Kimberley & Top End Tour

15 nights | Broome-Darwin

See it all! This 15 night tour takes in the best of the Kimberley and Northern Territory without rushing over the best of this incredible region.

Soar above Buccaneer Archipeligo, stay overnight at Horizontal Falls, swim in crystal clear waters of ancient gorges, stroll among the Bungle Bungles, learn about the cultures of Indigenous peoples, cruise the Ord River, walk through Tunnel Creek and discover Kakadu and Litchfield.

This is the complete trip of the Top End and will leave you with incredible memories.

2024 Tour dates

4 June 2024 - WAITLIST

Tour includes

  • Small group size (max. 20 guests)

  • Luxury Air-conditioned 4WD Coach

  • Experienced Driver & Guide (Two Crew)

  • A variety of en-suited accommodation

  • All meals incl. breakfast, lunch & dinner whilst on tour

  • Fully Guided Walks

  • National Park Entry Fees

  • Overnight Horizontal Waterfalls, Seaplane & Boat Adventure

  • Mimbi Caves Indigenous Cultural Tour

  • Indigenous Rock Art

  • Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm Guided Tour

  • Ord River Cruise & Durack Homestead Museum

  • Danggu (Geike Gorge) Boat Cruise - pending opening for 2024

  • Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) River Cruise

  • Airport Transfers on first & last day of tour

  • Drinking Water Bottle - yours to keep

Highlights:

  • Dampier Peninsula, including Beagle Bay Church

  • Cygnet Bay & Pearl Farm Guided Tour

  • Overnight Horizontal Waterfalls, Seaplane & Boat Adventure

  • Prison Boab Tree & Derby

  • Bandilngan (Windjana Gorge)

  • Dilmanyi (Bell Gorge)

  • Wunaamin Miliwundi Conservation Park (King Leopold Ranges)

  • Gibb River Road

  • Mt Hart Wilderness Lodge

  • El Questro Wilderness Park, including Zebedee Thermal Springs

  • Wyndham & Five Rivers Lookout

  • Ord River Cruise

  • Durack Homestead Museum

  • Lake Argyle

  • Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles), including Cathedral Gorge, Piccaninny Creek & Echidna Chasm

  • Mimbi Caves Indigenous Cultural Tour

  • Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek)

  • Danggu (Geike Gorge) Boat Cruise on Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) - pending opening 2024

  • Kakadu National Park

  • Yellow Water Cruise

  • Litchfield National Park

  • Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) River Cruise

  • Leliyn (Edith Falls)

Tour Price

Special: Save $500pp

  • $11,250 $10,750 per person twin-share

  • $13,750 $13,250 per person single traveler

Detailed Itinerary

Kimberley & Top End Tour - 15 Nights | Broome - Darwin

  • We meet together for a welcome drink and dinner at our accommodation restaurant. You will meet your crew and fellow passengers and prepare for a memorable adventure ahead.

    En-suited Resort Accommodation (Oaks Cable Beach or similar), Broome (D)

  • This morning we head north to the Dampier Peninsula, stopping to learn the indigenous culture and history of the communities. We stop at Beagle Bay to view the famous mother of pearl alter of the Sacred Heart Church before driving further for a cultural tour of Lombadina.

    Cygnet Bay is our overnight stop, where we will also enjoy a guided pearl farm tour and dinner overlooking the bay.

    En-suited Safari Tent, Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm – (B,L,D)

  • We head south down the Dampier Peninsula and make our way to Derby. We get our first views of boab laden savannahs so you know you are somewhere different!

    The seaplane flight departs from Derby Airport to Talbot Bay. This afternoons activities include a boat ride through the Horizontal Falls and up the surrounding creeks, having swim, learning about the area, shark feeding or just sit back and relax watching the sunset.

    Talbot Bay – Houseboat (Shared bathroom facilities) (B,L,D)

  • An early start to view the sunrise across Talbot Bay. You return to Derby with a scenic flight over the Buccaneer Archipelago.

    We visit Derby, including the Prison Boab Tree and the historical jetty before making our way onto the Gibb River Road.

    Continuing to Mount Hart Wilderness Lodge located in the Wunaamin Miliwundi Conservation Park, we settle in for our two night stay.

    Safari Tent, Mt Hart Wilderness Lodge (B,L,D)

  • Today is a day of exploring Dalmanyi (Bell Gorge) in the Wunaamin Miliwundi Conservation Park. We take the opportunity to walk and swim in this magical Kimberley gorge and admire the beauty.

    We return back to Mount Hart Wilderness Lodge for a relaxing evening.

    Safari Tent, Mt Hart Wilderness Lodge (B,L,D)

  • Today we depart the Conservation Park and back track a little west, before heading south to take a walk through Bandilngan (Windjana Gorge) with the Lennard River flowing, spotting flora and fauna along the way. Keep an eye out for freshwater crocodiles.

    Further along, we stop for our next adventure walking through a large tunnel that has been carved through the limestone of the Napier Range, known as Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek). We learn about the deep tragic story of Jandamarra, a Bunuba man who fought a 3 year long resistance against European colonisers.

    Tonight we stay on the banks of Martuwarra (Fitzroy River).

    En-suited Hotel Accommodation, (Fitzroy River Lodge), Fitzroy Crossing (B,L,D)

  • This morning, we take an informative boat cruise through Danggu (Geike Gorge) and Bunuba country.

    Continuing on with our journey, we stop at Mimbi Caves on the southern end of the Napier Range for an Indigenous Guided Tour where we learn about the culture of the Gooniyandi people.

    We stay in Halls Creek, home of Western Australia’s first, although brief, gold rush. We look at the town settling into our accommodation for the evening.

    En-suited Hotel Accommodation, Halls Creek (B,L,D)

  • Venturing back onto the dirt tracks, we take the windy road over the Osmond Range into the World Heritage Area (Purnululu National Park).

    Today is spending the majority of our day exploring Purnululu National Park. We walk into Cathedral Gorge and Piccaninny Creek to view the magnificent striped bee hive domes.

    Following the Bungles Massif we head to the northern end of the park to walk and explore Echidna Chasm. This narrow path has walls as close as 1m wide and the sandstone gorge towers as much as 200m above.

    We have the optional extra of a helicopter flights over the Bungle Bungle Massif. Please note this flight is not included in the tour.

    We enjoy our night under the stars and with a campfire in the park.

    En-suited Safari Tent or Cabin (B,L,D)

  • We depart the park and make our way out along the dirt windy road back to the highway. Skirting around to the eastern end of the Gibb River Road, we sight the Cockburn Ranges and the Pentecost River.

    Our overnight stop is either El Questro or Home Valley to prepare us for a day of exploring the East Kimberley.

    Ensuited Accommodation (Emma Gorge Resort or Home Valley) (B,L,D)

  • A relaxing soak in the thermal waters of Zebedee Springs is a must of any visit to El Questro so after breakfast we make our way here.

    For lunch we visit the main hub of El Questro ‘The Station’ to view the township in its glory.

    Wyndham is our next stop with the Five Rivers Lookout and panoramic views of the Cambridge Gulf.

    This afternoon we make our way to Kununurra; the largest town in the East Kimberley. Here we visit Ivanhoe Crossing and the Diversion Dam of the Ord River.

    We have a two night stay in Kununurra.

    En-suited Hotel Accommodation (Kununurra Country Club or similar) Kununurra (B,L,D)

  • Enjoy some free time in town, before taking a scenic boat cruise on the Ord River and viewing Lake Argyle. This ecosystem is home to an abundance of bird life with over 300 species in the Kimberley. You will also spot freshwater crocodiles. We will learn about the history and making of Ord River Irrigation system.

    We stop at the Durack Homestead to learn about the history of the family before returning to Kununurra.

    En-suited Hotel Accommodation (Kununurra Country Club or similar) Kununurra (B,L,D)

  • We farewell Western Australia, adjust our clocks and welcome Northern Territory.

    Passing through cattle country, Timber Creek and Victoria River we arrive into Katherine, where the outback meets the tropics.

    We take an informative cruise on Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) before settling into our town accommodation for the evening.

    En-suited Accommodation, Katherine (B,L,D)

  • Taking the Stuart Highway today we head north out of town to the picturesque Leliyn (Edith Falls) for a walk and swim. We then travel through Pine Creek, known for its historic gold mining.

    Onto the Kakadu Highway, we head north passing by the township Jabiru. Kakadu has seven unique habitats which we see some of these on our journey into the park.

    We have a two night stop in the National Park, close to a billabong with an abundance of birdlife.

    En-suited Accommodation, Cooinda Lodge, Kakadu National Park (B,L,D)

  • Exploring the World Heritage Listed National Park. We continue to see the different habitats.

    A visit to Cahill’s Crossing, the border of Arnhem Land, is a great place to spot a saltwater croc!

    Other places of interest during the day will include Ubirr, Noulangie Art Site and Warradjan Cultural Centre.

    Finishing our day with a relaxing wildlife sunset cruise on Yellow Water Billabong, we return to our accommodation for a meal using local produce.

    En-suited Accommodation, Cooinda Lodge, Kakadu National Park (B,L,D)

  • We depart on the Arnhem Highway heading towards Litchfield National Park. We cross two major rivers of the area, South Alligator River & Mary River.

    Arriving into Litchfield National Park, we visit the magnetic termite mounds all standing grand and facing east / west. Next stop is Florence Falls standing at 64 metres. A walk to the base of the falls earns you a well deserved swim! Wangi Falls is a beautiful spot, with a short walk to the swimming hole with the rocks and water falls cascading.

    After exploring this magnificent park, we head north to Darwin. Checking in to our accommodation on the Esplanade, we enjoy a farewell dinner chatting about the memories of this great adventure together.

    En-suited Hotel Accommodation, Hilton Garden Inn, Darwin (B,L,D)

  • After breakfast the tour concludes, and airport transfers can be arranged. (B)