El Questro Wilderness Park is a privately owned Wilderness park that was previously a cattle station located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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The park is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) West of Kununurra

Kununurra, Western Australia

Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley Region approximately from the border with the Northern Territory. Kununurra was initiated to service the Ord River Irrigation scheme....

 and can be accessed by the Gibb River Road

Gibb River Road

The Gibb River Road is a former cattle route that stretches almost through The Kimberley between the Western Australian town of Derby and the Kununurra and Wyndham junction of the Great Northern Highway. Like its namesake, which does not actually cross the road but runs nearby at , it is named...

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The park encompasses an area of approximately 10000 square kilometres (3,861 sq mi) that extends some 80 kilometres (50 mi) into the heart of the Kimberley.

The station was first established in 1903.
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, Will Burrell, bought the cattle station

Cattle station

Cattle station is an Australian term for a large farm , whose main activity is the rearing of cattle. In Australia, the owner of a cattle station is called a grazier...

 in 1991 and developed into a wilderness park tourist destination. The park still runs 8,000 head of cattle on the property.

There are 3 resorts in El Questro: Emma Gorge, The Station and The Homestead - all operated by Delaware North

Delaware North Companies

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