The West Kimberley Crossing

Plunge deep into the rugged reaches of the Kimberley – with its majestic caves, gorges and king tides 350 million years in the making – on a quickfire outback adventure spanning five days and just over 1,000 kilometres. Sidestep the wet season by planning your visit between May and September. Fly into Broome and surrender to the porcelain-white beaches and luminous waters – a stress-reducing tonic like no other. Dive into an exotic tropical flavours, classy resorts and amazing pearling history, capped-off with an experience you’ll rave about forever – riding a camel on a sunset stroll along Cable Beach. Channel your inner explorer on a four-wheel drive to Derby, dotted with curious boab trees. Here, where the outback meets the sea, celestial bodies engage in a tug-of-war – creating, at almost 12 metres, the largest tides in the Southern Hemisphere. View this tidal phenomenon on a low-flying scenic flight past the Horizontal Falls, surging through craggy gorges. Time up your sleeve? Snorkel the jade waters of the Buccaneer Archipelago’s thousand islands. The legendary Gibb River Road – Australia’s most epic four-wheel-drive adventure – starts in Derby. Witness glass-top lakes, narrow caverns and dramatic fiery-red gorges embedded with ancient reef fossils in Windjana Gorge National Park. Explore the stunning formations carved out by the ancient waters of Dimalurru in the nearby cave network of Tunnel Creek National Park. From the sealed road of Fitzroy Crossing, chart the course of the river to Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park, best explored on an Aboriginal-guided tour by the local Bunuba people. They’ll take you into an astonishing 30 metre deep chasm, resplendent with creatures both real and fossilised. End your adventure with a sensory tour of the Mimbi Caves, with its hidden passageways, canyons and ancient rock-art galleries.