even upon the Kimberley Wild Eagle.
STEVE – The Orange Tag Kite: This bird was once had an orange neck flap or tag but has evolved without it and still flies quite successfully under the radar in the region. It drinks a lot of water morning and night.
JENNY – Grey Crowned Babbler: A bird with song like calls. Its grey crown has a plume resembling a shiny light. This bird is also a special friend of the brolga and known for imitating its dances.
GLENYS – Pacific Plumed Water Hen: This species is found in Australia and NZ adorning lagoons and billabongs where it takes a watchful eye over its young.
HEATH – Star jump Jabiru: Another long legged water bird this Jabiru is known for flapping its wings while jumping in a stationary position on plateaus and even trucks in the Kimberley region
RUSS & KAY – Magpie geese: Often found together with their mates. Highly social and capable birds who function as a team. Like their famous counterparts Iris and Henry, they like a regular visit to the pub.
Hi Simone,
Pre trip organising: Simone was so helpful to us and I hear from others in the group too, to ensure we were on the right tour for us and to accomodate our particular needs. Heather was particularly grateful for the way you got her on a Mitchell Falls Tour when there weren’t enough takers from our group.
Special needs
The gluten free options I needed kept coming and I felt very well looked after in this regard. Liz was so attentive, it felt like she was my PA. I also had to use a travel CPAP machine and was always allocated the tent nearest the power and hooked up even before I asked.
Fitness
Steve was the oldest member of the group at 72 years of age, but there were 3 other 71 year old males and most in their 60’s. We were proud of what we achieved but also listened to our bodies so that we could last the whole tour. We didnt do the Manning Falls hike or Emma gorge hike but had wonderful alternatives to enjoy which we appreciated. Not having camped for 6 years we needed a little help setting up and pulling down the tent on the 2 nights we had to erect. No problem with that and no judgement.
Facilites
The tents were great, and toilets and showers varied but manageable. Best ones at El Questro and the last night. The campfire was not used as much as I’d envisaged, as most people wanted to get to bed soon after dinner, due to being up with the birds.
Food
The quality, variety and freshness of food was great. My favourite meal was the fillet steak evening meal. As good as a 5 star restaurant. Liz and Phil have all of this down to a fine art, particularly the road side morning tea and lunch stops.
Itinerary
It was pretty full on, but also well balanced with chance for a bit of a slow down once we got to Kununurra. As others have commented, it was hard for us choosing between the Ord River cruise and the Barramundi fishing. Thanks for suggesting the Broome fishing charter which as you know was very successful. My absolute highlights were seeing a Croc take a bird at Perry’s Lagoon.
Dancing with a Brolga at Kangaroo Haven and the no-door helicopter ride over the Bungle Bungles! A good tip was to borrow a neck chain for my phone from Susan. Might be something to add to the packing list as it was great to have hands free while walking and still having phone handy.
Pitching in
There was no shortage of help, especially on this tour. Wilbert summed it up when he said it was a good group evidenced by people fighting over who would do the washing up!
Camaraderie
You could feel the group bonding together over the days and the last night was very special as we shared songs, poems and stories around the fire. I’m sure some of us will be keeping in touch. We started a What’s App group early on to share photos.
Once again, thank you so much for an excellent tour. We are definitely recommending Adventure Wild to friends and family.
Kind regards