Bungle Bungles Safari Tents

gday
we stayed at the bungle bungle bush camp - safari tents a while back, and they were fine and the food was ok. re the van i'd def leave it somewhere secure - turkey creek van park is ok, unless u want to return and find bits missing/damaged.
cheers

Hi Leanne, while I have no experience with the safari tents I'm sure they will suit you
for a night..maybe a little exy, but the visit will be worth it. It takes around 2/3 hrs
to get in there from the Highway..not extreme 4wd but slow..so leave early to make
the most of your time. The most popular sites are well apart so do your research &
plan what you hope to do. You dont say when you plan to go..so check the park is
indeed open. A unique & fabulous sight...enjoy.......oldbaz.

If the budget's ok, try to make it 3 nights - there's so much to see. And also if the budget allows it, take a 1/2 hr chopper flight over the bungles, not cheap, but worth every penny. An experience not to be forgotten.
If you can only do one night, drive in early, check out Cathedral Gorge one day, and one of the northern gorges the following day before driving out.
And take in the sunset over the massif from a good vantage point (with drinks and nibbles, of course :D)
Gerry

Hi Leanne

As said on CF, save the money and buy a tent and camping gear, and have money to spare. We have a good tub wash each night before bed and that sure beats paying mega $$s as far as I'm concerned. Then you can stay for two or three nights and see so much more. We took all the walks except the Piccaninny Creek long walk which can take as many days as you like depending on how far you go. Hikes that involve camping overnight are ones we don't tackle. Our travelogue:Purnululu 2008]Purnululu 2008[/url]

The new park has pretty high rates for leaving the caravan, but it may be cost effective compared to driving the extra distance from Warmun. Previous owners left our van at the Spring Creek Rest Area, but that was some years ago. Due to a change of plans, we left our caravan where we were staying with friends near Kununurra.

Motherhen

You might want to check again, though I enquired and they said each safari tent would only accommodate 2... therefore for 2A2C, you need to book 2 tents and one adult and one child would need to be in each. Gets very expensive, so we're leaving the van at either the free camp or Purnululu Caravan Park and doing a day trip.

Sass.

Thanks to everyone for the replies so far. Yes we would have to hire two of the safari tents & it is going to cost a lot of money. Camping it with our own tents would be a lot cheaper but we have been travelling for over 3 years & this has been the first time we have needed tents etc. Travelling fulltime with 12 year old twin girls we don't have a lot of extra space in the car or caravan so we would be trying to find space for camping gear we probably won't use again.

We were thinking that if we stayed at the CP near the entrance, got up early to drive in & see as much as we can then dinner, bed & breakfast (as well as the hot showers) will be very welcome. Obviously we could get started for more sightseeing early the next morning as we won't have to pack anything up. In saying that, if we tented it ourselves we could stay a couple of nights so would probably end up seeing more of the NP.

It is a lot of money, much more than we want to spend, but the cost of the safari tents convenience may just outweigh the inconvenience of the cheaper camping option.

Thanks again for the replies & I look forward to hearing from more people who have stayed in the safari tents.

Leanne

PS We are wanting to go within the next week or so. Would some sections of the park still be closed?