10 Day Kimberley to Broome Explorer 

(Variation on order of accommodation)

Day 1: Kununurra to El Questro – El Questro Gorge and Amalia Gorge walk

TRAIL NOTES: Amalia Gorge walk: 3.4kms. Grade: moderately difficult.
El Questro Gorge: 3kms. 2 hours. Medium. Terrain: Some section rocky creek bed requiring good level of fitness & agility. Walking poles suggested.

ITINERARY: This morning meet your guides at Kununurra Discovery Park, Kununurra at 7:30am to drive out to the Eastern Kimberley where we’ll walk the El Questro Gorge and Amalia Gorge. The drive will take around 1h20mins.  Amalia Gorge walk is a 3.4 km return trek to the waterfall and plunge pool takes over an hour and passes by several small flowing waterfalls and crystal clear pools, including a lovely half-way pool. The beginning of the walk is over a rocky dry river bed, with some tough narrow areas of the trail, but the scenery is worth it.  After lunch we’ll enjoy El Questro Gorge which takes you through a butterfly-filled rainforest and a boulder-strewn valley before arriving at the most beautiful waterfall. Enjoy a swim in the crystal-clear bathing hole and take in the rainforest’s splendour! After both of these fabulous walks we’ll head back to Kununurra for the night as we have an early start tomorrow exploring the Bungles. We’ll stay at Discovery Park Kununurra. Once we’ve checked in enjoy a relaxing afternoon by the pool. Tonight we’ll enjoy dinner in the restaurant, served with wine.

Day 2: Bungles – Heli-Hike Experience – El Questro Station

TRAIL NOTES: 10km return hike. Requires a good level of fitness and mobility.

ITINERARY: This morning enjoy a hearty breakfast before setting off to explore the Bungle Bungles. We will depart Kununurra for a stunning flight taking in views on Argyle, the Carr Boyd Ranges and the Bungles on a small plane to Purnululu National Park. The luxury of us flying saves us around 9-hours of rugged road travel and allows us to enjoy a smooth, scenic flight to one of Australia’s World Heritage Sites. We will witness the beauty of the Bungles from above before landing at a nearyby airstrip to meet our helicopter that will fly us near the mouth of the remote Piccaninny Gorge, the largest of all the gorges in the National Park. Our guide will lead the hike into the gorge and share stories of the area’s significance to the Aboriginal people and its unique history, which led to the World Heritage listing of Purnululu National Park. We will enjoy a morning tea and picnic lunch here. To experience this area, would normally take 3 days hiking with overnight camping supplies in a heavy pack. (Including one day to reach the mouth of the gorge, then another day to explore the gorge and then another day to retrace your steps and hike back to the start). With OUR journey we will access this area in a day with our helicopter dropping us at the mouth of the gorge, allowing us the day to explore the best areas of this enormous gorge, that cuts through the Bungle Range. The helicopter will then pick us up for a unique return back to the local airstrip for us to meet our plane which will take us back to Kununurra. Once back in Kununurra we’ll drive to our accommodation for the night at the campground at El Questro Station. Enjoy all the fun of a camping adventure, but with the little extras. In the campground you’ll find your walk-in touring tent set up for your arrival including an off the ground bed with a deluxe camping mattress and pillow. There are toilet and shower facilities provided in the campground. Tonight enjoy dinner in the Steakhouse Verandah Restaurant enjoying fine dining featuring local produce such as barramundi and succulent beef.

Please note this day is operated by the airline and all transfers and guides are provided by them. 

Day 3: Emma Gorge Walk – Lake Argyle

This morning enjoy an early breakfast before we travel 45-minutes to Zebedee Springs, a natural oasis found after a short, easy walk. The trail leads us through dense Livistona Palms to a series of rocky thermal pools. The thermal springs are the perfect place to relax and take in the beauty that surrounds us. Next we’ll head to Emma Gorge for the last of our walking trails. Emma Gorge forms part of the Cockburn Ranges. This scenic trail takes us through a gorge characterised by cliff face escarpments reaching up to 120 metres high on both sides of the trail. See the ever-changing vegetation as you make your way along the gorge until you reach the crystal clear pools and a 65-metre waterfall. Enjoy a refreshing swim in the pools to cool off before enjoying lunch. After lunch we’ll transfer to Lake Argyle – the jewel of the Kimberley.  The drive will take around 2-hours 15-minutes. Lake Argyle is located in the remote Kimberley region in the far north of Western Australia. The vast freshwater lake nestled amongst a rugged billion year old landscape is brimming with an abundance of wildlife and breath-taking colourful vistas. Our accommodation for the next two nights is at Lake Argyle Resort which has been designed and constructed specifically for the stunning Kimberley landscape overlooking the lake. Enjoy the delights of this property including the stunning infinity pool! 35 metres of infinity wet edge, spa, and some of the most breath-taking scenery of the Kimberley’s! Once we’ve checked in and freshened up we’ll head out to Pannikin Bay Sunset Lookout (1.3km). Tonight we’ll enjoy a hearty dinner in the restaurant, served with wine.

Day 4: Pint Pot Bay Exploration Walk

This morning enjoy a hearty breakfast before we cruise across the lake to start our walk for the day. The boat will take us passed many bays and inlets that make this vast body of water so incredibly unique. We may see wallabies, wallaroos, fish, birdlife and freshwater crocs along the way. We will be dropped off to enjoy the Pint Pot Bay Exploration Walk, a 6-8km walk depending on which option you choose. This walk is part of the Southern Carr Boyd Ranges which, from afar, seem arid and barren. But once up close reveal their hidden delights with cool gorges, waterfalls, and lovely, fern-lined pools just begging for someone to swim in them! Some of the best bushwalking tracks in the Kimberley can be found here. This walk is trackless and a unique opportunity to walk in the Kimberly Wilderness. The walk is medium to hard in grade and ranges in terrain with some fairly steep parts onto the plateau, but once on top walking becomes easier and the amazing views on top of the Carr Boyd Ranges make it worthwhile. Optional: An additional 2 km diversion into Little Revolver Creek to a secluded waterpools is available to those who want to venture further. After our walk we’ll head back to Lake Argyle Resort for lunch and an afternoon dip in the stunning infinity pool taking in the beauty that surrounds us. Late this afternoon we’ll enjoy a private sunset cruise before enjoying dinner in the restaurant, served with wine.

Day 5: Kununurra – Warmun – Halls Creek

ITINERARY: This morning after breakfast we’ll walk straight from the resort to Bluff Lookout, a 5.3 kilometre easy trail.  Look out for the interesting wildlife you may see along the way. Birds, marsupials, reptiles, insects and maybe even an Echidna! On our return we’ll check-out of Lake Argyle Resort and make our way to Halls Creek via Warmun where we’ll stop for lunch and enjoy the Warmun Arts Centre to break up the journey and stretch our legs (approximately 4.5-hrs drive)! Warmun Art Centre is owned and governed by Gija people with 100% of income returning to the community. Tonight we stay at Halls Creek Motel, home of Russian Jacks Bar and Restaurant. Enjoy pre-dinner drinks (own expense) then join the group for a wonderful hearty dinner and chat about the day’s adventures. 

Day 6: Mimbi Caves and Girlorloo and Geikie Gorge

WALK GRADE: Mimbi Caves walking tour – 3 hours Easy Grade. Jarrambayah Trail/Geike Gorge Walk – 2 hours, Easy Grade.

TERRAIN: Flat walking on dirt and sandy tracks, with some sections of uneven, rocky and unmodified terrain.

WALK ITINERARY: This morning after breakfast, we enjoy an early start and head to the ancient limestone country around Fitzroy Crossing with its hidden caves and spectacular gorge.  You will start with an enlightening tour of the hidden Mimbi Caves guided by the traditional owners, the Gooniyandi people, who share a strong connection with Mimbi Caves and the surrounding country. On the walk, your local guides will share ancient Dreaming stories as well as traditional knowledge of local bush tucker, bush medicine and the native flora and fauna found around the cave system. Enjoy traditional Billie Tea and damper, made the traditional way using native seeds and cooked on a campfire while listening to the Gooniyandi Dreaming story of the Blue Tongue Lizard and the Mud Lark.  From here we depart Mimbi and make our way to Girlorloo Gorge for lunch and a swim before travelling to the spectacular Geike Gorge, famed for its sheer white and grey walls and abundant wildlife. At the gorge we enjoy a 4.4km return hike through this scenic and rare limestone-walled gorge for a beautiful sunset before continuing on to Fitzroy River Lodge for the night. Tonight we dine in the lodge restaurant, renowned for its focus on fresh, locally-inspired cuisines in conjunction with classic Australian favourites served with Australian wines.  

Day 7: Geikie Gorge Cruise and Windjana Gorge

WALK GRADE: Windjana Gorge Walk – 7km, 3 hours Easy to Moderate Grade. (Tunnel Creek Walk – currently closed – 2km, 1.5 hours easy to Moderate Grade – when it reopens we will also do this walk)

TERRAIN: Flat walking. Windjana Gorge varies between sections of uneven, rocky and unmodified terrain and sandy riverbed walking. (currently closed – Tunnel Creek Walk can be wet, rocky and uneven underfoot, torches are essential).

WALK ITINERARY: After breakfast, we set out on our day’s adventure starting at Geike Gorge where we will enjoy a cruise through this scenic and rare limestone-walled gorge. We will then travelling explore Western Australia’s oldest cave system in Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek) National Park. Tunnel Creek is currently closed, however once it reopens we will do this walk. In the meantime, we shall still visit this area and talk about the history of the caves. This landmark feature is famous as the hideout used by Aboriginal warrior, freedom-fighter and leader Jandamarra, who was labelled an outlaw and killed outside its entrance in 1897. At Dimalurru you walk through an underground tunnel, formed by the flowing creek, and out the other side of the Napier Range. The track runs underground for 750 metres. Afterwards, we’ll continue travelling further north to walk in the gorgeous, shady reaches of Windjana Gorge. This is one of the Kimberley’s most stunning gorges, with water-streaked walls that rise majestically to heights of 100 metres. The Lennard River runs through Windjana Gorge in wet weather, but in the dry season it forms calm pools surrounded by shady trees. Here you can see fossilised marine life within the limestone of the gorge walls.  It is then time to enjoy the remote scenery of the Kimberley, dotted with the dramatic silhouettes of huge boab trees, as you experience the renowned Gibb River Road heading west to Derby. Enjoy a night’s rest at the Derby Lodge with a sumptuous meal at Neaps Restaurant served with wine, where the staff produce amazing food in this small outback town. 

Day 8: Scenic Flight from Derby to Cape Leveque over Horizontal Falls

TRAIL NOTES:  Pearl Farm Tour. 90-minutes walking tour. Easy Grade

WALK ITINERARY: After breakfast this morning we’ll depart early for a scenic flight over Horizontal Falls and the Buchaneer Archipelago before landing in Dampier Peninsula. The Horizontal Falls are a fast-moving tidal flow through two narrow, closely aligned gorges of the McLarty Range, located in Talbot Bay north of Broome. The direction of the flow reverses with each change of tide. As tides in the Kimberley can reach 10 metres, a peak tide gives rise to a significant difference in the sea level on either side of each gorge. Once in Dampier Peninsula we’ll have lunch at Cape Leveque before experiencing a Pearl Farm Tour at Cygnet Bay. Cygnet Bay is celebrating over 75 years of the Brown family’s involvement in the pearling industry. Their experience provides a unique insight into this Western Australian heritage industry. We’ll enjoy a short talk and visual presentation showing us the early days of the farm, before we walk through the farm’s land base towards the pearl harvest and hatchery area where the modern operations in pearl culturing are explained. During the pearl harvests, we’ll have the opportunity to see the pearl technicians as they work, and outside of harvest times the guides undertake a special harvest. The tour finishes with a pearl education session. After the 90 minute tour we have free-time to explore the magnificent beaches of Cape Leveque. Tonight we’ll stay the night at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm and enjoy Cygnet Bay Bistro which offers a menu based on seasonal produce. Relax with a glass of beer or wine after a day of sightseeing.

Day 9: Cape Leveque – Aboriginal Cultural Walk – Broome

TRAIL NOTES: Aboriginal cultural walk: 4km walk. Easy walk along a creek and coastline. Cape Grammume to Cable Beach walk: 1km walk. Easy walk along the coastline and beach.

WALK ITINERARY: After breakfast, we’ll embark on an inspirational Aboriginal cultural walk with Bolo along the stunning coast of the Dampier Peninsula. Join Bardi Jawi man Bolo Angus and his family on an inspirational journey through his traditional country on the Dampier Peninsula at Lullumb. We’ll learn about Bardi Jawi’s culture and experience hunting and gathering techniques passed down through the generations. We’ll walk through mangroves, paperbark forests, salt plains, creeks and drink from a sacred freshwater spring as well as enjoy a lunch on this journey with Bolo. Around 3pm we’ll travel to Broome and enjoy a short 1km walk from Cape Grammume to Cable Beach to share in the famous sunset for a celebration glass of wine or champagne! For our final night we’ll stay at the Mantra Frangipani Apartments located close to Cable Beach. This hotel offers superb luxury accommodation including two designer swimming pools, one with a waterfall. Guests will stay in a one bedroom apartment. Tonight we’ll enjoy a celebratory dinner accompanied by wine at Cable Beach Resort.

Day 10: Broome departure day

ITINERARY: After breakfast at Zanders overlooking cable beach we farewell the group. The remainder of the day is at leisure before your homebound flights.

FLIGHTS: Flights can be booked at any time during the day. The airport is a short 10-minute taxi ride from your accommodation.

This is an all-inclusive tour with no hidden extras:

• Private boat charter to your Lake Argyle walk
• Sunset Cruise Lake Argyle
• Bungles Heli-Hiking experience to walk in the remote Picaninny Gorge
• Visit Warmun Arts Centre
• Scenic Flight from Derby to Cape Leveque over Horizontal Falls and the Buchaneer Archipelago
• Pearl Farm Tour of Cygnet Bay
• Mimbi Cave tour and Geikie Gorge walk and cruise
• Fabulous Kimberley walking experiences
• 1 night Discovery Park, Kununurra
• 1 night El Questro camping in walk-in tents with off the ground beds with a deluxe camping mattress and pillow
• 2 nights Lake Argyle Resort in a Grandview Villa or Kimberley Cabin
• 1 night at Halls Creek Motel
• 1 night at Fitzroy River Lodge
• 1 night at Derby Lodge
• 1 night Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm
• 1 night at the Mantra Franjinipani Hotel Broome
• 9 x a la carte dining each evening with wine
• 9 x buffet breakfasts
• 10 x lunches
• National Park Fees
• Professionally guided – Our CEO’s – Chief Experience Officers who are passionate, well trained and enthusiastic with the ability to bring to life a depth of information