Broome to Buccaneer Archipelago Cruise

Your “welcome aboard” the TRUE NORTH is in the pearling port of Broome. Embarkation is 1700 – time for a cocktail with your fellow adventurers before departing at approximately 1830. Dinner is served shortly after leaving port for the overnight steam to Talbot Bay.

(Note: The reverse itinerary commences with a coach transfer to Cygnet Bay for embarkation).

Awake to the majestic Kimberley and savour an irresistible TRUE NORTH breakfast as we glide past Cockatoo and Koolan Islands – our attentive crew will be happy to introduce the colourful histories of both! Then it’s time to ‘personally’ introduce you to a Kimberley icon – The Horizontal Falls. Experience the awesome power of the region’s huge tidal range in an exhilarating tender ride and then climb aboard your air-conditioned helicopter for a view of the falls that very few experience!

Spend the afternoon exploring the many small islands and inlets of Dugong Bay. Hopefully sight-cast a ravenous barra as it waits for the tide to turn! Jacks, fingermark and threadfin will also be on the ‘list’.

Join an infamous TRUE NORTH ‘raft-up’ and watch the sun set over rugged Pentecost Sandstone!

The morning excursion is to beautiful Ruby Falls. Swim under the falls and enjoy a ‘Kimberley Style’ mud bath.

A short lunchtime cruise will deliver all aboard to the impressive silhouette of Raft Point. Here, join crew and guest alike for a moderate climb to an art gallery with a difference!

Then it’s time to introduce another Kimberley icon – Montgomery Reef!

Montgomery is a unique eco-system that must be seen to be believed – and see it you will – as 140 square miles of coral rises out of the ocean right before your very eyes! Water cascades from the reef as the falling tide exposes a privileged glimpse of another world! Turtle, dugong, manta ray and every imaginable sea creature abound whilst the ship’s helicopter puts all in perspective!

The adventure boats will be away early for another ‘crack at the fish!’ Trolling around the Kingfisher Islands reliably produces hefty pelagics such as arm-wrenching trevally and lure smashing mackerel. A couple of good-sized goldens and some leaping queenfish will add to the sashimi account!

Join the ship’s naturalist to hopefully see the island’s namesake.

Take a refreshing swim and walk on the squeaky white sands of Silica Beach.

In the late afternoon the adventure boats will be away again – this time in search of the Kimberley mud crab. Mud-crabbing is definitely a favoured activity onboard the TRUE NORTH but it might be a good idea to let your guide wrangle these feisty critters - as you keep equally busy with a chilled beverage in hand! Or join one of the adventure boats on a sightseeing expedition to Whirlpool Pass, aptly named further demonstration of the Kimberley’s powerful tides.

Before you know it, your last day onboard will be coming to an end – but there’s still time to select a fine wine and to enjoy a leisurely evening meal as we cruise to Broome.