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From Darwin to Broome Deluxe Safari
Code	AK-WDKB
Duration	14 Days
Tour Price APR 2012 - MAR 2013	$5650 per person Twin Share $1605 Single Supplement
Frequency	JUL 11 13th AUG 11 3rd, 10th, 24th, 31st SEP 11 14th OCT 11 5th APR 12 7th MAY 12 12th, 19th JUN 12 5th, 26th, 30th JUL 12 17th AUG 12 7th, 11th, 28th SEP 12 18th, 22nd Underlined dates are guaranteed departures.
Style	Deluxe Safari
Transport	Premium Coach Touring
Suitability	Open Age
Additions Upgrades	Frequent Traveller Discount: $265
Start	Darwin @ 2 pm
End	Broome after breakfast

“Travel from Darwin to Broome by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows. Tour includes eleven (11) nights accommodation in Twin share centrally located hotels with private facilities PLUS two nights accommodation in tented cabins with en suites.”

Day 1: Arrive Darwin

On arrival in Darwin you will be transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure. Perhaps visit one of the open-air markets held across the city every weekend.

Hotel: Mantra on the Esplanade, Darwin.

Day 2: Kakadu National Park

Travel across the Adelaide River and Marrakai Plains, deep into Kakadu National Park. A wide selection of native wildlife has made this region their home. View Aboriginal art at Nourlangie Rock. At Cooinda, we join a wildlife cruise on Yellow Water Billabong. Visit the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

Hotel: Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn, Jabiru.

Meals: B, L

Day 3: Kakadu - Darwin

This morning view rock art at Ubirr. Join the Guluyambi Cruise along the East Alligator River. We have an Aboriginal guide with us and with the special permission of the local people, we will be able to go ashore in Arnhem Land. Visit the Bowali Visitor Centre before returning to Darwin.

Hotel: Mantra on the Esplanade, Darwin, 2 nights.

Meals: B, L

Day 4: Darwin

Enjoy time at leisure before you join your Tour Director for a sightseeing tour of Darwin. See Parliament House and Fannie Bay Gaol and drive through the Botanic Gardens. Visit the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, which houses stunning permanent collections of Aboriginal art. It is also home to a Cyclone Tracy exhibition, which details the tragic events of the 1974 Christmas Eve cyclone that devastated Darwin. Enjoy a welcome drink and dinner with your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions.

Meals: B, D

Day 5: Katherine Gorge

Bid farewell to the northern capital as we head towards Katherine. Stop at the Adelaide River War Cemetery before we continue past the gold mining town of Pine Creek. In Nitmiluk National Park we cruise through Katherine Gorge.

Hotel: Paraway Motel, Katherine.

Meals: B, D

Day 6: Ord River Cruise

Travel across vast cattle stations into Western Australia. Visit the historic Durack Homestead and learn about this pioneering family. See Lake Argyle, Australia's largest man-made lake. Join an adventure cruise along the Ord River, from Lake Argyle to Kununurra. This permanent water supply has formed wetland areas, which have become a haven for myriads of birds and a variety of marsupials that inhabit the islands in the lake.

Hotel: Country Club Hotel, Kununurra, 2 nights.

Meals: B, D

Day 7: Kununurra

Enjoy a tour of Kununurra, one of the youngest towns in Western Australia which is the hub of local industry for agriculture, tourism and mining in the east Kimberley. See the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and Hidden Valley National Park, which features 300 million year old sandstone cliffs. Admire the views from Kelly's Knob Lookout.

Meals: B, D

Day 8: Parry Lagoon - Wyndham

This morning travel to Parry Lagoon Nature Reserve. See the birdlife of this region and learn about traditional lifestyles. Continue to Wyndham to the 5 Rivers Lookout. Visit Warriu Park to see the Dreamtime Statues before arriving at El Questro Wilderness Park.

Hotel: Emma Gorge Resort, tented cabins with private facilities, El Questro, 2 nights.

Meals: B, D

Day 9: El Questro Wilderness Park

Enjoy a cruise along the Chamberlain Gorge. At Emma Gorge Resort there is time this afternoon to sit by the pool or hike into Emma Gorge for a refreshing swim in the waterhole. Your Tour Director will be able to assist you in booking any options.

Meals: B, D

Day 10: Lirrgarn Argyle Diamond Mine

Visit the Lirrgarn Argyle Diamond Mine, the world's largest diamond mine, which produces one quarter of the world's diamonds annually. A local guide will join us for a behind the scenes look at the diamond mining process. Continue to the town of Halls Creek, situated on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert and at the doorstep to the majestic World Heritage listed Purnululu National Park.

Hotel: Kimberley Hotel, Halls Creek.

Meals: B, L, D

Day 11: Geikie Gorge

Travel through the Kimberley to the remote township of Fitzroy Crossing. This afternoon cruise along spectacular Geikie Gorge, which was formed by the waters of the Fitzroy River tunnelling through the Napier Range. Watch for wildlife as the 30 metre high walls of the gorge tower above us. Be sure to look out for crocodiles and sawfish.

Hotel: Fitzroy River Lodge, Fitzroy Crossing.

Meals: B, L, D

Day 12: Broome

Travel to the port of Derby and see the famous Boab Prison Tree, used by the first police as an overnight holding cell, before continuing to the pearling centre of Broome. See Chinatown and Streeters Jetty where pearling luggers unload their harvest of oysters.

Hotel: Cable Beach Club Resort, Broome, 2 nights.

Meals: B

Day 13: Broome 'Free Time'

Today is at leisure to explore this tropical hideaway. Enjoy a stroll along the 22 kilometres of pristine sand and swim in the turquoise blue water of Cable Beach. Wander through Chinatown or shop for pearls. At the end of the day sit back, relax and watch the spectacular sunset over the Indian Ocean. Or you may like to take a camel ride along Cable Beach.

Meals: B

Day 14: Depart Broome

Your tour concludes this morning after breakfast. You will be transferred to Broome Airport for your onward flight.

Meals: B

Climate

Darwin has an average temperature of 32°C all year, with varying humidity. The tropical summer, from December to March, is considered by many to be the region's most beautiful time of year. The summer rains bring the natural landscape to life and deliver the picturesque storms and sunsets the Northern Territory is renowned for. The dry season, from May to October, has warm, sunny days and cool nights. At the end of the year, the build up, or pre-monsoon season, begins and humidity levels start their rise. The following chart outlines Darwin's monthly climate averages as an indicator for the whole northern region.

Month	Min	Max
JAN-FEB	24C (75F)	31C (88F)
MAR-APR	24C (75F)	32C (90F)
MAY-SEP	21C (69F)	31C (88F)
OCT-DEC	25C (77F)	32C (91F)