Testimonials & Reviews

As a novice camper, I had a few concerns going on a 12 day camping trip. Despite this, my husband and I had a fantastic experience from the get-go. Simone, the Managing Director responded to my online query on a Sunday afternoon before I even got off my PC. Her enthusiasm and help made a fantastic first impression. On day 1 we were collected at our Air B&B by Karl to meet up with the bus a few minutes away. Our guides Liz and Phil were very welcoming, informative, great fun and supportive. They paid equal attention and genuine interest in every traveller. Liz and Phil were always calm and reassuring if anyone had anxieties or concerns with not keeping up with the group or not being confident in the water. eg. swimming short river crossing or swimming gorges. Being prepared, Liz and Phil supplied swimming noodles and walking poles which were of great assistance. Our hosts did a fantastic job providing a variety of healthy, quick camp meals and there was always enough to come back for seconds. Our itinerary for the next day was always clearly communicated the night before. (Note: the Kimberley is vast and early mornings are required to set off on our day’s travel.)

We had a great group dynamic fortunately and enjoyed participating in setting up our dining area, helping with dinner and doing the dishes. There was much laughter which carried on after dinner with camp side fires. The campsites did vary in quality regarding the shower amenities and facilities, however it made the 2 night stays in the better camping sites all the more appreciated eg. washing machines, bars, live entertainment. The optional side trips, cruising the Chamberlain and Ord Rivers (Lake Argyle) are not to be missed. For the more adventurous, the helicopter ride over the Bungle Bungles is magnificently scenic. However the journey in/out of the national park on the same day is quite long with a windy road, so be prepared.

I would highly recommend Adventure Wild for their professionalism and hard working commitment to their travellers. Wishing all the best to Karl, Simone, Liz and Phil.

Deidre Lum

Hi Simone

Good to hear from you. I just posted comments on Facebook on the two photos from me.

Thank you so much for the two canvas bags. We love their quality and will use them whenever packing is needed.

This Wed, Peter and I gave a presentation of our Kimberley trip in a seniors group called Senior Citizens Club for residents in our local Council. The room has a white screen and projector system. 12 local residents watched and listened attentively and really liked the videos and interesting background we’ve learned about Broome, Wyndham and Kununurra.

The videos were Peter’s Bungle Bungle aerial view from the helicopter, my aerial view of Kimberley’s coastline from a scenic plane and another video on our whole camping trip. In the presentation, the route map from your website was really good, definitely better than a Google map for the Kimberley region.

Simone, you’re doing really well in encouraging prospective travellers to join your camping tour. I wish you all the best in every dry season of operation. Take care and find time to slow down for a wonderful life of joy and hope. Please also send my best regards to Sarah and Peter, two best friends in work and private life. It’s so nice meeting them on tour.

Best Regards

Margaret Tang

The Adventure Wild Kimberley experience was fantastic.

Peter and Sarah our tour leaders obviously love the Kimberley and they shared that love with us. They were respectful and caring and enabled the group to come together quickly to form a supportive team.

The scenery was breath taking and majestic. The food was excellent, nourishing and varied throughout the trip. The activities available were varied and had reasonable price points. It was one of the best holidays I’ve ever had. Peter and Sarah were fantastic shepherds of the group and provided humour, guidance and boundaries as required.

Great experience.

Kit Woolley

From Tripadvisor

Brilliant, highly memorable trip with excellent operator

I was a bit nervous about this trip as I hadn’t done an adventure camping tour for decades. However, straight from my initial communication with Simone from Adventure Wild, with her excellent customer service, I immediately got a strong gut feeling that this was the right company to do the Kimberlys with and I was not disappointed. The trip was absolutely brilliant, and our guides, Sarah and Pete, did a fabulous job. We did and saw so much in a day, way more than is mentioned in the itinerary, and the food was always delicious and plenty of it. The word on the ground from optional tour providers was that Adventure Wild was the best operator in the Kimberlys, and I’m not surprised. We were fortunate to have a less than a full tour, and having some extra space on the bus definitely helped with comfort levels, especially given some long days travelling. The trip and the beauty of the Kimberlys definitely exceeded my expectations, and I would not hesitate to recommend Adventure Wild. We were also blessed to have a great group of like-minded travellers who enjoyed lots of laughs over nibbles and dinner together at the end of each fabulous day. Thank you to Simone, Pete, Sarah & everyone on the tour for your contribution to a fabulous, highly memorable adventure holiday.

Julie M

Dear Simone,

Thankyou for your email re our recent tour of the Kimberley with your organisation. I thought I would just write down a few thoughts re ’the trip’.

1. Overall organisation:-
A very efficiently run company with good responsiveness to queries and an ability to be flexible re times by which things needed to be ‘locked in’. ie deciding which optional trips to undertake. All staff that I had any dealings with were helpful, competent and prompt.

2. Itinerary:-
An ambitious schedule obviously designed to try and showcase as much of the area’s diverse attractions as possible in the available time. This is very attractive and I commend the planners for the choices made as to which areas to visit, bearing in mind that different people will have varying opinions on what is a ‘must see’. Given the area to be covered is quite large and that the allocated time is limited, choices have to be made as to what to see and how much time is spent at each venue. I feel that a good compromise was struck on this tour.

I personally would have preferred more time in some locations investigating local flora and fauna, and less time in swimming holes, but I am aware that this is a minority view. Having to travel long distances meant a lot of time in the bus/truck looking out the windows. This is great for general ’scenery’ viewing but frustrating if something interesting is observed, as the vehicle can’t just keep stopping!

3. Campsites/accommodation:-
This is after all a camping trip and as such, a degree of compromise is obviously required re comfort. Overall the campsites were adequate, with some being better than others, particularly in the area of ablutions! The tents were serviceable and roomy and, as they were already set up for us at each site (with one exception) I found them to be more than adequate and easy to use. I felt that the (supplied) ’swags’ ie combination mattress, sheet, pillow and sleeping bag and cover were a good idea. These could be rolled up into a bundle and transported from place to place on our bus. It would seem that most people found them to be quite adequate, although I found the padding to be a bit thin. I also found the nights a bit cold for me, even though I was wearing numerous layers of clothing. That being said, I did manage to get a reasonable amount of sleep most nights.

4. Meals:-
I found the meals to be of excellent quality, quantity and variety, although they were predominately ‘western’ style meals that may not appeal to all tastes. A vegetarian option was always offered.

5. Tour Guides:-
For this trip we had two staff (Liz and Phil) that acted not only as drivers and tour guides but also cooks, first aid officers, general fonts of information re the area, geology, flora and fauna, and indigenous people and were all ’round friendly and approachable. I can not speak highly enough of the professionalism of them both while at the same time they were very pleasant people. They put up with my tardiness on the walks, my endless questions about the flora and fauna, and my grumbles with tolerance and understanding. I felt like they were old friends after only a few hours acquaintance .

In summary i would highly recommend this company and this tour to anyone that has always wanted a ‘Kimberley adventure’ but has neither the equipment, time, knowledge or experience to ’self cater’.

Best regards

Ian

Hi & thanks,

Fabulous journey through the top end of WA for a taste of the Kimberley. From the gorgeous gorges to the awesome Bungle Bungle Range all expertly managed by our guides Phil and Liz who have a fantastic depth of knowledge and experience.

Cheers

Rob A

The ONLY camping tour in town!!!!

I couldn’t fault Adventure Wild, from Simones’ excellent communication during the booking process right through to our last day on tour. Peter and Sarah were wonderful guides, Peter’s morning jokes were loved by all, and the food was healthy and fresh. Real coffee in the morning was a fantastic surprise. Our group got on well together, lots of laughs and excellent participation by all. Everyone contributed and that made a great group. Special thanks to Pete and Sarah

Trip Advisor – Frequent_diner32

Dear Simone and Karl

Thank you for organising such a wonderful tour through the Kimberley. It definitely exceeded my expectations.

Phil and Liz were fantastic guides and could not have been more friendly and helpful. Their experience made the tour run so smoothly and their knowledge of the area gave us a wonderful introduction to this remote part of WA.

I would definitely recommend this tour to others.

Kind regards

Alex Zandstra

Hi Simone,

I just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed the trip and Liz & Phil were wonderful and caring guides. We all felt well cared for on the trip.

Regards

Jacqui Skewes

From Trip Advisor:

Adventure Wild Trip 1-12 August 2025 – Kimberley Adventurer Excellent experience with wonderful memories. Simone provided management and administration above and beyond the call of duty before the trip and it was a pleasure to deal with her during the run up to the tour itself. Plentiful information on the tour itinerary as well as packing suggestions and travel advice was provided before the trip commenced.

The whole trip was well organised: prepositioned tents are an excellent idea and combination of swag, sleeping bags and linen proved to be comfortable and warm. The presence of toilet and laundry facilities at the camping sites was much appreciated by all.

Magnus and Wendy are wonderful team – knowledgeable, friendly and accommodated every request and helped our group to bond quickly. Wendy’s meals were plentiful and tasty, especially dessert, all the more appreciated since they are prepared in what is effectively a camp kitchen.

Trips into the Gorges and Bungles were well supervised and information on the area was provided via general conversation and Q&A rather than as ‘information’. Early departures to beat the crowd proved to be wise decisions based on previous experience. The whole of the region is impressive but for me the Pentecost River at sundown and the Bungles were magnificent. The Bungles road is a real ‘boneshaker’ but even so we felt in safe hands with Magnus driving.

All in all a brilliant trip to the Kimberleys – to be remembered for all the best reasons.

Andy Gray