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2021
KIMBERLEY CRUISE
TOUR
WWW.MAHERTOURS.CO.NZ
Creating memories through travel for over 40 years Kimberley Cruise Tour 2021 • 1
KIMBERLEY CRUISE TOUR
Tour Length: 16 Days Tour Departs: 27 June 2021 Tour Ends: 12 July 2021
OVERVIEW: HIGHLIGHTS TOUR COSTS PER
TOUR COSTS INCLUDE:
We are very excited to offer this new tour to a region • Cruise on the elegant and luxurious PERSON • Economy Class air travel from Auckland, Wellington,
that is one of the most remote and beautiful in all of Ponant Le Soleal 2 Deluxe Stateroom - Share Twin or and Christchurch.
Australia. Cruising the Kimberley really is a special Double Room | NZD $16,500 • Prepaid airport/government/airline/ security charges
• Darwin for 2 nights
experience, and June is the time to be there. Saltwater Supplement for Single Room | NZD and taxes (as at 01/12/2020)
crocodiles, mangroves, waterfalls and amazing • Kakadu National Park for 1 night and • First Class hotel accommodation for city stays
$9,000
sunsets. the Yellow Water Billabong Cruise • Meals as indicated in the itinerary – B= Breakfast,
• Cable Beach Resort in Broome for 2 Prestige Stateroom - Share Twin or L=Lunch, D=Dinner
PONANT LE SOLEAL 2 Double Room - | NZD $17,600 • Sightseeing and entrance fees as indicated in the
nights
itinerary
An elegant appearance and refined Supplement for Single Room |
NZD $10,100 • Tips and gratuities to local guides and on cruise.
interior design combine with cutting-edge • Deluxe air-conditioned coach transportation
technology to offer a new type of cruising: • Baggage handling of one suitcase per person
adventure in a luxury setting. With only • Services of a Maher Tours Leader
264 guests and 140 crew the service is • Services of a Maher Tours Leader
impeccable.
TOUR COSTS EXCLUDE:
There is an open bar on board included,
room service, entertainment, and subject • Meals and sightseeing not specifically mentioned in
to availability at time of your booking the itinerary
include either: flight over the Bungle • Travel insurance (assistance and advice offered)
Bungles, El Questro Experience, or an Ord • Items of a personal nature such as room service,
River Cruise. telephone calls, laundry etc.
To register for this tour please contact us on 0800 500 518 or
tours@mahertours.co.nz
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DAY TO DAY ITINERARY
Day 1 which will hopefully present us with fantastic
New Zealand – Darwin views of a fiery sunset.
We commence the tour with a flight to Darwin Day 3
from Auckland. On arrival, we are transferred to Darwin – Kakadu National Park (B,L,D)
our city hotel for a 2-night stay.
Today, we are up early to get started on a day
Day 2 you will long remember. Covering an area
Darwin (B,D) of almost 20,000 square kilometres, World
Heritage listed Kakadu National Park offers
After our late arrival last night, we relax this one of the most diverse landscapes you will
morning. Our afternoon sightseeing tour is ever experience with mangrove fringed coastal
a perfect introduction to Darwin. We see the areas, expansive flood plains, lowland hills,
Chinese Temple and the lush Botanic Gardens open woodland, and forest habitats. Be amazed
and tour the historic sights of the city including at the population of wildlife in the water, on stories of the traditional owners ranging from Day 5
the East Point Military precinct, an area rich in the land and in the air. Highlights of the day personal stories to “bush tucker”; Nourlangie Pulau Meatimiarang Indonesia (B,L,D)
World War II memorabilia. We see the Stokes include: The Yellow Water Billabong Cruise, which provided shelter to indigenous people
Hill Wharf area and the Mooring Basin. There home to thousands of saltwater crocodiles and for many thousands of years and where the Enjoy a leisurely day at sea to take advantage of
is also time available to explore the Museum up to 60 species of colourful birdlife; after lunch rock art illustrates their deep spiritual culture. the luxurious onboard services or enjoy a cool
and Art Gallery. Tonight, we get together for at Cooinda, Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural There is even an opportunity for a spectacular drink by the pool. Enjoy time to reflect on your
our welcome dinner cruise on Darwin Harbour Centre where artefacts and videos illustrate scenic flight (additional cost) over the Arnhem experiences or share photographs with fellow
Land Escarpment. We overnight at Kakadu. guests. Our expedition team will be offering an
enrichment programme focusing on Australia,
Day 4 it’s history and flora and fauna. Perhaps take
Kakadu National Park – Darwin (B,D) the opportunity to be out on deck sunbathing
or sampling culinary specialties prepared by
After a big day yesterday, we have a leisurely the Chef and Galley Team.
departure from our hotel in Kakadu, before
returning to Darwin and joining our cruise ship, Our stopover at Pulau Meatimiarang is for
Le Soleal 2. technical clearance purposes only. There is no
opportunity for guests to go ashore.
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Day 6 of weathering of the ancient Warton sandstone.
Wyndham (B,L,D) The colours and textures of the gorge change
with the light as we travel further up the river
Wyndham is the northernmost town in creating a continual changing scenery that is
Western Australia and in many ways is the simply stunning. The journey culminates at the
gateway to the Kimberley. It is surrounded by King George twin falls; the highest single drop
some of the most spectacular landforms, rivers falls in the whole of the Kimberley (80 m or 260
and wetlands in the Kimberley. There is the ft). Fed by wet season run-off the level of water
opportunity to a flight over the Bungle Bungles cascading over the falls varies from year to year.
today (additional cost). Our Expedition Team will escort us in either
the Zodiacs or ships tenders to the foot of the
Day 7 twin falls and explain all about the stunning
King George River (B,L,D) geological formations of the canyon.
Day 8 some fascinating rock formations, to the site of
The journey up the King George River is
Vansittart Bay (B,L,D) the Gwion Gwion art galleries.
nothing short of breath-taking. The 80-metre-
high sides of the gorge display varying degrees
Jar Island contains ancient rock art galleries Day 9
depicting the Gwion Gwion style unique to Swift Bay (B,L,D)
the Kimberley region. Mainly neglected by, or
unknown to, the early European researchers of The Bonaparte Archipelago is a stunningly
Aboriginal culture in the Kimberley in favour rugged maze of islands stretching almost
of the dominant and more dramatic Wandjina 150 km along Western Australia’s remote
art, Gwion Gwion art has in recent years gained Kimberley coast. Its colour and scale conspire
world prominence. It is generally thought that to take ones’ breath away. Its distant location
this art may extend back to over 30,000 years has meant it has remained an unspoilt and
before our time and represents the first wave of remarkably pristine location to explore and
seagoing colonisers of the Australian continent. experience. Phillip Parker King named “Swift’s
As it is, these are the oldest detailed depiction bay” after Jonathon Swift (1667-1745) the
of human figures in the world. You can join our author of Gulliver’s travels. The ‘T’ shaped bay
Expedition Team ashore for a short walk, past is composed of heavily fractured sandstone
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photographer’s paradise. With a tidal range by Sir David Attenborough as “One of the
exceeding 14 metres, recorded near Yule greatest wonders of the natural world.” Hidden
entrance at the southern end of the bay, they in the many caves and grottos of this ancient
are among the largest in the world. This landscape are a multitude of ancient Rock
massive daily movement of water creates Art galleries. Here you can find spectacular
unique phenomena that occur nowhere else examples of the Wandjina and Gwion Gwion
in the world. Nestled in the centre of the Bay is styles.
Montgomery Reef, the world’s largest inshore
reef system. As the tide falls a raging torrent of NB: As we are at the mercy of weather and
water cascades off the top of the reef, creating tide conditions in this region, the activities
turbulent ‘rivers’ and mini waterfalls. At the mentioned above are only possible
Southern end of the Bay, Talbot Bay is home experiences and can’t be guaranteed.
providing an abundance of rock shelters. On known as “Kampamantiya” rises over 200
to the world’s only ’Horizontal Falls’ described
the walls of these shelters are examples of metres high before giving way to extensive
both Wandjina and Gwion style rock art. Our mud banks and mangrove forests home to
Expedition Team will take us ashore for a numerous bird species and the iconic saltwater
guided walk to a number of rock art galleries crocodile. Our expert Expedition Team will
depicting these unique rock art styles. share their knowledge with us as we explore
this pristine mangrove environment by Zodiac,
Day 10 keeping a constant lookout for wildlife. There
Hunter River (B,L,D) is also the opportunity to reach the Mitchell
Falls by helicopter from Naturalist Island beach,
Arguably one of the most scenic parts of the should you wish (additional cost).
Kimberley coast, Prince Frederick Harbour
and the Hunter River are lined with ancient Day 11 and 12
rainforest pockets, pristine mangroves, and Collier Bay (B,L,D)
mosaic sandstone cliffs. They are considered to
be some of the most pristine mangrove forests Lying to the east of the Buccaneer archipelago,
in the world, containing up to 18 different the ancient landscapes of Collier Bay have
species, supporting a rich and diverse fauna. been shaped by the massive tidal movements
The sandstone escarpment at the river mouth, the region is renowned for, creating a
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the Outback meets the tropics. This morning we
tour the historic features of this former pearling
capital. See Chinatown and Streeters Jetty where
pearlers unloaded their harvest. Cable Beach
Resort, our home for the next two nights is the
perfect place to see the sun setting over the
Indian Ocean.
Day 15
Broome (B,D)
A day to relax today and the enjoy the warmth
before heading home. Our final dinner together
this evening.
Day 16
Broome - Auckland (B)
Day 13 Egrets, Silver Gulls, Crested, Bridled and Lesser We head to the airport today to join our flights
Lacepede Islands (B,L,D) Crested Terns, Common Noddies, Pied and back home.
Sooty Oystercatchers. We’ll join our Expedition
The Lacepede Islands are Western Australia’s Team for a guided Zodiac tour to view the NB: Tour members may extend their stay in Aus-
most important breeding habitat for Green prolific wildlife. Due to the sensitive nature of tralia and return at a later date. We are
Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and have been named the environment, landings are prohibited on happy to assist with any additional bookings.
by Bird Life International as an Important the Lacepede Islands.
Bird Area (IBA). The breeding colony of Brown
Boobies is possibly the largest in the world. Day 14
Up to 20,000 Roseate Terns have also been Broome (B)
recorded here. Other birds breeding on the
islands include Masked Boobies, Australian Sadly, we disembark our cruise ship for the last
Pelicans, Lesser Frigatebirds, Eastern Reef time this morning. Broome is a town where
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