1 Day Geikie Gorge Experience - DEC Ranger Guided Cruise
Additional Information
HIGHLIGHTS
Geikie Gorge, Darngku Aboriginal Heritage Cruise or DEC National Park Ranger Guided Cruise, Old Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy River
Kimberley Wild will cater for special dietary requirements, so please advise us when booking.
- Included in price:
- Morning tea and lunch, 1 hour DEC Ranger Guided Cruise on Geikie Gorge
- Able to be purchased/hired:
- Dinner can be purchased enroute back to Broome - allow approx $15-$20 pp.
- What to bring:
- Travellers should bring a broad-brimmed hat with sun visor, walking shoes, personal water bottle, sunscreen and camera with spare film or memory cards & batteries.
- Fitness level required:
- Not specified
- Child policies:
- Minimum age 4 years. Child rates apply to children 4-12 years.
- Departure points:
- Broome, Western Australia
- Departure time:
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6:30 AM Tue, Sun
- Pickup/departure instructions:
- Complimentary pick up from hotel available. Please add your accommodation details in the space provided on the booking form and a pick up time will be advised when reconfirming tour. Departs: Tuesdays Departure Time: 7.00am
- Duration:
- 16 hours
- Approximate Return Time:
- Return Time: 10.00pm
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Tour Details
- Operator
- Kimberley Wild Expeditions
- Destinations
- Broome, Geikie Gorge and Fitzroy Crossing
- Departs From
- Broome
Tour Description
Departing Broome at 7:00am, we travel through iconic pindan country, past boab trees, towering termite mounds, Kimberley cattle and local wildlife. Along the way, our guide shares stories of local history, people and the environment. Our first stop is Willare Roadhouse on the mighty Fitzroy River, where we enjoy morning tea.
We then continue east, pausing at a magnificent boab that is well over a thousand years old, where we learn some of the secrets of this unusual tree. Further on, we journey through the Erskine Ranges to the historic town of Fitzroy Crossing before entering the ancient Napier Range, a limestone Devonian reef 350 million years old. Here we arrive at Geikie Gorge one of the most famous gorges in the Kimberley. Nature carved this spectacular deep gorge between the Geikie and Oscar Ranges during the Devonian geological period. Geikie Gorge floods during the wet season, with the swirling water leaving its bleached mark on the colourful gorge walls. Though the water retreats during the dry season, the flow remains to sustain the wide variety of Kimberley wildlife.
Travellers on this tour have chosen to join a DEC National Parks Ranger on a 1 hour Geikie Gorge Cruise after a delicious picnic lunch. Learn of the fascinating geology of the ancient Devonian reef and the huge array of wildlife including freshwater crocodiles, birds and fish. Travellers wishing to take this option will have a 1 hour wait, which is ideal for a leisurely bushwalk along the gorge walk trail. The alternative option, which many travellers prefer, is to take the 2 hour Darngku Aboriginal Heritage Cruise - see Trip Code 1DGG1.
Departing Fitzroy Crossing we travel back to Broome stopping en route for an optional dinner (own expense). After dark, relax and enjoy a movie before arriving back in Broome at approximately 10:30pm.
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1 Day Geikie Gorge Experience - DEC Ranger Guided Cruise
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