Wonders of the West Coast & Kimberley Itinerary

 
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Welcome to Perth

Your adventure begins with an orientation tour of Perth. This evening, get to know your Travel Director at a Welcome Reception and dinner.

Included Meals: Dinner with wine

Accommodation: Perth - 1 Night

 

Perth
Accommodation:
Crowne Plaza Perth is located in the heartland of beautiful Perth Western Australia with picturesque Langley Park at the hotel doorstep. An upscale riverside hotel with spectacular views of the city’s iconic Swan River and just minutes from the Perth CBD, Crowne Plaza Perth is in the ultimate location.
Crowne Plaza Perth

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Nambung National Park Pinnacles - Geraldton

Travel north this morning to Yanchep National Park for an Aboriginal cultural experience. Continue along the coast to Lancelin and Nambung National Park, home of the Pinnacles. In Geraldton, see the evocative HMAS Sydney Memorial.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Geraldton - 1 Night

Pinacles
Accommodation:
Looking for somewhere to stay in Geraldton? You want location, you want comfort, you want value. Mantra Geraldton hotel has it all and it's right on the Batavia Coast Marina, Champion Bay. Mantra Geraldton's spacious apartments are close to the region's best attractions like the Western Australian Museum, Geraldton CBD and the HMAS Sydney Memoria
Mantra Geraldton

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Geraldton - Monkey Mia

At Hamelin Pool today, view a colony of stromatolites, the earliest record of life on earth. Close by is Shell Beach, formed from billions of tiny cockle shells. During wildflower season, the region is alive with blooms. Continue to the blue waters and pristine beaches of Monkey Mia.

Included Meals: Beakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Monkey Mia  - 2 nights

Shell Beach
Situated on the Western Australian coastline within the beautiful shores of Shark Bay, Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort offers beachfront accommodation. Shark Bay is home to one of the world’s best-known dolphin encounters. The property features a swimming pool, hot tub, bar, restaurant and tennis and volleyball courts. Facilities nearby the property include a general store and gift shop, and two food and beverage outlets located just a short walk from the Resort.
Monkey Mia

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Monkey Mia

After a leisurely breakfast overlooking the turquoise waters of the bay, watch as the famous Monkey Mia dolphins swim into shore to be fed. (Note: As the dolphins are wild creatures, their appearance cannot be guaranteed.) Later today, your Included Choice sightseeing experience offers an evening Indigenous experience or a relaxing bay cruise.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Monkey Mia

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Monkey Mia - Carnarvon

Today, journey north to Carnarvon, visiting the town’s Space and Technology Museum with plenty of time to explore.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Carnarvon - 1 Night

Carnarvon
Set on the banks of the Gascoyne River, the Best Western Hospitality Inn offers accommodations with free Wi-Fi, and is just a 5-minute drive from Carnarvon Airport. It features a restaurant, a bar and a swimming pool. All air-conditioned rooms at the Carnarvon Hospitality Inn feature a TV with free cable channels, tea/coffee making supplies and ironing facilities. Each has a private bathroom with a hairdryer and free toiletries.
Best Western Hospitality Inn Carnarvon

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Exmouth & Ningaloo Reef

Travel to Exmouth in the Cape Range National Park. Visit Coral Bay and cruise on Ningaloo Reef in a glass-bottomed boat. Enjoy stunning views from Vlaming Head Lighthouse. Tonight’s accommodation is just metres from the waters of beautiful Exmouth Gulf.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Exmouth - 2 Nights

Ningaloo Reef
Featuring ocean or marina views from the private balcony, Novotel Ningaloo Resort overlooks Exmouth's stunning Sunrise Beach and provides an infinity pool, a restaurant and a bar. Guests have direct access to Ningaloo Reef. Ningaloo Resort is just a 5-minute drive from Exmouth Golf Club and a 10-minute drive from Cape Range National Park. All accommodations feature high ceilings, contemporary furnishings and satellite TV. Each has a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. All apartments and villas include a 2-person spa tub.
Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort

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Exmouth at Leisure

Explore the fascinating Exmouth area at your leisure today. Take an optional experience and swim with gargantuan Whale Sharks in the pristine waters of the Ningaloo Marine Park (April-July), take a stroll along the beach or relax by the hotel pool overlooking the Gulf. 

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Ningaloo Marine Park

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Exmouth - Karratha

Take one last look over Lighthouse Bay before journeying north to Western Australia’s Pilbara region, known for its rich cultural heritage, brilliant red earth and vast mineral deposits.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Karratha - 1 Night

Karratha
Accommodation:
Well located in the centre of town, ibis styles Karratha sits within walking distance of the main shopping centre. Featuring 47 rooms, this Karratha hotel is warm and welcoming, with an outdoor pool, BBQ area and a bistro providing pleasant al fresco dining. ibis Styles Karratha also features two bars, a bottle shop and a conference room, making it a great option for leisure and business guests alike. The hotel room rate includes free continental breakfast and includes internet access.
Ibis Styles Karratha

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Karratha - Karijini

Enjoy a tour of Rio Tinto’s massive open-cut iron-ore mine before journeying into the depths of the Pilbara’s fabled Karijini National Park. This evening, watch the sun set from the deck of your safari-style eco-tent. 

Accommodation: Karijini - 1 Night

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Karijini National Park
Accommodation:
An environmentally friendly Retreat and Campground, nestled in the pristine bushland at Joffre Gorge - in the heart of the world class Karijini National Park. Alongside the outback bush camping experience, the multi award winning Karijini Eco Retreat is the first and only facility to offer comfortable glamping accommodation in the Park!
Karijini Eco Retreat

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Karijini - Port Hedland

This morning you’ll explore more of Karijini, whose spectacular gorges, waterfalls and rock-pools provide a striking contrast to the stark red landscape of the Pilbara. Continue to Port Hedland.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Port Hedland - 1 Night

Karijini National Park
The New Esplanade Hotel was completed in 2013 and offers something for everyone – from business to tourists travellers. Most of the 108 hotel rooms feature balcony access to the well-manicured hotel grounds. All our modern rooms boast free Foxtel and In-House movies, broadband and wireless Internet access, tea and coffee-making facilities, a well stocked bar fridge and private en-suite bathroom.
The Esplanade Hotel Port Hedland

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 Port Hedland - Broome

Skirt the fringes of the Great Sandy Desert and traverse vast pastoral leases and Aboriginal homelands as you travel to the old pearling town of Broome. Enjoy dinner overlooking famous Cable Beach.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Broome - 2 Nights

Broome
Take one idyllic, seaside location – complete with spectacular sunsets, gently swaying palm trees and Kimberley charm – add the finest food, unique experiences and luxury indulgences; and you have the ideal setting for a memorable holiday. Cable Beach Club offers a place to unwind, with two glistening pools, delicious cuisine at a choice of three restaurants, leisure facilities, the first Australian L'Occitane spa and a personal touch to every experience.
Cable Beach Club Resort - Broome

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Broome at Leisure

Today is all yours to explore this tropical hideaway. Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the pristine sands of Cable Beach or wander through Chinatown and shop for pearls.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Broome Free Time

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Broome - Fitzroy Crossing

Tour the city of Broome this morning before travelling on to Geikie Gorge for a scenic cruise on tranquil waters bordered by the gorge’s towering limestone walls. Watch for freshwater crocodiles, fruit-bats and wallabies, then continue your journey east to Fitzroy Crossing.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Fitzroy - 1 Night

Geikie Gorge
Accommodation:
Fitzroy River Lodge is located in the heart of the Kimberley. Situated on the banks of the mighty Fitzroy River, Fitzroy River Lodge offers a wide range of accommodation to suit all travellers. At the Fitzroy River Lodge you can relax on fifty acres of natural bush with shady trees and landscaped gardens.
Fitzroy River Lodge

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Fitzroy Crossing - Halls Creek

As you move on today through stunning landscapes, you’ll visit an art gallery with a chance to meet Indigenous artists. Continue to Halls Creek, a town rich in both Aboriginal and European history and culture.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Halls Creek - 1 Night

Halls Creek
Accommodation:
The Kimberley Hotel is conveniently located adjacent to the local airport and approximately 500 metres from the town centre. It offers stylish Kimberley accommodation and boasts the largest motel units in the region so if you like a little breathing space within your accommodation you won’t be disappointed.
Kimberley Hotel

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Halls Creek - Emma Gorge

Today join a local Indigenous guide for a tour of the famous Argyle Diamond Mine, the world’s largest source of coloured diamonds. Travel on to Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve (weather permitting) to see vast flocks of egrets, herons, ibis, magpie geese and perhaps even a jabiru or lurking crocodile. In the afternoon, continue to your safari style tented cabin nestled in an oasis of native pandanus and palms in the El Questro Wilderness Park.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Emma Gorge - 2 nights

Chamberlain Gorge
Tented cabins allow you to stay in The Kimberley in style, while still remaining close to nature, in complete harmony with the surrounding landscape. The raised roofs of the tented cabins allow tropical sounds and scents to filter in as you drift off to sleep. And the canvas outer can be rolled up in parts, to assist the flow of a natural breeze through the cabins. All Tented Cabins have their own private en suite bathroom facilities.
Emma Gorge Resort - Tented Cabins

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El Questro Wilderness Par

Awake to the calls of native birds, then cruise on Chamberlain Gorge, an immense waterhole fringed by soaring escarpments. Your afternoon is at leisure or you may choose to hike to Emma Gorge. 

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Swimming Hole

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Emma Gorge - Kununurra

This morning, travel on to Kununurra, the food bowl of WA. Take a guided tour of an Ord River rum distillery, and visit the historic Durack Homestead, built in 1895. Later, cruise along the Ord River, a permanent waterway that supports an abundance of native birds, marsupials, and amphibians. Experience a magical sunset over the water before your arrival in Kununurra.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Kimberley - 2 Nights

Ord River
Accommodation:
The Kimberley Grande’s guest rooms reflect the Kimberley’s sense of space and the character of an Australian outback homestead whilst boasting contemporary style and comfort. Featuring cool polished concrete floors graced by cattle hides, artwork by prominent indigenous and regional artists, an abundance of natural light and wide verandahs, the mix of colours and textures in all rooms creates a calm and restful atmosphere.
The Kimberley Grande

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Bungle Bungle Range

Today you may choose to take an optional experience early-morning scenic flight over the spectacular beehive-shaped towers of the Bungle Bungle Range or a full-day 4WD tour of the Bungle Bungles. If you don’t choose one of these, you’ll tour Kununurra, a hub for agriculture, tourism, and mining. Dine this evening on locally-grown produce at a privately hosted Be My Guest dinner in the heart of Kununurra’s sandalwood plantations.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Be My Guest Dinner

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Bungle Bungle Range

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 Kununurra - Katherine

Witness the dramatic transformation of the landscape today as you journey to the north-east across vast pastoral leases and Aboriginal homelands into the river floodplains and grasslands of the Northern Territory’s stunning Top End. Later on, you’ll meet Tom Curtain during his entertaining show at the Katherine Outback Experience.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Katherine - 1 Night

Katherine
The Paraway Motel is within walking distance to the town centre. Set in tropical gardens with a shaded pool, Paraway Motel is a great place to relax while on holiday or traveling for work.
Paraway Motel

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Katherine Gorge Cruise - Darwin

This morning, cruise spectacular Katherine Gorge and learn about its traditional owners, the Jawoyn people. Then travel the Stuart Highway to Darwin and take a city sights tour before joining your Travel Director for a Farewell Dinner at a waterfront restaurant.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner

Accommodation: Darwin - 1 Night

Katherine Gorge
Located in the heart of the vibrant Darwin Waterfront, Vibe Hotel features contemporary rooms with free WiFi and a lovely wave pool, just steps from shops and nightlife. With fresh and exciting décor in each room, Vibe Hotel provides a unique setting for your stay at Darwin Waterfront. Each of the rooms is well-furnished and offers a spacious bathroom, while some feature views of the beautiful harbor.
Vibe Hotel

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Farewell from Darwin

Say farewell to your fellow travellers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Croc

Tour Inclusions

Highlights

  • Indigenous culture at Yanchep National Park
  • Walk amongst the mystical Pinnacles
  • Discover WA’s famous wildflowers (seasonal)
  • Get up close to the dolphins at Monkey Mia
  • Cruise on Coral Bay in Ningaloo National Park
  • Tour Rio Tinto's awesome Tom Price iron ore mine
  • Hike to the waterfalls at Karijini National Park
  • Spectacular Cable Beach Sunsets from your hotel
  • Cruise on Geikie Gorge
  • Visit an art gallery and view Indigenous artwork
  • Stay in permanent Safari Tents at Emma Gorge
  • Chamberlain Gorge Cruise
  • Thrilling Ord River boat ride
  • Dinner at Kununurra Sandalwood Factory
  • Visit to Hoochery Distillery for rum tasting
  • See the Katherine Outback Experience show
  • Cruise on Katherine Gorge with an Indigenous guide
  • Included Choice Experiences in Monkey Mia

What’s included

  • Quality accommodation
  •  Travel by luxury coach
  •  Experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide

Dining

  • 20 Full buffet breakfasts
  • 15 Dinners with wine
  •  2 Lunches
  •  1 Be My Guest dinner
  •  1 Farewell Dinner

fitness Requirements

  • Moderate level of fitness required for most walks
  •  Walking on uneven surfaces is required to complete the walks, though there are alternate options available
  •  A good level of fitness is required to complete the Emma Gorge Walk
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What Jess says about this tour: The Kimberley, Pilbara and Karijini are remote wilderness environments that really make for a once in a lifetime travel opportunity. Join other like minded travellers and pack in the most amazing experiences.
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