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Essence of the Kimberley

9 Days Request Quote
Trip Code: GKBR9
  • Trip Highlights
  • Map & Itinerary
  • Travel & Accommodation

Your Vacation Includes

  • Experiences in 13 destinations
  • Locally inspired dining - a total of 25 meals
  • The services of an expert APT Driver-Guide
  • Stay at APT's exclusive network of Wilderness Lodges
  • Toast the day with a glass of bubbly as the sun sets over the Bungle Bungle Range
  • Soak in the thermal pools of Zebedee Springs, tucked away in a secluded pocket of rainforest

Map & Itinerary

Western Australia Map 2025 GKBR9
Broome Return

Reverse Trip

Designed Exclusively for APT guests

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

These once-in-a-lifetime moments allow you to experience an unforgettable world of exclusive moments, incredible cultures and charming surprises

Depart early this morning toward Derby, and visit the Boab Prison Tree before traversing the Gibb River Road to Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek, where water has carved a large tunnel from the limestone. Later, continue to Fitzroy Crossing.

Stay: Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy River Lodge

Daily :
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

Treasure a special visit to the Yiyili community, admiring Indigenous art at the Laari Gallery before immersing yourself into Gooniyandi culture with a language class.


Travel to Halls Creek, before arriving at Purnululu National Park.

Stay: Two Nights, APT's exclusive Bungle Bungle Wilderness Lodge

Daily :
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
4WD travelling through water in the Kimberleys

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

Toast the day with a glass of bubbly as the sun sets over the Bungle Bungle Range.


Today starts with a walk along Piccaninny Creek, before strolling amidst the renowned beehive-like domes of the Bungle Bungle ranges to reach Cathedral Gorge. You might like to take a helicopter flight over the Bungle Bungle Range (own expense). Tonight, enjoy a special Signature Experience. 

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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Today, enjoy a hike through Echidna Chasm, where you’ll walk between towering gorge walls that reach up to 200 metres in height. Afterward, continue your journey to Kununurra.

Stay: Kununurra Country Club Resort

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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Travel to Lake Argyle and join a wildlife cruise on the mighty Ord River. From a modern shaded vessel, discover the area's ecological system that has developed from the damming of the Ord River at two locations.

Stay: Two Nights, El Questro - Emma Gorge

Daily :
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

Soak in the thermal pools of Zebedee Springs, tucked away in a secluded pocket of rainforest.


This morning hike to Emma Gorge where you'll be rewarded with a swim beneath a towering droplet waterfall. Enjoy lunch at El Questro Station, before relaxing at Zebedee Springs. Enjoy dinner this evening back at Emma Gorge Resort.

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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

At Manning Creek, you’ll enjoy lunch in the shade of Boab trees. Look out for the region’s bird life and enjoy a refreshing swim in the pristine water under paperbarks. Continue to Galvans Gorge, where a short walk leads to a picturesque waterhole, the ideal spot for a refreshing swim.

Stay: Two Nights, APT's exclusive Bell Gorge Wilderness Lodge

Daily :
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Bell Gorge Wilderness Lodge Cabin, Western Australia

Back on the Gibb River Road, travel to Bell Gorge, where spectacular cliffs surround a series of tiered waterholes. Should you be feeling particularly energetic, you may take the opportunity to hike to the lower pool of the gorge and enjoy a relaxing dip below the cascading waterfall.

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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Travel to Derby and visit a local art gallery displaying an array of local indigenous art. Later, return to Broome, where your journey comes to an end.

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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch

My wife and I have traveled the world over many years but the 9 days we spent in the Kimberley with Brownie (and APT) looking after us is as good as anything we have ever done. A rich experience.