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Kimberley Coastal Camp is situated at the centre of one of the richest repositories of  rock art in the world.

From ancient hand stencils to highly decorative Bradshaw (Gwion Gwion) figures and the more recent Wandjina art, these are anthropological sensations and not to be missed.

Bradshaw Art
Visit graceful Bradshaw (Gwion Gwion) figures so old they have become part of the rock itself, impervious to the elements and impossible to date using carbon dating technology.

Dated at 17,000 years (some suggest 50,000 years) even the pigments used to paint these exquisite art forms cannot be determined.

According to legend they were painted by birds using their tail feathers and their own blood.

Usually set high with commanding views these elegant images are characteristically painted in groups with well defined body features adorned with sashes, bangles and tassels.

This sophisticated art is testing some of the world’s best scientific minds and there is continuing conjecture about their origin.

Wandjina Art
With permission from the traditional owners visit Wandjina figures, some of the most visually striking of all rock art images in the Kimberley.

It is the belief of Aboriginal people that the Wandjina are the creator beings of the dreaming. They made their world and all it contains.

Wandjina figures with their elaborate head-dresses and mouthless faces can, if offended, take their revenge by calling up lightning to strike the offender dead or the rain to flood the land and drown the people or the cyclone with its winds to devastate country.

Entry to these sites is on the condition that the greatest respect is shown to the art and its traditional owners.

“Gain an unforgettable insight into Aboriginal heritage”