Nathan Dyer flies to the northern tip of WA and truly gets away from it all. Check out the full story here…
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JUST ANNOUNCED! INAUGURAL SPECIAL EVENT – ‘Escape with the Winemaker’, hosted by Larry Cherubino | 26 to 28 June 2012 | Don’t miss this rare opportunity to spend three days with one of Australia’s most acclaimed winemakers, Larry Cherubino, at Faraway Bay’s inaugural ‘Escape with the Winemaker’ special event. Named ‘Winery of the Year’ in [...]
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by Shelley Ross Nestled on a rocky hilltop overlooking the Timor Sea, Faraway Bay is going to reaffirm your faith in the lure of the Kimberley. Shelley Ross calls in for a visit and doesn’t want to leave.
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BOOK NOW FOR OUR SPECIAL EVENT PACKAGE – part of the Argyle Diamonds Ord Valley Muster | 25 May to 5 June 2012 | Download a flyer. While visiting Kununurra for the Airnorth Kimberley Moon Experience gala concert or Argyle Diamonds Ord Valley Muster, stay with us and you’ll experience something truly magical – that [...]
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Bountiful Breakfast… The day starts with breakfast in the open air Eagle Lodge, a perfect venue for lounging, dining and daydreaming. Feast on a hearty cooked breakfast and feed the birds, including wild Sea Eagles at around 7am, or sleep in and enjoy a bounty of fresh produce at the continental buffet. Relax… At Faraway Bay there’s [...]
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Inclusive in every stay at Faraway Bay, is a boat cruise along the magnificent King George River on board our luxury 62-foot charter boat, ‘The Caribou’. Your trip will take you within metres of the Kimberley’s stunning natural wonder, the breathtaking twin King George Falls, as seen in Baz Luhrmann’s movie ‘Australia’. Feel dwarfed by red [...]
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The Faraway Bay area appears to have been a mecca for Ice Age painters, with some of the most diverse examples of the mysterious Bradshaw indigenous rock art in Australia. Renowned archaeologist Lee Scott-Virtue and Traditional Owner Ju Ju Wilson are working together to resolve the fascinating riddle of this intriguing art. Our experienced guides have accompanied some [...]
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Faraway Bay is home to some of the best and most diverse fishing grounds in Australia. You’ll find a countless variety of challenges with reef, bottom, bait-casting, ocean sport and estuary fishing. A full range of fishing equipment is provided and regular fishing tours are conducted with our experienced guides. Once we have caught one for the [...]
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At Faraway Bay you’ll encounter nature at her most immaculate. It’s refreshingly real, larger than life, and with kilometres of coastline and seemingly endless horizons, both the beach and the bush implore you to explore. Led by our experienced guides, regular bush walking trips take you up close to rare plants, flowers and native animals. Maybe you’ll [...]
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Faraway Bay is a paradise for bird-watchers. Everyone thrills to the daily experience of breakfast with the resident Sea Eagles and Brahminy Kites. Over 140 varieties of birds have been recorded to date, with exciting sightings made by avid birdwatchers and regular visitors alike. Rainbow Bee-Eaters escort your 4WD upon arrival from the airstrip to the camp, [...]
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Faraway Bay is simply one of the best places in the world for stargazing. Laze beneath the brilliance of the Milky Way – and enjoy the sky show of shooting stars and satellites. Our pure night skies aren’t impacted by artificial light of any kind, and our high quality telescope lets you explore the infinite depths and [...]
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by Nathan Dyer They say time at Faraway Bay is measured in tides and sunsets. The water is clear and deep and the big sky an endless blue. Sound like paradise? Well, that’s because it is. For Perth business couple Kevin and Kathie Reilly the utopian blue waters of Faraway Bay on the remote Kimberley [...]
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Words & Photography Belinda Jackson Wild and untouched, the remote Kimberley is waiting for the adventurous explorer. There’s a dream-like quality to north-western Australia. High up in the Kimberley, the land is layered with legends and mystical happenings. You discover ancient lives and wilderness so remote, its creeks and headlands have names known only to those [...]
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AUSTRALIA Get lost at Faraway Bay. in the secluded northwest corner or Australia. Wine, water and wildlife lovers will find each need met at this true escape from it all. Eat Catch dinner daily at Eagle Lodge, a cliff-top eatery that specializes in fresh seafood (like barramundi) and locally grown produce. Play Let the great outdoors be [...]
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FARAWAY BAY BUSH CAMP is what it says it is: a bush camp. It’s sleeping under a mosquito net, geckos climbing the walls at night, waking to a 5.30am sunrise, keeping an eye out for snakes and the resident crocodile, and showering outdoors in a cubicle of corrugated tin. The indulgence is in the solitude and [...]
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by David Hogan The Kimberley remains one of the world’s most inaccessible and isolated destinations. It is a land of extremes. While difficult to appreciate from the ground, a helicopter is the ideal way to appreciate the sheer scale and stunning beauty of this fascinating region. If you travel by Squirrel, like we did, you [...]
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Faraway Bay, the Kimberley, Western Australia I’ve just returned from a holiday to Faraway Bay, located about an hour by plane from Kununurra in the far north of Australia. The resort only takes 12 guests at a time and the fishing is wonderful. Crucially, so is the food – truly memorable dishes using produce fresh [...]
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At 5am in Faraway Bay, nobody is asleep. Not the rock wallabies, which shuffle away into the dusty scrub, wary of the morning sun inching its way along the sapphire-blue Timor Sea and up the rocky cliffs, making the orange sandstone glow stronger by the minute. Not the geckos, either. They silently move into the [...]
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After so many years of travelling for a living, I’m sure some people think I must have been everywhere. The joy of travel, though, is that it’s infinite. There are always new places to discover, to dream about and to wish for. Right now, I’m starry-eyed about the remote Faraway Bay in the Kimberley, the [...]
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