10 Night Southern Kimberley Sailing Expedition Cruise and Land Tour from Kununurra

Located 370 kilometers north of Broome and 460 kilometers west of Kununurra, Kuri Bay lies at the heart of the Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park. It was the location of Australia's first cultured pearl farm and is named after the company's first principal, Tokuichi Kuribayashi. Today it is the home of Paspaley, the world's most important producer of cultured pearls. Such is the superior and widely recognized quality of the gems they are in their own category and recognized simply as Paspaley Pearls. Kuri Bay is the ideal location for starting or ending your Kimberley sailing expedition combining a spectacular scenic flight over the Kimberley landscape aboard a Paspaley Grumman Mallard amphibious aircraft between Kuri Bay and Broome or Kununurra.

While there is no standard itinerary, our sailing expedition will feature the iconic destinations of Montgomery Reef and the Horizontal Falls, described by Sir David Attenborough as "one of the greatest wonders of the natural world". Additional destinations that may be visited include the Lacepede Islands, home to the world's largest breeding colony of brown boobies and Western Australia's most important breeding habitat for green turtles. The iconic Cape Leveque, at the tip of the Dampier Peninsula, is best known for its pristine white-sand beaches and golden red sandstone cliffs. The 800 islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago provide an ideal sailing ground to explore. Scattered amongst the islands are secluded white sandy beaches including Silica Bay, historical pearling locations such as Strickland Bay and the Edeline Islands and the remarkable geological scenery of Whirlpool Pass and Nares Point. Further north Collier Bay showcases the massive tides that the region is renowned for at the Horizontal Falls and Montgomery Reef. Here the many outdoor rock art galleries including Wijingarri Bard Bard provide an insight into the remarkable history and culture of Australia's First Nations People. To the east lies Doubtful Bay providing access to multiple river systems, including the Sale River and Red Cone Creek, lined with mangroves, creating the ideal environment to spot crocodiles and an abundance of birdlife. High above the saltwater influence freshwater waterholes provide the ideal locations for cooling off after a day of exploration.

Located in the northwest of the Kimberley region and in the far north of Western Australia, the town of Broome is reputed for its history and its glorious pearling era. The fascinating Chinatown district, which is the historic city centre, and the famous Japanese Cemetery, dates back to 1896, and has a past marked by the immigration of numerous Chinese and Japanese workers, attracted by the prosperous pearl industry at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. Broome is also famous for the "Staircase to the Moon", an optical illusion created by the Moon reflecting on the sand banks at low tide, like a staircase climbing up towards the sky, a unique spectacle provided by nature...