Pearl Capital of Australia

Edged by over 20 kilometres of white sand and framed by ochre coloured cliffs, Broome is a famous pearling town that is something of a pearl itself, mixing diverse cultures with true Aussie grit.

With its unpolluted waters, divers from Japan, the Phillipines and Malaysia flocked to the town in the past, leading its South Sea pearls as some of the most sought after in the world - all of which makes any tour of Broome incomplete without visiting a local pearl farm! If you are in the market for buying, Chinatown is the place to head for pearls aplenty.


If natural landscapes, rather than shops are more up your street, take a stroll or a camel ride along the world-renowned Cable Beach where the desert meets the beach. Or on the alternate side of the peninsula enjoy sheltered Roebuck Bay and Town Beach, where for three days a month after the full moon marvel at the natural phenomenon of Staircase to the Moon, when reflections stretch out across the mudflats to form a silver "staircase" (only March to October).


For a truly unique experience of the Australian outback head to Gantheaume Point to see dinosaur footprints of the Stegosaur, the Suropod, Theropod and Megolosauropus Broomensis, believed to be more than 130 million years old. Or experience the Indigenous culture and the dreamtime with the local Aboriginal communities at Cape Leveque or Geikie Gorge.


Broome port is a short 15 minute drive from the city centre, with shuttle buses providing transfers to the Broome Visitors information Centre from the cruise ship pier.


DID YOU KNOW?

  • Broome is home to one of Australia's most famous nudist beaches, Willie Creek, just 17km out of town
  • The Famous Cable Beach received its name when in 1889 an undersea telegraph cable was laid connecting Broome to Singapore