On the 11th of August Mum & I got to experience one of life's great pleasures, a Broome sunset. What made it really special was being taken out in a hovercraft by an exceptional local guide & business owner, Roger. I've been in & out of the tourism industry myself for over twenty years so I'm always interested in going out with other operators. Roger slots in to that category of guides that have a genuine passion for the area with a vast range of knowledge, that's shared in a down to earth manner. Interestingly that night, at a local bar, I overheard another tourist giving rave reviews to a backpacker of the trip we'd just been on. An absolute "must do" if you're heading up to the Kimberley.

We went to Broome and basically did all the tours/trips we thought looked interesting. Having never been in a hoevercraft before, my husband and I wanted to give this a go. We opted for the scenic/historic one because we were keen to see the dinosaur footprints and already had something booked for sunset. We really enjoy the hovercraft trip, it's pretty cool to go around in one of these big things, the way the tyre just blows up etc. The commentary on this trip was really enjoyable, it was factual but you didn't feel like you were in a class room if that makes sense, I find some commentary is too in depth and you feel like you are being lectured instead of just informed. It was great to hop out and explore, the footprints were shown to us and they were pretty unique to look at and make up your own mind. Was also really nice just to walk around the sand with the red cliffs in the background, a realxing trip. I kind of wish we had the time and money to do the sunset trip and even the shipwreck trip but you have to sacrifice somewhere I guess. I would recommend, it's kind of expensive, we paid about $110 each and it's only 1 hour but we found Broome expensive in general. We would a different tour next time so I guess the fact that we'd go back and pay more to do another trip shows that we really did enjoy it

Approximate cost: $110