Itinerary #4 - 4 days 3 nights, Broome to Broome. 

(Itinerary can be reversed). Note: Pick up hire car, or have hire car delivered to hotel the night before so that you can get an early start.  A good itinerary for late in the season, when the weather is hot.  All accommodation air-conditioned.

Day 1.  Broome to Derby

 Leave Broome as early as possible.  Two and a half hour drive to Derby. 

Explore Derby (Prison Tree, Jetty and time for a cup of coffee at the Boab Inn, in the main street).  Fuel up if necessary at BP Colac, food available from Woolworths, across the road.

Flight over the Horizontal Waterfalls.

Visit the RFDS Base, or perhaps School of the Air.

Accommodation at Boab Inn or The King Sound Hotel.

Day 2.  Mt Hart

Early breakfast and drive to Mt Hart. Enjoy a reviving cuppa in the bar, then drive to Mt Mathew Gorge, and spend a liesurely morning exploring the gorge, swimming and watching the birds, then on to Yellowman Gorge to see the magnifienct Pandanus, and huge Boab tree.

Have a lovely swim at Barker Pool, or a siesta and quiet read in a hammock by the river.

4.45pm.  Walk or drive to Sunset Hill to watch the Sunset.

Drinks in the bar, dinner at 7.00pm.

Day 3.   Mt Hart to Fitzroy Crossing

A fairly long day, so early breakfast at Mt Hart, depart for Bell Gorge - 2 - 2.5 hr drive.  Refuel if necessary at Imintji.

Explore Bell Gorge.

Drive back along Gibb River Road to Windjana turnoff through the spectacular King Leopold and Napier Ranges (approx. 1.5 hrs). 

Explore Windjana Gorge (short walk to sandy banks to see Freshwater crocodiles takes approximately 20 minutes).  Longer walk 3 hrs.

Drive to Tunnel Creek.  Explore Tunnel Creek (make sure that you take a torch).

Drive to Fitzroy Crossing (approximately 2.5 hrs).

Overnight at Fitzroy River Lodge.

Day 4.   Fitzroy Crossing to Broome

 Early breakfast.  8am boatcruise on Geikie Gorge (18km out of Fitzroy Crossing).

Drive back to Broome (approx. 3.5 - 4 hrs direct)