Lunch Cruise Broome: 7-Course Seafood at Horizontal Falls

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Duration13h 30m

GroupUp to 40

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Small groups see Horizontal Falls from the water; big tour boats stop at the lookout

You start before dawn with a pickup from your Broome hotel, then spend the day on a full-day Kimberley cruise past the Horizontal Falls and the Buccaneer Archipelago. Breakfast and a seven-course seafood lunch are cooked on board, with all drinks included. The return drive lands you back in Broome by late afternoon.

13h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Full day Kimberley cruise experience

Meet crew at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm
Travel north from Broome early morning
Enjoy breakfast while cruising coast
View Buccaneer Archipelago and islands
Spot wildlife like dolphins and whales
Learn about Kimberley history and culture
Approach Talbot Bay and board tender
See the Horizontal Falls up close
Indulge in 7-course seafood feast
Relax and enjoy scenic views onboard
Return to Cygnet Bay by tender
Transfer by bus back to Broome

The Experience

The pickup comes at 4:30am from your Broome hotel, and the drive up the Dampier Peninsula is long enough that most people sleep through it. By the time you board the Ohana at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm, the light is just starting to break over the water, and breakfast is already waiting — you eat while the boat moves north past Hidden Island, Silica Beach, Cockatoo Island, the whole Buccaneer Archipelago unfolding in front of you. The crew points out flying fish, sea eagles, dolphins, turtles, sometimes humpback whales depending on the season. The rock formations here are billions of years old, and the guide talks through the history as you cruise, so it doesn't feel like you're just sitting there watching scenery — you're learning why it looks the way it does.

Talbot Bay is where the Horizontal Falls actually are, and that's when you switch to a tender vessel to get close. The falls are a tidal phenomenon, which means they're not always flowing the same way when you arrive — the crew is honest about that upfront, and it matters because the whole thing depends on the tide. You won't go through the gap itself; the traditional landowners, the Dambeemangarddee people, have cultural reasons for that, and the operators respect it. But standing there watching the water move the way it does is still the kind of thing you think about months later. After that, you come back to the main boat and sit down to a seven-course seafood lunch cooked by the chef on board — Western Australian fish, locally sourced ingredients, each course plated while you're still looking at the bay.

The return journey takes two hours down the peninsula, and by then you're tired in the good way, ready to lean back in the transfer bus and let the landscape pass. You're back in Broome by late afternoon, which gives you the evening to yourself. The whole day is eleven courses of food across breakfast and lunch, plus tea, coffee, soft drinks and alcohol throughout — nothing else to arrange or pay for once you're on the water.

What’s included

Hotel pickup from Broome between 4:30 and 5:00am, breakfast on the boat, a seven-course seafood lunch cooked on board, snacks, tea, coffee, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, tender vessel access to the Horizontal Falls, and the return transfer to Broome. All fees and taxes are included.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcome

Operated by Kimberley Day Cruise

Is this one for you?Right for travelers staying in Broome who want to see the Horizontal Falls and the Kimberley without arranging their own transport or meals — the early pickup and the two-hour drive back are what make a full day on the water possible without missing the afternoon.