Our Kimberley season opens at the tail end of the wet, when King George Falls is at its most powerful. We wait for the tide to nudge the ship over the sandbar, then head upstream until the bow sits beneath the twin falls, giving everyone on deck the shower of a lifetime. An opportunity only a select few get to experience. Our guests see it on every Kimberley journey.

Later in the year, and a long way north, guests are swimming with manta rays in Raja Ampat, then watching the sun go down from a quiet beach ringed by karst islands.

As we set sail towards Papua New Guinea, guests will have the chance to meet villagers on the Sepik River who still carry the crocodile scarification of an ancient initiation, before we head to the Great Barrier Reef to snorkel with turtles off Raine Island, a place so protected that no one is allowed to land.

All of it happens aboard our two small ships, True North and True North II. Our 2028 sailing schedule is now available, with three new journeys, and the map below shows where both ships are heading .

The Kimberley, March to October

Early mornings on a Kimberley river, the adventure boats are already out. One group heads upstream after barramundi, another to a swimming hole at the foot of a gorge, the river buzzing with excitement of what the day will uncover.

By mid-morning, the helicopter has lifted off the deck with a picnic on board, bound for a swimming hole there’s no other way to reach.

Later, the ship heads upriver into water larger vessels can’t follow, until the bow sits right beneath the falls.

We’ve been doing it this way for close to 40 years.

New: Kimberley Disconnected.

Kimberley Disconnected is a ten-night digital detox between Broome and Wyndham. Guest internet is switched off from the first night to the last and devices are put away for the journey, so there are no emails, notifications or news reports to pull your attention.

With the phone gone, the Kimberley is given its opportunity to thrive. Step into an adventure boat, up a gorge or into a waterhole, and you’re fully immersed in it.

On our Kimberley Disconnected route, the helicopter turns Montgomery Reef into an abstract work of art. It’s the kind of view you sit with a little longer when there’s nothing to check.

The crew keep emergency communications open, so loved ones can still reach you. Out here, the real luxury is having nowhere else to be.

New: Top End Explorer.

Top End Explorer is ten nights across the top of Australia, from Arnhem Land to the Torres Strait, built around the people who know this country best. It begins with a Welcome to Country and was developed in close collaboration with Traditional Owners along the route.

Local hosts walk with guests, sharing bush foods, medicinal plants, art and weaving, and the stories behind them. In island communities, conversations with locals reveal a side of life here the landscape alone can’t show.

Between visits, crocodiles slide off the riverbanks and sea eagles circle overhead. There’s fishing for mackerel and coral trout, wildlife encounters with the ship’s naturalist, and a helicopter flight on almost every day as rivers open into wetlands that stretch to the horizon.

New: Raja Ampat Explorer North.

Explore the Great Barrier Reef from above and below, with remote reefs, snorkelling adventures and helicopter flights revealing the colours and scale of this extraordinary coastline.

There’s more to discover around Australia, too. Experience Sydney Harbour, explore South Australia’s wildlife and coastal flavours on Southern Safari, or discover the clear waters and rugged coastline of Western Australia on Adventure South West.

From tropical reefs to southern shores, our 2028 schedule offers a different perspective on places you might think you know, but will surprise you.

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