Between Broome and Cambridge Gulf, the Kimberley coast winds for over 3,000 kms around huge gulfs, jagged peninsulas and river estuaries verged with mangroves and mudflats. The 1,000 or so islands that dot the Kimberley Coast form the greatest mass of islands in Australia and are rarely, if ever, visited.
The only way to explore it is by boat, with journeys ashore along the way. Almost totally uninhabited today, you are unlikely to see others at the waterfalls and pristine beaches along the coast. Ancient rock art sites and huge shell middens are the most visible evidence of the Aboriginal peoples who used to frequent these shores.
Based aboard a luxury 76ft cruise boat, the crew use their local knowledge to show you the best fishing spots, swimming holes, islands, reefs, creeks and wildlife.
Accommodation / Meals:
Designed to provide an exceptional level of comfort for only 14 passengers, our Kimberley cruise boat offers air-conditioned cabins, well-appointed bathroom facilities, a desalination plant that ensures there is plenty of water for drinking and bathing, a state of the art navigation system, satellite communications, audio-visual equipment and a video & book library.
The crew prepares delicious meals - fresh fruit, cooked breakfasts, warm muffins; fresh salads, meat and chicken, Asian style banquets, pasta dishes, sunset nibbles. The seafood is ultra fresh - fish you have caught yourself, oysters and mud crabs.
Cruising options:
Cruises operate from March to October and vary from 7 to 14 nights. For full details and departure dates, contact Time for Travel
14 nights – from Broome to Wyndham or vice versa
Experience the natural majesty of the Prince Regent, King George, and Mitchell Rivers. Explore ancient tributaries and natural phenomena such as Montgomery Reef and the Horizontal Waterfalls. Trek to beautiful crystal clear rock pools and waterholes fringed with lush vegetation. Discover ancient Aboriginal art galleries. Fish for Barramundi, trevally, tuna and other pelagic species.
7 nights – Rowley Shoals
A days cruising west of Broome are the Rowley Shoals, an eco-dive experience unmatched anywhere else in the world. The Shoals comprise of three spectacular pristine coral atolls - each covering 80 square kilometres and rising up to 400 meters from the ocean floor on the edge of the earth’s widest continental shelf.
