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Halls Creek, Purnulu Nationalpark (Bungle Bungles),
Kununarra

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This section of our journey starts in Halls Creek. From here we travelled along the Great Northern Highway up north to the exit of the Purnulu Track. The Purnulu Nationalpark is world famous for its beautiful beehive domes. They are formed around a massive sandstone plateau and are created through the water run off in the wet season as well as through climatic influences like baking sun and wind over thousands of years.

These beautiful sandstone formations are very fragile. They are only protected by a very thin (up to 2mm) protective coating of either iron oxide on the reddish parts and cyano bacteria on the blackish parts. The blackish color may change during the wet season since algie are reacting with the cyano bacteria and might cause a greenish tint.

There are a number of beautiful walks into gorges with great views of the sculptured rockfaces, figs and palms clinging to sheer unbelievable terrain along the walls of the gorges. A sight to behold are as well the Beehive Domes which are accessible mainly on the southern end of the Park.

Always again an absolutely unforgettable expirience is a helicopter flight over the Bungle Bungles as they are called as well. The doors of the helicopters have been removed to allow a better view and added exitment and heartstopping thrills when the pilot tips the chopper into a curve.

And certainly not to forget the absolutely amazing flora and fauna of this arrid bush environment. And we shouldn't forget to mention the somewhat bouncy track from the Highway to the Bungle Bungles. It roughly takes 2 1/2 hours to travel the 55 km with some foto stops thrown in.


Typical Kimberley Landscape Along Purnulu Track Along Purnulu Track Along Purnulu Track Along Purnulu Track
Along Purnulu Track Small Creek Along Purnulu Track Mulla Mulla Mulla Mulla
Along Purnulu Track Purnulu: The World famous Beehive Domes Purnulu: Domes and Spinifex Termite Hill Purnulu: Sunset over Picaninny Creek Purnulu: Sunset over Picaninny Creek
Purnulu: Sunset over Picaninny Creek Purnulu by Air: Boarding our Heli Purnulu by Air: Wayne our Pilot Purnulu by Air: On the Side Gorges and Cliffs of up to 300m. On Top flat for kilometers Purnulu by Air: Steep Gorges
Purnulu by Air: Livingstonia Palms where ever is enough Shade Purnulu by Air: The Domes from above Purnulu by Air: The Domes from above Purnulu by Air: The Domes from above
Purnulu by Air: Dome Landscape on the Southern End Purnulu by Air: Approaching the Airstrip Purnulu by Air: The Airstrip Butcher Bird Froghole Gorge Walk: Entry to the Gorge
Froghole Gorge Walk: Rock Fig growing even vertically Froghole Gorge Walk: Livingstonia Palm Froghole Gorge Walk: The prevailing Rock Froghole Gorge Walk: The Purnulu Range Blue winged Kokaburra
Purnulu Track: River crossing on the way back Roadtrain on the Great Northern Highway Kununurra: Diversion Dam Kununurra: The sleeping Buddha in the distance Kununurra: Just after Sunset
Typical Kimberley Landscape
Along Purnulu Track
Along Purnulu Track
Along Purnulu Track
Along Purnulu Track
Along Purnulu Track
Small Creek
Along Purnulu Track
Mulla Mulla
Mulla Mulla
Along Purnulu Track
Purnulu: The World famous Beehive Domes
Purnulu: Domes and Spinifex Termite Hill
Purnulu: Sunset over Picaninny Creek
Purnulu: Sunset over Picaninny Creek
Purnulu: Sunset over Picaninny Creek
Purnulu by Air: Boarding our Heli
Purnulu by Air: Wayne our Pilot
Purnulu by Air: On the Side Gorges and Cliffs of up to 300m. On Top flat for kilometers
Purnulu by Air: Steep Gorges
Purnulu by Air: Livingstonia Palms where ever is enough Shade
Purnulu by Air: The Domes from above
My other spectator
Purnulu by Air: The Domes from above
Purnulu by Air: The Domes from above
Purnulu by Air: Dome Landscape on the Southern End
Purnulu by Air: Approaching the Airstrip
Purnulu by Air: The Airstrip
Butcher Bird
Froghole Gorge Walk: Entry to the Gorge
Froghole Gorge Walk: Rock Fig growing even vertically
Froghole Gorge Walk: Livingstonia Palm
Froghole Gorge Walk: The prevailing Rock
Froghole Gorge Walk: The Purnulu Range
Blue winged Kokaburra
Purnulu Track: River crossing on the way back
Roadtrain on the Great Northern Highway
Kununurra: Diversion Dam
Kununurra: The sleeping Buddha in the distance
Kununurra: Just after Sunset
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