Red Dirt, Blue Water 🧡 💙 Broome & The Kimberley 🇦🇺

A journey to Broome and through the Kimberley, in Australia’s far North West, is a trip of a lifetime. Call it cliched, but how can it not be when you witness unique sights and attractions? Like taking a boat trip across one of the world’s only horizontal waterfalls? Or sightseeing the incredible striped domed rock formations in the Bungle Bungle Ranges? This is an extraordinary Australian holiday experience, and we’ve got all the tips to help you plan your Broome and Kimberley adventures. Often referred to as Australia’s last frontier, the Kimberley is wild, remote, vast, and spectacular. This is not your average holiday but a destination where a true Australian wilderness adventure awaits. Witness fascinating geological wonders, ancient cultural sites, and nature at its finest - and almost all you’ll have to yourself. Broome, gateway to the Kimberley, has a range of appealing attractions that kickstart your northern Western Australia getaway. Broome is accessible on a 4.5-hour nonstop flight from Melbourne twice weekly; with stopovers, you can reach Broome daily. One of Broome’s highlights is Cable Beach, Western Australia’s most famous landmark and often classed as one of the world’s best beaches. Its squeaky white sand, sparkling turquoise waters, epic sunsets, and red-duned trails through Minyirr Park impress. A popular Cable Beach activity is taking a sunset camel ride. You’ll also want to head to the southern end of Cable Beach, to Gantheaume Point, to see the 130-million-year-old dinosaur footprint fossils, visible at low tide. While you may never have heard of the snubfin dolphin, you won’t want to pass up the chance to see them on a dolphin-watching cruise. These rare round-nosed dolphins are the only resident snubfins in the world, calling Roebuck Bay home. Bottlenose dolphins may also make an appearance. According to David Attenborough, the Horizontal Falls are "Australia’s most unusual natural wonder". In a country like ours, this is a significant statement. Located 255 kilometres from Broome, the Horizontal Falls have the unusual phenomenon of fast-moving tides gushing through narrow gorges in the Buccaneer Archipelago. The speed of the water, matched with the narrowness of the gorge gap, makes the water reach more than 10 metres, with the tide also changing direction daily. Take a speedboat road through Garaanngaddim (the Horizontal Falls), where you can feel, as much as see, the effect of this phenomenon as you ride the tide. A scenic flight over the falls is equally as wondrous. To stand in awe of the incredible tiger-striped beehive-shaped rock formations in the 360-million-year-old Bungle Bungle Range is truly astounding. The Bungle Bungles are in the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park, around 900 kilometres inland from Broome. While only brought into the public eye in the 1980s, this area has been inhabited by the Gija and Kara people for over 20,000 years. The Bungle Bungle Range is in the southern end of the Purnululu and is enjoyable to explore on foot, navigating the narrow chasms, striking gorges, and orange-and-black striped domes up close. Not only are the Bungle Bungles a natural phenomenon, but they are also culturally and spiritually significant to the traditional owners. While you can self-drive through the Bungle Bungles and Purnululu, a guided tour led by an indigenous guide will deeply enrich your experience. You can also access tours from Kununurra or Broome. Other landmarks to include in your Purnululu explorations include the natural acoustics of Cathedral Gorge, a hike through the dramatic Echidna Chasm with its Livistonia palms, and Kungakaylani Lookout at sunset. If you’re a keen hiker, the creek bed walk along Picaninny Gorge will appeal. To maximise your time, experience, and the best of the park’s night sky, choose one of the accommodation offerings close to the Bungle Bungles. Read more: https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/travel/australia/kimberley-broome-western-australia-travel-guide.html RACV Members save more on amazing travel experiences in Broome & The Kimberley 🔎 RACV Travel & Experiences For more information: 🔎 https://www.racv.com.au 📱 Call us on 13 72 28 for general enquiries Subscribe to our newsletter: 📩 https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/subscribe.html Follow us: https://www.youtube.com/racvofficial https://www.facebook.com/racv https://www.instagram.com/racvofficial https://www.linkedin.com/company/racv #racv #racvnewsandlifestyle #racvtravelandexperiences #travel #westernaustralia #australia #broome #kimberley #travelguide