History

East Kimberley

 Gibb River Road

Reconstructed in the 1950's under the Commonwealth Beef Roads scheme as a beef road to transport cattle from surrounding cattle stations between Wyndham and Derby, this old stock route spans over 660 kilometres. Prior to this, although stock were walked (for example) from stations to the Wyndham Meatworks, the trip was extremely arduous and only heavier cattle over 5 years old could endure the rigors of the journey.

Today “The Gibb” offers one of the last true outback drive adventures and is considered one of the true outback iconic drives.It has spectacular scenery with many gorges, waterfalls and rivers along its length including Windjana Gorge (part of the Windjana Gorge National Park), Tunnel Creek, the King Leopold Range National Park, Drysdale River National Park, the mighty Fitzroy River and the towering cliff faces of the Cockburn Ranges. Allow yourself time to explore at leisure, there are plenty of opportunities for hiking and a refreshing swim in cool pools beneath plunging waterfalls, but as always be crocodile aware and only swim where it is safe to do so.