Broome tides

Spring Tides 22 June - 28 June, 8 July - 11 July.
Stairway to Moon 6 - 9 July

El Questro plenty of camping spots.
Track from Windjana to Ftizroy usually good enough to tow an offroader

G'day Hooroo

1. Google - Broome Visitors Centre or such, they have tide info chart.

2. ELQ Station, Idea to contact first, but usually a few spots.

3. Gibb River Rd to Windjana, Tunnel Ck on to Fitzroy Crossing ok, road condition depends on how busy it has been, again check road conditions closer to time through this site. Remember this is the area where the word corrugations was invented.

Hooroo, have fun
Lotzi

Hi Hooroo,

When you get to Broome you'll be able to get a touristy type calendar with all the times and dates of tides and viewings marked on it.

The walk out to the flying boats is a fairly long one, leave the beach 30-40 minutes before low tide. You literally chase the water out then it chases you back in! The bottom is a mixture of sand and mud so wear tight fitting footwear for the gooey going.
You'll have about 10 mins max. before you start your return trip.

You should be right at ElQuestro, plenty of room but this is the popular time of year so a phone call ahead wouldn't hurt. They have everything from help yourself camping and van areas to private spots away from the general public. Well worth three or four days.

Lower your tyre pressures all round and slow down a bit when you hit the dirt roads and you won't have any trouble. Don't forget to pump them up again for the bitumen roads though.

Did the same trip April-May last year with the family (Broome, Cape Leveque, Kununurra via Derby, W/Gorge and T/creek, F/roy crossing and Purnululu, return via Wyndham and the G.R.R. If you haven't been up there before you'll love it.

Have a good trip.

SB

Hi Hooroo,
I was last at the Bungles a couple of years ago but we had a camp fire in one of the many fire pits at the group camping area, limited fire wood supplied. Advice for your visit GET UP VERY EARLY and go to Cathedral Gorge first. You can have a pleasant COOL walk and be on your way out before all the late risers arrive. Far better absorbing the peace and quiet of the immense features in there before the hordes arrive. Also a lot better for photos in the morning light as sun rises on that side of the formation.

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In 06, the Tunnel creek road from the Gibg down to the GN Highway was smooth as - wet weather aside, it looked like a road that the grader could easily return to great condition at the start of the dry.

See you up there :-)

In 2007, ElQuestro would not take advance bookings for camping. Their main campground is quite large, but I really recommend one of their "private" bush camp sites. You can have camp fires. Some of these have long drops every few sites. You have to drive up to the main camp area for showers, though, which is no problem as shower in late afternoon can be followed by the cheap (er) drinks happy hour at the bar - very pleasant.
Have been that way a few times. Is no way I would leave van just parked anywhere near the Bungles turnoff. As someone else has said, is secure storage at Warmun, which unfortunately would mean a bit of doubling back. In 2007, in Bungles, the main camp areas were really full, but we found there was heardly anyone in the generator sections and so these were actually much quieter and nicer than the non-generator sections!