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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
Soar over the Kimberley's greatest natural wonder — watch Montgomery Reef rise from the sea as the tide drops, then land and cruise its cascading waterfalls by Zodiac. A once-in-a-lifetime aerial-to-water encounter with Australia's largest inshore reef.
Board a purpose-configured light aircraft from Derby and witness the full scale of Montgomery Reef from the air — 400 sq km of living reef system draining into the Indian Ocean in real time. For travellers who want the grandest possible perspective on one of Earth's most remarkable tidal spectacles.
Glide through the living channels of Montgomery Reef aboard a nimble Zodiac, navigating cascading tidal waterfalls and encountering turtles, dugongs, and reef sharks in their element. The most intimate and immersive way to experience the reef at water level.
Fly by seaplane over the Buccaneer Archipelago's impossible tidal geography, touching down on the water to experience the Horizontal Falls — the Kimberley phenomenon David Attenborough called 'one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.' A full-day Kimberley adventure with Montgomery Reef as your departure backdrop.
Step ashore on Bigge Island to walk among ancient Wandjina and Gwion Gwion rock art galleries — some of the oldest and most sacred Indigenous artworks on Earth, painted in shelters overlooking the Kimberley Sea. A profound, deeply moving cultural encounter that very few travellers ever witness.
Fly by helicopter to the King George Falls — Australia's highest twin waterfalls plunging 80 metres into a remote gorge — then swim in the rock pool at their base, surrounded by sheer sandstone walls and absolute Kimberley wilderness. An experience so remote and so spectacular it defines the word 'bucket-list.'
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