11 DAY Broome to Darwin - Complete Kimberley Experience |
The Tour:
Travel from beautiful Broome across the vastness of the outback through the many diverse rivers mountains and mining towns through the Kimberley's where you will experience many exciting natural wonders hidden valleys and National Parks and unique aboriginal cultures and rock paintings and wildlife.
Highlights:
- Broome
- Cable Beach
- Kimberly Cattle Country
- Gibb River
- Derby
- Napier Range
- Winjana Gorge
- Tunnel creek National park
- Fitzroy Crossing
- Halls Creek
- Bungle Bungle Ranges
- El Questro Wilderness Park
- Kununurra
- Katherine
- Cooinda
- Kakadu National Park
- Darwin |
Day 1 |
To commence our journey we take you on a Broome district tour,
once the pearling capital of the world and now a thriving beef
industry town.
This morning you will see many highlights and some
spectacular coastline including wide sandy Cable Beach.
Leaving
the Indian Ocean behind us we then travel into the heart of the wild
Kimberley cattle country.
We then continue on along the Gibb River
Road to the world longest cattle trough, then onwards to the old
Boab Tree once used as a prison.
We will then conclude our day in Derby on King Sound Resort; famous for its Barramundi fishing where there is a massive tide rise and fall of 11.8 metres.
Overnight: King Sound Resort, Derby |
Day 2 |
Today we rejoin the Gibb River Road and travel to the Napier Range
once an ancient fossil reef.
We then go exploring Windjana Gorge and rest for a picnic lunch.
We follow a back track to visit Tunnel Creek
where nature has carved a 750 metre tunnel through the mountain.
Using torches, we discover the remarkable geological feature
following the creek through the mountain.
We continue along the
back tracks to rejoin the highway to arrive at our overnight
destination.
Overnight: Fitzroy River Lodge, Fitzroy Crossing |
Day 3 |
Leaving Fitzroy River, we travel through breathtaking scenery and
view indigenous wildlife and flora to Geike Gorge where we will enjoy
a relaxing cruise viewing the many splendid sights of this famous
waterway, known for its magnificent reflections.
We make our
progression to Western Australia first mining town, Halls Creek
where we will relax overnight.
Overnight: Best Western Halls Creek Motel, Halls Creek
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Day 4 |
Today, we experience the real Kimberley’s from the comfort of our luxury 4WD vehicle as we pass through the rugged ranges to Cathedral Gorge.
This area is known for its honeycomb formations
which we will view close hand on our walk through the Gorge.
We rejoin our vehicle and head towards our overnight destination of Bellburn Camp in the Bungle Bungle where we will enjoy a night in the real outback of Australia.
We have the option here of taking a
short drive to a helicopter pad where you may be able to take a
sightseeing flight over the Bungle Bungle Ranges.
Overnight: Bellburn Camp, Purnululu National Park |
Day 5 |
We begin with an early start to the day heading off to visit Echidna
Chasm which reveals a hidden valley of beautiful ferns and palms.
We explore the depths of the cathedral and the Piccaninny Ranges.
We enjoy a real 4x4 adventure as we pass through this special area
with its magnificent sandstone domes now officially a National Park.
We will venture into the hidden south eastern corner of the Kimberley
region seen only by a few locals until discovered by a television crew
in 1982.
Continuing on our journey we head for Turkey Creek and
then onwards to El Questro Station.
Overnight: Emma Gorge Resort, El Questro Wilderness Park |
Day 6 |
This morning we leave El Questro Station and the Pentecost River
visiting Emma Gorge.
Leaving the Gibb River Rd we proceed to
Wyndham Five Rivers Lookout and Wyndham on the Cambridge
Gulf.
We have an afternoon Sunset cruise on the Lily creek lagoon
and enjoy a magnificent sunset near Diversion Bridge with a spectacular Barbeque Dinner (including pre dinner nibbles & fruit
platter desert).
This cruise is BYO alcohol and soft drinks, but chilled
water is provided.
Kununurra Cruises will collect you from Hotel Kununurra at 3.30pm and drop you back off at Hotel Kununurra: 6.35pm (2 1/2 hours).
Overnight: Hotel Kununurra, Kununurra |
Day 7 |
This morning we travel to Argyle Lake which was created by
damming the Ord River and holds nine times more water than the
Sydney Harbour.
It supplies water to the vast irrigation areas of
Kununurra.
We then cross the state border into the Northern Territory
via Gregory National Park and Timber Creek on the mighty Victoria
River.
We continue to travel east through vast station properties to
reach the city of Katherine.
Overnight: Best Western Pine Tree Motel, Katherine |
Day 8 |
Today we take a morning drive to Nitmiluk National Park, arriving at
the beautiful Katherine Gorge for a river cruise along the Katherine
Gorge River.
We return to the visitor centre by lunch time and during
the afternoon we have the time to enjoy the sights of Katherine or just
relax by the motel pool.
Overnight: Best Western Pine Tree Motel, Katherine |
Day 9 |
Departing Katherine we travel to Edith Falls where we can enjoy
another relaxing swim.
We then take some 4WD trails to enjoy some
waterfalls in Kakadu National Park.
We will arrive in the afternoon at
our overnight accommodations where we will have time for an
afternoon rest before the wonderful experience of a Yellow Waters
Sunset cruise viewing the abundant wildlife including Crocodiles,
Jabirus and the prolific birdlife of this waterway.
Overnight: Gagudju Lodge, Cooinda
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Day 10 |
This morning we will begin our day with a Nourlangie Rock the site
of some aboriginal art where we will view some rock paintings.
We
will then move onwards to Ubir Rock an area steeped in aboriginal
history and traditions.
After a short walk to the top of the rock we can
view the magnificent plains of Kakadu National Park.
We then travel onwards to Jabiru where we will stretch our legs and
visit the many sights of this township.
We then progress onwards
along the Arnhem Highway to our overnight destination where we
will enjoy a relaxing evening at Rum Jungle Inn.
Overnight: Rum Jungle Bungalows, Bachelor |
Day 11 |
On this our final day we will leave Bacthelor, visiting Florence Falls where we have the opportunity to enjoy a morning swim.
We then
visit Bluey Rockholes, Tolmer Falls and then onwards to Wangi Falls
where we have another opportunity to swim in the crystal clear
waters below the falls.
Here we will enjoy a picnic lunch amongst
the unique tropical oasis of Litchfield Park.
After a hearty lunch we
continue to beautiful Berry Springs Nature Park.
This afternoon we
will continue north along the famous Stuart Highway to the capital of
the Top End to conclude our memorable journey.
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