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Operator: Adventure Express Minimum Price: AUD $ 6,950 Fishing, exploring and cruising along the Kimberley coastline for 10 days. This really is a 'Once in a life time' opportunity. MV Diversity II is a 20 metre modern aluminium cruising Cat powered by twin Cummins Diesel Engines. She has two diesel 40 KVA generators with more than enough power for all our needs.Cabins consist of twins and doubles, two with en suites and the rest sharing bathrooms facilities. The MV Diversity II has a modern stainless steel galley and solid oregon dining tables. The MV Diversity II also makes her own fresh water via our on-board desalination unit, her cabins are large, airy and have an abundance of light.The MV Diversity II is large enough to find a quiet spot away from the hustle and bustle or spend time in one of our 3 custom built dinghies guided by our professional crew. You will also find an extensive variety of books, games and movies available for your enjoyment. Satellite phone and fax equipment are available for guest use at competitive prices. Day 1Guests on the MV Diversity II have the choice of perusing the beautiful pearling town of Broome at their leisure and being collected from their accommodation venue by coach or being collected directly from their flight and delivered via the famous Broome Jetty to board our vessel MV Diversity II at approximately 3.30 pm to greet other passengers and the MV Diversity II's crew, once on board you will be shown your accommodation and taken through a safety brief. Whilst the Skipper takes leave of the Broome Jetty a welcome drink and trays of Hors' d'oeuvres will be offered on the back deck offering guests a fantastic view of Gantheaume Point and the famous Cable Beach as the MV Diversity II makes its first steam overnight to our first stop at Yampi Sound. For those who are night owls, the vessel steams North passing the Lacepede Islands, Beagle Bay and Cape Leveque, passing through the awesome King Sound to arrive in Yampi Sound. DAY 2MV Diversity II will drop anchor in one of the many rivers that Yampi Sound keeps hidden, and you will enjoy a cooked breakfast prepared by the on board chef before being escorted to one of the vessels tender boats to experience your first taste of the magnificent Kimberley’s. You can swim in your first Kimberley waterfall, try your luck at catching a fish or just sit back and let the crew of the MV Diversity II show you the awesome and unique scenery with its ever changing colours and moods. Diversity will then sail through the Koolan Island channel passing one of the highest concentrates of Iron Ore in the world, passing by Iron Island where history tells us that Pearl Luggers stopped to collect ballast for their vessels, and into Talbot Bay, this is the site of working Pearl Farms, incredible beauty and the amazing and unforgettable Horizontal Falls. After your evening meal enjoy a drink on one of the three decks that the Diversity has to offer and watch the stars as the Diversity has a short steam North to Raft Point to anchor in the shadow of this ancient sand stone point. Day 3Raft Point is truly an artist’s paradise, with its palate of many exquisite colours and sculptured rock formations. Today will see you taking a short trek up a scenic track that offers views overlooking foam passage and the entrance to Doubtful bay, as you near the top of track you are witness to a the awesome sight of a gallery of Aboriginal Art that have withstood century’s of weather and tells a visual story of an ancient race of water people that lived in the area approximately 1000 years ago. Your crew will be waiting for you with ice cool water and tales to be told. From here the MV Diversity II will steam North to Langii and the petrified warriors, here you will have the opportunity to cool down with a leisurely swim before heading back to the Vessel for your evening meal and time spent discussing your experience with fellow passengers on deck in the balmy Kimberley night while the crew steam further North past Deception Bay and through Kuri Bay where Western Australia’s first commercial Pearl Farm was established and into Camden Harbour before dropping anchor for the night. Day 4Camden Harbour is also known as Heartbreak Harbour in the area, as history recounts the tales of early settlers perishing in the harsh environment, the grave site of Mary Pascoe and the ruins of buildings in the area tells the harsh and heartbreaking story of people not prepared or able to adapt in order to survive in a country as unforgiving as ours. From Camden Harbour you will travel through Treachery Pass where we will stop for a brief interlude and catch a fish for our evening meal, before moving into the Prince Regent River and anchor for the night, amid the majesty of a Kimberley sunset and the brilliance of a star studded sky. Guests may like to take the opportunity to relax and reflect on what they have seen or catch up with either family or business back home via the MV Diversity II's Satellite phone and Fax system. Day 5Depending on what Mother Nature and her Tidal system have in store for you today your crew will either explore the Prince Regent or take you for a walk to another of the Kimberley’s well kept secrets passing white sandy beaches and lily and reed filled water holes to find a stunning waterfall and natural swimming pool safely out of the reach of our scaly crocodilian friends, take the time to enjoy the beauty of this natural phenomenon, take the opportunity to explore, take photos, freshen up with a cool drink provided by the MV Diversity II's crew on arrival or take a swim in the clear waters of the swimming hole. Back on board the MV Diversity II enjoy a sumptuous feast prepared by the on board chef before heading into the Kings Cascade for a shower on the fore deck of the Diversity before choosing between a relaxing day on board, climbing to enjoy the freedom of taking a dip in the scenic surround of a series of freshwater pools or having the crew escort you in one of the tender vessels for a spot of fishing. Day 6Wake up to the aroma of Breakfast cooking and take the time to enjoy it while we steam past Mt Trafalgar and Mt Wellington where you will test your photographic skills on the distinctive landmarks on offer. MV Diversity II will be spending the day making its way to the site of Philip Parker Kings Boab tree where in 1820 he carried the vessel the Mermaid for repairs. Along the way you will be enthralled with the ever changing face of the Kimberley’s, you will be making several stops in order to take a closer look at many sites of interest and do the odd spot of fishing. Take the time to sit on one of the three decks available for you enjoyment and in the company of both new friends and old, enjoy a late afternoon drink amid the backdrop of a stunning Kimberley sunset, while the MV Diversity II makes her way to Deception Bay to anchor for the night and your evening meal. Day 7Today sees us viewing one of the most amazing sites this area of extreme tides produces, Montgomery Reef, watch this ancient and spectacular reef appear out of the blue as the tides drop, watch as water cascades into a channel carved out of the reef by millions of years tidal activity, you have a choice of dropping a line or just enjoying this beautiful and unique place, before enjoying a cool swim in one of our favourite water holes under a never ending waterfall in nearby Red Cove. After your evening meal the MV Diversity II will shift a short distance to a bay named "Three Ways" to anchor for the night. Day 8Today is the day dedicated to the fishermen and fisher women who have been teased and tantalised all week. Today we hunt!! You will fish for Mangrove Jacks, Finger Mark, the occasional suicidal Salmon and of course the Kimberley prize, the elusive Barramundi, as the name of this prolific fishing ground suggests, the Three Ways System has too many secrets to give up in one day but the MV Diversity II's crew will spend the day exploring as much of it as you wish. After your evening meal the Crew of the MV Diversity II will take you on a short steam south to a river system kept a closely guarded secret by those few that know it. Day 9Well like all good adventures, today is the day the MV Diversity II's crew will take you places of untold beauty, of clear cool water holes, of waterfalls that defy you not to take photos, to fish that want to be caught, and we are not going to elaborate on where or how, it is an adventure that you will be telling stories about for many years to come. Day 10
You will wake up and look out your cabin window to a spectacular view of Marridi Creek in Yampi Sound, today will see you collecting fresh black lip oysters and hopefully catching a mud crab for lunch before steaming through Whirlpool passage where you will experience the awesome power of a Kimberley tide, a photo will never do this justice, but the memory of this incredible event will be firmly etched in your memory forever, from here you will visit a small island with a long history of pearling and its beginnings in the region, you will hear bell rock at the entrance of the grave yard, a natural phenomenon this rock over eons of time has worn a hole in the reef, watch it move from side to side. Sadly it is the end of your journey with us, and we head home overnight arriving approximately 7.30am in time to depart MV Diversity II to finish your holiday experience in Broome or catch your flight home.
Whats Included?
Special Departure Dates: Departure dates Wednesday 27th June Monday 9th July Monday 6th August Sunday 7th October Trip Duration: 10 days Departs from: Broome Tour Ends: Broome All Prices: Per Person twin share en-suite cabins $7 500.00 Per person twin share shared ablutions $6 950.00 Send enquiry / Check Availability
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