Dampier Peninsula & Aboriginal Communities from Broome (Optional Scenic Flight)
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Broome, Australia
- 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Gain fascinating insight into Australia’s aboriginal communities on a full-day tour to the Dampier Peninsula from Broome. Travel in a luxurious 4x4 vehicle to the remote Indigenous community at One Arm Point for a trochus hatchery visit led by Bardi Jawi locals, before visiting Cygnet Bay pearl farm to discover the complex process behind creating pearls along with lunch. Upgrade your tour to include a scenic flight over the stunning coast for a truly unforgettable experience.
- Visit Beagle Bay community's Sacred Heart Church, home of the pearl shell altar
- Experience the Indigenous community at One Arm Point and visit their trochus shell hatchery
- Pay a visit to Australia's oldest operating pearl farm and take a guided tour
- Upgrade your tour to include an unforgettable scenic flight over the region's dramatic coastline
What's Included
- Lunch
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fee - Trochus Shell Hatchery at One Arm Point Tour and Admission
- Tour of Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm
- Entrance fee - Entry fee to Beagle Bay Community
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Operating hours.7:00 am
Itinerary
1
Beagle Bay Sacred Heart Church
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm Tours
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
One Arm Point Trochus Hatchery and Aquarium
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Lombadina Community
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Infant meals not included
- For flight return option individual weights must be supplied in notes section of booking form
- Due to local restrictions at the time of your tour we cannot guarantee we will visit all itinerary locations, however we will endeavour to fulfill the itinerary as best possible.
- Guests travelling back to Broome on the pre-booked scenic flight option will not visit Lombadina Community and instead will have free time to relax/swim in the pool at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm before heading to the air strip.
- *Please note that due to cyclone damage, the Trochus Shell hatchery at One Arm Point (Ardyloon) is unable to host guests at this time. While the hatchery undergoes repairs, we still visit the community to enjoy the views and admire the range of locally-made arts and crafts.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 34 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Mark-B
BEST EVER EXPERIENCE 4wd tour
Absolutely would recommend this tour. Loved the Emma Gorge. Swimming in the gorge big highlight for our experience.
So amazingly stunning
The 4wd vehicle bus was comfortable and great to have a day where you don’t have to drive and do anything. The tour guides were all very helpful with information and lotsa fun.
El Questro was pack with spectacular views. Zeebee warm water springs just lovely under the canopy of a rain forest.
El Questro station so fabulous. Lunch served steak or Barra delicious. Then the Chambilan river cruise spectacular over 2 hours of serenity, fab photos, great info and guides. So much to see and experience, fish feeding wine and fruit platter provided too. 5 STARS.
Natalie and Mark for Geraldton.
Reviews
4.3
based on 45 reviews
Rhonda_D, Sep 2024
This was a disappointment from start to finish - 8 hours in a bus 2 churches and the Pearl farm where we only went down to the beach because we left the tour group. We felt so sorry for the international visitors - NOT a beach in sight not any intention of taking us to one on a 45 seater bus that was supposed to be a 4WD - they gave us excuses but still took our money destroyed the experience
Lesley_J, Aug 2024
A full day with rich experiences. Our bus driver was a knowledgable and interesting guide for the day. We were very impressed with the comprehensive tour of Cygnet Bay pearl farm, it was fascinating. Our guide at the Lombadina community was a great story teller and we learned much and were grateful for the opportunity to be permitted into this remote community.
frankie_r, Aug 2024
The friendly and down to earth nature of our driver Mick was great, as were the places we visited, the organisation and the guides who showed us around along the way.
belinda_M, Jun 2024
The tour was very comfortable in a coach, with a fun down to earth guide, the tour was full of information about the indigenous communities and lots more
paulina_w, Sep 2023
This trip is good for the older traveler. The ride through the Dampier peninsula is not very eventful or exciting. It is a calm ride to the pearl farm, with a visit to a very dead silent, quiet, lifeless aboriginal village (where we saw no one), with a church build by children from the stolen generation and other orphans, later we visited a fish tanks with more local crafts. When at the pearl farm you have some time to sit and eat, hear a story about how they came about, and about the people who were sent to go diving. The lunch was great. The driver drops you off at the hotel. If you have nothing to do, this is a great way to see some of the coastal vegetation. No crocs seen, but no swimming aloud. Unless you like them to nibble at your legs.
Deborah_H, Sep 2023
Great trip to The Dampier Peninsula.Very knowledgeable driver Brenda,who looked after all our needs extremely well.Good flight back seeing more of the land by air.Nother good flight by Air Kimberley
David_Z, Jul 2023
We had a wonderful day on this full-day tour.
The transport is in a 4WD bus that seats up to 27 people. The interior is very much like a coach bus. It is very comfortable with sheepskin seats, seatbelts, air con, lights, USB power supply and wifi onboard. The drive is smooth along sealed roads.
Our tour guide, Brenda, is an asset to Pinnacle. Along the way, she presented her knowledge of Broome and the Dampier Peninsula in a very insightful and engaging manner. Brenda also took genuine care of everyone, and kept us well informed of what was happening at each stop.
I loved the first stop at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Beagle Bay (~1.5 hrs from Broome). The mother of pearl and shell altar is something unique to the area but also a thing of beauty, love and faith of the local Aboriginal community. The town itself is so tidy which made for a lovely morning tea stop (supplied). Brenda kindly provided tea, coffee, fruit, muffins, museli bars, water and juice boxes.
The next stop was at the top of the peninsula at One Arm Point (another ~1.5 hr drive). The picturesque blue/green views of the ocean were beautiful. The following stop at the local Indigenous-operated sealife habitat displays and hatchery was also great - you can see how the local reef and sealife look like up close without needing to scubadive.
The highlight was the Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm, the oldest operating pearl farm in Australia. There is a licensed bistro and kiosk on site. The burramundi lunch ,(supplied) was heavenly. The 1-hr pearl farm tour (supplied) was very educational about the industry. The venue itself is so beautiful that you can easily just sit quietly with a drink under the trees and relax.
The day started early with pickup before 7am. We finished by 3:30pm and we were back in Broome by 6pm. Thank you to Sami for promptly arranging hotel pickup/drop off after booking.
This was a wonderful, comfortable day tour to experience the greater area outside Broome with some must see attractions. Thank you Pinnacle Tour Group!
Edwin_G, Jul 2022
We loved the Sacred Heart church ,
We found the Hatchery at long arm very informative, and great to see some water animals up close.
The trochus shells were beautiful and our local guide and presenter was very friendly and informative.
Judith_M, Jul 2022
The pearl altar at Beagle Bay, the aquaculture farm at One Arm point, especially the guided tour. We also loved the tour of Cygnet Bay and the lunch was delicious. Our guide/driver was a lovely person and a careful driver.
We were disappointed that you advertised this as including Cape Leveque when it is actually closed for 2022. As a result we spent an aimless 2 hours hanging around waiting at Cygnet Bay
Ajith_K, Sep 2021
Nathan the tour guide was good and informative. A little disappointed with the entire tour. The tour was rushed. There wasn’t any time given to explore Cape Leveque.
Too much time on the bus and not enough time exploring. Need to provide people with more opportunities to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Response from Host, Sep 2021
Thank you Pamela for taking the time to review our Cape Leveque tour and it is naturally very disappointing to hear your feedback. Unfortunately the Cape Leveque Region is a large area we cover 460km on this tour to make sure we visit the highlights of the region and as a result there are extended amounts of time on the coach to reach these different locations. We hope during this time the coach was a comfortable experience and Nathan provided great knowledge of the region.
We apologise that you didn't have enough time to explore the Cape Leveque Region and we will look into our stop times but hope you did enjoy your time at each stop.
Thank you for taking the time to review our tour and providing us with the opportunity to improve and hope you enjoyed the rest of your stay in Broome.
Maria_C, Sep 2021
The Cape Leveque and Aboriginal.Communities Tour with Adams was SUCH a disappointment! They contacted me to tell me that Beagle Bay was closed but I told them that I was interested only if there was Indiginous cultural content. They sent through their itinerary which (in BOLD) stated "Aboriginal Commnity'. We drove through a collection of buildings but didn't see a soul and weren't told anything about them. Even the Hatchery tour, although lead by an Aboriginal man was purely about aquaculture and nothing to do with the Aboriginal people. Nathan, the tour guide, grudgingly offered ONE small bottle of water (only once asked) in the entire day and although happy to talk about himself, told us little to nothing about the areas or the peoples. Will NOT use Adams again!!
Anjelica_S, Sep 2021
This was a great day out! Nathan our guide was lovely and very knowledgeable about the area. Definitely recommend!
Response from Host, Sep 2021
Thank you for taking the time to review our tour.
It is great to hear you enjoyed your time with your coach captain Nathan, his knowledge and experience of the area always adds to the tour experience.
We hope you enjoyed your stay in Broome and thank you again for sharing your experience with us.
Grace_S, Jun 2021
Visiting the aboriginal community and hatchery, the swim at Cape Leveque and all three knowledgeable, friendly and helpful guides. A great day.
Response from Host, Jun 2021
Hi Grace_S,
Thank you for taking the time to review our tour and it is great to hear you enjoyed your time with us in Cape Leveque. It is a truly unique experience.
We hope you enjoyed the rest of tour time in Broome and hope to welcome you on another tour in the future.
Janice_B, Jun 2021
It was disappointing that the aboriginal communities were not open and we didn’t know. We were told the church was not available but not the communities
Morning tea was on the side of the road with no facilities.
When we finally got to the hatchery, we were told to tag on to a tour that had already started. We couldn’t see the tanks or what was going on. Obviously we were running late because we had a set time for the restaurant and there would not have been time for a full second tour
Cygnet Bay, lunch and the Pearl farm tour were good
Then some people left for a boat ride which meant at the next stop we had 1 1/2 hours to take a swim and sit around and wait. We got there 1 minute before the coffee shop closed so not everyone could get a coffee
It was a very long day with little results
Response from Host, Jun 2021
Hi Janice_B,
Thank you for your feedback from your recent tour of Cape Leveque, and naturally very disappointed to receive such feedback of your experience. All our tours rely on third party services and we apologise that the Beagle Bay section of the tour could not be accessed as well as part of the communities tour at One Arm Point.
We will communicate more diligently with these operators to allow for greater transparency with our passengers and sincerely apologise for this. We will take a further look into our Kooljaman Beach timing stop and thank you for bring this to our attention.
We apologise again for your experience on this tour and hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Broome.
Mark-B, May 2021
BEST EVER EXPERIENCE 4wd tour
Absolutely would recommend this tour. Loved the Emma Gorge. Swimming in the gorge big highlight for our experience.
So amazingly stunning
The 4wd vehicle bus was comfortable and great to have a day where you don’t have to drive and do anything. The tour guides were all very helpful with information and lotsa fun.
El Questro was pack with spectacular views. Zeebee warm water springs just lovely under the canopy of a rain forest.
El Questro station so fabulous. Lunch served steak or Barra delicious. Then the Chambilan river cruise spectacular over 2 hours of serenity, fab photos, great info and guides. So much to see and experience, fish feeding wine and fruit platter provided too. 5 STARS.
Natalie and Mark for Geraldton.
Response from Host, May 2021
Hi Natalie and Mark,
Thank you for taking the time to review our tour, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your time with us! The Cape Leveque Region is steeped in beautifully unique landscapes and it is great to hear you enjoyed your experiences on the tour.
We hope you enjoy the rest of your Broome holiday and we hope to welcome you on another tour in the future.
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