The eerie, awesome majesty of the 45,000-hectare Bungle Bungles is probably best viewed from the air.
Flights over the Bungle Bungles can be organised from Kununurra near the Northern Territory border and are available throughout the year.
In fact, reports indicate that twice the number of people fly over the Bungle Bungles as those who visit the national park by land.
Also, in the season of rain, roads within the Bungle Bungles (mostly unsealed, if they exist at all) can become impassable and gorges can fill with treacherous raging torrents.
For those who wish to travel by land and view the natural wonders of Purnululu close at hand, there are several options.
Into the heart of the Bungle Bungles
- Travel in the Dry. The best months would be from April to October. From Highway 1 you would need to travel 55 kilometres east by four-wheel-drive to the western edge of the national park.
- You can, if you choose, explore the area by 4WD. Be sure to take adequate safety precautions.
- Walk. Echidna Chasm in the north is an hour's walk from the car park at road's end. Cathedral Gorge in the south can be reached in the same time from road's end in the south. If you wanted to walk to Piccaninny Gorge, this would take eight to 10 hours.
- Take a 4WD tour from Kununurra in the north or Halls Creek in the south and leave the driving to them.
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