King George River
Careening Bay
Cyclone Creek
Prince Frederick Harbour
Vansittart Bay
Tender through the Horizontal Falls at Talbot Bay
Cruise beneath King George Falls
View Gwion Gwion rock art at Raft Point
Visit the Mermaid Tree at Careening Bay
Spot saltwater crocodiles from the boat
King George Falls
Careening Bay
Bigge Island
Swift Bay
Wyndham
The dry season from May to September is by far the most popular window, with calm seas, clear skies and waterfalls still flowing strongly early in the season from the preceding wet. April and October can also work for experienced operators comfortable with a wider range of conditions, but the wet season from November to March brings monsoonal storms, cyclone risk and, in many places, closed or impassable river mouths, so almost all charters concentrate in the six drier months.
Most charters start or end in Broome (BME), the Kimberley’s main western gateway with regular flights from Perth and other Australian capitals. Itineraries running the full length of the coast often finish instead at Wyndham or nearby Kununurra (KNX) in the east, roughly a thousand kilometres away by sea, so it is worth confirming which end of the coast a charter begins and ends before booking flights.
King George River offers a spectacular approach to the twin falls at its head, while Careening Bay combines a sheltered anchorage with the historic Mermaid boab tree ashore. Cyclone Creek, the calm inner arm of Talbot Bay, sits close enough to the Horizontal Falls to watch the tidal surge without riding through it, and Vansittart Bay, further north, offers good shelter along with a rarely visited World War Two aircraft wreck nearby.
Seven to ten days is the realistic minimum to cover a meaningful stretch of this coastline, given the distances involved between its main highlights. Guests with more time often extend to ten to fourteen days to cover the full run between Broome and the Kimberley’s eastern end near Wyndham, since the coastline’s scale, and the hours of cruising it takes to move between anchorages, rewards a slower itinerary than most other charter destinations.
Not generally, and this should be treated seriously. Saltwater crocodiles inhabit the rivers, gorges and much of the coastline, and swimming from the yacht is not recommended anywhere without local, expert confirmation that a specific spot is genuinely clear. Onboard pools and a small number of ranger-verified freshwater sites well inland, such as Lake Argyle, are the safer alternative, and an experienced crew will always know which anchorages are appropriate for a swim.
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