Kimberley Coast Cruising, featuring Kimberley Wilderness 4WD Adventures
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El Questro, Gorges & Purnululu with Coastal Cruise 22 Day Small Group 4WD Adventure & Cruise U PE P T SA R O VE C $1 O ,4 U 0 PL 0 E * Oceanic Discoverer | Coral Princess Absorb the beauty of the Kimberley coast aboard your luxurious ship The rugged Kimberley landscape is a remote and magical place littered with awe-inspiring Aboriginal art, tumbling falls, stunning geological features and spectacular rivers. Traverse the Gibb River Road before exploring the glittering coast aboard your choice of luxury vessel on an exhilarating journey that you will remember forever. 20 Day 1. Broome. Arrive in Broome and be transferred to your hotel. Enjoy your day at leisure to explore this fascinating place. Broome suffered numerous attacks by the Japanese during World War II, and there are a number of remarkable and poignant sites to visit in this historic pearl diving town. Marvel at the sites of ancient plant fossils and dinosaur footprints, dating back to the early Cretaceous period. Stay: Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa, Broome. Day 2. Boab Prison Tree, Gibb River Road, Tunnel Creek, Windjana Gorge. Your day starts with a visit to the fascinating Boab Prison Tree. Believed to be more than 1,500 years old and measuring an incredible 14 metres in diameter, this remarkable tree was once used by early police patrols as a standing point for prisoners as they walked to Derby. Today, the hollow tree is a registered Aboriginal site of great cultural significance. Continue your journey along the Gibb River Road, a remote 660 kilometre outback highway stretching between Broome and Kununurra. The Gibb traverses the wild heart of the Kimberley and careens past spectacular landscapes of intensely coloured ranges, dramatic gorges, lush rock pools and spectacular waterfalls. Turn off the Gibb River Road to the extraordinary Tunnel Creek, a 750 metre-long natural tunnel carved through the Napier Range. With torch in hand, wade through the cool waters that fill the tunnel and emerge on the other side to the sight of a tranquil and stunning oasis. Continue on to Windjana Gorge, where sheer cliffs tower above glistening white sands. Admire the ancient marine fossils embedded in the gorge walls and scour the banks for a glimpse of the freshwater crocodiles that laze on the shores of the Lennard River. Two Night Stay: EXCLUSIVE! Bell Gorge Wilderness Lodge. BLD