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The Kimberley

The blocky cliffs along the Hunter River are some of the oldest rocks in the Kimberley.

Enjoy rock-star treatment along this wild and ancient coastline

Watching living dinosaurs between sips of champagne? This crazy juxtaposition of luxury in a prehistoric wilderness is a hallmark of my Kimberley cruise on Scenic Eclipse II.

  • by Carolyn Beasley
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This was one of the most emotionally stirring experiences I’ve ever had

I’ve taken part in a few Indigenous experiences over the years, but this is by far the most profound.

  • by Lee Tulloch
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper wreck from World War I, Vansittart Bay, Kimberley coast.

This plane wreck in a remote part of WA is like a scene from Lost

It was the night in World War II when a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper, low on fuel and hopelessly lost, made a belly-flop landing on a salt pan in Vansittart Bay.

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
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cr: RCI (handout image supplied via journalist, no syndication)RCI Voyager of the Seas docked in Sydney Harbour
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Cruises

Not enough ships: Cruising in Australia may have reached its peak

Australians are eager to cruise, and an increasing number of us are keen to remain in our own waters, but will we have enough ships to meet demand?

  • by Brian Johnston
Seabourn Pursuit.
★★★★½
Ship reviews

Ship review: Beautiful vessel hits the perfect trifecta for expeditions

As pioneers of small-ship, ultra-luxury cruising, Seabourn is taking expedition cruising to the next level.

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
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The Mundi Mundi Bash.

Insider intel: Traveller’s writers share their 22 top discoveries

Our roaming reporters check their notepads, sharing secret addresses and perennial favourites from their past year of travel.

  • by Traveller team
Hiking northern Europe’s tallest peak – the 2469-metre-high Galdhopiggen.

Ten of the world’s greatest adventure holidays to add to your bucket-list

Hands up if you’re a part-time explorer? From a polar plunge to an end-of-the-world expedition in pure comfort, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Traveller team
Swimming in Lake Argyle

A brutal landscape blessed with the most pristine places to get wet

Full of red rock and clear water, this brutal, arid landscape is replete with an oversupply of that simplest human luxury – natural swimming pools.

  • by James Woodford
A river crossing to reach El Questro.
★★★★★
Hotel reviews

The cheaper way to stay at one of Australia’s iconic outback destinations

What many don’t realise is that only a tiny proportion of visitors to El Questro Station stay at the iconic $2000-a-night Homestead.

  • by James Woodford
The ultimate in glamorous arrivals – a 1947 Grumann G-73 Mallard flying boat.

Rare plane makes spectacular landings in Australia’s most isolated region

I was dreading the bumpy experience of an unwieldy looking old plane that you had to board using a stepladder. I shouldn’t have.

  • by Lee Tulloch

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