El Questro Homestead destination - Luxurylodgesofaustralia.com.au

The Kimberley is one of Australia’s – and the world’s – last true wilderness areas: remote, rugged and much of it all but inaccessible.

At its heart, El Questro Wilderness Park encompasses ancient ranges and deep, shady gorges, mighty rivers and arid grassy plains, lush rainforest, hot thermal springs and cool waterfalls. It’s a dramatic landscape in which the bones of the landscape are laid bare: a timeless land rich in both Indigenous and European culture.

The mountains, valleys and gorges of El Questro are the product of Mother Nature at her most forceful and dramatic. Volcanic activity, the build-up of sediment and millions of years of erosion have created a geology that sets The Kimberley apart from the rest of Australia.

To the south of The Kimberley, the Great Sandy Desert. To the north and west, the Timor Sea and Indian Ocean. And to the east, the Northern Territory border. The Kimberley is one of the most ancient and untouched corners of Australia.

The remote proximity and isolation of The Kimberley only adds to the complex beauty of its landscape, which occupies almost 17% of Western Australia and covers an area of 421,000 square kilometres. One of Australia’s last frontiers, The Kimberley is a land of remote and spectacular scenery made up of a huge central plateau of dissected sandstone ranges and an extensive limestone range, formed from an ancient barrier reef.

A rugged coastline of steep-sided tidal gulfs drops into mangrove-fringed estuaries and in between lies large swaths of wilderness, unforgiving deserts and lush grassland. Its idiosyncratic nature and extreme conditions only add to its draw. A truly unique and magical location that must be explored and experienced to be believed.

Getting there

BY AIR

BY ROAD

Regular flights are available from all major Australian capital cities to Kununurra Airport via Darwin, Broome and Perth with Qantas, Air North or Virgin Australia.

Aeroplane charters are available directly to the El Questro airstrips from Kununurra, Darwin, Broome, Uluru and Alice Springs. Private VIP jet service is available from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth direct to Kununurra.

Helicopter charters and scenic aeroplane flights over the Bungle Bungles in Purnululu National Park are available from Kununurra finishing at El Questro Homestead.

Scheduled Transfers: El Questro operates shared scheduled road transfers from Kununurra airport.

Private Transfers: If your flight arrival or departure time falls outside the scheduled transfers, a private transfer can be arranged.

All shared scheduled road and air transfers are on request, based on a scheduled timetable, operating on select days of the week.

El Questro Homestead is situated in the East Kimberley, 110kms west of Kununurra; 58kms on the Great Northern Highway towards Wyndham, 36kms on a sealed section of the Gibb River Road, with the remaining 16kms on a gravel road only accessible with 4WD high clearance.

Approximate travel time from Kununurra to El Questro Homestead is two hours.

Scheduled Transfers: El Questro operates shared scheduled road transfers from Kununurra airport as well as from accommodation providers in the town centre.

All shared scheduled road transfers are on request, based on a scheduled timetable, operating on select days of the week. All shared road transfers have a minimum of 2 guests.

Contact El Questro Homestead for more details.

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