“Purely Unreal” Kimberley Dreamtime Adventure Tours is 100 percent owned by the Jarlmadangah Aboriginal Community. We offer ‘one-day’ and ‘two-day’ overland safari tours from Broome to Mount Anderson and Jarlmadangah. These unique tours traverse the traditional country around Mt Anderson and the Grant Ranges by a combination of Four Wheel Drive and Camel trekking.

Gain a unique insight into the history of the station and community life, visit exclusive rock-art sites, be amazed by awe inspiring landscape features, try traditional bush foods and medicines, as well as sharing in the stories told by traditional owners of the country. The tour commentary provides fascinating details about local geology, land use, and history.

The tours have an authentic and respectful eco and cultural experiential focus, enabling you to enjoy an enriching personal experience, where you are welcomed into a remote indigenous community. You will have the opportunity gain a genuine insight in to the local way of life and learn about the local customs.

If you want to get off the well trodden tourist trail, join us for a pristine and peaceful wilderness escape, offering safe and comfortable travel with innovative itineraries, a well maintained vehicle and quality food.

“Purely Unreal” Kimberley Dreamtime Adventure Tours is fully owned by the Jarlmadangah Burru Aboriginal Community.  Jarlmadangah is located on the Great Northern Highway within Mount Anderson station, approximately 126 km south-east of Derby, Western Australia. It is located amongst the Grant Ranges close to the Fitzroy River.

Jarlmadangah Community was first formed in 1987. John and Harry Watson are two elders who were instrumental in the formation of the community in order to maintain traditional language, law and culture, and to pass these aspects on to younger generations.

There are two main language groups in Jarlmadangah Burru; Nyikina is the traditional language of the area, and Mangala was brought from the desert by Aboriginal people brought in to work on the pastoral stations.

The tour company was set up to create employment opportunities within the community, and to give the local community members a chance to interact with visitors and share their stories.  The community residents live a traditional lifestyle, visitor numbers are restricted, and the community is not open to any other tour groups.  This means your visit will be personal and special.

We offer a one-day, and a two-day, tour from Broome to Jarlmadangah community. Private tours and charters are also available on request. The tour vehicle is a comfortable 16 seat fully air conditioned 4WD Mitsubishi Canter Bus.

One Day Cultural Adventure Tour
Our experienced guide will pick you up from your accommodation in Broome shortly before 7 am and we will travel through Kimberley cattle county on our way to an enjoyable coffee break at Willare. We then head east and shortly leave the bitumen behind to start our 4wd Adventure into Nyikina land, this countries traditional owners. We pass the historic Station of Lower Liveringa first settled in 1885 and now one of the few Aboriginal owned and operated cattle stations in the Kimberley. We past many huge Boab trees on our way to the picturesque Mount Anderson where you will meet Aboriginal Elder Mr Harry Watson. Harry’s team will take you on a Camel Safari through the Grant Ranges showing traditional tracking skills, local bush tucker, local wildlife and medicine along the way.

After a hearty lunch at our very own private camp ground we visit the Cultural Centre at the remote Aboriginal Community of Jarlmadangah where our local guides will show us how Traditional tools, weapons and art were made and used. Take the opportunity to purchase one of the many genuine local made products on sale. From here we are led into the Ranges to visit an old living site. Here we are told Dreamtime Stories, view Rock Art and enjoy fresh cooked Damper and Billy Tea. View the rugged Kimberley landscape and the many Boab Trees from this very special site. The day finishes bidding farewell to our new friends and commencing a scenic drive back into Broome hoping to catch a Beautiful Kimberley Sunset around 6.00pm.
Two Day One Night Tour $440.00

This tour is designed for the Adventure Seeker wanting to experience and learn about one of the Oldest Cultures In The World. We will visit Rock Art Sites, Ancient Living Sites, sample Bush Tucker, hear Dreamtime Stories and go fishing for Barramundi and Cherabyn on the Mighty Fitzroy River and sit around a blazing camp fire telling yarns all before settling into your swag to sleep in a ten - thousand star hotel at our very own Private Camp Ground at the foot of Mount Anderson. The following day we take a climb to the top of The Grant Ranges to visit the Ancient Living Site overlooking Jarlmadangah Community.

We will also traverse the Old Coach Road to Historic Mount Anderson Station and visit one of the only remaining Sheering Sheds in the Kimberley. There are plenty of photo opportunities with lots of antique machinery and old buildings, some dating back to the 1800s. After a delicious lunch we will meet the elders at the Community school and have an opportunity to throw a boomerang. The children will also show us their skills in boomerang and spear throwing. Always plenty of fun! We then visit the Cultural Centre learning how the traditional tools and weapons were made and used and view local art and artefacts. Our Local Indigenous guides love to share their knowledge of their culture and country and will surely make you feel at home and give you plenty of laughs along the way. This tour can be re-designed to suit the fitness levels or interests of the group on the day.

Tucker
We supply only the freshest of meats, poultry and salads ensuring quality meals for all. If you have any special dietary needs please let us know in advance so we can make arrangements. As mentioned we will enjoy Billy tea and traditionally cooked damper and when ever possible we will sample some bush tucker and or fruits. However, please understand, just like the local supermarkets, every thing is seasonal!

Where do we go?
You will not find us shown on many maps and that is the way we like it, you will be one of only a handful of lucky people to experience this tour each week. We are the only tourist bus permitted to visit this unique and undiscovered wilderness area, so journey with us, leave the crowds behind and experience a fun, adventurous, enlightening and unique experience. We are offering safe and comfortable travel with innovative itineraries, a well maintained vehicle and quality food , so please contact us for a “ Purely Unreal Adventure Tours.

Wet Season Tours
Wet season day trips any weekday with a minimum of 6 people.

We are lucky enough to have a mostly sealed all weather road with only 40klms of reasonable gravel road, as such, we are able to run tours over the wet season. However, the itinerary may change without notice due to weather, seasonal or Cultural reasons out of our control. A tour can be arranged any weekday with minimum of 6 passengers and we are happy to do sole charters of 4 people.

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