King Leopold Ranges | West Kimberley
Mid morning footage of the King Leopold Ranges in the West Kimberley. Footage is 'as is', meaning, we filmed it the way we saw and heard it -- no touch ups.
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Cockburn Range Kimberley Tours
- Cockburn Range Pentecost River Kimberley Tours on Gibb River Road with Spirit Safaris
Australia - Gibb River Road - Travel Tips
The Gibb River Road is a 660 km track right through the wild heart of the Kimberley. The Gibb takes you from Derby to Kununurra through a spectacular landscape of intensely coloured ranges, dramatic gorges and lush rock pools and waterfalls.
TRAVEL TIPS - GIBB RIVER ROAD
Tip 1 - Simply enjoy the fantastic road
The Kimberley's remote Gibb River Road remains one of Australia's great drives. You may find some helpful information under these links:
Tip 2 - Boab Prison Tree
The Boab Prison Tree is a 1500 year old hollow tree 6 km south of Derby. It had been reputed to have been used in the 1890s as a lockup for indigenous Australian prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing.
Tip 3 - Silent nights with an open fire
Have your own campfire but you need to know what the Fire Danger Rating is.
Tip 4 - Windjana Gorge's freshwater crocodiles
If you are driving the Gibb River Road, Windjana Gorge is an obvious first/last stop for your trip. Windjana Gorge is a 3.5 km gorge. The cliffs on both sides of the gorge are 30 to 100 metres high. Simply Beautiful, you will see many freshwater crocodiles.
Tip 5 - Take a bath in the 'Bell Gorge'
Bell Gorge is part of the King Leopold Ranges Conservation Reserves. The waterfall is cascading down the perfectly U-shaped cliffs, into a deep pool perfect for swimming, with large flat rocks along the side, perfect to sit down, sun bathe, have a beer... The campground is 10 Km from the gorge., called Silent Grove.
Tip 6 - 'Charnley River Station'
Charnley River Station is a working cattle station on the Gibb. The campground is very spacious and has good facilities. It takes some driving and walking to get to the gorges and swimming holes, but it's well worth the effort. We liked Dillie Gorge and the Donkey Pools.
Tip 7 - Don't Forget at least one spare tire
The Gibb River Road is notorious for it's endless corrugations and sharp rocks, and flat tyres are a common problem. If possible, it's a good idea to take two spare tyres with you. If you need help along your trip, tyre repairs/mechanical services are available at the following points: Over the Range, Charnley River Station, Mt Barnett Roadhouse, Home Valley Station, El Questro and Drysdale Station.
Tip 8 - 'Over the Range' THE mechanic - is worth to visit!
'Over the Range' - tyre and mechanical repairs can be helpful if you have a problem with your car. But it's worth to visit - even without any problem.
Tip 9 - 'Galvans Gorge' Perfect for a short refreshing bath
The gorge is a short walk from the carpark and it's well worth checking out for a refreshing swim. look up to the top of the waterfall and you will see a big boab tree, which is pretty unique. There is also a rope swing from one of the overhanging snappy gum trees. The nearest camping is at Manning Gorge.
Tip 10 - 'Manning Gorge' a must on the Gibb
The campground is 8 km from the Mount Barnett Roadhouse and is the starting point for the walk to the gorge. The walk to the gorge is great, about 3 km long and hot. At the beginning you have to cross the Manning River by swimming or using the little boat. The gorge is huge and amazing. It has several pools to swim and jump into.
Tip 11 - 'Ellenbrae Station' best scones in WA
A little known bushcamp with lots of character and Kimberley pioneer flair. Ellenbrae does not have any spectacular gorges, so it's usually nice and quite here. At the homestead you get the best scones in WA.
Tip 12 - 'Pentecost River' you HAVE to cross & you will like it
The Pentecost River is a major river crossing. The river can be 60+ metres wide and the water often flows quickly just after the end of the wet season. A scenic area with panoramic views towards the Cockburn Ranges. Be aware of saltwater crocodiles in the area.
Tip 13 - 'Zebedee 32°C-Springs' just one of El Questro's gorges
El Questro offers a campground at the station township that has all the usual facilities and alternative bush camping sites at the river. This is your last opportunity for camping on the Gibb River Road. From here it's only 30 km until you reach the highway.
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Bell Gorge
Bell Gorge is part of the King Leopold Range Conservation Park and is about 30 km off the Gibb River Road.
The KIMBERLEY - The Great Northern Adventure EPISODE FOUR
In this weeks Episode we visit one mighty waterfall after another from Bell Gorge in the King Leopold Range to the triple falls of the Mitchell River National Park.
Join me as I climb through rocky outcrops and discover the world famous Bradshaw Rock Paintings (Gwion Gwion in the local language)
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Cause I Am Coming Home - Johan Glössner
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Mitchell Falls Aboriginal Rock Art Kimberley Tour
Mitchell Falls Aboriginal Rock Art Kimberley Tour - 11 Day Darwin to Broome Tour via Gibb River Road with Mitchell Falls, Bungle Bungles, El Questro plus Wandjina, Bradshaw / Gwion rock art - 11 day Kimberley rock art Tours from Darwin to Broome via Mitchell Falls, Bungle Bungles, El Questro plus Fitzroy Crossing with Geikie Gorge cruise on Fitzroy River, Windjana Gorge, Tunnel Creek, Imitji Aboriginal community, King Leopold Ranges, Galvans Gorge, Manning Gorge, Mt Barnett, Mt Elizabeth Station, Drysdale Station, Mitchell Falls, King Edward River rock art, El Questro, Zebedee Hot Springs, Bungle Bungles with flight, Kununurra, Katherine. Meet Aboriginal elders and artists, visit Wandjina and Bradshaw rock art sites, swim in pristine waterholes on this Gibb River Road by 4WD tour, Fully Accommodated or camping options. or REVERSE DIRECTION
Western Australian Outback - Dawn Soundscape
The wild sounds of the Australian Bush (King Leopold Range, WA). The King Leopold Range lies in the remote northwest of Australia, along the famed Gibb River Rd. It is most renowned for its extraordinary waterfalls, such as Bell and Lennard Gorges, but it also contains innumerable billabongs and other quiet waterways and fishing holes amidst the low hills that rise up above the rugged savannah of the Kimberley region. Home to roughly 20% of Australia’s bird species, the King Leopold Range is an island of diversity amid the hostile and extremely rugged landscape that characterizes this part of the world. In this soundscape, you will hear dawn turning to day and the cacophony of bird songs that herald the coming of a new day. The moon was nearly full and settling in the Western sky as the sun rose to another rainless day in the long stretch of the dry that characterizes this part of the world May - October. A rock wallaby hopped off into the bush just as the recording was being set up but unfortunately he didn’t bounce back into the soundscape. If you need nature sounds to study or read to or you like to meditate or walk to bird songs from some of the more remote landscapes on earth, then try this recording out.
Living remote, month 3 alone, very relaxed now! The Kimberley Australia
5 months totally alone in the Australia outback. Living off fish. Playing with the wildlife
2min preview of 20min movie of our very relaxed start to 2010!
Our 3rd month totally alone in a very remote part of WA, we are settling into camp life's slower pace now. Very relaxed!
Living the dream.
Catching fish, talking to wild animals, watching the storms, swimming in fresh water billabongs.
Everyone should do this!!
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Be sure to check out the longer clips, there's 5 in total to see how we really went.
Imintji Campground
The Imintji people invite you to stay at this sheltered location at the foot of the spectacular King Leopold range.
This shady wilderness camp ground is Aboriginal owned and operated and has wonderful views of the escarpment and is well situated to explore nearby natural attractions like Bell Gorge, Tunnel Creek, Windjana Gorge and surrounds.
This segment was featured on Destination WA.
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The Kimberley/Gibb River Road; June/July 2017
The unedited full 53 minute movie of our 2017 4WD holiday in Northern WA
Gibb River Road - DVD DISCONTINUED
DVD DISCONTINUED - To be uploaded at some point in the future.
The Gibb River Road is on every adventurous 4WD owners wish list. We decided to have a look, and a 2 disk DVD is the result. These are some of the highlights of the trip, taken over 17 days and 2500 kms.
2009 0019 Kimberley 19 Millstream NP to Hammersley Range
Wittenoom and the Hammersley Range
Walking in the Musgrave Ranges, Amata
Just a brief walk around the community of Amata with Nikos
The Kimberley
Filmed on the Gibb River Road through the Kimberley, Western Australia. 2015.
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The Spectacular Quiet, By Lights & Motion
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Approaching Cape Leveque, Westcoast Australia
flight with King Leopold Airways, Broome
Westaustralien Teil 2
Der zweite Teil der Reise von Perth nach Darwin führt über die etwa 700 km lange Gibb River Road und damit mitten durch das australische Outback. Der Purnululu Nationalpark gehört zum Weltnaturerbe der UNESCO.
Prince Regent NP
Kimberley Wilderness park, Australia
Prince Regent River, National Park
DJI Mavic Pro over King Leopold Range
A DJI Mavic Pro has been added to my toy box! Excited to share some footage from the King Leopoldo Range in Western Australia. This is a part of the famous Kimberly region.
Music - Not For Nothing - Otis McDonald
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Wet and Wild: Frogs of the Kimberley
Presented by Dr Paul Doughty, Curator of Herpetology, Western Australian Museum.
Part of the WA Museum’s 2014 In the Wild West Lecture Series
The Kimberley region of Western Australia receives summer rains during its 'wet season'. Given the many environments of the region, from savannah plains to rugged sandstone outcrops, this has resulted in a great diversity of frog species, resulting in the most frog-rich area of the state. The main types of frogs in the area are the conspicuous tree frogs, several species of rockhole frogs, burrowing frogs, sedge frogs and an especially rich group of ground-dwelling species.
Join Dr Paul Doughty as he presents a 'who's who' of these species, and highlights recent discoveries with more species to be described.
Rangelands Natural Resource Management is the Presenting Partner of the 2014 In the Wild West series.
Western Australia - Gibb River Road