Across the Kimberley: Exploring Australia's Untamed Outback

Arrive in Perth and overnight stay in a stylish, Art Deco-inspired hotel in Perth's cultural centre. The hotel consists of 74 elegant and comfortable rooms, a lounge bar, library, wine bar, bistro-style restaurant and a pretty roof terrace. The hotel also offers free bicycles so you can explore the city.

Fly to Broome. Spend two nights in an elegant hotel just a stone's throw from the beach. A 27-acre hideaway in the middle of the tropical gardens. The decor is relaxed, a combination of Asian serenity and colonial charm. It's the perfect spot to relax and enjoy the lovely beach before exploring the Kimberleys.

Located in the north-west of the country in a remote location between the Great Sandy Desert and the Kimberleys, Broome is an ancient pearl capital converted into a charming small seaside town. Its intriguing past is reflected in the faces of its inhabitants, who are descendants of Japanese, Chinese, Aboriginal and European pearl fishermen. With its magnificent Cable Beach, Broome is busy during the high season, which runs from May to October. We love this place.

Pick up 4x4 hire car. Drive to Fitzroy Crossing. Fitzroy Crossing, which is a small town in the Kimberley area on the Great Northern Highway and just a short distance from the Fitzroy River Road, is an ideal base for exploring Tunnel Creek National Park, renowned for its 2,460ft long natural cave and rock paintings.
Spend the night in a comfortable and well-appointed hotel, which has a swimming pool and restaurant.

Head to the King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park and its stunning scenery in Mount Hart, which is home to some spectacular gorges and natural pools. Spend the night in a small country hotel.

Drive the Gibb River Road to Mount Elizabeth, which is home to a few large livestock farms. This little corner of the Kimberleys is one of the wildest places in the world, with its untouched beauty and vast, uninhabited landscapes. Spend the night in a rustic but clean homestead, one of the only places to stay in the area.

Drive to Kununurra, through an arid land of wild beauty. The land and sand have made this their home, forming strangely-shaped cliffs thanks to the winds. The wide Gibb River-Wyndham Road takes you into this mineral landscape, which is scarcely dotted with vegetation. On the way you'll stop off at the creeks, before getting back on the road again on the Great Northern and Victoria Highway. As you go, plant life becomes more abundant; you're now getting closer to Kununurra, crossing over the Ord River.
A comfortable hotel with a lovely outdoor swimming pool awaits you. We love the spacious and contemporary rooms and the welcoming atmosphere.

To get to Katherine, you'll travel from Western Australia to the Northern Territory along the Victoria Highway. The plains stretch as far as the eye can see, and are only interrupted by the occasional mountain. As you head north, you'll notice that the earth is tinged a beautiful red colour, which is spectacular at a sunset.
Things to see - Nitmiluk National Park and the stunning Edith Falls, where, after a short walk, you can swim in the natural pools. In a savannah landscape, which is characteristic of the Australian Outback, the magnificent gorges on the Katherine River also display the rock paintings of the Jawoyn indigenous people.
Spend the night in a lodge in the National Park. It's the best place to stay in this remote region of the Northern Territory's Top End. The view of the gorges on the Katherine River is quite sublime.