Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 08-9192 1172;
www.horizontalfallsadventures.com.au
;
6hr tours from Derby/Broome $695/745)
Flights to
Horizontal Falls include a speedboat ride through the falls. There's also an overnight-stay
option (ex-Derby) for $845.
SCENIC FLIGHTS
Bush Flight
( 08-9193 2680;
www.bushflight.com.au
; flights from $352)
Scenic tours of the Horizontal Waterfalls
and the Buccaneer Archipelago - you can look but not touch.
One Tide Charters
( 08-9193 1358;
www.onetide.com
; 5-12 days $3200-7680)
Offers eco-certified all-inclusive multi-
day 'sea safaris' with overnight camping on remote beaches, a ride through the Horizontal
Waterfalls, mudcrabbing, fishing and freshwater swimming on exotic islands.
CRUISES
Derby Bus Service
(West Kimberley Tours/Windjana Tours; 08-9193 1550;
www.derbybus.com.au
;
day tours $150, camping tours per
day from $200)
The local bus company runs a full-day tour to Windjana Gorge and Tunnel
Creek National Parks, and tailored two- to seven-day Kimberley camping trips.
BUS TOUR, CAMPING
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Festivals & Events
MUSIC, CULTURE
Boab Festival
(
www.derbyboabfestival.org.au
; Jul)
Derby goes off with concerts, mud footy, horse and mud-
crab races, poetry readings, art exhibitions and street parades. Try to catch the Long Table
dinner out on the mudflats.
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Sleeping & Eating
Any decent accommodation is normally full of contract workers. Try the visitor centre,
but if you're heading to/from the Gibb, consider stopping at Birdwood Downs Station
(20km) instead.
There are several takeaways and cafes along Loch and Clarendon Sts.
Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park
CARAVAN PARK
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