Spectacular Bungle Bungle

Day 1: Arrive Broome
On arrival in Broome you will be transferred to your hotel. The afternoon is at leisure. Enjoy a welcome drink with your Tour Director this evening. (D)
Hotel: Cable Beach Club Resort, Broome, 2 nights

Day 2: Broome 'Free Time'
Today is at leisure to explore this tropical hideaway. Wander through Chinatown or shop for pearls. At the end of the day sit back, relax and watch the spectacular sunset over the Indian Ocean. Or you may like to take a camel ride along Cable Beach. Ask your Tour Director for details. (B)

Day 3: Fitzroy Crossing
Travel to the port of Derby, situated on the edge of King Sound. Visit the famous Boab Prison Tree, used by the first police as an overnight holding cell. Travel through some of Australia's biggest pastoral properties, to the remote township of Fitzroy Crossing. (B,D)
Hotel: Fitzroy River Lodge, Fitzroy Crossing

Day 4: Geikie Gorge
This morning cruise through Geikie Gorge, formed by the waters of the Fitzroy River tunnelling through the Napier Range. Watch for wildlife as the 30 metre high walls of the gorge tower above us. Be sure to look out for crocodiles and sawfish, fruit bats and wallabies. Travel to Halls Creek, situated on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert. This afternoon you'll have the opportunity to meet and talk with some local indigenous artists. (B,L,D)
Hotel: Kimberley Hotel, Halls Creek

Day 5: Bungle Bungle
Today you will turn off the highway and transfer to the locally based 4WD vehicles for the trip into Purnululu National Park, home to some of Australia's most unique vegetation and geology. This afternoon tour into the southern side of the National Park and visit beautiful Cathedral Gorge, set as a natural amphitheatre offering amazing acoustics. You will also view the Beehives which are synonymous with the Bungle Bungle. The constant erosion and river movements have formed the huge black and orange striped domes over the last 20 million years. Although used extensively by the Aboriginal people during the wet season, when plant and animal life was abundant, few Europeans knew of their existence until the mid-1980's. (B,L,D)
Hotel: Bungle Bungle Bush Camp, tented cabins with shared semi-en suite facilities

Day 6: Echidna Chasm - El Questro
This morning you will have an easy paced walk into the stunning Echidna Chasm, a truly beautiful destination surrounded by towering Livistona Palms. Travel back to the main highway and rejoin the coach for the journey to El Questro Wilderness Park. A million acres in size, El Questro is located on the eastern perimeter of the Kimberley and extends for approximately 80 kilometres into the heart of the region. Brimming with natural wonders including magnificent mountain ranges, rivers, gorges, thermal springs and vast stretches of spinifex plain, it is truly one of the world's few remaining wild frontiers. (B,L,D)
Hotel: Emma Gorge Resort, tented cabins with private facilities, El Questro, 2 nights

Day 7: El Questro Wilderness Park
This morning cruise through Chamberlain Gorge, a three-kilometre fresh waterhole abounded by tropical vegetation and 60 metre tall escarpments. At Emma Gorge Resort there is the opportunity for a hike into picturesque Emma Gorge. (B,D)

Day 8: Kununurra
Rejoin the Gibb River Road before heading to Parry Lagoon Nature Reserve. See the birdlife of this region. Continue to Wyndham to the 5 Rivers Lookout. Visit Warriu Park to see the Dreamtime Statues and rock art mural. This afternoon visit the historic Durack Homestead which was faithfully reconstructed to become a pioneer museum. Then cruise along the Ord River from Lake Argyle to Kununurra. Learn all about the unique sandalwood industry from soil to oil when you visit the Sandalwood Factory at Mount Romance. Tonight You are invited by the Dessert family to dinner at the Hoochery Rum Distillery. (B,D)
Hotel: Kimberley Grande, Kununurra

Day 9: Katherine
Cross vast cattle stations en route to Katherine in the Northern Territory. (B,D)
Hotel: Paraway Motel, Katherine

Day 10: Katherine Gorge
Join the local guide on an early morning cruise through Katherine Gorge. You have the opportunity to see wildlife and prolific birdlife. Cruise through the gorge takes us past sheer sandstone walls and all manner of flora and fauna. Make a short stop at the Adelaide River War Cemetery, a site dedicated to those killed in the air-raids in Darwin in the 1940's. On arrival in Darwin, you'll enjoy an orientation tour of this tropical city, including Parliament House and the Botanic Gardens. (B,D)
Hotel: The Vibe, Darwin

Day 11: Depart Darwin
Your tour concludes this morning.You will be transferred to Darwin Airport to connect with your onward flight. (B)