Your Itinerary
Arrive in Broome and be transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 2 - Broome, Gibb River Road, Tunnel Creek, Fitzroy Crossing
Depart early this morning toward Derby, and visit the Boab Prison Tree before traversing the Gibb River Road to Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek, where water has carved a large tunnel from the limestone. Later, continue to Fitzroy Crossing.
Day 3 - Yiyili, Purnululu National Park
Following your Signature Experience this morning, continue towards Purnululu National Park for a two-night stay.
Day 4 - Purnululu National Park, Piccaninny Creek, Cathedral Gorge
A full day has been set aside for you to explore Purnululu National Park today, starting with a walk along Piccaninny Creek. Your next stop is Cathedral Gorge, a natural amphitheatre of red rock, created by millions of years of water erosion. Tonight, end your day with an unforgettable Signature Experience.
Day 5 - Echidna Chasm, Kununurra
Today's highlight is a hike to Echidna Chasm. Venture deep into this natural cleft in the rock, which reaches up to 200 metres in height despite its narrow width. Afterwards, continue to Kununurra.
Day 6 - Ord River, El Questro
A wildlife cruise on the mighty Ord River provides a front-row seat to the area's unique wildlife and flora this morning. Next it's time to travel back to Kununurra before making the journey to El Questro.
Hike to Emma Gorge where you'll be rewarded with a swim beneath a towering droplet waterfall. Afterwards, embark on a tranquil journey to Zebedee Springs. A brief stroll through a pre-historic forest leads you to a captivating oasis of thermal pools and waterfalls, inviting you to unwind and soak in nature’s embrace. This evening, enjoy dinner back at your accommodation.
Day 8 - Manning Creek, Galvans Gorge, Gibb River Road
At Manning Creek, enjoy lunch in the shade of boab trees. Continue to Galvans Gorge, where a short walk leads to a waterhole. Admire the Wandjina rock art on the gorge wall before travelling to Bell Gorge Wilderness Lodge.
Travel to Bell Gorge today, where towering cliffs surround a series of tiered waterholes. You might like to hike to the lower pool of the gorge and enjoy a refreshing dip in the waterfall below, or enjoy a spot of birdwatching.
Venture into the Wunaamin Range Conservation Park, then travel along the Gibb River Road to Derby, stopping at a local art gallery. Stop by the Boab Prison Tree before arriving back in Broome later this afternoon.
Day 11 - Broome, Embark Ship
After breakfast, check out of your hotel and have free time before transferring to your expedition ship. A relaxed dinner this evening sets the tone for the next nine nights on board.
Day 12 - Adele Island, Buccaneer Archipelago
Cruise to Adele Island and join your Expedition Team member for an exploration of this remote coastal area by Zodiac. The island is surrounded by Adele Reef, teeming with an array of coral and marine life, including reef sharks and stingrays. There’s further promise of turquoise waters this afternoon as your ship arrives in the Buccaneer Archipelago, home to more than 800 islands. This evening, enjoy a Captain’s welcome dinner.
Day 13 - Horizontal Falls
Explore Talbot Bay and Cyclone Creek. Accompanied by your Expedition Team Leader, you’ll weave nimbly past the dramatic folds of rock formations, keeping a look out for local wildlife.
Day 14 - Freshwater Cove, Montgomery Reef
Today, visit Freshwater Cove and Montgomery Reef, where you will enjoy two Signature Experiences.
Day 15 - Hunter River, Mitchell Falls
You are transported to Prince Frederick Harbour today, home to the towering red cliffs and tangled mangroves of Hunter River and Porosus Creek. With its extreme tides and pristine ecosystems, the harbour and its waterways are rich in wildlife including mudskippers and saltwater crocodiles. Porosus Creek takes its name from the scientific name for saltwater crocodile, a good indication of what we’re looking for today. Keen birdwatchers should keep a careful eye out for kingfishers, egrets, herons and white-bellied sea eagles. To enhance your day, you might choose to set out on a thrilling helicopter flight to see Mitchell Falls in all its splendour from above (flight at own expense).
Today, enjoy a Signature Experience on Bigge Island.
Enjoy a relaxed morning aboard your luxurious ship. This afternoon, pay a special visit to Ashmore Reef Marine Park. Located in the Timor Sea and spanning 583 square kilometres, the reef is a sanctuary for many marine species. Every year, more than 100,000 seabirds breed here, including crested terns, white-tailed tropicbirds and great frigatebirds. 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. 255 species of reef building coral dwell here - the greatest number of any reef on the West Australian coast. Our visit to Ashmore Reef is required to ensure we comply with Australian government regulations. Pending favourable weather and sea conditions, you’ll explore this sanctuary via Zodiac with your Expedition Team.
This morning, join your Expedition Team on an intriguing discovery. Walk across salt flats to view the wreckage of a US Air Force DC-3 which crash-landed near Vansittart Bay during World War II. Later, we reposition in the bay to visit Jar Island and discover the island’s outstanding rock art gallery. During your exploration here, you’ll see fascinating examples of Gwion Gwion (Bradshaw) paintings, dating back more than 20,000 years.
Day 19 - King George River and Falls
Today, your ship cruises into Koolama Bay. Hear how this harbour was renamed following the Japanese bombing of the MV Koolama in 1942. Join your Expedition Team aboard a Zodiac to meander through King George River’s gorge system, passing mangrove-fringed coves and sheer red cliffs.
Day 20 - Disembark Ship, Depart Darwin
Arriving into Darwin this morning means it’s time to say goodbye to your ship and to be transferred to the airport.