International travel company, Abercrombie & Kent, has set its sights on UNESCO World Heritage listed Purnululu National Park in Western Australia to develop a premium new eco-lodge.

 

The brand new tourist accommodation is planned to open by 2027 and is set to attract sustainable tourism to the park. Purnululu National Park is home to the famous Bungle Bungle Range, one of the most striking striped sandstone rock formations in the world.

The eco-lodge project intends to be environmentally and culturally conscious in showcasing its extraordinary surroundings. It’ll be developed in partnership with the Billingjul Aboriginal Corporation (BAC), with the initiative endorsed by BAC as the Traditional Owners.

‘The economic and cultural tourism opportunities from this partnership will help support our long held aspirations to both live and work on Country’, Billingjul Aboriginal Corporation said.

This project comes alongside broader work by the Western Australian Government to attract investors to develop more boutique accommodation options in the West Kimberley, also in partnership with the Traditional Owners (the Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation).

Registrations for interest are currently open to build accommodation on three sites on Bunuba Country at Bandilngan (Windjana Gorge), Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek), and Darrambal (Lennard Gorge). These Tourism WA investment opportunities are intended to help address the shortage of accommodation options in some of these destinations to better meet the needs of tourists.

‘We’re really pleased to work with the Traditional Owners of Purnululu and Bunuba Parks, to create stunning new tourism accommodation at these incredible locations and drive tourism across the region in a sustainable way that also supports jobs and opportunities for local communities’, says Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti.

Purnululu National Park is generally open for visitation from around the 1st of April to the 1st of December (pending weather conditions), and closes during the wet season from December to March. Stay up to date with future developments in the park on the website.

 

Feature photo by WA Tourism

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