HIGHLIGHTS
Sydney and Melbourne departure flying Qantas direct to Broome, swim and enjoy champagne at sunset on Cable Beach. Two nights in Broome, town and pearling luggers tours, shop till you drop. Travel to Derby for optional seaplane flights over the Buccaneer Archipelago to land at the Horizontal Waterfall followed by jet boat rides through the falls. Optional tour to travel the Gibb River Road to explore Tunnel Creek and beautiful Windjana Gorge which is part of the Devonian NP in the King Leopold Ranges. Travel to Fitzroy Crossing for a cruise on beautiful Geikie Gorge. Explore Halls Creek and its gold mining history. Enjoy an exclusive tour of Argyle Diamond Mine. Visit Wyndham’s Five Rivers Lookout and experience El Questro on our optional tour into “a million acres of wilderness”. Explore all aspects of Kununurra. Optional flight over the Ord River Irrigation Scheme, Lake Argyle, Bungle Bungles and Argyle Diamond Mine. Ord River farm tours, sunset cruise on Lake Argyle. Travel east visiting Timber Creek and Victoria River to Katherine. Travel to Adelaide River War Cemetery and on to Darwin for our Qantas flight home to Sydney.

DAY 1 | Tues 22 June 2010 | Broome ... the magic of Broome!
You will be met at Sydney Airport by your Tour Director, who will accompany you on your Qantas flight, direct to Broome. Upon arrival we explore aspects of the vibrant history of this special place visiting the Japanese Cemetery, Gantheaume Point and the old Jap Town. After 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. Overnight at the 5 star Mangrove Hotel Resort right on the waterfront – luxury plus! (B,L,D)

DAY 2 | Wed 23 June 2010 | Broome ... pearls, diamonds & history!
Today we 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 finest 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 fine jewellery on display. Your hotel is just a short walk to the hub of Broome so shop till you drop or just enjoy the warmth and ambiance that is Broome. (B,D)

DAY 3 | Thurs 24 June 2010 | 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 jetboat 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 500-1000 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,D)

DAY 4 | Fri 25 June 2010 | Derby ... down the Gibb River Road!
Today we transfer to our special bus on an optional tour in which we 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. We return along the Gibb River Road to Derby for our stay at the King Sound Resort. (B,L,D)

DAY 5 | Sat 26 June 2010 | Halls Creek ... a Geikie Gorge Cruise!
This morning, after a sumptuous breakfast, we set off from Fitzroy Crossing for our 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 water life includes sharks, stingrays, crocodiles and swordfish that have adapted to the fresh water. Cruise the Gorge that inspires photographers and artists from all over the world. Then on to Halls Creek for our overnight stay and the Halls Creek Best Western Motel. (B,L,D)

DAY 6 | Sun 27 June 2010 | Kununurra ... 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 travel north to Kununurra for our stay at the beautiful Lakeside Resort. (B,L,D)

DAY 7 | Mon 28 June 2010 | Lake Argyle ... 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 flights 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. Alternately 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 such 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,D)

DAY 8 | Tues 29 June 2010 | Katherine ... the strength in us all!
This morning we travel east along the Victoria Highway into the Northern Territory to Timber Creek. We pass the turnoff to Bullo River Station, the home of Sara Henderson, the well-known author of “From Strength to Strength”. We follow the mighty Victoria River for a number of kilometres to Gregory’s Tree, in Gregory National Park. The park was named after Augustus Charles Gregory, a West Australian Surveyor who explored the Victoria River and environs during 1855-56. Through Victoria River Crossing to Katherine for our stay at the Knotts Crossing Resort. (B,L,D)

DAY 9 | Wed 30 June 2010 ... fly away home; back to the cold!
We travel north along the Stuart Highway to Adelaide River for morning tea and time to reflect at the War Cemetery for victims of the Japanese bombing of Darwin. Then on to Darwin for our afternoon Qantas flight home to Sydney and back to winter, longing for some more Kimberley Magic. (B,L,D)