



Cruising the Kimberley with Coral Expeditions
22 days from £9,095pp
Tour highlights
Spend time in the cultural hub of Darwin.
Explore Australia's Top End including a visit the Kakadu National Park and a Wilderness Lodge experience.
Discover the Kimberley region onboard a 10-night Coral Expeditions cruise.
Relax in the cosmopolitan town of Broome and near the beautiful Cable Beach.
Price includes
Itinerary idea in detail
With international flights from a choice of airports including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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International outbound flight
Today you begin your journey by boarding your international outbound flight to Darwin.
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International outbound flight
On-board your international outbound flight to Darwin.
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Spend the day getting to know Darwin, including a sunset cruise of the Darwin harbour where you'll be on the lookout for wildlife.
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Darwin , Wildman Wilderness Lodge
Collect a hire car this morning and travel out of Darwin and to your wilderness lodge, located just outside the Kakadu National Park on the Mary River floodplain.
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Wildman Wilderness Lodge
Enjoy a full day group activity today into the Kakadu National Park, which is home to amazing wildlife and Aboriginal rock-art.
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Wildman Wilderness Lodge
Today you'll enjoy the surrounds of your wilderness lodge and take part in a couple of tours from the lodge itself, including a Home Billabong Nature Cruise and a cruise to explore the Mary River Rockhole.
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Wildman Wilderness Lodge , Darwin
After a leisurely morning at the lodge, travel back to Darwin for one final night.
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Darwin , Australia Cruise
Today is the start of your exciting multi-day cruise of the Kimberley, which will see you travel from Darwin in the Northern Territory through to Broome in Western Australia. The Kimberley is one of Australia's most remote and untouched regions and one which receives a huge tidal range, which means that no two itineraries are the same. Coral Expeditions have been sailing these waters for many years and will ensure that each voyage takes in its key highlights and each day will present you with a huge array of side activities to get to know this fascinating part of the country.
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King George Falls , Australia Cruise
King George Falls are one of the Kimberley's most awe-inspiring sites, and at over 80 m (262 ft) are the highest twin falls in Western Australia. Today's activities focus on exploring scenic gorges, getting up close to the base of King George and visiting Tranquil Bay for some beach walking and exploration.
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King George Falls , Australia Cruise
Discover two very different sides of Kimberley history today, with visits to Vansittart Bay and Jar Island. First join your Expedition Leader for a view of the wreckage of a US Air Force DC3 which crash landed on the beach during WWII and later, be humbled, by the rock art gallery of Jar Island and some examples of Bradshaw Paintings (Gwion) which date back some 20,000 years.
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Mitchell Falls , Australia Cruise
Witness one of the Kimberley's most photographed sites today, Mitchell Falls, a beautiful four tiered waterfall which sits proudly on the Mitchell Plateau and where you have the option to take a scenic helicopter flight (additional expense) to capture it from the air. Further to this today you'll take in natural sandstone caves and enjoy a gourmet Aussie BBQ with accompanying Kimberley sunset.
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Prince Frederick Harbour , Australia Cruise
Today you'll have the opportunity to take in further rock art galleries, this time on Bigge Island, as well as enjoying a coastal cruise and nature walk.
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Prince Regent River , Australia Cruise
Explore the mighty Prince Regent River today and take in the picturesque Kings Cascade, a beautiful waterfall which, as the name suggests, cascades over terraced rock formations. Later you'll venture ashore in Careening Bay and the site where Phillip Parker King inscribed a large boab tree with 'HMC Mermaid 1820', after his ship which was careened during his second voyage in the Kimberley and a marking which is still visible almost 200 years later.
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Montgomery Reef , Australia Cruise
The extreme of the Kimberley tidal movements becomes very evident today as you watch the Montgomery Reef 'rise' out of the ocean before your very eyes. You'll join your expedition team onboard one of its tenders which will allow you to get up close to this natural phenomenon and discover its diverse marine life, including turtles, rays and reef sharks.
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Montgomery Reef , Australia Cruise
Today you'll have further opportunity to explore the rich aboriginal history of the Kimberley as you visit the secluded Raft Point, home to interesting examples of Wandjina art and the mysterious Bradshaw 'Gwion' Paintings.
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Horizontal Waterfalls , Australia Cruise
Your voyage today will travel through the Buccaneer Archipelago, which is home to over 800 islands and in Talbot Bay, one of the Kimberley's most well-known sites, the Horizontal Falls. Described by David Attenborough as 'one of the greatest natural wonders in the world', this natural attraction is formed, again, by the Kimberley's extreme tidal movements and a 12 m (39 ft) surge of outgoing tide. You'll have the opportunity to board the Coral Expedition's zodiacs for an exhilarating ride through the falls.
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Lacepede Islands , Australia Cruise
Your last full day of cruise will see you visit the Lacepede Islands, a series of low islands identified by Bird Life International as an Important Bird Area as it supports up to 18,000 breeding pairs of Brown Boobies and Roseate Terns, which is possibly the largest such population in the world. This is also a fantastic location to spot green turtles, as the islands are its most important breeding grounds in Western Australia. Tonight enjoy the captain's farewell drinks before your last night onboard.
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Awake this morning in the cosmopolitan town of Broome and be transferred to your beachfront hotel for a day of relaxation.
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A final day at leisure today to either enjoy the sites and sounds of Broome, the legendary beach of Cable Beach or simply laze by the pool of your resort.
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Broome , International return flight
A transfer will take you to Broome for your onward arrangements.
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International return flight
Arrive home today to complete your journey.
- Darwin
- Wildman Wilderness Lodge
- Darwin
- Australia Cruise
- King George Falls
- Australia Cruise
- King George Falls
- Australia Cruise
- Mitchell Falls
- Australia Cruise
- Prince Frederick Harbour
- Australia Cruise
- Prince Regent River
- Australia Cruise
- Montgomery Reef
- Australia Cruise
- Montgomery Reef
- Australia Cruise
- Horizontal Waterfalls
- Australia Cruise
- Lacepede Islands
- Australia Cruise
- Broome
Contact a specialist
The specialist who designs your trip to Australia will have explored the country many times and, in some cases, lived there. Their first-hand knowledge gives us the belief that no other travel company can match our expertise in helping you plan your trip. Your dedicated specialist will take the time to understand your preferences and build them into an itinerary to match, working to your budget. He or she will keep perfecting it until you’re completely happy and ready to book.
When to go
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