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Bullo River Station

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We acknowledge and pay respect to the Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong people, the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which Bullo River Station stands. In sharing elements of their history, heritage and culture we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians as the original and ongoing caretakers of land, sea and community.

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“Bullo is bewitching, the ultimate ‘big country’. Epic in its sweep and grandeur, where steep chasms filled with palm trees slice through high escarpments, mysterious paperbark forests tiptoe through the marshes and wild rivers rage during the wet. Dotted here and there beside rivers and creeks is the enigmatic boab.”

Christine McCabe, Travel & Luxury

The Station’s landscape is carved with gorges and waterfalls, making it one of Australia’s most breathtakingly beautiful properties.

Surrounded by rugged hills inscribed with Aboriginal rock art, the salt and fresh waters meet to create a diversity of ecosystems. It is home to a stunning variety of local fauna species including wallabies, dingoes, myriad native and migratory birds, fish and the omnipresent crocodiles, as well as around 2,000 Brahman-cross cattle.

The rock art on the property is evidence that First Nations people lived in the area hundreds, if not thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers. At the time Europeans arrived, there were at least 11 language groups and up to 16,500 Indigenous people living on Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong Country.

Bullo’s ethos is underpinned by the balance between best-practice pastoral work and a commitment to sustainability and conservation. The prime pastoral land is managed with equal care and respect for the pristine and extraordinary beauty of the outback station.

Wallabies, crocodiles, dingoes, goannas, and many more wildlife species are native to The Station. The cool mornings and evenings are the best time to see wildlife as they congregate at the water’s edge and around the homestead.

Since 2018, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy has been compiling an inventory of all vertebrate species confirmed to be present at Bullo River Station. Currently, a total of 47 mammals, 93 reptiles, 222 birds and 33 amphibians have been recorded.

The Station is a birdwatcher’s paradise with around 200 resident and migratory bird species spotted on the property. Just before sunrise, you’ll hear the raucous call of the blue-winged kookaburra starting up, followed by a chorus of noisy sulphur-crested cockatoos, masked lapwings, and honeyeaters.

It’s a hotspot for finches, with more than ten species found here including the exquisite star finch, and the colourful and threatened Gouldian finch.

Getting there

BY AIR
BY ROAD

Bullo River Station is located 800km southwest of Darwin and 200km east of Kununurra, in a region referred to as the East Kimberley.

A private charter plane to the homestead airstrip provides the best access from Darwin (90 minutes) or Kununurra (30 minutes). Air transfers are also available to/from a number of locations, e.g. El Questro, Bamurru Plains or Katherine.

Helicopter transfers, which take approximately 120 minutes from Darwin or 40 minutes from Kununurra, can also be arranged.

Transfers are not included in the nightly rate and are best managed direct by guests or their travel planners. Contact the Bullo team for a list of charter operators.

If self-driving through the region, the Station is accessed from the Victoria Highway.

The road is 4WD only, and contains several gates that must be opened and closed. The roads are not passable at certain times of the year. Like any outback driving, it pays to be prepared.

Detailed driving directions and car rental guidance are provided to ensure guests are fully informed and have a safe journey.

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