Australia's most remote wilderness - a vast, ancient landscape of ochre gorges, cascading waterfalls and tidal flats teeming with wildlife, reachable only by small expedition ship.
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The Kimberley coastline is accessible only by small expedition ship, and what it reveals rewards the effort: Aboriginal rock art galleries tens of thousands of years old, the spectacular horizontal waterfalls where immense tides force water sideways through narrow gorges, and freshwater swimming holes tucked behind red ochre cliffs.
Tidal ranges here are among the most extreme on Earth, which is precisely what creates the horizontal falls phenomenon - a detail that makes the Kimberley feel less like a beach destination and more like a genuinely geological one.
Two ultra-luxury operators in Rich's portfolio run dedicated Kimberley seasons.
It falls in the Southern Hemisphere's dry season (May-September), avoiding the tropical wet season's monsoon rains and giving the most reliable conditions for the horizontal falls and gorge excursions.
Some excursions involve gorge walks and swims to reach waterholes, but operators grade activity levels clearly and there is always a gentler option alongside the more active ones.
Independent advice on Australia's most remote and least-visited coastline.
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