Cygnet Bay Explorer - Dry Season
from A$1,220 Plus a fuel surcharge of A$33.00 per person (listed under exclusions on the listing)
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Nine hours with Air Kimberley, rated 5 across 317 reviews. Fly the Buccaneer Archipelago and over Horizontal Falls, land at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm for a pearl farm tour and a boat trip on King Sound, then return along the coast. From A$1220, plus a A$33 per person fuel surcharge.
This nine-hour Air Kimberley day trip, listed as the Cygnet Bay Explorer (Dry Season), combines a light-aircraft flight from Broome with time on the water and a visit to a working pearl farm. You take off from the Air Kimberley terminal on Gus Winckel Road and fly out over the Buccaneer Archipelago, passing Horizontal Falls from the air, before landing and continuing by boat and on land. The day finishes back at the same terminal.
The core stops are a flyover of Horizontal Falls in the Buccaneer Archipelago, roughly two hours at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm with its admission included, and a pass over King Sound in the Dampier Peninsula. Brunch, lunch and bottled water are provided, and hotel pickup is included as arranged at booking. One cost sits outside the headline price: a fuel surcharge of A$33 per person, paid separately.
The trip runs with a maximum of 12 travellers, which keeps the aircraft and the boat leg small. Reviews again and again single out the pilots' commentary and the mix of flying, boating and pearl farm touring as the reason the long day works. It suits travellers who want the Horizontal Falls view from the air plus a pearl farm visit and a boat run in a single outing, and who can manage a full day out with early starts and boat travel.
A few practical points from the listing and from repeated reviewer comments will help you plan the day.
Common issues. The fuel surcharge of A$33 per person is not included in the booking price. One reviewer reported the boat ride being cancelled due to unfavourable conditions, which made for a longer day, though a partial refund was offered in that case. The trip is not wheelchair accessible, is not recommended for travellers with back problems, and has a maximum individual passenger weight of 120kg. Infants must sit on laps. A minimum number of travellers is required for the tour to run, and if it is not met you are offered a different date or experience, or a full refund.
Brunch, lunch, bottled water and hotel pickup are included, along with admission to Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm. A fuel surcharge of A$33 per person is not included and is paid separately. The experience requires good weather, and cancellations for poor weather come with an offer of a different date or a full refund.
Yes, hotel pickup is included as detailed at booking. The tour itself starts and ends at the Air Kimberley terminal at 7 Gus Winckel Rd, Djugun, with an 08:45 start time.
The full day runs to 9 hours. One reviewer noted their day ran even longer when the boat ride was cancelled, so plan for little spare time afterwards.
Infants must sit on laps and most travellers can participate, but the tour is not wheelchair accessible. It is not recommended for travellers with back problems, and anyone with heart problems or other serious medical conditions is advised against joining. The group is capped at 12 travellers.
You must cancel at least 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Cancellations or changes inside that window are not refunded or accepted, and cut-off times use the local time. If the operator cancels for poor weather or because the minimum traveller number is not met, you are offered a different date or experience, or a full refund.
The listing does not give a packing list. Advise any dietary requirements or allergies at booking, since brunch and lunch are provided. Bottled water is supplied, and the day spans flying, boat travel and ground touring, so dress and pack for all three.
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