Embark
Embark the ship in Darwin.
Day 1: Darwin
Arrive in Darwin and board Le Laperouse. Settle into your cabin and explore the onboard amenities as the vessel sets sail this evening and you sit down to your first gourmet dinner.
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Day 2: Pulau Meatimiarang (Technical Stop)
Spend the day at sea calling at Pulau Meatimiarang, Indonesia for a technical stop.
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Day 3: Wyndham
Today the ship arrives in Wyndham, the northernmost town in Western Australia and in many ways the gateway to the Kimberley. It is surrounded by some of the most spectacular landforms, rivers and wetlands in the Kimberley. You may choose from a number of excursions including the opportunity to undertake the remarkable ord river wildlife cruise, a scenic flight over the east Kimberley including the Bungle Bungle Ranges or a day exploring El Questro station including Emma Gorge and Zebedee springs. In addition, a shuttle bus will operate around the small township of Wyndham.
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Day 4: King George River
Spend the day enjoying the natural beauty of Koolama Bay located at the mouth of King George River. The scenery is incredible, particularly so at King George Falls which has a drop of 80 metres.
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Day 5: Vansittart Bay
Arrive at Vansittart Bay, a wonderful protected bay with numerous coves and small islands. Here is one of best places to view Bradshaw painting over 20,000 years old and a famous historical site of WWII. An allied DC3 aircraft lies in the scrub land on the eastern shore.
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Day 6: Hunter River - Mitchell Falls
Today the ship enters the Hunter River to the Mitchell Falls. The landscape is rugged and breathtaking, its coastline is carved by tidal channels and backed with mangrove forests and wetlands. You may be able sight a great variety of birds and salt water crocodiles.
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Day 7: Raft Point - Montgomery Reef
Visit the spectacular Montgomery Reef, located off the Kimberley coast which appears to rise from the sea on a falling tide and encompasses a total area of 400 square kilometres. It is particularly special as the tide goes out revealing hundreds of cascading waterfalls, vast lagoons and mangrove which attracts migratory wading birds, manta rays, sharks and feeding turtles.
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Day 8: Freshwater Cove
Arrive at Freshwater Cove, which boasts vast white beaches, ancient cave paintings and spectacular red rock formations.
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Day 9: Talbot Bay - Horizontal Falls
Arrive at Talbot Bay where you will visit one of the great natural wonders, the Horizontal Falls. The falls are located where the McLarty range breaks approximately 300 metres apart. As seawater builds up on one side of the gaps it creates a waterfall of up to 5 metres in height on a king tide.
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Day 10: Lacepede Islands
Spend the day exploring the Lacepede Islands, a group of four islands lying off the Kimberley coast. The islands are known as important breeding sites for migratory shorebirds.
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Day 11: Broome
After your final breakfast disembark the ship in Broome. You will transferred to Broome Airport.
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Disembark
Disembark the ship in Broome.
Includes
- 10 Nights' accommodation on board Le Laperouse
- Full Board from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the last day
- Mineral water, coffee and wine served with lunch and dinner
- Afternoon tea daily
- 24 hour room service (selected menu)
- Evening gatherings and organised entertainment
- Porterage from the quayside to the ship and vice versa
- English-speaking guest-speaker (when applicable)
- Open Bar (pouring wines, house champagne, alcohol except premium brands...list available upon request)
- Water sports activities (except scuba diving) using the ship’s equipment, when permitted by local authorities and confirmed by ship Master according to safety and sea conditions onsite
- Port Taxes
- Group transfer included from Broome to hotel or airport
Excludes
- International transportation
- Transfers to and from the ship
- Optional excursions
- Optional Spa package to be booked prior your departure
- Visas (where required)
- Personal insurance
- Personal expenses
Sailing dates