The largest collection of indigenous rock art in the world, remote, rarely visited islands, huge colonies of sea lions and birds and one of history’s most infamous maritime disasters all feature in a new fly, cruise and stay package released by Australian small ship specialist, Cruise Traveller, which will see nature and history lovers embark on an in-depth exploration of the wild West Australian coastline aboard a luxury Ponant ship.
Savings of A$4035 per person are available for bookings made by April 30, 2025.
Cruise Traveller’s exclusive, 12-night ‘West Australian Wonders’ fly, cruise and stay package is available this August and also in July, 2026.
The 2025 package begins on August 9, 2025, with an included flight to Broome from Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne. Guests will stay two nights in Broome before boarding Ponant’s 264-guest exploration ship, Le Soleal. Boasting a refined and intimate elegance, Le Soleal offers a fine dining restaurant and grill restaurant, panoramic lounge, theatre, library, open-air bar, pool, an expert expedition team and personalised service.
From Broome, Le Soleal will set course on a 10-night, adventure-filled voyage right along the WA coastline from Broome to Perth, featuring far-flung islands, deserted beaches, turquoise waters and many World-Heritage sites.
Destinations include Murujuga National Park on the Burrup Peninsula, home to the biggest collection of indigenous rock art in the world, with more than one million engravings providing an archaeological record of human habitation spanning 47,000 thousand years. Also on the itinerary is the underwater wonderland of Ningaloo Reef, places visited by western sailors as far back as 1616, the massive bird colonies in the far-flung Montebello Islands and the coral reefs and pristine waters of the Abrolhos Islands – the site of the infamous Batavia ship wreck in 1629 when only one third of 341 passengers survived the sinking and subsequent mutiny and massacre ashore.
The expedition cruise includes guided, complimentary excursions on Zodiacs and ashore and also the indulgence of an open bar onboard Le Soleal, with an opportunity to swim and snorkel at stops throughout the cruise.
After arriving in Perth, guests will head home on an included flight back to Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne.
Including return flights, two nights’ accommodation and excursions and beverages during the voyage, the fly, stay and cruise package on August 9, 2025, is available from A$14,995 per person, twin-share, in a Superior Stateroom – a saving of A$4035. The discount applies to bookings made by April 30, 2025.
The same package is also available on July 27, 2026, from A$15,995 per person, twin-share – a saving of A$3495 if booked by May 31, 2025.
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