Must-see attractions in Broome & The Kimberley

  • Cathedral Gorge

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Aptly named, this immense and inspiring circular cavern is an easy 2km (return) stroll from the southern car park.

  • Kelly's Knob

    Broome & The Kimberley

    The best view in Kununurra is from this rock outcrop on the town's northern edge. Great for sunrise or sunset.

  • Warmun Arts

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Between Kununurra and Halls Creek, Warmun artists create abstract works using ochres to explore Gija identity.

  • Kungkalanayi Lookout

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Sunsets and sunrises are spectacular from this hill near Three Ways. Mobile-phone reception from the top.

  • Reddell Beach Broome Australia
Sunset against the red pindan cliffs and sandstone rocks adds a dramatic contrast to this area.

    Reddell Beach

    Broome

    For a blistering sunset without tourists, camels or 4WDs, pull into any of the turn-offs along Kavite Rd between Gantheaume Point and the port and watch…

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    Women of Pearling

    Broome

    This 3m cast bronze statue of an Indigenous female diver clutching a pearl pays tribute to the role women played in the brutal pearling industry. The…

  • Ngamoowalem Conservation Reserve

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Immediately west of Kununurra, stretching to Parry Lagoons, is an area containing many hidden gorges, pools and springs culturally significant to the…

  • El Questro Wilderness Park

    Broome & The Kimberley

    This vast 400,000-hectare former cattle station turned international resort incorporates scenic gorges (Amelia, El Questro) and Zebedee Springs. Boat…

  • Lombadina

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Between Middle Lagoon and Cape Leveque, Lombadina is 200km from Broome. This beautiful tree-fringed Aboriginal community offers various tours (minimum…

  • Paruku Indigenous Protected Area

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Nestled between the Great Sandy and Tanami Deserts, just south of Billiluna and close to the Canning Stock Route, the Paruku Indigenous Protected Area …

  • Wuggubun

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Small and remote, this tiny Aboriginal community is home to only 20 people. Tourists are welcome; there are simple campsites and you can participate in a…

  • Windjana Gorge

    Broome & The Kimberley

    The sheer walls of the Napier Range soar 100m above the Lennard River in this gorge sacred to the Bunuba people. Contracting in the Dry to a series of…

  • Malcolm Douglas Wilderness Park

    Broome

    Visitors enter through the jaws of a giant crocodile at this 30-hectare animal refuge 16km northeast of Broome. The park is home to dozens of crocs (don't…

  • Kununurra Historical Society Museum

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Old photographs and newspaper articles document Kununurra's history, including the story of a wartime Wirraway aircraft crash and the subsequent recovery…

  • Ord River Dam

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Completed in 1972 out of locally quarried quarzite, the scale of this immense rockfill dam (99m high) is best appreciated from the shady picnic grounds at…

  • Warlayirti Artists Centre

    Broome & The Kimberley

    This cultural centre 255km down the Tanami Rd is a conduit for artists around the area and features bright acrylic dot-style works as well as lithographs…

  • Laarri Gallery

    Broome & The Kimberley

    This tiny not-for-profit gallery in the back of the community school has interesting contemporary-style and traditional art and crafts detailing local…

  • Old Convent Heritage Centre

    Broome

    An amazing archival collection of photographs spanning over 100 years of interaction between the Sisters of St John of God with the people of the…

  • The Grotto

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Just off the highway, 33km from Wyndham, steep steps lead down to a deep, peaceful pool in a small gorge, perfect for a quiet dip. Be aware that…

  • Kimberley School of the Air

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Fascinating look at how school is conducted over the radio for children on remote stations. Currently open only on Thursdays, so check times with the…

  • Short Street Gallery

    Broome

    Dating from the early 1900s and known originally as Hanoe's Cottage, this typical Broome-style corrugated-iron building with louvred verandahs now houses…

  • Marnin Studio

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Marnin is the Walmajarri word for women and this studio uses crafts such as boab-nut painting, textile printing and bush-nut jewellery-making to bind…

  • Whip Snake Gorge

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Leave early for this energetic half-day outing (10km return, three hours) from the southern car park to a shady gorge filled with ferns, figs and brittle…

  • Broome Museum

    Broome

    Discover Cable Beach and Chinatown's origins through exhibits devoted to the area's pearling history and WWII bombing in this quirky museum, occupying the…

  • Wharefinger Museum

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Grab the key from the visitor centre and have a peek inside the nearby museum, with its atmospheric shipping and aviation displays.

  • Town Beach

    Broome

    Tiny Town Beach is fine for a dip when the tide is in; just ensure it's not stinger season. There's a kid's water park nearby.

  • Bidyadanga Community Art Centre

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Bringing together inspiration from the desert to the coast, five different language groups create brilliant acrylic artworks in WA's largest Aboriginal…

  • Hard Hat Diver

    Broome

    Life-size bronze sculptures of a hard-hat diver and three Japanese divers commemorate Broome's pearling past in the small park in the middle of Carnarvon…

  • Nagula Jarndu Women's Resource Centre

    Broome

    Beautiful screen- and block-printed textiles and other crafts are on show (and sale!) at this studio/gallery run by Yawuru women. Enter via Pembroke Rd.

  • China Wall

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Amateur geologists will marvel at this vein of white quartzite sticking out of the red dirt and spinifex, 6km from Halls Creek.

  • Lily Creek Lagoon

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Across the highway from the township, Lily Creek Lagoon is a mini-wetlands with amazing birdlife, boating and freshwater crocs.

  • Zebedee Springs

    Broome & The Kimberley

    A short walk (750m) through beautiful Livistona palms brings you to these shady, soothing hot pools.

  • Port

    Broome

    Has a pleasant sandy beach and good fishing from the jetty. You might even see whales, turtles or dolphins.

  • Lake Kununurra

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Lake Kununurra has pleasant picnic spots, a swimming beach at the end of Millington Dr, and great fishing.

  • El Questro Gorge

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Hot walk to a lovely shady gorge with permanent, spring-fed pools. It's about 2.5km one way.

  • Yarliyil Gallery

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Halls Creek gallery showcasing talented local artists as well as some Ringer Soak mob.

  • Lennard River Gorge

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Shady 3km (return) walk to a thin gorge on the Lennard River.

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    Streeter's Jetty

    Broome

    The original pearl luggers' jetty at the entrance to Dampier Creek dates from the 1880s and has been rebuilt a number of times. The thin rickety wooden…

  • Willie Creek Pearl Farm

    Broome & The Kimberley

    Willie Creek Pearl Farm occupies a stunning coastal location and the 7.5km drive in from Manari Rd feels like a real adventure as the sandy track skirts…