Kimberley Traverse – Darwin to Broome or Broome to Darwin Tours |
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| 8 Day Broome to Darwin Tour – see Below 13 Day tours – Click Here All Tours Kimberley Broome to Darwin via Gibb River Road – 8 days/7 nights with extension options. Tour from Broome via Derby, Windjana Gorge, Tunnel Creek, Mornington Sanctuary, Galvins Gorge, Manning Gorge, Barnett River Gorge, Mt Barnett, Mitchell Falls, Drysdale River Station, El Questro, Home Valley Station, Zebedee Hot Springs, Bungle Bungles with flight, Kununurra, Katherine to Darwin. Meet with Aboriginal elders, meet Aboriginal artists, visit Wandjina and Bradshaw rock art sites, swim in pristine waterholes on this Gibb River Rd by 4WD tour, Fully Accommodated or camping options. Tour Code KBS8 or REVERSE DIRECTION is Tour Code KDS8 Book Tour
8 days/7 nights – Kimberley Traverse from Darwin to Broome tour via Gibb River Road – Tour Code KDJ8 with Mitchell Falls & Bungle Bungle flights – Darwin to Broome – May 19 – 26, 2013, May 26 – June 2, June 2-9, June 9-16, June 16-23, June 23-June 30, June 30 – July 7, July 7-14, July 14-21, July 21 – 28, July 28 – August 4, August 4-11, August 11 – 18, August 18-25, August 25 – September 1, September 1-8, September 8 – 15, September 15 – 22, September 22 – 29, September 29 – October 6. Book Tour
or REVERSE DIRECTION – Tour Code KBJ8 ie
Broome to Broome tour departs 730 am via Fitzroy Crossing & Halls |
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Wrap up the Top End – Combine spectacular Kimberley scenery with Top End treats. Experience incredible rock art galleries – learn about Aboriginal culture, lore, men and women’s business, spirituality, bush medicines and food, language and history, ceremony, song and dance. Enriching and fulfilling experiences in the land of the world’s longest surviving culture. Visit special Wandjina and Bradshaw (Gwion Gwion) Aboriginal rock art sites. A unique opportunity to learn ancient wisdom, recreating community and nature. Enriching and fulfilling experiences with the world’s longest surviving culture. Broome to Darwin
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| Cockburn Range at Pentecost River – Kimberley |
Wandjina Aboriginal Rock Art |
Boab at Sunset |
Arrive
a day earlier to enjoy Broome’s famous
Cable Beach, or a scenic flight to
the
Horizontal Waterfalls
or visit the Willie Creek Pearl Farm. Great shopping in Broome’s balmy
climate too !
Consider
arriving with us from Alice Springs via the Tanami Track, Wolfe Creek Crater and Aboriginal art communities.
Tour itinerary – Broome to Darwin
Day 1 –
Departs selected Sundays from Broome 730 am. Visit the famous prison
Boab tree, and then Derby highlights including the Derby wharf (30 ft
tides!) on King Sound, the worlds longest cattle drinking trough, the
new Mowanjum Art Centre (meet the artists, learn and
buy from source) at Mowanjum Aboriginal Community. Depart from Derby
for mystical Windjana Gorge and a short hop further
to Tunnel Creek. We walk through this 600m cave river
system to a special waterhole. After an optional swim, return to
Windjana Gorge for a sunset gorge walk at this special creation
“waterhole”. Meet the local freshwater crocodiles and
exotic bird life (maybe even a rare Gouldian Finch) in this eerie,
ancient seabed environment. Overnight Windjana Gorge
or Imitji Safari Camp LD
Day 2 – We travel the Gibb
River Rd visiting Lennard River, and through the Napier Range at Queen
Victoria Pass. We traverse the King Leopold Ranges & Conservation
Park (great views) via Inglis Gap and visit Imitji store
and Aboriginal community to arrive at Mornington Wildlife
Sanctuary for our overnight stop. You can join
Mornington’s Naturalist Guide for a complimentary talk/slideshow
for an insight into the work of the Australian Wildlife
Conservancy and the unique values of Mornington Wildlife
Sanctuary. Also, browse the Interpretive centre displays and find
information on research and conservation activities at Mornington. A
good selection of reference and ID books are also available. BLD
Day 3
– Enjoy an easy access early morning walk along
Annie Creek if you choose,
before our spectacular 4WD journey to either nearby gorge. Dimond
Gorge is beautiful. Majestic geological formations area a
highlight and the view from the
lookout at Dimond Gorge is very special. The drive to Sir John
Gorge takes you through undulating savannah formed over the
millennia from the erosion of the Leopold Sandstones and the breakdown
of volcanic ridges. It is a 1 hour drive (14km). The destinations
itself is a massive thoroughfare of the Fitzroy River that started to
carve its way through the sandstone while life on earth was still in
its infancy. Mornington Sanctuary covers more than 3,000 km2 of
spectacular gorges and tropical savannah dominated by the Fitzroy
River and King Leopold Ranges. Owned and managed by the
non-profit Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Our
wilderness camp base is a naturalist’s paradise, providing refuge
for over 200 species of birds and a diverse range of other wildlife.
All proceeds from the Wilderness Camp are dedicated to the conservation
of wildlife in the Kimberley. After lunch, we stop at picturesque Galvan’s Gorge
for an optional swim, then travel via Mt Barnett, before our turn off
the Gibb River Rd to the Kulumburu Rd to Drysdale River cattle station.
Here we overnight and enjoy the local stories, and an introduction to
cattle station life, with a tasty meal at the bar or in the lush
garden. Overnight Drysdale Station.
Day 4 – From Drysdale Station, we take a 2 hour scenic
flight viewing Mt Hann, Deep Gorge and the Rift, then over the
magnificent Prince Regent Nature Reserve. We follow
the Prince Regent River, fly over numerous unnamed waterfalls, King
Cascades, St George Basin, Mt Trafalgar, Prince Frederick Harbour, the
Hunter River, Donkins Hill Falls and the spectacular Mitchell
Falls. The vast beautiful unspoilt coastline of the wilderness
nature reserve is always a heart winner. You may even be lucky enough
see crocodiles, dugong and whales. This is a flight over the most
remote wilderness area in the world. This is the best way to see this
country from the air, the rugged landscape with untouched coastline and
tumbling waterfalls will stay in your memory forever. On return from
our flight we travel the Gibb River Road and to El Questro Station,
a million acres of spectacular
gorges. Enroute
we stop at a peaceful waterhole and view spectacular Wandjina
and Bradshaw (Gion Gion) rock art. We travel country where
some of the Australia movie scenes were filmed, and cross the mighty Pentecost
River under the spectacular Cockburn Range.
Overnight at El Questro Station. BL Dinner own cost
at station restaurant.
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| Mt Trafalgar Spirit Safaris Kimberley tour |
Mitchell Falls Kimberley Spirit Safaris tour | Remote Wandjina Rock Art |
Day 5
– This morning enjoy an pre breakfast swim or walk adjacent our
accommodation by the Pentecost River. After breakfast relax in the warm
waters of the tropical paradise amongst the Livingstonia palms trees at
Zebedee hot springs. This morning we also enjoy a walk and optional swim in one of El
Questro’s many fabulous gorges. After lunch by the
riverside, enjoy a cruise in the Chamberlain
River Gorge and the view from Pigeon Lookout over the Pentecost River.
We leave El Questro travelling adjacent
the Cockburn Ranges and boab trees, having completed the Gibb River Rd,
to arrive Kununurra for overnight. BLD
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| Windjana Gorge Kimberley Guardian |
Bungle Bungles Echidna Gorge |
Windjana Gorge Kimberley tour |
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Day 6
Day 8 A free elebrate your journey. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and
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