Great Escape Charter Company, The

Trav­el the fabled Kim­ber­ley Coast from Broome through to Wyn­d­ham or any­where in between. Expe­ri­ence the nat­ur­al majesty of the Prince Regent, King George and Mitchell Rivers. Explore ancient trib­u­taries and nat­ur­al phe­nom­e­na such as Mont­gomery Reef and the infa­mous Hor­i­zon­tal Water­falls. Fish for the great Bar­ra­mun­di, col­lect suc­cu­lent Kim­ber­ley oys­ters and catch mud crabs for a night­ly feast that you will remem­ber for years to come! Trek to beau­ti­ful crys­tal clear rock pools and water­holes fringed with lush veg­e­ta­tion that refresh like cool nat­ur­al spas. Dis­cov­er ancient abo­rig­i­nal art gal­leries and trav­el the route of the past inhab­i­tants vis­it­ing famous Dream­time sites. We rec­om­mend this cruise to those who tru­ely want to expe­ri­ence all there is to offer along this last great wilder­ness fron­tier. Please email us if you would like a more detailed itinerary. 

Fly across the Dampi­er Penin­su­lar in a return light air­craft char­ter flight to meet the heli­copter in the heart of the Kim­ber­ley Coast. You will then fly across the ocean to land aboard MV Great Escape. Cruise through the Buc­ca­neer Archipeli­go to Doubt­ful Bay as you fish around the clock for the many stun­ning species of the Kim­ber­ley includ­ing the elu­sive and prized Bar­ra­mun­di. The award-win­ning chef will pre­pare and present every­thing deli­cious you man­age to catch, in addi­tion to an array of oth­er exquis­ite meals. 

Escape to the Kim­ber­ley Coast to explore the heart of the Kim­ber­ley Coast by air, land and ocean. Expe­ri­ence the aquat­ic play­ground at Mont­gomery Reef, cool off at pituresque water­falls and mar­vel at ancient Abo­rig­i­nal rock-art carved in gal­leries of stone. Fin­ish your cruise expe­ri­ence with a flight over the vivid red rocks and turquiose ocean of the Dampi­er Peninsula.

Spend 5 nights on your Row­ley Shoals dive adven­ture aboard MV Great Escape. Snorkel or dive you will not be dis­ap­point­ed with the vari­ety and excit­ing marine life at this pris­tine dive site 300kms west of Broome. You will explore Clerke Reef & Mer­maid Lagoon enjoy­ing 4 dives a day.

Day One Fly out of Kununur­ra in the morn­ing head­ing south­west over the mag­nif­i­cent Kim­ber­ley land­scape. What an oppor­tu­ni­ty to see the coast and area you are about to explore onboard your lux­u­ry ves­sel from a dif­fer­ent per­spec­tive. You will fly onto the Mitchell Plateau where our heli­copter will trans­fer you over the scenic Mitchell Falls to your lux­u­ry ves­sel for the next sev­en nights! Guests are wel­comed aboard where the cap­tain will give an intro­duc­to­ry safe­ty brief­ing. The morn­ing will be spent famil­iaris­ing you with the boat and wait­ing for all trans­fers to fin­ish. There will be activ­i­ties in the after­noon that may include fish­ing, walk­ing or crab­bing. We will stay here for the evening and explore the mighty Mitchell Riv­er in the morn­ing. Day Two The Mitchell Riv­er is a huge open estu­ary type riv­er that is very con­ducive to hunt­ing the elu­sive Bar­ra­mun­di. We will try to organ­ise fish­ing excur­sions to take advan­tage of both the low tides dur­ing the day. After fish­ing we will kick back on the boat with morn­ing tea and maybe drop some mud-crab pots. Once lunch is fin­ished we will head off in the ten­ders for Sur­vey­ors Creek. This is a pret­ty lit­tle gorge with a half an hour walk to a huge water­hole – a very relax­ing after­noon. Ask the crew to show you the ​‘bounc­ing’ rocks! Upon return­ing to the boat in the late after­noon, we will cruise north to Van­sit­tart Bay. Day Three A relax­ing morn­ing onboard your ves­sel that will most like­ly start with a fish­ing excur­sion to organ­ise the dai­ly lunch buf­fet. We tar­get a few pelag­ic species here like Giant Treval­ly, Queen Fish, Tuna, Mack­er­el etc. There are also a few places to pick up a Man­grove Jack, Fin­ger­mark or Blue­bone as well. Just before lunch we will head into the beach for a cool swim and to view a few mys­te­ri­ous Brad­shaw gal­leries. Then back to the ves­sel for a sump­tu­ous fresh lunch as we cruise fur­ther down into the Cove to explore an old DC3 that crashed near Truscott Air­base at the end of WW II. Enjoy the colours of the sun­set as you spend a cou­ple of hours cruis­ing over to the mouth of the Drys­dale Riv­er. Day Four The Drys­dale Riv­er has a lot of wildlife to expe­ri­ence – from a huge cod that lives under a rock­ledge to croc­o­diles, fish and seabirds. We will take you up to the where the fresh water meets the salt water. There is a chance to cool off in the many water­holes and admire the abun­dance of beau­ti­ful­ly round riv­er rocks. Your skip­per will cruise back past the Sir Gra­ham Moore Islands on the way to the mag­nif­i­cent King George Riv­er. Day Five Your back­drop for break­fast will be the awe­some cathe­dral like gorges cruis­ing down the mag­nif­i­cent King George Riv­er. Your ves­sel will be dri­ven right up to the cas­cad­ing water­falls and you can take a show­er right on the bow of the boat! You will spend today trekking; explor­ing and enjoy­ing the fan­tas­tic scenery this riv­er has to offer. It is anoth­er riv­er that has a very shal­low entry that can only be entered and exit­ed on the high tide. Day Six Great Escape will cruise for approx­i­mate­ly 2 hours to Whiskey Creek and Atlantis Bay while you enjoy a sump­tu­ous break­fast. Atlantis Bay is a seclud­ed lit­tle bay that we don’t get to vis­it often due to the sea­son­al east­er­ly winds that blow from June to August. We will go ashore for an easy walk to a love­ly water­hole dec­o­rat­ed along the way with beau­ti­ful waterlil­lies and maybe a walk on the beach on the way out. Whiskey Creek is a tiny lit­tle creek that we have had great fun fish­ing for bar­ra­mun­di on the low tide. Late after­noon will be spent cruis­ing to the spec­tac­u­lar Berke­ley Riv­er. Day Sev­en The Berke­ley Riv­er is a stun­ning riv­er sys­tem that offers a wide vari­ety of enter­tain­ment options. The riv­er mouth is very shal­low and so our ves­sel can only enter and exit on the high tide. Your Cap­tain will have to plan the day around this impor­tant fac­tor. Once inside the riv­er you will enjoy a beau­ti­ful cruise down through the sand­stone cliffs to where the fresh meets the salt. There are a num­ber of fresh water creeks that feed the main riv­er and this gives us lots of options for nature walks and a cool off in a beau­ti­ful fresh water pools. When the tide is right there is the oppor­tu­ni­ty to dan­gle your line, catch that elu­sive 50 pounder then relax after your big effort for a pic­nic lunch. In the after­noon we move back down the riv­er and anchor just out­side the mouth for the late after­noon. There is a chance for a last minute fish, a sun­set wal­low in anoth­er fresh water lagoon or to just kick back and relax. We depart the Berke­ley Riv­er for a 7‑hour steam down the Cam­bridge Gulf to Wyn­d­ham port. Day Eight Tie off at the Jet­ty and depart about 0800 hours. Air-con­di­tioned trans­fers to Kununur­ra are includ­ed. We are con­fi­dent you will leave us hav­ing had the adven­ture of a lifetime. 

Spend 7 nights on your Row­ley Shoals dive adven­ture aboard MV Great Escape. Snorkel or dive you will not be dis­ap­point­ed with the vari­ety and excit­ing marine life at this pris­tine dive site 300kms west of Broome. You will explore Clerke & Mer­maid enjoy­ing 4 dives a day.

The South­ern Kim­ber­ley Expe­ri­ence cruis­es from Broome up the Kim­ber­ley Coast stop­ping in many of the rivers, creeks and bays along the way. We will fish, bush­walk, play under­wa­ter falls and vis­it amaz­ing rock art gal­leries. You will depart MV Great Escape at the Hunter Riv­er where you will be trans­ferred by heli­copter over the mighty Mitchell Falls to the Mitchell Plateau. Here you will fly in a light air­craft over the coast back to Broome. Please email us for a full itinerary.

You will be col­lect­ed from your accom­mo­da­tion and trans­ferred to Broome air­port where you will board your light air­craft and fly north over the coast to the Mitchell Plateau. Here you will meet a heli­copter for your trans­fer to MV Great Escape, you will fly over the mighty Mitchell Falls. Your cruise will head south down the coast call­ing into many of the rivers, creeks and bays along the way. You will fish, bush­walk, play under water­falls and vis­it rock art gal­leries. You are wel­come to par­tic­i­pate in as many or as few of the dai­ly activ­i­ties as you choose. Please email us if you require a full itinerary.

8 nights explor­ing all the water­falls along the entire Kim­ber­ley Coast­line direct­ly after the Wet-Season