Tour Type: Premium Escorted
Duration: 15 Days
Tour Starts In: Karratha
Tour Finishes In: Darwin
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from: AU $5845 pp
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Travel from Karratha to Darwin on this 15 day fully inclusive escorted coach holiday staying at the beachfront Cable Beach Resort, Emma Gorge Resort. Soak in thermal waters at El Questro, cruise Geikie Gorge, Catherine Gorge and the Ord River. Tour a diamond mine and share Aboriginal culture. Spot crocodiles at breathtaking Windjana Gorge. If you can this is a great way to see one of the last outposts of the world in true style. Tour Inclusions:
- Freedom of Choice Touring & Freedom to Dine Around
- Full Buffet Breakfasts (14) (B)
- Lunches (2) (L)
- Hotel Dinners (11) (D)
- Full trained Tour Director and Driver/Guide
- Guaranteed Mercedes-Benz coaches
- $AU 5million Consumer Protection Guarantee
- Free travel kit including stylish travel bag, luggage labels, ticket wallet, personalised itinerary & touring information
- Airport Transfers
Tour Highlights:
- Travel through the Pilbara region of Western Australia
- View the stunning geological wonders of Hamersley Gorge
- Visit the historic mining town of Port Hedland
- Relax at Cable Beach Club Resort
- Discover the beauty of Windjana Gorge
- Cruise through ancient Geikie Gorge
- Tour the Lirrgarn Argyle Diamond Mine
- Experience the outback at El Questro
- Join a town tour of Kununurra with a local guide
- Cruise the Ord River to see native wildlife
- Stay two nights at the luxurious Cable Beach Club Resort
- Stay two nights in El Questro Wilderness Park at Emma Gorge Resort in comfortable tented cabins with ensuites
- Kununurra Country Club Resort
- Indulge at Cable Beach Club at our Dine Around Dinner
- Breakfast Cruise on Katherine Gorge in the Northern Territory
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Karratha, Welcome Dinner
Arrive in historic Karratha in the heart of the Pilbara region and transfer to your hotel. Tonight meet your crew and fellow travellers at your Welcome Dinner. Stay: Karratha International (D) |
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Millstream-Chichester National Park
Tour this oasis of palms, lilies and ferns, and perhaps see some of the unique birds that frequent the area. View the stunning geological wonders of Hamersley Gorge with its natural pool and colourful rock layering. Stay: Tom Price, Windawarri Lodge (B/L/D) |
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Karijini Gorges, Guided Mine Tour
Discover Karijini National Park and its rugged gorges. Stop at Dale and Fortescue falls as well as Oxer Lookout for awe-inspiring views. At Newman, tour Mt Whaleback Iron Ore Mine. Stay: Newman, Seasons Hotel (B/D) |
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Marble Bar, Port Hedland
Visit Marble Bar, renowned as one of the hottest places in Australia and featured in the Guinness Book of Records for reaching temperatures over 40 degrees for 160 consecutive days. Tour the mining town of Port Hedland on the west coast. Stay: Port Hedland, All Seasons (B/D) |
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Sandy Desert, Broome
Skirt the Great Sandy Desert and Eighty-Mile Beach to Broome. Tour the sights of this pearling town, then relax at the luxurious resort. Stay: Broome, Cable Beach Club Resort, right on famous Cable Beach. (2 nights) (B) |
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Broome, Freedom of Choice, Ocean Sunset, Dine Around Dinner
With Freedom of Choice Touring today perhaps choose a sunset camel ride, tour the Pearl Lugger museum or experience an adventurous hovercraft flight. Enjoy a Cable Beach sunset and our Dine Around Dinner. (B/D) |
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Boab Prison Tree, Windjana Gorge
Today head to Derby and see the famous Boab Prison Tree, which functioned as a prison for Aboriginals towards the end of the 19th century. Visit incredible Windjana Gorge, and see marine fossils embedded in the sheer limestone walls that millions of years ago formed part of a coral reef. Travel to Fitzroy River. Stay: Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy River Lodge (B/D) |
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Geikie Gorge Cruise with Ranger
Join a guided cruise with a park ranger along the majestic waters of the Fitzroy River, which winds between the towering 30 metre-high cliffs of Geikie Gorge. Watch for wildlife, such as crocodiles, sawfish, fruit bats, wallabies and many varieties of bird. Stay: Halls Creek, Kimberley Hotel (B/D) |
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Lirrgarn Argyle Diamond Mine, El Questro
Take a guided tour of the Lirrgarn Argyle Diamond Mine, one of the world’s largest, and see rare pink diamonds on display. Travel the Gibb River Road to El Questro Wilderness Park in the Kimberley. Stay: El Questro, Emma Gorge Resort, tented cabins with ensuite bathrooms. (2 nights) (B/L/D)
Additional Cost Option: El Questro Homestead Upgrade. Stay two nights at this luxurious homestead, with gourmet meals, drinks and most activities included. This upgrade replaces accommodation at Emma Gorge Resort above. $POA |
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El Questro, Freedom of Choice Touring
Explore the wilderness park today with our Freedom of Choice options. Perhaps take a cruise through Chamberlain Gorge, relax surrounded by nature with a picnic hamper at Emma Gorge Resort or join a Bush Tucker and Historical Tour. This afternoon, journey to Zebedee Springs and take a short walk through the lush vegetation or maybe soak in the hot natural pools. Alternatively the adventurous may want to walk to Emma Gorge to see the droplet waterfall. |
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Wyndham, Kununurra
Early this morning you may choose to take a self-guided birdwatching walk. Then later, travel to Wyndham and visit the Five Rivers Lookout for amazing views of the Cambridge Gulf – have your camera ready for some spectacular photos! Then continue to Kununurra. Stay: Kununurra Country Club Resort (2 nights) (B/D)
Bungle Bungle Tour PLUS Overnight Experience: Take a scenic flight into Purnululu National Park and on arrival travel in a 4WD to the northern side of the Bungle Bungle Range. Take what is considered one of Australia’s best walks into Echidna Chasm, then enjoy a picnic lunch. You then travel to the other side of the range for a walk into Cathedral Gorge and along Piccaninny Creek. Tonight relax with canapés and drinks and watch the sun put on a magnificent show as it sets over the horizon. Stay overnight at the award-winning Bungle Bungle Wilderness Lodge and fly out the next morning to rejoin the main tour group. Conditions apply. $POA |
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Kununurra
Spend the morning at leisure in Kununurra, situated in the Mirima Hidden Valley National Park. Take a tour of the town with a local guide in the afternoon. (B) |
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Ord River Wildlife Cruise
Cruise the Ord River and watch for the region’s wildlife. See Lake Argyle, the largest man-made lake in the Southern Hemisphere. Later cross the Northern Territory border and head to Katherine. Stay: Katherine, Knotts Crossing Resort (B) |
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Katherine Gorge Breakfast Cruise, Adelaide River, Darwin
Take a guided breakfast cruise along Katherine Gorge, in Nitmiluk National Park. Later, travel to the town of Adelaide River and visit the Australian war cemetery. Tonight in Darwin, enjoy a Farewell Dinner. Stay: Darwin, Novotel Atrium Hotel (B/D) |
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Darwin
Take a morning tour of Darwin, including the lush Botanic Gardens. Your tour concludes with a transfer to the airport. (B) |
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Tour Prices
All tour prices are per person, twin share. |
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EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL OFFER*
Exclusive Sale! Save $AU 150 per person off the brochure price!
Valid for bookings made with Relaxing Journeys between 1 July 2010 and 31 July 2010
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Tour Discounts & Supplements:
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AU $1,780 |
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AU $50 |
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20% |
| Triple Discount: |
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