2028 Kimberley Solar Eclipse Cruise

Be picked up by private bus from your Broome hotel location or the Airport at 3-3.15pm, before setting sail out of Cable Beach at approximately 4.30pm.
Once on board you will have the opportunity to meet your fellow guests and friendly crew, be shown your accommodation and taken through our safety procedures. Whilst the skipper steams out of Broome, relax with a drink and nibbles overlooking a view of the famous cable beach, the gateway to the Kimberley.

*Please note the itinerary shown is the Broome to Hunter River direction.
For guests departing Hunter River cruising to Broome the itinerary is reversed.
(On day one, guests will be picked up by private bus from your Broome accommodation at 5.30am and transferred to the airstrip to board the plane. After a 2 hour plane flight over the coastline, helicopters will meet you at the Mitchell Plateau and fly through the Mitchell Falls to meet the awaiting vessel at Naturalists Island/Hunter River).

Wake up to the delights of Yampi Sound. Start your day with breakfast, then depending on tide, board one of our custom built tenders to collect black lip oysters, or fish the headlands or creeks. Lunch will be served while the vessel moves through the Koolan channel. We will continue via Dugong Bay into Talbot Bay where you can experience the thrill of the amazing Horizontal Falls. After enjoying a sumptuous evening meal enjoy a restful night under the Kimberley night sky.

Awaken to the aroma of fresh coffee and breakfast being prepared by your chef. Sit back and enjoy the beautiful steam through Raft point into Doubtful Bay, the gateway to many waterways each with their own unique landscape and swimming holes. Spend the day pursuing your choice of activities fishing, mud crabbing or exploring the many fresh water swimming holes the Kimberley keeps secret.

Learn more about Doubtful Bay.

Depart Red Cone Creek early in the day and enjoy a short steam to nearby Montgomery Reef. Once anchored, enjoy a scenic tour as the reef rises out of the ocean and water cascades into the channel. Then, have the choice to fish the run-offs or just take the opportunity to photograph a special part of the Kimberley.

Learn more about Montgomery Reef.

Wake up to Deception Bay on the low tide where we will have the opportunity to fish and gather some Black Tip Kimberley Oysters. Once the tide has risen, the crew will escort you for a refreshing swim at one of the many fresh water swimming holes. MV Diversity then departs Deception Bay steaming north to the mighty Prince Regent River.

This morning we awake in the St George Basin, ready to take the tenders up Spit Fire Creek for the opportunity to catch the prized Barramundi. Once the tide has risen we’ll steam up to King Cascades where your skipper will manoeuvre the boat under the powerful waterfall. You will also have the opportunity to swim and hike the surrounding areas. MV Diversity then steams back to Camp Creek for the night.

Learn more about King Cascade Waterfall.

Once you’ve enjoyed your chef-prepared breakfast, we’ll head out for the opportunity to fish the river for Fingermark and Mangrove Jack, or enjoy a leisurely explore of the Aboriginal Art work of the area. On the high tide our crew will take the tenders up to Camp Creek for you to enjoy a freshwater swim and shower under the waterfall. Later, MV Diversity will catch the outgoing tide and anchor at Careening Bay. 

Today we go ashore to view the Mermaid Boab Tree and learn about the rich history of the area. MV Diversity will then steam via Hunter River to Perosis Creek, for the option to fish or explore the surrounding areas. Tonight we celebrate our final night with a beach bonfire on Naturalists Island before enjoying one final dinner back on board.

Learn more about the Mermaid Boab Tree.

After breakfast, disembark the vessel at Naturalists Island ready to board a helicopter to fly over Mitchell Falls to the airstrip where you will board a 2 hour scenic flight over the coastline back to Broome. Arrive at your Broome accommodation or Broome airport at approximately 2pm.

For reverse itinerary, guest arriving in Broome will disembark the vessel at approximately 8am in Broome for a transfer by bus back to your accommodation or the airport.