Cable Beach Sunset Camel Walk
Walk Cable Beach — Broome's 22-km arc of white sand and turquoise Indian Ocean water — and join the iconic sunset camel train that walks the waterline at dusk, one of Australia's most recognisable tourism images.
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Cable Beach Entry
Cable Beach takes its name from the undersea telegraph cable laid here in 1889 connecting Australia to Asia — the beach's 22-km sweep of white sand backed by red pindan cliffs is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
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Camel Train Sunset Point
The sunset camel trains at Cable Beach operate year-round, with camels introduced to Australia by Afghan cameleers in the 19th century — the silhouette of camels walking the waterline at sunset has become the definitive Broome image.
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Cable Beach Club Resort
The Cable Beach Club Resort anchors the beach's northern end — the resort's colonial-meets-tropical architecture reflects Broome's multicultural heritage, and the pool overlooking the Indian Ocean at sunset is one of Australia's most photographed resort moments.
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Gantheaume Point Red Cliffs
Gantheaume Point at the southern end of Cable Beach has red pindan cliffs dropping to the Indian Ocean — at extremely low tides, 130-million-year-old dinosaur footprints embedded in the reef are exposed, and the cliffs glow orange at sunset.
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Anastasia's Pool Rock Formations
Anastasia's Pool at Gantheaume Point is a natural rock pool blasted in the cliffs in the 1920s for the lighthouse keeper's arthritic wife — the pool fills with each tide and the surrounding red rock formations are dramatic at any time of day.
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Cable Beach Surf Club
Cable Beach Surf Life Saving Club is the social hub of the beach community — the patrolled beach in front of the club is the safest swimming area, as the unpatrolled stretches towards Gantheaume Point have strong currents and occasional stingers in the wet season.