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Cable Beach, Broome

       BROOME &                              BROOME       5                                            THE KIMBERLEY
                                                  Cable Beach
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       THE KIMBERLEY                               Broome Airport
       It’s easy to be captivated by the laidback   Japanese Cemetery  Chinatown  Dampier Creek
       seaside town of Broome. The breathtaking   Chinese Cemetery  4 1  3
       beaches, fascinating history and relaxed   Gantheaume                                       King George Falls
                                               Point
                                                       Minyirr
       atmosphere are major drawcards. Watch          Golf Course
       a Broome sunset from atop a camel,                  Roebuck Bay
       purchase a beautiful pearl and during the   Riddell                   Mitchell Plateau  15  Drysdale River  8
                                               Beach
       full moon witness the natural phenomenon                                              National Park
       of the Staircase to the Moon. Kununurra                                    Mitchell Falls            Mirima
                                                                                   Prince Regent
       boasts clear blue skies, rich red earth and                        Kings Cascade  Nature Reserve  Cockburn Range Wyndham  National
                                                                                                            Park
       rugged vistas. Explore Purnululu National                                                       Kununurra 7
       Park, journey down dirt tracks and revel            Buccaneer Archipelago  Doubtful Bay   Emma Gorge  14  11
                                                                                                              Lake
       in spectacular waterfalls and gorges. Get            Cape Leveque  Horizontal Falls     Chamberlain Gorge  Carr Boyd  Argyle
       a taste for the real Kimberley with a stay       Lombadina       Talbot Bay  Manning Gorge  Gibb Rive r   Rd  Range
       at one of the wilderness lodges dotted                  Dampier          Bell Gorge       Argyle Diamond Mine
                                                                                                   Warmun
       throughout the region.                        Beagle Bay  Peninsula  King Leopold Ranges  Galvans Gorge  (Turkey Creek)  Ord River
                                                                        Conservation Park
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                                                                 Derby  Gibb River Rd  Windjana Gorge    13
       SEE                                       TO ROWLEY                       National Park        (Bungle Bungles)
                                                                                                        Purnululu
                                                  SHOALS
       •  See the tracks of up to seven different dinosaur       Great Northern Hwy  Tunnel Creek  Geikie Gorge  National Park
                                                                           National Park
        species between Gantheaume Point, at the    Broome  •                        National Park
        southern end of Cable Beach, and James     Roebuck Bay 9  Cape Villaret  Fitzroy Crossing  Halls Creek 10  China Wall
        Price Point                                                                      Great N orthern Hwy  Palm Springs
       DO                                                                                              Wolfe Creek Crater
       •  For the ultimate Kimberley adventure, sleep
        overnight at Horizontal Falls onboard the   ATTRACTION
        luxurious Jetwave Pearl (see page 45)  UNSEALED
                                               REGIONAL AIRPORT
       EAT & DRINK
       •  Try a tasting paddle of uniquely Western   BROOME                           HOTELS                   PAGE
        Australian craft beers at Spinifex Brewing Co,   APARTMENTS       PAGE    8    The Berkeley River Lodge, East Kimberley   51

        Cable Beach                           1      Bayside Holiday Apartments   49    9    Eco Beach Wilderness Retreat, Cape Villaret  51
                                              2   Blue Seas Resort         49    10    Kimberley Hotel, Halls Creek   51
       WHAT’S ON                              3   Moonlight Bay Suites     49     7    Kununurra Country Club Resort   52
       Staircase to the Moon, Broome          4   Oaks Broome Hotel        50     7    Discovery Parks – Lake Kununurra   52
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                                                                                     Discovery Resorts – Lake Argyle
       25 to 27 April, 24 to 26 May, 23 to 25 June, 22     5   Oaks Cable Beach Resort   49
       to 24 July, 20 to 22 August, 18 to 20 September,     6   Seashells Broome   50  STATIONS & CAMPS        PAGE

       17 to 19 October, 16 to 17 November  THE KIMBERLEY                         12      Bell Gorge Wilderness Lodge   53
       Kimberley Cup, Broome                    APARTMENTS                PAGE   13    Bungle Bungle Wilderness Lodge   53
       10 August                                                                  14    El Questro – Emma Gorge   54
                                              7   Freshwater East Kimberley Apartments,      14    El Questro Homestead   54
       Shinju Matsuri Festival of the Pearl, Broome      Kununurra         52     14    El Questro – The Station   54
       17 August to 1 September                                                  15    Mitchell Falls Wilderness Lodge   53
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