Broome to Cape Leveque 4WD Drive
Drive north from Broome on the Dampier Peninsula to Cape Leveque — a 200-km 4WD journey through Aboriginal communities and stunning red-cliff beaches at the northern tip of the Dampier Peninsula overlooking the Timor Sea.
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Broome Highway North Junction
The Dampier Peninsula road north of Broome passes through the red pindan country that gives the Kimberley its characteristic colour — the drive is entirely on dirt road once past the turnoff, requiring a 4WD vehicle for the corrugated Cape Leveque Road.
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Beagle Bay Church
Beagle Bay Church (1918) is one of the most remarkable buildings in the Kimberley — the Catholic church built by Pallottine missionaries has an altar decorated entirely with mother-of-pearl shell inlaid by Aboriginal people, a unique meeting of cultures in the outback.
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Middle Lagoon
Middle Lagoon on the eastern side of the Dampier Peninsula is a sheltered bay with a tiny beach camp — the turquoise water between red pindan headlands is inaccessible to conventional vehicles and consequently one of the least disturbed beaches in the Kimberley.
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Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm
Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm produces South Sea pearls at the northern end of the Dampier Peninsula — the farm tour shows the complete cultivation process, from spat collection through to the final pearl harvest, on a working operation in pristine Kimberley waters.
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Cape Leveque Lighthouse
Cape Leveque at the very tip of the Dampier Peninsula has a lighthouse above dramatic red cliffs — the 1979 lighthouse looks out to the Timor Sea, and the red and white cliff contrast with the aquamarine water below is the defining Kimberley coast image.
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Kooljaman at Cape Leveque
Kooljaman at Cape Leveque is an Aboriginal-owned wilderness camp on the tip of the Dampier Peninsula — the campsite on the beach below the red cliffs is the most remote and dramatic beach camp accessible from Broome, operated by the Bardi Jawi people.