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TOUR INCLUDES flight to Sydney, all accommodation, all luxury coach travel, all meals & all entries as per itinerary. Single Supplement $830.

For FULL ACCOMMODATION, 25 meals (including most lunches), cruises, all entries and luxury seat belt equipped 6 star coach travel. Flights over the Bungle Bungles and seaplane flghts to land at the Horizontal Waterfall in the Buccaneer Archipelago with jet boat rides through the falls are optional activities. Child, family and group discounts are available on request.

HIGHLIGHTS Sydney departure flying Qantas to Broome, swim and enjoy champagne at sunset on Cable Beach. Experience all aspects of the pearling process at the incredible Willie Creek Pearl Farms. Travel to Derby for local tours and optional seaplane flights over the Buccaneer Archipelago to land at the Horizontal Waterfall followed by jet boat rides through the falls. Travel the Gibb River Road on our tour into the Devonian NP where you can explore Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge in the King Leopold Ranges. Explore Halls Creek and its gold mining history. Enjoy an exclusive tour of Argyle Diamond Mine. Visit Wyndham’s Five Rivers Lookout and Kununurra. Optional flight over the Ord River Irrigation Scheme, Lake Argyle, Bungle Bungles and Argyle Diamond Mine. Ord River farm tours, sunset cruise and champagne on Lake Argyle. Travel to Fitzroy Crossing for a cruise on beautiful Geikie Gorge. Two nights in Broome, town and pearling lugger tours, shop till you drop, swim and enjoy champagne at sunset on Cable Beach. Tour coincides with the Stairway to the Moon phenomenon - experience it from the “best seat in the house” at the 5 star Mangrove Resort. Last minute shopping before your Qantas flight home to Sydney.

DAY 1 | Thurs 22 May 08 | Broome . . . the magic of Broome! You will be met at Sydney Airport by your Tour Director, who will accompany you on your Qantas flight to Broome. Upon arrival we take a quick tour of Broome’s Jap Town before we have a leisurely lunch. Then we book into our luxury hotel, which overlooks the turquoise waters of Roebuck Bay, we visit Cable Beach (22 kms of white sand and clear tropical water) - the perfect spot to relax, swim and to enjoy champagne and Australia’s best sunset. Then back to the Mangrove Hotel for dinner over looking the bay and you’ll have the best seats in the house for the incredible “Stairway to the Moon” phenomenon. (B,L,D)

DAY 2 | Fri 23 May 08 | Broome . . . pearls, diamonds and fun! Today you do the tourist bit with free time to wander through Chinatown, the original commercial centre of Broome, once a bustling hub of pearl sheds, billiard saloons, entertainment houses and Chinese eateries. It is now the home to some of the world’s fi nest Pearl Showrooms. Explore the Courthouse, Tourist Centre, and the Shell House of Guy Street, which will captivate you with its myriad of different shells and fi ne jewellery on display. Your hotel is just a short walk to the hub of Broome, so shop till you drop or just enjoy the tranquillity of the pools at the Mangrove Resort. (B,D)

DAY 3 | Sat 24 May 08 | Fitzroy Crossing . . . secrets of Pearling revealed! We are picked up from our hotel and taken to the Willie Creek Pearling farm where all aspects of the pearling industry are professionally explained and demonstrated to us. There will be an opportunity to purchase special pearls before a sumptuous lunch. Then we travel to the settlement of Fitzroy Crossing and our stay at the Fitzroy Crossing Lodge. (B,L,D)

DAY 4 | Sun 25 May 08 | Kununurra . . . where the Durack’s landed! Today we travel through Halls Creek and Turkey Creek to Wyndham. We inspect this once famous town and the Cambridge Gulf from the Five Rivers Lookout Then it’s on to Kununurra for our two night stay at the Lakeside Resort. (B,L,D)

DAY 5 | Mon 26 May 08 | Kununurra . . . the mighty Ord River! Kununurra is a modern town and the centre for the mighty Ord River Irrigation Scheme. We explore the town and environs including the view from Kelly’s Knob. We have optional fl ights over the Argyle Dam, the Ord River on to the Bungle Bungles and returning via the Argyle Diamond Mines. The flights take approximately two and a half hours and will afford you one of the best views of the magnificent Kimberley you’ll ever have. Alternatively you may like a shorter flight (35 mins) over the Ord Scheme (the Packsaddle and Ivanhoe Plains Irrigation Areas), the Carr Boyd Ranges, the Argyle Dam wall and Lake Argyle. With so many options available this will be a free lunch day after which we will meet again to be taken on a tour of the Ord River Scheme, visiting tropical agricultural farms producing a variety of products such as sugar, melons and special flower crops. To finalise our visit we will be taken on a fabulous Sunset Cruise of Lake Argyle to see the diverse wildlife that inhabits the shores at dusk. Hand feed fish and freshwater crocodiles (if you’re game) and meet a family of Euros who have lived on a small island since Lake Argyle was filled in 1974. We enjoy champagne, drinks and nibblies as a beautiful sunset unfolds. What a day! You’ll sleep well tonight. (B,L,D)

DAY 6 | Tues 27 May 08 | Halls Creek . . . diamonds, a girl’s best friend! Today, we travel through Turkey Creek to begin our exclusive tour of the giant Argyle Diamond Mine. You’ll be amazed at the scale of the operation, and will have an opportunity to buy some ‘stones’ if you so desire before enjoying a fabulous lunch. Then we head south to Halls Creek and a visit the China Wall before our overnight stay at the Halls Creek Best Western Motel. (B,L,D)

DAY 7 | Wed 28 May 08 | Derby . . . exploring the Kimberley! This morning we travel to Brooking Springs at the entrance to Geikie Gorge National Park for our mid morning cruise back into history, on Geikie Gorge. The walls of the Gorge are embedded with fossils (part of a 350 million year old Devonian Reef) and the fresh water life includes sharks, stingrays, crocodiles and swordfi sh that have adapted to the fresh water. Cruise the Gorge that inspires photographers and artists from all over the world. Then it’s on to Derby and our stay at the King Sound Resort. (B,L,D)

DAY 8 | Thurs 29 May 08 | Derby . . . a thousand islands! We rise early and depart for Derby for special seaplane flights (optional) to land at the Horizontal Waterfall in the Buccaneer Archipelago. Here we transfer to a Sharkcat boat to speed through the falls once or twice! Wow! Adrenalin Plus! Our flights are limited to 10 at a time, so as we wait for our flight we can explore Derby, a unique place with its giant Boab trees (believed to be 500-1,000 years old) and fascinating Jetty that hosts the highest tides in the Southern Hemisphere (with king tides rising as high as 12 metres). Visit Wharfingers House Museum, or just relax. What a great day it’ll be! This afternoon we enjoy the great pool and facilities at the King Sound Resort. (B,L,D)

DAY 9 | Fri 30 May 08 | Derby . . . into the wilds of the Kimberley! Today we board our special bus, in which we will explore the Devonian National Park in the King Leopold Ranges. On past limestone ridges, remnants of ancient coral reefs of unmatched grandeur, to spectacular Windjana Gorge with its limestone cliffs rising to 100 metres. These massive ancient coral reef structures were formed 600 million years ago and rise majestically from the flat plains. Then we travel to Tunnel Creek, where we have the chance to explore, and, for the adventurous, either walk or swim through Tunnel Creek, a tunnel carved by erosion through the Napier Range. Then back on the tar and back to the King Sound Resort and a special “Surf and Turf” night and a well deserved rest.

DAY 10 | Sat 31 May 08 . . . having to leave Paradise! Alas, we bid farewell to this magic place as we board a Qantas flight to Sydney. (B,L,D)

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