Bullo River Station has been welcomed by Luxury Lodges of Australia to its collection of luxury lodges and camps that offer distinctively Australian, high-end experiences and hospitality.
The property is set on 161,874 hectares of privately owned outback country at the convergence of the Bullo and Victoria rivers in the East Kimberley. It is located in the Northern Territory near the Western Australian border.
The 12-key Bullo River Station offers guests an authentic working cattle station experience that balances pastoral, tourism and conservation activities. Guests experience an outback welcome within the comfortable surroundings of the property’s homestead. ‘Bullo’, as it’s affectionately known.
The Station’s landscape is surrounded by gorges, waterfalls, rugged hills inscribed with Aboriginal rock art, and salt and fresh waterways.. It is home to a vast array of local fauna species including kangaroos, wallabies, dingoes, myriad native and migratory birds, fish and crocodiles as well as around 2,000 Brahman-cross cattle.
Bullo River Station is on Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong country, the Traditional Custodians of the East Kimberley Region. The Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong were the original sustainable farmers and managers of the land, and understanding and integrating this knowledge into Bullo’s practices is a long-term aspiration.
“The Bullo experience is distinctively Australian: raw yet refined, vast yet intimate, understated yet luxurious by virtue of access to the land and the genuine hospitality of the hosts,” said Penny Rafferty, Luxury Lodges of Australia Executive Chair.
“Bullo is the kind of uniquely Australian experience that aligns perfectly with the Luxury Lodges of Australia DNA,” she said.
“The Bullo experiences are a great complement to those at our existing members, Bamurru Plains, El Questro Homestead and True North in the vast Kimberley and Top End regions. Together these remarkable properties offer a compelling reason to plan a discovery of this remote and fascinating part of the Australian continent.”
Guests explore Bullo with their own guide: visiting waterfalls, natural swimming pools and historic boabs, spending the day cruising the Bullo River and fishing for barramundi, bird and wildlife watching, and exploring the Aboriginal rock art.
Bullo River Station is home to a collaboration with one of Australia’s most experienced conservation organisations, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, which allows conservation and pastoralism to work harmoniously.
Bullo River Station Co-owner, Julian Burt, said the team’s vision for Bullo River Station was to demonstrate that thriving cattle operations and vibrant ecosystems can coexist.
“By partnering with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and reshaping our approach to pastoral activities, as well as our luxury tourism operations, we plan to lead by example. We hope to prove that sustainable practices are not only feasible but essential for a resilient future,” said Julian Burt.
To celebrate joining Luxury Lodges of Australia, Bullo River Station is offering a complimentary helicopter flight to the Victoria River Lookout at sunrise or sunset for two people, valued at $620 per couple. Offer applies to bookings made for 2025 season (April-September), with confirmed bookings made prior to September 30, 2024.
