Silver Explorer, ex Darwin to Broome
Cruise Line Silversea Cruises
Ship Silver Explorer
Destination Australia
Nights 10
Departure Date 14 Jul 2022
Description 10 Night Cruise sailing from Darwin to Broome onboard Silver Explorer.

There are many beautiful places on Earth, but none is more beautiful than The Kimberley. Three times the size of England, home to 40,000 people (per kilometre less than anywhere else on Earth), this vast area is home to a huge variety of natural interest. Let our team of experts educate you on the untamed wildlife, complex geology and Aboriginal rock art, so that you can uncover the secrets of this spectacular region.

Highlights of this cruise:

Darwin, Australia
Darwin is Australia's most colorful, and exotic, capital city. Surrounded on three sides by the turquoise waters of the Timor Sea, the streets are lined with tropical flowers and trees. Warm and dry in winter, hot and steamy in summer, it's a relaxed and casual place, as well as a beguiling blend of tropical frontier outpost and Outback hardiness. Thanks to its close proximity to Southeast Asia and its multicultural population it also seems more like Asia than the rest of Australia. Darwin is a city that has always had to fight for its survival.

Matakus Island, Indonesia
Matakus is a small island and part of the Tanimbar archipelago. Matakus is just over two miles in length and less than a mile across. Despite its small size, its proximity to the regional capital city of Saumlaki just to the north ensures that the island is inhabited. The island is surrounded by fine, white-sand beaches and is a marine paradise, with fields of staghorn coral and schools of cardinalfish visible in its crystal clear waters.

Wyndham, Australia
Wyndham is a small settlement with the spirit of a Kimberley outback township. It was established in 1886 with the Halls Creek gold rush and sits on the Cambridge Gulf where several rivers converge. Today Wyndham has a population of roughly 900 people and operates largely as a port exporting cattle, servicing the mining industry and hosting a few small ships. For these vessels Wyndham is a gateway to the breathtaking Bungle Bungle mountain range and the nearby Ord River. The Bungle Bungle Mountains in Purnululu National Park are now a World Heritage Site. In excess of 350 million years have shaped geological formations of giant orange and black striped domes rising out of the ground into a landscape unlike any other. Known to the local Aboriginal people for thousands of years, the Bungles were only discovered by the outside world in the mid-1980s.

King George River
The King George Falls is one of the Kimberley’s most magnificent natural wonders. At 80 meters (260 feet), the thundering spectacle of twin cascades are among the highest in Australia. The river weaves through an amazing landscape of near vertical red rock formations and a parade of wildlife — carnivorous saltwater crocodiles and amazing birdlife, including giant raptors and the Brahminy Kite.

Hunter River Region, Kimberley (Western Australia), Australia
The Hunter River is home to an immense mangrove system surrounded by soaring red sandstone cliffs. Narrow mangrove channels shelter numerous bird species, mudskippers, fiddler crabs and the infamous saltwater crocodile; the most aggressive crocodile species known to man. Naturalist Island at the mouth of the river has a stunning stretch of sandy beach that makes a perfect landing site for small helicopters that can pick up visitors wishing to explore some of the Kimberley’s vast interior. The highlight inland is the famous Mitchell Falls where four tiers of waterfalls plunge into deep pools that flow out into the mighty Mitchell River. The headwaters of the falls are cool and a dip in the fresh water is a welcome reprieve from the heat of the heartland.

Bucaneer Archipelago
Roughly 800 islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago surround and shelter the impressive spread of Yampi Sound (from the aboriginal word for water, “Yampee”). The area was named in 1821 by Captain Phillip Parker King, in commemoration of William Dampier’s visit in 1688. Pearlers began visiting the area in the late 1800s, and more recently mining operators established open-cut mines on Koolan Island on the east side of the Sound. Some of the richest iron ore in the world is extracted here to this day. The coastline of Yampi shows rock layers wildly twisted and contorted into great folds.

Broome (Kimberley), Australia
Roughly 15,000 people live year-round in Broome perched on the edge of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The population swells to over 45,000 during the tourist season as people from all over the world are drawn to the natural splendors of the Dampier Peninsula. Broome is surrounded by lush green mangroves and mudflats along Roebuck Bay, but the interior is dry and rugged like much of the Kimberley coast. The town of Broome started up around a nascent pearling industry that attracted Japanese, Chinese, Malay and Aboriginal divers to the area in an interesting mix of cultures. Chinatown is still the center of town, but nowadays the pearls are produced in modern aquaculture facilities.
Sailing Dates
  • 04 Jul 2021
  • 24 Jul 2021
  • 13 Aug 2021
  • 04 Jun 2022
  • 24 Jun 2022
  • 14 Jul 2022
Prices
Category Twin Per Person Single Per Person
AC - Adventure Suite AU $15,000 Request Price
EC - Explorer Suite AU $15,700 Request Price
VS - View Suite AU $17,000 Request Price
VI - Vista Suite AU $17,800 Request Price
VR - Veranda Suite AU $25,400 Request Price
ME - Medallion Suite AU $30,300 Request Price
SL - Silver Suite AU $32,300 Request Price
G1 - Grand Suite AU $35,800 Request Price
O1 - Owner's Suite AU $39,600 Request Price
Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

DayDateActivityArriveDepart
1 14/07 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia 05:00 PM
2 15/07 At sea    
3 16/07 Matakus Island, Indonesia 06:30 AM 12:00 PM
4 17/07 At sea    
5 18/07 Wyndham, Western Australia 07:00 AM 04:00 PM
6 19/07 King George River, Western Australia
7 20/07 Hunter River, West Australia
8 21/07 Hunter River, West Australia
9 22/07 Buccaneer archipelago, Western Australia
10 23/07 Buccaneer archipelago, Western Australia
11 24/07 Broome, Western Australia 07:30 AM
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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