Luxury holidays in Kimberley
Although The Kimberley was one of the first regions of Australia to be settled, by arrivals from Indonesia tens of thousands of years ago, it remains the nation’s most uninhabited region, thanks to the harsh landscape and the often-scorching temperatures. It’s the hottest area in Australia, which, combined with its violent monsoon climate, makes it practically unbearable during the summer months. However, these extreme conditions have helped make the Kimberley’s landscape exceedingly varied and eye-grabbingly beautiful. Steep gorges tear through broad eucalyptus-dotted savanna plains, astonishing waterfalls cascade down sheer rocky canyon walls into limpid swimming holes, and unexpectedly luxuriant pockets of rainforest ring the Indian Ocean coastline. With striking landmarks such as the rocky beehive-like Bungle Bungles, and the uncanny – but spectacular – Horizontal Falls.
When to go
The Kimberley has a monsoon climate, and can therefore be violent, unpredicatable and rather waterlogged during the hotter months between November and March. May is ideal.