Travelmarvel
Wonders of the Kimberley with Kimberley Coast Adventure
Broome to Darwin
Trip Inclusions
- 11 nights premium accommodation and nine nights aboard the Heritage Adventurer with Zodiac excursions
- The services of an expert Travelmarvel Driver Guide, Cruise Director and Expedition Team
- 55 meals – 21 breakfasts, 16 lunches, 18 Dinners
- Beer, wine and soft drinks included with lunch and dinner aboard your cruise
- Admire ancient Wandjina and Gwion Gwion (Bradshaw) rock art at the Mitchell Plateau
- Hike to the tiered Mitchell Falls and cool down with a swim in the refreshing natural pools above the falls
- Enjoy dining under the stars in a charming outback setting at your wilderness lodges
- Explore Montgomery Reef on a Zodiac expedition as the reef rises from the ocean
Map & Itinerary
Trip Notes
- Itinerary, hotels and inclusions are subject to change
- Prices include airport transfers
- Prices are land only. Flights not included (unless specified)
- Passports are mandatory on all Kimberley coast cruises
- Prices include transfers as per the itinerary
- The itinerary is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons. As such, Travelmarvel cannot guarantee the tour will operate unaltered from the itinerary stated above. Please refer to our terms and conditions.
Insider Experiences
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Insider Experience
Enjoy an included special or unique excursion or event
Enhance Your Journey
Travelmarvel provides further opportunity to pursue your special interests and enhance your holiday with a range of optional experiences
Arrive Broome
Arrive in Broome today where you will spend the day at leisure.
Stay: Broome, Oaks Cable Beach or similar
Broome, Windjana Gorge, Tunnel Creek, Fitzroy Crossing
Leave Broome early this morning en route to the Kimberley. Be driven along the iconic Gibb River Road to Windjana Gorge, where ancient marine fossils lay embedded in the imposing and beautiful gorge walls. Continue to Tunnel Creek, where you can wade through its refreshing waters as you work your way along Western Australia’s oldest cave system to a hidden oasis. Admire the serene setting before returning to the road to head to your premium accommodation at Fitzroy Crossing.
Stay: Fitzroy River Lodge
Daily :Yiyili, Purnululu National Park
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Delve into Gooniyandi culture today during a visit to the Yiyili community where you’ll explore the Girrwarli Art & Cultural centre and meet members of the community.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Delve into Gooniyandi culture and language today during a visit to the Yiyili community, where you’ll explore the Laari Gallery and take part in an Indigenous language class.
Following your Insider Experience in Yiyili, travel to Purnululu National Park before settling in at your wilderness lodge and enjoying another Insider Experience tonight.
Stay: Two Nights, Bungle Bungle Wilderness Lodge, Standard Tents
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Purnululu National Park
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Take a helicopter flight over the Bungle Bungle Range, soaring over the range’s beehive-like domes and seeing Cathedral Gorge and Piccaninny Creek from a birds-eye view (additional charge).
Enjoy a full day to explore some of Purnululu National Park’s most beautiful locations. Experience the incredible natural acoustics of Cathedral Gorge, a vast amphitheatre of vibrant rock created by erosion over millions of years. Later, stroll along Piccaninny Creek winding your way through the park’s unique landscapes. Alternatively, you can take to the skies on an optional helicopter flight.
Daily :Purnululu National Park, Kununurra
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Opt to join a special outback dinner at a Gourmet Camp Oven Experience (strictly limited numbers, at own expense).
Treat yourself to another magical day in Purnululu today with a hike to Echidna Chasm. Wander through the otherworldly cleft, gazing up at the narrow cliffs as they reach up to 200 metres towards the sky. Next, travel to Kununurra and check into your accommodation.
Stay: Kununurra, Kimberley Grande Resort
Daily :Kununurra, El Questro
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Embark on a cruise of the Ord River, exploring the river’s unique ecosystem on the lookout for freshwater crocodiles and an abundance of unique birdlife (additional charge).
You may wish to enjoy today at leisure in Kununurra, or you can take an optional cruise of the Ord River. Later, transfer to El Questro Wilderness Park.
Stay: Two Nights, El Questro Station (shared facilities)
Daily :El Questro
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Enjoy a cruise of Chamberlain Gorge, admiring the beautiful scenery and local wildlife while enjoying sparkling wine and local fruit from the Ord Valley (additional charge).
Set off on a walk to Emma Gorge today. A spectacular oasis awaits, where you can take a refreshing dip beneath the gorge’s tumbling waterfall while shaded by its towering cliffs. You can also choose to take a Chamberlain Gorge cruise.
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Mitchell Plateau, King Edward River
Get back on the Gibb River Road before turning off and travelling towards the isolated Mitchell Plateau, stopping en route at Drysdale River Station for lunch. Later, enter a remote world of Livistona palm forests, beautiful lookouts, magnificent waterfalls and isolated swimming holes.
Stay: Two Nights, Mitchell Falls Wilderness Lodge
Daily :Mitchell Plateau
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Take to the skies and see Mitchell Falls from a unique perspective on a scenic helicopter flight (additional charge).
Walk throughout the Mitchell Plateau today to experience the power and beauty of its waterfalls and marvel at its collection of Indigenous rock art. Begin with a guided hike to Little Mertens Falls to view rarely seen rock art before continuing to the impressive Big Mertens Falls. Next up is the tiered Mitchell Falls, where you can cool down with a swim in the refreshing natural pools above the falls. Alternatively, you can choose to take an optional helicopter flight.
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King Edward River, Drysdale River Station
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Admire ancient Wandjina and Gwion Gwion (Bradshaw) rock art created by the Wunambal people.
Visit more amazing rock art galleries at the Mitchell Plateau for an Insider Experience before enjoying a swim in the clear waters of the King Edward River. Later, cross the Drysdale River en route to your new accommodation.
Stay: Drysdale River Station
Daily :Manning Creek, Galvans Gorge
Visit picturesque Manning Creek and enjoy lunch in the shade of the region’s impressive boab trees before taking a refreshing dip in the pristine water. Continue to Galvans Gorge for a short walk to a natural waterhole for another relaxing swim before heading to your new wilderness lodge.
Stay: Bell Gorge Wilderness Lodge
Daily :Bell Gorge, Derby
Get back on the Gibb River Road on the way to Bell Gorge, where cliffs surround a series of tiered waterholes. You might like to cool off with a dip at the top of the falls. Following your Bell Gorge adventure, journey to Derby for your final stay.
Stay: Spinifex Hotel, Derby
Daily :Derby, Broome, Embark Ship
Visit the Boab Prison Tree today. Measuring 14 metres wide and estimated to be more than 1,500 years old, the significant tree was once used by early police patrols as a standing point for prisoners. Later, return to Broome and transfer to your premium expedition ship, Heritage Adventurer, your home for the next nine nights. Get to know your fellow travellers at a relaxed dinner on board this evening.
Stay: Nine Nights, Heritage Adventurer
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Lacepede Islands, Buccaneer Archipelago
Today you’ll set out on a Zodiac for a guided tour of the spectacular Lacepede Islands. A certified Important Bird Area for an abundance of marine birds and Western Australia’s most important Green Turtle breeding habitat, the quartet of islands are havens for a variety of wildlife and a joy to explore. Later, your ship cruises to the Buccaneer Archipelago, a beautiful cluster of more than 800 islands home to a broad range of unique wildlife.
Daily :Talbot Bay, Horizontal Falls
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Enjoy viewing the incredible Horizontal Falls aboard a Zodiac in Talbot Bay, subject to tidal conditions. Forged by the bay’s impressive 12-metre tides as the water squeezes through a narrow gap between gorge walls, the powerful currents are a sight to behold.
An exciting day exploring the Kimberley by Zodiac awaits today after arriving in Talbot Bay. Enjoy your first Insider Experience and explore the bay and Cyclone Creek as you wind your way past impressive rock formations on the lookout for the region’s amazing wildlife.
Daily :Montgomery Reef, Doubtful Bay, Freshwater Cove
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Soak in the amazing scenes aboard a Zodiac as Montgomery Reef dramatically rises out of the ocean as a result of the region’s strong tides. Cruise through narrow channels between the world’s largest inshore reef as you admire the spectacle and the incredible wildlife exposed by the cascading water.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Be guided by a local Indigenous guide through an incredible millennia-old Wandjina rock art site at Freshwater Cove.
After a special Insider Experience, cruise through Doubtful Bay on the lookout for whales, which are commonly seen during the season. Enjoy another Insider Experience at Freshwater Cove to end your day.
Daily :Prince Frederick Harbour, Hunter River, Mitchell Falls
Arriving in Prince Frederick Harbour today and explore its lush mangrove ecosystems surrounded by impressive red sandstone cliffs. The harbour fosters an array of wildlife including saltwater crocodiles, mudskippers, kingfishers and white-bellied sea eagles. Next, reboard a Zodiac to discover the wonders of the Hunter River and the picturesque Naturalist Island. If you’d like to soar high above the Kimberley’s incredible landscapes, you can board a helicopter flight for a birds-eye view of the tiered Mitchell Falls (additional expense).
Daily :Bigge Island
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
See incredible galleries of ancient Wandjina rock art today in the many caves of Bigge Island. Some of the artworks are thought to have been repainted annually by the Wunambal people for up to 5,000 years, while there are also others offering remarkable depictions of European tall ships dating to the 15th century.
Set out on another exciting adventure with an Insider Experience today.
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Ashmore Reef
Arrive at Ashmore Reef Marine Park today and savour a Zodiac tour of the seabird haven, where up to 100,000 birds breed each year. In addition to the prolific birdlife, beneath the clear tropical waters, the coral reefs, seagrass meadows, sandflats and lagoons of Ashmore Reef are home to a colourful array of marine life including 255 species of reef building coral, the greatest number of any reef on the Western Australian coast.
Daily :Vansittart Bay
Explore beautiful Vansittart Bay today, landing and experiencing its greatest sights. Venture out across the salt flats to see the US Air Force C-53 plane which famously crash landed here during World War II in 1942.
Daily :Koolama Bay, King George River, King George Falls
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Be guided by a local Indigenous guide through an incredible millennia-old Wandjina rock art site at Freshwater Cove.
Arrive in Koolama Bay this morning before joining a Zodiac cruise along the King George River, winding through towering red cliffs and passing by mangrove forests. You’ll also enjoy an Insider Experience at the river’s greatest attraction.
Daily :Disembark Ship, Depart Darwin
Arrive in Darwin this morning, where your tour ends after breakfast with a transfer to the airport.
Daily :In all we had a fantastic holiday. We would recommend Travelmarvel to all who'll ask.
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