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Discover pristine beaches, Outback oases and unique wilderness

Get wild on a 13-day tour through the remote Kimberley. Sparsely populated and ruggedly beautiful, the Kimberly is the ultimate adventure destination. Swim in gorges filled with clear waters and under waterfalls. Hike through red-rock formations and palm oases. Learn about the rich First Nations history of the area from Traditional Custodians, take guided walks that illuminate local geography and listen to Outback yarns over a beer in the pub. Get active in this unique and captivating corner of Australia.

Start
Broome, Australia
Finish
Broome, Australia
Destination
Australia
Style
Basix
Theme
Explorer, Overland
Code
PKOL-B
Physical rating
Ages
Min 8
Group size
Min 6, Max 20

Why you'll love this trip

  • Cruise between the sheer, multi-coloured walls of Geikie Gorge and discover the huge array of wildlife like freshwater crocodiles, wallabies and wren.

  • Explore the Tunnel Creek cave system with a Bunuba guide and learn about Janamarra, a First Nations freedom fighter who used the caves to evade police in the late 1800s.

  • Take a guided hike through the King Leopold Ranges to Manning Gorge, where you can swim under a waterfall and see ancient First Nations rock art.

  • Spend two nights in a private safari camp in the heart of Purnululu National Park, with glorious views of the Bungle Bungle Range.

  • Walk on the white sands of Kooljaman’s Western Beach, where red pindan cliffs meet the crystal-clear waters of the ocean.

Is this trip right for you?

  • This trip is operated and run by our trusted partner, Kimberley Wild Expeditions. You will be travelling with a mixture of both Kimberley Wild Expeditions customers and Intrepid customers. Intrepid works closely with Kimberley Wild Expeditions to ensure that all of our customers enjoy their time away

  • This trip involves strenuous activities like hiking on uneven terrain. It is best suited to travellers with a very high level of mobility and fitness. Details on physical activities can be found in the itinerary.

  • Weather conditions can be extreme in the Kimberley. Have a think about what time of the year best suits you best to travel in.

  • Accommodation on this tour is a mixture of camping with limited facilities, camping with full facilities and a hostel.

  • You’ll be travelling through regions with very little mobile service or internet connection.

  • Rise and shine! This trip includes lots of early starts.

Windjana Gorge, Western Australia
Tour group on a boat at Lake Argyle, Western Australia
Friends around a campfire at El Questro, Western Australia
Couple at the Bungle Bungles in Purnululu National Park, Western Australia
Cape Leveque, Western Australia

Itinerary
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Depart Broome in the early morning, travelling up the red 4WD track and learning about the region's fascinating history with your local leader. The Dampier Peninsula is an extraordinary blend of stunning coastline and First Nations cultures. Your first stop is morning tea at the Beagle Bay Community – home of the Beagle Bay Church and its glimmering pearl shell altar. Next, visit the garden community of Lombadina, home to an old bush church, a local craft shop and a delightful community bakery – enjoy their fresh wood-fired bread for picnic lunch. Then head for the remote Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm. In 1946 Dean Brown skippered a rickety wooden lugger into an unknown frontier to discover this hidden paradise: his descendants continue to operate what is now the oldest Pearl Farm in Australia. Later embark on an extraordinary cruise through the Islands of the Giant Tides. This phenomenon is part of some of the world’s strongest tropical tides, creating standing waves and if you’re lucky, a waterfall in the ocean!
Accommodation
  • Permanent tented camp (shared facilities) (1 night)
Included Activities
  • Dampier Peninsula - King Sound & Giant Tides Cruise
  • Dampier Peninsula - Beagle Bay Aboriginal Community & Church Visit
  • Dampier Peninsula - Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm Visit
Meals Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Special Information
Please note that the tour commences early this morning in Broome at our default pick-up location (details can be found in the Essential Trip Information document), unless you or your booking agent requests an alternative pick-up location well ahead of departure. We do not take responsibility for missed tours if we have not been advised of an alternative in advance and you are not at the default location on time. You may want to stay a night in Broome prior to the trip's departure. Today's drive will be approximately 250km / 3 hours.

This morning, return to the pearl farm to gain an insight into this remote pearling industry on the Farm Tour, concluding with an in-depth pearl grading and appreciation session that will leave you feeling like a pearl expert! Next, head to Ardyaloon, or One Arm Point, which is home of the Bardi-Jawi people – a local community living on the tip of the Dampier Peninsula. Visit the community’s aquaculture hatchery for barramundi, pearl and trochus shell. You'll also enjoy the company and cultural insight of local guide Wossy, as he shares stories of growing up in the remote Bardi-Jawi community and a few bush tucker secrets. After a picnic lunch visit the Round Rock viewpoint to search the bay for dolphins and turtles, while a refreshing dip at nearby Jologo Beach is a great way to finish up. Driving back to Broome in the afternoon, keep an eye out for local wildlife. Arrive back in town at approximately 5pm, where your trip ends on arrival.
Included Activities
  • Dampier Peninsula - Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm Tour & Grading Session
  • Dampier Peninsula - Ardyaloon One Arm Point Hatchery & Aquaculture tour
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
Special Information
Today's drive will be approximately 250km / 3 hours. Please note that our return into Broome this evening will be at around 5pm. Please keep this in mind when booking onward travel.

Embrace an early start this morning and leave Broome when the sun begins to rise. Enjoy a morning tea break by the Fitzroy River and visit the Derby 'Boab Prison Tree' and Mowanjum Aboriginal Art and Cultural Centre. Continue along the Gibb River Road. The afternoon is devoted to exploring Tunnel Creek with a local Bunuba guide. Go inside this 750-metre-long cave system and discover stalactites, secret caves and a large variety of wildlife. You'll also learn the legend of Jandamarra, an Aboriginal freedom fighter who used the tunnel as a hide-out in the late 1800s. From here you’ll travel to Windjana Gorge in time to set up camp and go for a walk down to the gorge itself where you’ll be able to spot freshwater crocodiles and enjoy the sunset over the Napier Range. Tonight, settle in for an evening under the Kimberley night sky.
Included Activities
  • Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek) National Park - Tunnel Creek Walking Tour
  • Derby - Mowanjum Aboriginal Art & Cultural Centre
Meals Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Rise and shine! Head for Bell Gorge early this morning. A hidden highlight of the West Kimberleys, this idyllic retreat boasts cascading waterfalls and crystal clear pools formed over millions of years. Spend a few hours enjoying the serenity, then continue slowly along Gibb River Road to Mt Barnett Cattle Station. On the way, make stops to explore the ancient Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges. Tonight, camp by the Manning River.
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Spend today exploring this wild paradise. Cross the Manning River and hike through the rugged Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges to arrive at Manning Gorge. Swim beneath the cascade of Manning Falls, relax in the deep clear pool, discover Aboriginal rock art and look out for wildlife on the edges of the water. Tonight, camp on Mt Barnett Cattle Station.
Included Activities
  • West Kimberley Gorges - Manning Gorge & Falls
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

This morning, drive the back end of the Gibb River Road into the Pentecost Range. Stop at a lookout for views over the mesas (flat-topped elevations) of the Cockburn Range with the Pentecost River snaking its way past the mountains out to the sea. Drive down to the Pentecost River for a photo opportunity, then cross the river to El Questro Wilderness Park. Get settled into your permanent camp.
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Enjoy a full free day at El Questro today. If you want a little guidance there are plenty of optional activities to choose from. Perhaps take a refreshing dip in the Zebedee Springs or join an optional cruise on Chamberlain Gorge. Or maybe sample local bush tucker on a guided walk. The choice is yours.
Optional Activities
  • El Questro - Bird Watching Tour - AUD80
  • El Questro - Bush Culture & History Tour - AUD129
  • El Questro - Horse Riding - AUD70
  • El Questro - Zebedee Hot Springs - Free
  • El Questro - Chamberlain Gorge Cruise - AUD89
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch

The morning is free to sleep in or continue exploring El Questro at your own pace. clear waters of Lake Argyle, a manmade wonder that provides a tranquil oasis in the heart of the region. On arrival, enjoy an afternoon at leisure. You may like to pay a visit to the Historic Durack Homestead Museum to brush up on the history of the region, or perhaps explore one of the many bush trails that weave through the landscape.
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

The day is yours to discover all this slice of paradise has to offer. Be sure to speak to your leader for tips on how to get the most out of a day here. Why not take a relaxing dip in the infinity pool and soak in sweeping views of the lake, or perhaps explore its waters from a kayak. If you’d like to see the lake from a different perspective, there are also scenic flights available, or you may like to round of the day with a fabulous sunset boat cruise.
Optional Activities
  • Lake Argyle - Sunset Cruise - AUD100
  • Lake Argyle - Historic Durack Homestead Museum - Free
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch

After a leisurely morning, head south down the Great Northern Highway to Purnululu National Park, home of the magnificent Bungle Bungle Range. Spend the next two nights in a private safari camp in the heart of the park, with glorious views. Today, you will have time to begin exploring the area, including the famous ‘beehive domes’.
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Explore Echidna Chasm on a roughly two-kilometre walk. Next, take another short walk of roughly three kilometres into Cathedral Gorge, where towering rocks create a natural amphitheatre. There's time in the afternoon to take an optional scenic flight and enjoy a birds-eye view of the beehive domes (approximately AUD 379 per person) to put it all into perspective. Otherwise, you can relax at camp or keep exploring on the ground.
Included Activities
  • Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles) - Echidna Chasm
  • Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles) - Cathedral Gorge
Optional Activities
  • Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles) - Scenic Helicopter Flight - AUD500
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Special Information
Echidna Chasm is a 2km return Grade 4 walk, taking up to an hour. It has rocky sections that require some moderate climbing.

Cathedral Gorge is a 2km return Grade 4 walk that takes 1-2 hours. The trail is unmodified and rocky and temperatures can be very hot here.

Leave Purnululu National Park for Fitzroy Crossing. Break the long journey with a visit to the gold rush town of Halls Creek to see the remarkable China Wall – a natural ‘wall’ of white quarts that rises from the ground. Enjoy lunch at Mary Pool and perhaps visit the remote Laarri Aboriginal Art Gallery, before an evening camping by the Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing.
Included Activities
  • Yiyili Aboriginal Community - Laarri Aboriginal Art Gallery
  • Halls Creek - China Wall
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Take a morning cruise through the majestic Geikie Gorge. Nature carved this wonder through the Napier Range during the Devonian geological period. Learn of the fascinating geology and discover the huge array of wildlife, including freshwater crocodiles, birds and fish. Explore Old Fitzroy Crossing and enjoy lunch by the river before returning to Broome, where on arrival your Kimberley adventure will come to an end.
Included Activities
  • Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park - Geikie Gorge Experience
Meals Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
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Meals

11 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 9 dinners

Transport

private 4WD vehicle

Accommodation

Private Camp - shared facilities(3nts), Camping - shared facilities (1nt), Bungle Bungles Safari Camp - shared facilities (2nts), Safari Tent - shared facilities (2nts), Safari Tent - with ensuite (2nts), Private Room - shared facilities (2nts)

Included activities

  • Dampier Peninsula - King Sound & Giant Tides Cruise
  • Dampier Peninsula - Beagle Bay Aboriginal Community & Church Visit
  • Dampier Peninsula - Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm Visit
  • Dampier Peninsula - Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm Tour & Grading Session
  • Dampier Peninsula - Ardyaloon One Arm Point Hatchery & Aquaculture tour
  • Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek) National Park - Tunnel Creek Walking Tour
  • Derby - Mowanjum Aboriginal Art & Cultural Centre
  • West Kimberley Gorges - Manning Gorge & Falls
  • Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles) - Echidna Chasm
  • Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles) - Cathedral Gorge
  • Yiyili Aboriginal Community - Laarri Aboriginal Art Gallery
  • Halls Creek - China Wall
  • Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park - Geikie Gorge Experience

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Important notes

TRIP STYLE & SLEEPING BAG
This is a Basix-style trip. For the same itinerary in our Original style, please see code PKOL-O. Please note that this trip requires a sleeping bag.

START & END TIME
This trip starts in Broome with an early pick-up at 7:00am on day 1 at our default pick-up location, unless you request an alternative pick-up location well ahead of departure. The trip finishes in the late afternoon or early evening on the last day. We recommend you arrive a day prior to the trip's departure date and onward travel should not be booked until the following day.

OPERATOR
This trip is operated by our partners Kimberley Wild

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
A Single Supplement is available on this trip for nights 1 & 2 only, subject to availability. You will have a tent to yourself on camping nights, however in the permanent tented camps you will be paired up with another single traveller of the same gender.

PRE-DEPARTURE TESTING
The remote Kimberley region is an extraordinary part of Australia, but also home to some of our nation’s most vulnerable people. In order to protect our Indigenous communities, fellow travellers and staff, we require all travellers on this trip to be fully vaccinated and to complete a rapid antigen test prior to boarding the vehicle on day 1, to be presented to the leader.

Please note this trip requires a minimum number of booked customers to guarantee the departure. Your Booking Agent will advise at time of booking if the departure has met minimum numbers. If minimum numbers are not met, you will be advised no later than 56 days out from departure (prior to full payment due). We recommend arranging flights and related travel services once your departure is guaranteed. In the event that your departure is cancelled due to minimum numbers not being met, a full refund will be provided of monies paid.

Essential trip information

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