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Ecotourism Australia members win 1 in 4 Australian Tourism Awards.

If Ecotourism Australia were a state, it would have come second in Friday night’s 2017 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards tally in Perth, proving that ecotourism is more than just a niche industry in Australia. Read more https://bit.ly/2IXyGhL

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Australian Ecotourism Development Opportunity

Australian Ecotourism Development Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists to create an ecotourism product on Miriuwung Gajerrong (MG) Aboriginal traditional lands close to Kununurra in the far north of Western Australia.   Tourism Western Australia (Tourism WA) is seeking interest from suitably qualified and experienced tourism operators with the capacity to develop exciting new visitor experiences in an essentially untouched area of the Kimberley. All interested parties are invited to discuss proposals with Tourism WA by firstly filling out the ‘Investor Response’ at the back of the attached brochure.   Kununurra offers a range of accommodation types for its more than 84,300 annual visitors and is a great launching point for extraordinary Kimberley experiences. A short scenic flight can deliver visitors to the awesome Lake Argyle and on to the World Heritage listed Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles), and the eastern gateway to the Gibb River Road is only 70km to the northeast of the Town.   The identified development envelope is a 19km or 12 minute helicopter flight from Kununurra. By road it is twice that distance with the last 9km being cross country and only accessible by 4WD.  Close to Kununurra but largely inaccessible, the area retains remoteness and intimacy with environmental and cultural...

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