Private Perth to Broome Tour – 10 Days
Pinnacles | Kalbarri Skywalk | Monkey Mia | Wooramel Station | Ningaloo Reef | Exmouth | Onslow | Karratha | Roebourne | Point Samson | Port Hedland | Broome
Tour departures 2021
14 June 21
While in Broome consider our Broome to the Dampier Peninsular 3 Day Tour
Visit Beagle Bay, Cape Leveque, Cygnet Bay with a two night stay at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm
Tour Highlights
- Pinnacles Nambung National Park.
- Visit HMAS Sydney Memorial Geraldton.
- Turquoise beaches and soaring cliffs.
- Kalbarri Skywalk Murchison Gorges.
- Shark Bay World Heritage Park – Stromatolites, Shell Beach, Eagle Point, Monkey Mia Dolphins.
- 3 Hour Dolphin Cruise.
- Wooramel Station Artesian Bore Baths
- OTC Satellite Earth Station.
- Snorkeling at iconic Turquoise Bay.
- Pristine Ningaloo Reef
- Cape Range National Park.
- Yardie Creek Cruise.
- Point Samson
- Cossack
- Roebourne Historic buildings
- Carnarvon where central desert reaches to ocean.
- Ancient Aboriginal Rock Art.
- Spinifex Hills Studios.
- View the North-West Shelf Gas Plant.
- Eighty Mile Beach.
Tour Price & Inclusions
Tour Price
$11,673.00 per person Double/Twin Share
$13,394.00 Single
Inclusions
Personalised Small Group Touring with a maximum of 4 Passengers
Accommodation
- Kalbarri Edge Resort,
- Monkey Mia Resort,
- Wooramel Riverside Retreat, Wooramel Station
- Carnarvon Best Western,
- Mantaray l Ningaloo Resort Exmouth (two nights),
- Onslow Beach Resort,
- Karratha The Ranges,
- Port Hedland Esplanade.
- Cable Beach Club Broome
Meals
- Breakfasts – cooked or continental.
- Light lunches, which can include, local café, packed lunches, picnic, roadhouse fare.
- Dinner
National Park entry fees
- Nambung National Park (Pinnacles Desert)
- Kalbarri National Park
- Shark Bay World Heritage National Park (Monkey Mia)
- Cape Range National Park (Ningaloo Reef and Exmouth)
Cruise/Tour fees
- Monkey Mia three hour Cruise
- Wooramel Station Tour
- Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum
- OTC Satellite Earth Station
- Yardie Creek Cruise
Day 1 – Perth to Kalbarri
Pinnacles, Geraldton, Kalbarri
Departing Perth, we travel north to the Pinnacles Desert to view the spectacular sight of thousands of limestone pillars that resemble an ancient ruin. Following the scenic Indian Ocean Drive, we break for lunch at the popular seaside town of Dongara.
From here, we make our way up the coast to Geraldton. This bustling town is the commercial centre for the Mid-West region, exporting Iron Ore, Mineral Sands, Wheat, Barley and Western Australian Rock Lobster. Whilst in Geraldton we visit the beautifully designed HMAS Sydney Memorial, which features a silver dome of 645 seagulls to represent the loss of HMAS Sydney sailors. We also stop at the St Francis Xavier Cathedral which was built in stages from 1914 to its eventual opening in 1938. The Byzantine style architecture of this cathedral is one of Monsignor John Hawes’ greatest masterpieces.
Still, in Geraldton, we explore the Yamaji Art Centre which is Aboriginal owned and operated and provides professional services to support and develop Aboriginal artists living in the Lower Murchison region of Yamaji Country. On our way out of this region, we will visit Northampton, one of the oldest settlements outside Perth today, classified by the National Trust as a Historic Town.
We will see stunning coastal gorges and magnificent scenery on our drive further up the coast, including Hutt Lagoon and the vivid pink Salt Lake where beta-carotene is harvested for commercial use, and Pot Alley.
We arrive into Kalbarri in the late afternoon. Accommodation: Edge Resort Kalbarri.
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Accommodation: Edge Resort Kalbarri
Day 2 – Kalbarri to Shark Bay Monkey Mia
Kalbarri National Park, The Loop, Nature’s Window, Stromatolites, Shell Beach
Kalbarri is nestled at the Murchison River mouth and surrounded by stunning coastline, soaring river gorges and protected bays. Today, we will visit the amazing Kalbarri National Park for spectacular views of the Murchison River Gorges to see The Loop and Nature’s Window; a natural rock arch that frames the upstream views.
From here we will journey to the Shark Bay World Heritage Area and marvel at the astonishing world-class natural attractions in the region. Shark Bay is well known for its white beaches, turquoise waters and rust-red sand dunes. It is primarily renowned for both its terrestrial and marine life. It is nature at its most pure.
Next stop is Hamelin Pool to view Stromatolites, which are one of the earliest forms of life to evolve on our planet. Living fossils, part of the earth’s evolutionary history. Further up we will visit Shell Beach which is home to billions of tiny Cardiid Cockle; the 60 km stretch of beach is covered to a depth of some seven to ten metres. A stop at Eagle Bluff will give you a scenic view over the coast; you might be lucky enough to spot Lemon Sharks, Stingrays, Turtles or Dugongs.
Before dinner go for a walk along the beach to see the Dolphins or go for a refreshing swim.
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Accommodation: Monkey Mia Resort
Day 3 – Monkey Mia to Wooramel Station
Monkey Mia Cruise, Denham, Wooramel
This morning, on day three of our Perth to Broome tour, experience a very special breakfast whilst watching the dolphins come in close to the shore. After breakfast walk to the beach to see dolphin feeding and hear all about their lives in Shark Bay.
Join a three-hour boat cruise to see the dolphins in their natural environment and other wonderful sea creatures of the Shark Bay area, including dugongs, turtles, stingrays, lemon sharks, nervous sharks and sponge dolphins.
After lunch, we head further north to Wooramel Riverside Retreat at Wooramel Station just south of Carnarvon.
Wooramel Station is a family owned working cattle, sheep, goat and outback station stay. The property occupies an area of 1430 square kilometres with 60 kilometres of coastline frontage to the Indian Ocean, backing onto the Shark Bay World Heritage area. There is much to do and see here.
This afternoon enjoy one of the highlights at Wooramel River Retreat is definitely experiencing the naturally heated therapeutic artesian bore baths.
The water is approximately 33 degrees with a high mineral content that is reputed to have soothing effects on tired muscles.
Go for a walk along the Wooramel River bank among the river gums take you binoculars this area is highly regarded for the bird life.
This evening enjoy a camp oven dinner to share with other people also staying at the retreat. One of the community highlights.
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Accommodation: Wooramel Riverside Retreat, Wooramel Station
Day 4 – Wooramel Station to Carnarvon
Carnarvon, Space and Technology Museum, Charles Knife Gorge, Exmouth
This morning we will take a self drive tour on part of the station to get a taste of station life on our 70km self drive 4WD Station Tour. The track takes us out to the coastline where you can see the mouth of the river the 100 year old shearing shed that crosses over the highway and heads east along a windmill track before meandering back to the homestead along the river.
After lunch on to Carnarvon where the outback meets the coast. A regional hub that provides essential services to the surrounding areas. The township lies at the mouth of the Gascoyne River and supports an extensive horticultural and fishing industries.
We visit the Carnarvon One Mile Jetty Heritage Precinct. The One Mile Jetty was built in 1897 and was the first port in Australia to transport commercial livestock by sea on a regular basis. State ships stopped in Carnarvon on average twice a week until they ceased operations in 1966.
This evening enjoy by a picnic dinner of local fresh Fish and Chips watching the sunset.
Accommodation: Carnarvon Best Western Motel
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Day 5 – Carnarvon to Exmouth
Carnarvon, Space and Technology Museum, Charles Knife Gorge, Exmouth
Carnarvon is a diverse and laidback town where the outback meets the coast. It is recognised as a food bowl region, well known for its bananas, mangos, and luscious seafood. There is a rich indigenous culture, as well as stations producing wool and cattle.
This morning visit the Carnarvon One Mile Jetty Heritage Precinct. The One Mile Jetty was built in 1897 and was the first port in Australia to transport commercial live stock by sea on a regular basis. State ships stopped in Carnarvon on average twice a week until they ceased operations in 1966
We visit Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum, Carnarvon Tracking Station and the OTC Satellite Earth Station. The station was built to support NASA’s Gemini, Apollo and Skylab programs. This is Carnarvon’s newest and highly rated tourist attraction; great fun for the kids, and the adults will learn all about how Carnarvon’s played its part in the space race.
Continue to Coral Bay for lunch and enjoy a swim or snorkel over the coral just of the beach.
On the way to Exmouth visit the Charles Knife Gorge for fabulous views of Exmouth Gulf. Enjoy a drive on the top of Cape Range with deep gullies and gorges dropping away below us. We end the day at the historical Wapet Oil Well No. 3 site before arriving into Exmouth for the evening.
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Accommodation: Mantaray Ningaloo Resort Exmouth
Day 6 – Exmouth
Cape Range National Park, Yardie Creek, Turquoise Bay,
Swim with the Whale Sharks (optional in season)
We will spend today enjoying all the highlights of Exmouth, including a drive along the Indian Ocean Ningaloo Reef side of Cape Range National Park to visit scenic sights.
Join a cruise at Yardie Creek. View the stunning gorges, unique flora and fauna, aboriginal history and the beautiful natural environment.
After a picnic lunch, we head off to swim and snorkel at the famous Turquoise Bay. Drift over the colourful coral and see fish, rays and turtles.
Accommodation: Mantaray Ningaloo Resort Exmouth
Day 7 – Exmouth to Onslow
Ashburton Shire, Old Goods Shed Museum, Old Town Onslow
After an early breakfast, we travel to Onslow.
Today’s highlights include the ever-changing landscape which is characteristic of the Ashburton outback station countryside, a visit to the Nanutarra Roadhouse and Station which was established in 1879,
Onslow the oldest town in the Ashburton Shire, with a colourful history including pearl lugging and devastation by cyclone and Japanese bombing in World War II.
As we are approaching Onslow there are thousands of acres of tall rich red brown termite mounds and and closer to the coast salt lakes some of which are being harvested for commercial salt and chemicals
Since the establishment of Onslow Salt’s ponds, many species of bird and wildlife have been attracted to the area and you may see pelicans, cormorants, wading birds, sea eagles, as well as kangaroos, emus and wild turkeys during our visit.
Visit old Goods Shed Museum, see what life was like for the pioneers who settled the old town which was gazetted in 1883, and moved to its present site in 1925. At the old town see the ruins of the old jail and courthouse, wander around the old town.
Our overnight accommodation is overlooking Beadon Bay.
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Accommodation: Onslow Beach Resort Onslow
Day 8 – Onslow to Karratha
Red Dog Memorial, Dampier Rock Art Precinct, Dampier, Hearson’s Cove
This morning as we travel to Karratha we will be touring through Station country, iron ore mining, natural gas parallel with the coast on our left to the distance.
Karratha, a modern town, was developed in the 1960’s to accommodate the processing and exportation workforce of the Hamersley Iron Mining Company and, in the 1980s, the petroleum and liquefied natural gas operations of the North-West Shelf Venture. The name Karratha comes from the cattle station from which land was reclaimed and in the local Aboriginal language means ‘good country’ or ‘soft earth’.
Today we explore the region surrounding Karratha, including the famous Red Dog Memorial and the Dampier Rock Art Precinct.
This region comprises the 42 islands and islets of the Dampier Archipelago (including the Burrup Peninsula) and contains the highest concentration of rock ‘carvings’ in the world, dated between 6,000 and 20,000 years.
We will visit Hearson’s Cove, one of Western Australia’s prettiest beaches. Be sure to have your swimming costume handy as this is a beautiful spot to swim.
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Accommodation: The Range Karratha
Day 9 – Karratha to Port Hedland
Karratha, Roebourne, Cossack, Point Samson, Port Hedland
Roebourne
The first ever town to be established between Geraldton and Darwin. Roebourne holds the proud title of the oldest surviving town in the North West. The early architecture has been lovingly restored.
Visit the Old Roebourne Gaol, now the museum and art gallery, picture convict and colonial life in 19th century Roebourne, when it was regarded as the capital of the North West.
It used to be a gold rush town Roebourne’s name honours John Septimus Roe, the first Surveyor General of Western Australia.
We visit the Roebourne Art Group.The Pilbara’s distinguished indigenous are centre featuring contemporary Australian Aboriginal art.
Cossack
Once the North West’s first pastoral, gold rush and pearling port. Today Cossack is a living ghost town with fine National Trust listed bluestone architecture.
After the migration of the pearling industry to Broome, the end of the gold rush and the opening of Point Samson jetty, the town was dissolved in 1910 and abandoned by 1950.
Cossack hosts the annual Cossack Art Award in July. Recognised as the most isolated acquisitive art exhibition in the world, and the richest award of its kind in Australia. We take a walk around the town to relive former times.
Point Samson
In contrast to the peaceful seaside town of today, it had a very active history as a deep water port, handling the third largest annual tonnage in WA. The port of Point Samson and its deep water jetty were built in 1902/03 to service Roebourne, the then boom town of Wittenoom and the developing community of Wickham. Point Samson is reknown for its fish and chips. Time for lunch.
This afternoon travel on to Port Hedland our overnight stay.
Our last stop of the day is at the Spinifex Hills Studios, which is home to the Spinifex Hill Artists (SHA). This group are Port Hedland’s only professional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artist collective. You will be able to talk to the artists and maybe buy a painting to take home as a memento of your Western Australian adventure.
Accommodation: Esplanade Hotel Port Hedland
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Day 10 – Port Hedland to Broome
Eighty Mile Beach, Cable Beach Club, Broome
On our last day, we travel from Port Hedland to Broome. Along the way see vast stretches of the open landscape as the highway skirts the Great Sandy Desert. Keep an eye out for raptors, brolgas, bustards, willy-willy’s, wallaby’s, and of course the unspoiled coastline which is never far away.
We will stop for lunch at Eighty Mile Beach, which is the longest uninterrupted beach in Western Australia.
At Broome, we tour the township before checking into our fabulous accommodation at Cable Beach Club enjoy a sunset drink watching the camels on Cable Beach and our final dinner together.
Tour ends. You may wish to stay on in Broome or have Kimberley cruises to meet.
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While in Broome consider our Broome to the Dampier Peninsular 3 Day Tour
Visit Beagle Bay, Cape Leveque, Cygnet Bay with a two night stay at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm
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ACCOMMODATION
- Kalbarri Edge Resort,
- Monkey Mia Resort,
- Carnarvon Best Western,
- Mantaray l Ningaloo Resort Exmouth (two nights),
- Onslow Beach Resort,
- Karratha The Ranges,
- Karijini Eco Retreat,( eco glamping)
- Port Hedland Esplanade.
- Cable Beach Club Broome
MEALS
- Breakfasts – cooked or continental.
- Light lunches, which can include, local café, packed lunches, picnic, roadhouse fare.
- Dinner
ENTRY FEES
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Nambung National Park (Pinnacles Desert)
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Kalbarri National Park
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Shark Bay World Heritage National Park (Monkey Mia)
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Cape Range National Park (Ningaloo Reef and Exmouth)
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Karijini National Park
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Millstream – Chichester National Park
CRUISE/TOUR FEES
- Monkey Mia three hour Cruise
- Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum
- OTC Satellite Earth Station
- Yardie Creek Cruise
VEHICLE
- Private small group touring
- Current Model Luxury 4WD Land Rover Discover
- Seven Seater with a maximum of 4 passengers for all our extended tours
Timing
RETURN Arrive in Broome 4:30PM
Perth to Broome Tour – 10 days
Testimonials
Private, very personal touring in style!
Sylvia was the perfect tour leader, guide, driver, historian, wildflower expert etc all rolled into one. By the end of our 12 days together Sylvia also was our friend. She was passionate and knowledgeable, had a great sense of humour and we felt we had much in common.
Great private tours
Sylvia, the owner of Luxury Outback Tours, is passionate about her business and loves showing off the beauties of Western Australia. We took 2 tours with LOT; one to Wave Rock and one to the Pinnacles. Both were well-orchestrated.
A Week of Wows!
Hi Sylvia, Kay and I would like to thankyou so much for our recent wildflower trip with you for 6 days. We saw everything and more. A very special time for us all. Everything from itinerary and accommodation was wonderful. Recommend to all we meet. Safe travels!
Terrific visit to the Pinnacles Desert
If you’re looking to take a day to visit some of WA outside of Perth, you can’t go wrong with Sylvia and Luxury Outback Tours’ trip to the unearthly Pinnacles. Our trip was a treat from start to finish, not least because Sylvia herself is outgoing, cheerful, and filled with knowledge about the region’s history, flora, and fauna. On the journeys she knew where to alert us to look for emus and pointed out many of the region’s most beautiful and bizarre plants and trees. We highly recommend Sylvia and her company for this trip and any other she might offer.
Fantastic Five Day Tour
Hi Sylvia, I must apologise for my long silence. I would like to write and say how much we enjoyed our time away with you last year. Your passion and knowledge of all the places that we went made the trip really special. I have particularly fond memories of all the flowers that we spotted – I knew that the WA flowers had a great reputation but I was unprepared for the colour and variety of them, and it was so exciting to see so many of them. You have an amazing skill in finding them. I would thoroughly recommend your tours to anyone. Your good humour, excellent preparation and knowledge, and experience meant that Peter and I had a fabulous holiday, enjoying all the places and sights that you had organised. You made everything so easy! … All the people that we met on your tour were so passionately engaged in what they were doing ,and in encouraging us to understand their passions, that all the places that we went are still vivid in my thoughts…. Again I would like to say how very special your tour was, and how very much we enjoyed all the things that we did.
Best wishes,
Judy (and Peter!) Buckley
12 Day Wildflower Tour
Sylvia organized a wildflower tour for 22 horticulturists from the West Coast of the United States three weeks ago. We couldn’t have been happier. All the details, including transportation, food and accommodation were taken care of and all we had to think of were the glories of the wildflowers as we wandered from Perth to Moora to Bremmer Bay to Busselton and back to Perth. It was so comfortable and carefree that we wish we could come back next year and do the whole trip over again. Sylvia is highly experienced and so responsive that anyone joining her tours would feel confident of having the best time.
Way To Go!
From the time we met the competent assured and friendly Sylvia we knew this would be a great trip – a real adventure from Perth to Broome for six friends from the East. Stops for Adventure and meals were well considered by our knowledgeable guide and sufficiently frequent to keep us all happy. The WA coast is of course a splendid adventure and when we dipped inland to savour the red rock chasms and spinifex of the Pilbara and Karijini we were impressed! Highlights of the journey were thoughtfully organised – Wooleen Station – Kalbarri – Monkey Mia – Ningaloo and WhaleSharks and spectacular chasms and rock pools. Sylvia knowledgeably directed our attention to items she had found were of interest to us such as birds and plants and our lists grew longer. Thanks Sylvia for a brilliant experience. Visited June 2015