“De hoofdstad van de Northern Territory’ wordt aan drie kanten omringd door de turquoise Timorzee. Qua afstand en temperament ligt de stad dichter bij Zuid-Oost Azië dan de meeste grote steden van Australië. De levensstijl is puur tropisch, gekenmerkt door een gemoedelijke sfeer, warm weer, een fantastische fusion keuken en bruisende straatmarkten.
Deze kosmopolitische stad heeft minder dan 140.000 inwoners, maar u vindt hier meer dan 50 verschillende nationaliteiten. Na zware bombardementen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog en een verwoestende cycloon in 1974 is Darwin grotendeels herbouwd en is een moderne, goed uitgedachte stad. In het centrum vindt u alles van geweldige winkels tot een krokodillenpark. Volg de indrukwekkende geschiedenis van de regio in de innovatieve musea en bezoek verschillende galerijen om inheemse kunst te bewonderen. Na uw rondwandeling kunt u een late lunch gebruiken in een van de vele uitstekende restaurants. De keuken varieert van authentieke Maleise gerechten zoals laksa, een pittige noedelsoep, tot allerlei verse zeevruchten en vis, zoals —krab, barramundi en nog veel meer.
Het is niet makkelijk om dit gemoedelijke leventje achter u te laten, maar er is nog veel te zien. Darwin vormt de toegangspoort voor een bezoek aan twee beroemde nationale parken, Kakadu en Litchfield, en de spectaculaire Tiwi-eilanden die eigendom zijn van de Aboriginals. Neem rustig de tijd om te ontspannen in de natuur of —””go bush,””, zoals de Australiërs dat noemen. Dat kan nergens anders beter dan in dit prachtige deel van het land.”
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. View less
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. Conversely, cruising the peaceful and tree-lined Ord River is a chance to look for freshwater crocodiles, fruit bats, short-eared rock wallabies and a variety of birds, including Mangrove Herons and Mangrove Gerygones. Please note: All destinations on voyages in the Kimberley region, and the order in which they are visited, are subject to tidal variations and weather conditions.
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. View less
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.
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. View less
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.
6th Jul 2023
Archipelago Indonesia
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7th Jul 2023
Archipelago Indonesia
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Adele Island is an island located in the Indian Ocean approximately 104 kilometres North of Ardyaloon off the Kimberley coast in Western Australia
