About Kingfisher Tours

Experience the Kimberley with Those Who Call it Home

At Kingfisher Tours, our local Aboriginal guides are ready to take you on the adventure of a lifetime through the breathtaking Kimberley. From the World Heritage-listed Purnululu (Bungle Bungle Ranges) to the turquoise waters of the Mitchell Plateau and Kimberley coast, you’ll be immersed in ancient landscapes that will leave you in awe. With us, you’ll explore these extraordinary places by air, 4WD, and on foot, guided by custodians for country who live and breathe the Kimberley.

Kingfisher Tours is a family-owned company. We’ve called the Kimberley home for over 30 years, and for the past 11 years, we’ve been sharing its beauty and stories with travelers from around the world. Our tours are crafted in partnership with the land’s custodians, giving you the chance to not just see the Kimberley but to feel connected to it. With our knowledgeable guides, you’ll soak in the ancient wisdom and rich history of the region, from Dreamtime stories to the secrets of the land itself—conversations and experiences you’ll carry with you long after you leave.

On our ground tours, you’ll enjoy fresh local produce, bush tucker for lunch, and even treats like mango jams and chutneys made on local farms. For those venturing on our overnight tours or the Iconic Air Safari, you’ll stay in APT’s Wilderness Lodges, where comfort meets the wilderness in Purnululu and Mitchell Falls.

At Kingfisher Tours, we’re committed to preserving the pristine wilderness we call home. That’s why we’ve introduced initiatives to minimize single-use plastics across our operations, and we encourage our partners to do the same. We’re proud to employ local Kimberley residents, from our expert guides to our reservations team—so when you speak to us, you’re speaking to someone who truly knows the region.

Whether you’re flying in from Darwin, Broome, or Halls Creek, every seat on our planes offers a window to the Kimberley’s awe-inspiring landscapes. Our air-conditioned 4WDs are ready to take you across this wild, beautiful land, ensuring you experience every unforgettable moment in comfort.

We can’t wait to welcome you to the Kimberley in 2025—your adventure with us awaits.

OUR ETHOS + SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

At Kingfisher Tours, we’re passionate about protecting our environment, celebrating local culture, and creating lasting opportunities for our community. Every step we take is rooted in supporting the Kimberley’s future—its people, its land, and its visitors.

We believe in keeping things local, working proudly with Aboriginal guides and using locally sourced products wherever possible, ensuring every experience is deeply rooted in the Kimberley and its community.

We’re dedicated to minimizing our environmental footprint by reducing single-use plastics. Through our partnership with Project Pargo we provide high-quality water bottles and keep cups, and we encourage other operators to do the same.

Our mission goes beyond tourism. We offer pro bono support for Aboriginal business development in the region and welcome guests with skills in areas like legal, financial, or marketing to contribute to the projects we support. It’s a chance to leave a lasting impact. Through this work we have had the honor of supporting our head guide Bec Sampi in establishing her business, Garingbaar. Her bush soaps, made from traditional bush medicine and botanicals from Purnululu, are beautiful reminders of the land you’ve explored with us. You can sample them during your tour or place an order with us via email for your own piece of the Kimberley.

We firmly believe that tourism can change the world. When people connect with a place, its wildlife, and its culture, they’re inspired to protect what they love. And who better to guide you on this journey than the custodians of the land?

We can’t wait to share the adventure with you in 2025.

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES

Our guide was Bec who is a local Gija woman and whose “Country” we were lucky enough to visit and be part of for a day. Bec’s storytelling helped us paint a picture of Purnululu (Bungle Bungles) that only a local custodian could do. Letting us take a glimpse into the way of life, culture, lore and customs, traditions and song lines connected to ‘her country’. Once we were inside the Cathedral Gorge space and waterway. Bec made us all sit down, put our phones down and become silent as we soaked in the serenity and sacredness of the place. She then sang us a song in local language which I think was welcoming us onto this part of the country as well as honoring her ancestors. It was hauntingly beautiful with the stunning acoustics of the space. From here we made our way over to Echidna Chasm, which is at the other end of the park. It felt like we were entering ‘Jurassic Park’ as we made our way along the dry river bed, with majestic red rocks and massive palm trees towering over us as we entered the Echidna Chasm. Bec stopping and telling us stories along the way, she sang here too. Make sure you take plenty of water, sunscreen, camera, good hat and hiking shoes/boots, sense of adventure to soak it all in! I highly recommend Kingfisher Tours on their Bungles Day Trek which included Cathedral Gorge and Echidna Chasm.

July 2023

We were lucky enough to have two tours through Kingfisher Tours, the first was a day Off The Beaten Track with Rosie who was fantastic, vast local knowledge, fantastic scenery and great food to boot. The second was an Extended Day Trip To Purnululu visiting both the Southern Massif including Cathedral Gorge and and Northern Massif including Echidna Chasm. The whole day was amazing as too our wonderful guide Bec....simply remarkable and an absolute pleasure to have her educate us about this Sacred Place. Would highly recommend Kingfisher Tours and these tours to anyone considering them. Well worth it in all respects.

July 2023

I can very highly recommend Kingfisher Tours, especially a spiritual and cultural experience with the amazing Rebecca Sampi (known as ‘Bungle Bungle Bec’) in Purnululu National Park. Bec, a local Gija woman who was born and raised in the Kimberley, is the head guide for Purnululu with Kingfisher Tours. Listening to Bec share her stories and listening to her sing the ancient song lines for the area in the natural amphitheatre of Cathedral Gorge, is an absolute tour highlight!

July 2023

Our family of 5 was lucky enough to jump on a ground tour at Mitchell Falls with Kingfisher Tours, and we are so glad we did! The whole day was such an amazing experience and highlight for our family. Our Indigenous guide Kolya was very knowledgeable with a great sense of humour and we enjoyed learning about the culture of the area. He was great at engaging our 3 young children who especially enjoyed learning about bush tucker. Kolya was a very professional guide, whilst ensuring we had an enjoyable safe tour. Kingfisher tours were great to deal with and the booking process and communication was seamless. We highly recommend them and look forward to booking another tour with them in the future.

June 2022

Found Kingfisher and Rosie by chance late Sunday afternoon. Didn't much around, booked a trip to Mitchel Falls. Pilot's knowledge of the landscape and history was outstanding. I looked for a prompt sheet on the dash, none there! Spoken with enthusiasm and live of the country and her job, all on board enjoyed it. Met Kolya our guide upon arrival. No doubt we were the luckiest visitors there. Kolya's people are from nearby Warmun area. He was able to share insights of his proud family and culture which was very special to us.

August 2022

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