14 Day Broome to Perth Camping Safari- Dep 7 Sep 2012

Tour Details

Operator

Heritage 4WD Safari Tours

Destinations

Perth, Broome, Shark Bay, Karijini, Monkey Mia, Pinnacles Desert, Kalbarri, Coral Bay and Ningaloo Reef

Departs From

Broome

Tour Description

Legend; B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, T = Toilets, S = Showers, L = Laundry, Bc = Bush Camp

DAY 1 BROOME - EIGHTY MILE BEACH (LD)

We set south along the Great Northern Highway taking in the magnitude of the Great Sandy Desert, before arriving at our oasis 80 Mile Beach Caravan Park with full facilities and sunsets to die for.

DAY 2 EIGHTY MILE BEACH – CHICESTER, MILLSTREAM NP (BLD)

Today takes us to Chicester-Millstream National Park via the iron ore capital Port headland. Then onto the North West Coastal Highway, Whim Creek and onto our bush camp at Snake Creek.

DAY 3 CHICESTER – MUNJINA (AUSKI) (BLD)
The morning gives us exploration of Python. Crossing and Deep Reach Pools within this largely and wrongly overlooked National Park with a stop at the original sheep station homestead. Further into the Pilbara we travel through Whittnoom, the asbestos mining town that literally turned into a ghost town overnight. On to Munjina Campground with full facilities.

DAY 4 MUNJINA – KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK (BLD)

The vast Karijini is and ancient landscape of massive mountains and steep escarpments cut by spectacular gorges more thank 100 metres deep. Within these chasms hide crystal clear pools, cascade waterfalls and lush vegetation. Today we descend into Dales Gorge and visit Circular Pool, Fortescue Falls and Fern Pool, before arriving at our Savannah Campground with a stop at Kalamina Gorge en route. (ST)

DAY 5 KARIJINI – TOM PRICE (BLD)
Another “ore” inspiring day in Karijini National Park we marvel at the lookouts of Junction Pool and Oxer, before descending into Hancock and Weano Gorges that give us Kermits Pool, the amphitheatre and handrail pool. Off to Tom Price we go for a well earned rest and a good scrub. Campground with full facilities. * A reasonable to good level of fitness and balance is required to descend into Karijini Gorges, however lookouts alone provide an exceptional experience.

DAY 6 TOM PRICE – EXMOUTH (BL)
An early start takes us to the prime access point to the Ningaloo and Cape Range National Parks, being Exmouth. A town born of controversy as a US Navy Communications Station and having become the Northern Gateway to two National Parks. Campground with full facilities.

DAY 7 CAPE RANGE & NINGALOO NATIONAL PARKS (BLD)
Today we spend exploring Cape Range and Ningaloo with visits to Bundegi Beach, Yardie Creek Gorge, a snorkel at Turquoise Bay, Milyering Visitor Centre to top this day off. With a trip up Vlaming head Lighthouse with sensational views over the Cape, Ningaloo and Exmouth Gulf. A keen eye may spot Humpback Whales!

DAY 8 EXMOUTH – CORAL BAY (BL)
Now we venture down the Northwest Cape to Shothole Canyon and onto Coral Bay, a true Marine paradise and playground. Campground with full facilities.

DAY 9 CORAL BAY – NINGALOO REEF (BLD)
Ningaloo being the largest fringing reef system in Australia, the world giving access within 100 meters off shore we can explore what lies beneath its waters with ease in close calm protected waters, relatively unheard of or visited until the 1990's Ningaloo boasts exceptional marine life including turtles, dugongs, manta rays, humpback whales, whale sharks, over 500 fish and 180 coral species. To kick off your Coral Bay adventure we will send you on a glass bottom boat cruise to view fish, corals and whatever else pops up. Just to wet your appetite, then the rest of the day is yours to further explore the many other options to enjoy this marine playground and true wonder.

DAY 10 CORAL BAY (BD)
As there is so much to see and do in Coral Bay, most visitors don't want to leave, so we are not going to. This day is all yours. Other tours / options available at your own expense are:

* Hire snorkel gear; snorkel from the beach;
* Sea kayaking;
* Quad bike & Snorkel combo;
* Scenic flights;
* Scuba diving.

For strong swimmers:

* Why not try an experience of a life time and snorkel with the large playful and harmless Manta Rays that frequently visit Ningaloo year round;
* From mid March to mid May each year visitors converge on Ningaloo to swim with the awesome whale shark. The world's largest fish is harmless, grows more than 12 meters in length, weighs more that 11 tonnes. Ningaloo is the only easily accessible place in the world where these gentle giants appear in large numbers and on a regular basis.

DAY 11 CORAL BAY – SHARK BAY – MONKEY MIA (BLD)
World Heritage listed Shark Bay, here we come! Shark bays attributes are endless with features of exceptional natural beauty, superlative natural phenomena, representation of a major stage of earths evolutionary history, not to mention the biggest wildlife conservation program ever undertaken in Australia. All will become clear as we visit the Stromatolites of Hamlin Pool, Shell Beach, deins 110 kilometers long and up to 10 meters deep of pure shell. Once we settle into our campsite with full facilities at Monkey Mia Dolphin resort, it is time for you to embark on an idyllic sunset cruise with an abundance of marine fauna, dugongs, dolphins, turtles, rays, fish and off course SHARKS!

DAY 12 MONKEY MIA – KALBARRI (BLD)
Lets not forget the dolphins at Monkey Mia as we head down to the beach for their ritualistic morning visit. Learn how, why and these amazing animals started interacting at such close proximity to use mere mortals. From here today's journey takes us to the many and varied features of the Kalbarri National Park into the Murchison River Gorge section to Natures Window and Z Bend Gorge. Tonight we stay in accommodation in the seaside township of Kalbarri.

DAY 13 KALBARRI – NORTHAMPTON / HORROCKS BEACH (BLD)
Via majestic coastal cliffs and gorges of the Kalbarri National Park we head to our accommodation in the Northampton / Horrocks Beach area.

DAY 14 NORTHAMPTON – PERTH (BL)
We cruise down the Batavia coast via Geraldton meandering through coastal cray-fishing towns to Hangover Bay and into the Pinnacle desert within the Nambung National park, A myriad of tombstone-like limestone pillars tower in excess of 5 meters above the desert sands. Being visible from the Indian Ocean and first appearing on Dutch navigational maps in the 1600's, the Pinnacles are described as weird geographical phenomena. From here it is into Perth via the Swan Valley Drive. Tour finishes at the Wellinton Street Transit Centre in Perth.