Bungle Bungle Savannah Lodge

Great food and packed five star lunches to take with you. Great staff…thank you Cherokee! Brilliant and knowledgeable guides…thank you Mardi. Best beds. Great company. Even having no wifi was not a problem. Cabins were so comfortable and you had your own ensuite.

Absolutley Fantastic!! Would highly recommend a stay at the lodge. They were so accomodatiing with our requests and went out of their way to ensure we had every thing we needed and wanted. The food was fantastic, thenaks to Lyn in the kitchen. The flight over was more than just a flight with a excellent commentary on the areas we were flying over.

Great facilities given the remote location & accessibility. Very nice meals, storage of red wine needs attention due to warm climate plus body lotion in cabins to reduce wastage (rancid from afternoon heat buildup). ‘Coffee machine issues’ need to be managed better during periods of full capacity.

The lodge is designed to blend into the environment while providing a relaxed and comfortable place to stay to explore Purnululu, aka the Bungle Bungles. The staff are very welcoming and helpful, the buffet style breakfasts and dinners were delicious. Tea and coffee are available 24/7 in the dining room. We enjoyed our afternoon coffee and evening drinks on the veranda and chose to eat dinner there beside the fire pit. Accommodation is in individual cabins, with en-suite bathrooms, a short distance from the dining and living area. Furnishings are attractive and of high quality but minimal: comfortable bed, bedside tables, blanket box, and electric fan, two coat-hangers and a double power point. The en-suite bathroom was well equipped with extra shelves around the small vanity. There is no frig, kettle, iron or air conditioning in the rooms. The “windows” are gauze, no glass, with very well fitted louvre shutters. We were very grateful for the extra blanket in the blanket box. The lodge offers ground transport to/from the airstrip as well as tours to allow guests to explore the north and south sections of Purnululu. Road access needs a high clearance four-wheel drive vehicle to navigate the very rough road and numerous creek crossings. It takes 2-3 hours to travel the 52km from the highway to the park entrance. There is limited OPTUS connectivity in the park but no Telstra connectivity.

If you’ve made it this far into the Bungles there are precious few serviced accommodation options and this is probably the best. It’s not nirvana but given the remote location, it is very good. The lodgings are a measurable improvement on tents, the staff are efficient and helpful, and the comestibles wholesome and tasty. This is reputed to be the only accommodation in the Bungles with a swimming pool. The good: our cabin (19) – two single beds – was clean, comfortable, airy and pleasantly appointed. Everything expected was there and it all worked as expected. The compact bathroom worked well as did the plumbing. The not so good: the cabin is fairly compact so it’s good for sleeping and changing only and there’s no air-conditioning, just a noisy pedestal fan. There is also no Wifi anywhere in the lodge and very limited Optus service – apparently.

Fabulous accommodation and amenities for such a remote location. The cabins were top quality and the provision of an extra blanket was certainly needed for the cold mornings in May! The fire pit was an exceptional touch and also helped for the cool evenings. The food and wine was delicious - kudos to the kitchen staff. The communal setting for the deck and dining room was great to meet up with fellow travellers and discuss adventures. (Ladies - BYO travel hairdryer)