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08
2009
BROOME, Australia: Cable Beach, Pearls and The Kimberley
Posted by: kirsty_wilson in Australasia, tags: Australia, Beaches, Outback, PearlingWhere is Broome?
Cable Beach Sunset
Broome has become known as the travel destination that offers that sense of relaxation on Cable Beach, remoteness (being more than 2,200km north of Perth) and providing the access to the Australian Outback experience of The Kimberley. This area is worthy of its own post at a later date!
Be prepared for those amazing sunsets with this Canon PowerShot light weight camera.
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One Great Reason to Visit Broome
One great reason to visit Broome is to experience what so many of the tour brochures depict, a camel ride on Cable Beach at Sunset.
Broome – The Gem of the North West
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Oh… it was so beautiful to get to Broome after traveling through the Kimberleys (Gibb River Rd).
Broome got a very nice and old cinema! It’s an outdoor cinema. I can recommend to watch a film there!
We also went to Cape Leveque further north. You’ll need a 4wd to get there, but it’s a beautiful spot.
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There are also some nice bays to snorkel on the way to Cape Leveque.
I have a good friend that just raves about Cape Leveque and he can’t wait to return but such a long way across the centre from Melbourne. The furthest north I have been from Perth is to Cervantes, so I still have a lot of the west to explore!
We were in Broome during July 2009 and thoroughly enjoyed being there. It was warm and sunny every day (around 28-30 celsius), relaxing and just a fab place to visit and get away from New Zealand’s cold winter.
Lots to do and see both in Broome and in the surrounding area – highly recommend “Sun Pictures” outdoor movie theatre; watching the sunset at Cable Beach (we didn’t do the camel ride, but it looked awesome); Staircase to the Moon (if you’re lucky enough to be there at the right time); Dinosaur footprints at Gantheaume Point (check the tide tables), walking from Gantheaume Point along the 7km beach back to the swimming area at low tide; Japanese Cemetary; watching cricket at the Male Oval.
The locals are friendly and there is a good range of shops in the town. There are also the tours to Willie Creek Pearls and so on. Lots of Boab trees, red earth and flocks of little correlas. We didn’t make it to the Broome Bird Observatory as we ran out of time (25km east of Broome). The town bus runs every half hour during winter (tourist season) and was good value.
I also recommend hiring a 4WD in Broome and heading off into The Kimberley – the Bungle Bungles in Purnululu National Park were amazing. A long trip, but worth it! I look forward to going back to that part of Western Australia someday.
I recommend this website too http://www.kimberleyaustralia.com/
Broome and the surrounding Kimberley is a spectacular corner of Australia.
Agree with Melvin a 4WD is well worthwhile for trips from Broome. We hired for a few days and explored a little of Cape Leveque, and made a long day trip to Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge which were very spectacular.
If cost is not prohibitive, a seaplane / launch trip to and through Horizontal Falls is also highly recommended.
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