Great Escape

Small group luxury adventure cruising – Kimberley Western Australia

About

About The Great Escape

A Little bit about the about the boat

MV Great Escape is a 26 metre catamaran accommodating just 14 guests (12 guests for fishing cruises) in 7 spacious and stylish staterooms with comfortable queen size beds (available in twin configuration). We encourage a relaxed atmosphere on board, casual dress code at all times and bare feet are encouraged.

Guests can choose between Panoramic View Rooms, located on the mid and upper deck or the Horizon View Rooms, located on the lower deck. All rooms have private ensuites, personal fridges and flat screen televisions with DVD players. The fully air-conditioned vessel features a spacious lounge, foredeck spa, (where you find many guests enjoying a drink at sunset) indoor and outdoor dining areas, cascading front deck, sprawling back deck, coffee machine, satellite communications and a great crew of 6 to look after you onboard.


What experience can guests expect?

Our activity based wilderness cruises give you the option to do as much or as little as you choose. In addition to exploring the iconic Kimberley waterfalls, gorges and stunning waterholes for swimming; activities include bushwalks to breathtaking vistas, excursions to ancient Aboriginal rock art galleries, mud crabbing, harvesting oysters, showering under tranquil cascades, swimming in white sandy beaches, croc spotting, whale watching, turtles, dolphins, captivating bird life and endless encounters with remarkable landscapes and wildlife.

The Great Escape’s award winning chef hails from cuisine capital Melbourne and loves creating incredibly good food particularly desserts… best not to start a diet prior to cruising with us…You will enjoy a unique and varied daily menu including what you catch. (we cater to medical dietary requirements)

An onboard helicopter is dedicated to our guests, an opportunity to view the coastline and waterfalls from a thrilling aerial perspective as well as heli fishing and heli picnic adventures. Visiting rare aboriginal art sites inaccessible by foot are all possible additions to your experience. (If you are on a 4, 6 or 7 night Kimberley cruise a helicopter transfer to / from boat is included).


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Exclusive Features

What sets the Great escape apart from the others?

  • Owners / Skippers Chris & Jeremy Tucker have unrivalled knowledge and experience of the Kimberley Coast and Rowley Shoals with over 35 years exploring the region
  • Only upmarket vessel with onboard helicopter offering a 4 night Kimberley cruise
  • As one of the smallest luxury adventure cruise vessels in the Kimberley the Great escape offers true flexibility in itineraries meaning we can tailor to suit the guests on board and can take you up closer and more personal with nature and in river estuaries where other boats simply cannot reach
  • Entire boat charters encouraged for 14 guests (12 guests for fishing cruises)
  • The Great Escape pride themselves on delivering a truly relaxed atmosphere onboard a stylish vessel with a genuinely friendly and entertaining crew who are committed to ensuring you have a magical and memorable adventure
  • The onboard helicopter really adds an entire new dimension to an “Adventure of a Lifetime” and we fly with our doors off for the best pics!
  • Sensational mouth-watering food
  • Real Time Television via satellite
  • Alcohol is BYO -(we arrange this for you prior to cruising)
  • More Kimberley itineraries to choose from than any other operator
  • “Luxury aboard MV Great Escape has less to do with fluffy bathrobes and slippers and everything to do with a truly personalised experience in an untouched wilderness” Kylie Bartle Owner / Director
Dates & Rates 2025

Great Escape Dates 2025

Great Escape – Dates 2025
Cruise Route Dates
8 Night Waterfall Safari Broome to Wyndham 27 Mar – 4 Apr SOLD OUT
6 Night Kings of the Kimberley Northern Gorges Wyndham to Mitchell Plateau 5 Apr – 11 Apr SOLD OUT
7 Night Kings of the Kimberley Northern Gorges Mitchell Plateau to Wyndham 11 Apr – 18 Apr SOLD OUT
6 Night Kings of the Kimberley Northern Gorges Mitchell Plateau to Wyndham 19 Apr – 25 Apr SOLD OUT
7 Night Kings of the Kimberley Northern Gorges Mitchell Plateau to Wyndham 25 Apr – 2 May SOLD OUT
6 Night Kings of the Kimberley Northern Gorges Mitchell Plateau to Wyndham 3 May – 9 May SOLD OUT
7 Night Kings of the Kimberley Northern Gorges Mitchell Plateau to Wyndham 9 May – 16 May SOLD OUT
13 Night Kimberley Classic Adventure Wyndham to Broome 17 May – 30 May SOLD OUT
13 Night Kimberley Classic Adventure Broome to Wyndham 31 May – 13 Jun SOLD OUT
13 Night Kimberley Classic Adventure Wyndham to Broome 14 Jun – 27 Jun SOLD OUT
13 Night Kimberley Classic Adventure Broome to Wyndham 28 Jun – 11 Jul SOLD OUT
13 Night Kimberley Classic Adventure Wyndham to Broome 12 Jul – 25 Jul SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Broome to Mitchell Plateau 26 Jul – 2 Aug SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Mitchell Plateau to Broome 2 Aug – 9 Aug SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Broome to Mitchell Plateau 10 Aug – 17 Aug SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Mitchell Plateau to Broome 17 Aug – 24 Aug SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Broome to Mitchell Plateau 25 Aug – 1 Sep SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Mitchell Plateau to Broome 1 Sep – 9 Sep SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Broome to Mitchell Plateau 9 Sep – 16 Sep SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Mitchell Plateau to Broome 16 Sep – 23 Sep SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Broome to Mitchell Plateau 23 Sep – 1 Oct SOLD OUT
7 Night Southern Kimberley Experience Mitchell Plateau to Broome 1 Oct – 8 Oct SOLD OUT
4 Night Kimberley Fishing Extravaganza Broome to Broome 10 Oct – 14 Oct SOLD OUT
4 Night Kimberley Fishing Extravaganza Broome to Broome 14 Oct – 18 Oct SOLD OUT
4 Night Kimberley Fishing Extravaganza Broome to Broome 18 Oct – 22 Oct SOLD OUT
4 Night Kimberley Fishing Extravaganza Broome to Broome 22 Oct – 26 Oct SOLD OUT

Great Escape Rates 2025

Great Escape – Rates 2025 (per person / twin share)
Cruise Horizon view Panoramic view
Waterfall Safari $13,710 $15,760
6 Night Kings of Kimberley Northern Gorges $12,810 $14,740
7 Night Kings of Kimberley Northern Gorges $14,840 $17,070
Kimberley Classic Adventure $22,060 $25,370
Southern Kimberley Experience $14,380 $16,540
Kimberley Fishing Extravaganza $4,490 $5,170

* Multi Room Booking Bonus Savings – Call for details
** Charter Savings Rates Available – Call for details

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Accommodation

The Great Escape Accommodation

Guests can choose between Panoramic View Rooms, located on the mid and upper deck or the Horizon View Rooms, located on the lower deck. All rooms have private en suites, personal fridges and flat screen televisions with DVD players. The fully air-conditioned vessel features a spacious lounge, foredeck spa, (where you find many guests enjoying a drink at sunset) indoor and outdoor dining areas, cascading front deck, sprawling back deck, coffee machine, satellite communications and a great crew of 6 to look after you on-board.

Panoramic Stateroom

Three Panoramic View Staterooms are located on the mid-level and on the upper deck. This is the superior level of accommodation onboard MV Great Escape, providing added space, larger windows, and larger ensuites. The Panoramic Stateroom is 15.2 metres squared including the ensuite.

Horizon Stateroom

Four Horizon View Staterooms are located on the lower deck, all with private ensuites, large port-hole style windows, personal fridges, flat screen televisions and DVD players.

These rooms have queen-size beds you can walk all the way around, and two can be configured as twin-single beds as well. The Horizon View Stateroom is 8.8 metres squared including the ensuite.

Inclusions

Inclusions / Additional Information

What’s included?

  • Transfers between your accommodation and Broome or Kununurra airport and in reverse
  • All travel on MV Great Escape
  • All meals
  • Soft drink (not diet)
  • Coffee (Cappuccino, espresso, flat white etc) / Tea (Selection of Black and Herbal)
  • All accommodation in guestrooms on the vessel
  • Sightseeing activities / fees
  • Linen / Towels / Toiletries / Sunscreen / Insect Repellent
  • Hairdryers in room
  • Light aircraft and helicopter transfers to and from airstrip / boat on 4,6,7 night Kimberley cruises
  • Fishing gear

What’s Not Included (Optional extras)

  • Non transfer scenic helicopter flights
  • Alcohol
  • Pre Paid Internet Card for Satellite Communications
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