What is the best time of year to visit the Kimberley?
What is the best time of year to visit the Kimberley?
The best time to visit The Kimberley is from April (or the end of the wet season) to October (or start of the wet season).
What is the climate of the Kimberley?
Located north of the Tropic of Capricorn, the climate in the Kimberley is a tropical monsoon climate, defined by a distinct wet season and dry season. The Kimberley dry season is characterised by clear blue skies, easterly winds and balmy days with some chilly nights.
Do you need a 4WD in the Kimberley?
You can drive through the Kimberley along the sealed Great Northern Highway to get to Kununurra. But even the attractions on this road (like the Bungle Bungles) require a 4WD to enter. Basically, if you want to do The Kimberley properly, you need a high-clearance 4WD.
What is Kimberley Australia known for?
The Kimberley is teeming with natural attractions, but off the coast of Broome you’ll find another type of unique rock – formed by dinosaurs over 120 million years ago. Waterfalls, ancient Aboriginal rock art, wonderful wildlife, freshwater swimming holes and white sandy beaches; the Kimberley region has it all.
What is the wet season in Australia?
What is the Wet Season? From November until April, the tropical region of Australia faces its wet season, characterized by high temperatures, monsoonal rains, and sweltering humidity. In comparison, the dry season has clear blue skies, warm days and cool nights.
Are there crocodiles in the Kimberleys?
The Kimberley region is very well known for its diverse wildlife and one of the more notorious animals in the area is the crocodile. Both freshwater and saltwater crocodiles are prolific throughout the Kimberley and while they’re incredible creatures, it’s best to appreciate them from a distance!
Is any of the Gibb River Road sealed?
General Gibb River Road Conditions. The western half of the Gibb River Road is usually in excellent condition, big parts are already sealed. There are bridges over some creeks, other creek crossings have been reinforced with concrete.
Is the Gibb River Road Open 2021?
It is planned to commence construction works in July and be completed by late 2021 in time for the wet season. Due to the long wet season, the water levels at several major rivers are still above 300mm, so the road is open only to high clearance four-wheel drives and trucks.
How long does wet season last?
The wet season (sometimes called the rainy season) is the time of year when most of a region’s average annual rainfall occurs. Generally, the season lasts at least a month.
What is the climate like in the Kimberley?
Like all of tropical Australia, the Kimberley’s climate is traditionally defined has having a wet season (which extends from October to April) and a cooler dry (from May to September). But the simple division between wet and dry doesn’t do justice to the ever-shifting climates of Australia’s ‘top end’.
Can you drive through floods in the Kimberley?
Flooding is not unusual in the Kimberley climate. Even the main highway gets cut off at times, sometimes for many days. The road is under water, but you can still drive through that. If you visit us during the dry season have a look at our dry riverbeds, and at the floodway markers at the side of the road.
When can I visit the Kimberley in 2020?
Odyssey Traveller will be offering our tour of the Kimberley in 2020 through the heart of the dry season, June to September, and will be resuming tours in April 2021.
What makes the Kimberley an outback landscape?
The landscapes diverge distinctly with the seasons. In the dry, the Kimberley offers quintessential outback scenery of red dirt and lands baked dry by the sun.
