Kimberley

The tropical north of Western Australia was long regarded as a land for tough characters and adventurers, determined gold prospectors and explorers. In this region there are only two seasons, not the usual four as in the south. The hot and sultry summer months (the 'wet') with their violent showers of rain and abundantly flowing rivers are followed by the rainless winter (the 'dry'), which is the best time to visit the north.

The landscape is patterned by ranges of ancient hills and depressions in the mighty river systems of the Fitzroy in the west and the Ord in the east. Characteristic features are the boab trees with their ability to store water. The great tourist attractions of the Kimberley are the wild gorges. The rock walls