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18 date ideas around Broome, from deckchairs at Sun Pictures and the Staircase to the Moon to a camel ride along Cable Beach, dinosaur tracks at Gantheaume Point and a seaplane to the Horizontal Falls. Swipe through them above, or browse every one below. Each was checked on the place's own website: what it is, when it's on and what it costs. 4 are free.
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Staircase to the Moon over Roebuck Bay. Photo: Johnorchard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
TOWN BEACH
Watch the Staircase to the Moon from Town Beach
A few nights a month the full moon rises over the bare tidal flats of Roebuck Bay and lights a glowing 'staircase' across the mud. Town Beach is the classic place to watch. On some of those nights a market runs on Hamersley Street with food stalls and local musicians.
When Two or three nights a month from March to October, at moonrise. The visitor centre publishes each year's dates and times
Cost Free to watch. The Staircase markets run 4pm to 8pm on selected dates; pay per stall
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Camels on Cable Beach at sunset. Photo: Teresa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
CABLE BEACH
Sunset camel ride along Cable Beach
Swaying along 22km of white sand on a camel at sunset is Broome's best-known postcard. Broome Camel Safaris, the 'Camels in Blue', have run rides on Cable Beach for 30 years. Pick the sunset ride for the full colour show.
When Monday to Saturday, 10.30am to sunset; morning, pre-sunset and sunset rides
Cost Prices are shown in the online booking system, not on the site
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Shorebirds roosting at high tide on Roebuck Bay. Photo: Mdk572 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
ROEBUCK BAY
High-tide shorebird tour with Broome Bird Observatory
Roebuck Bay is famous for its migratory shorebirds, and the observatory's guides know where the flocks roost at high tide. You spend about two and a half hours at roost sites, learning the migrants' story. Morning tea back at the observatory finishes it.
When 3-hour tours timed to the high tide; bookings essential, with at least two people. Access can change in the wet season
Cost $100 a person, morning tea included. Return transfers from Broome are extra ($90 for the first guest, $30 for each extra)
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
BROOME HIGHWAY
Big telescopes under Broome's dark skies with Astro Tours
Astro Tours has run star shows since 1995 at a dark bush site 13km out on the Broome Highway. The two-hour show uses big telescopes and laser pointers to tour the sky. Book early in your stay in case cloud cancels a night.
When May to October. Shows 6pm to 8pm May to July and 6.30pm to 8.30pm August to October. Self-drive about 20 minutes or take the hotel transfer
Cost Prices are shown when you book through the event calendar, not on the page
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Crocodiles at Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park. Photo: DaHuzyBru · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BROOME HIGHWAY
Feeding time at Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park
Walk in through the jaws of a giant fibreglass crocodile head, then watch some of Australia's largest captive salties take their dinner. Afterwards, sit with an ice cream overlooking the park's natural Long Lake.
When Open 2pm to 5pm daily (weekends only in February). The feeding tour is at 3pm
Cost Adults $50; concession $40
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Inside Broome Historical Museum. Photo: Ridiculopathy · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
TOWN BEACH
Pearling and wartime stories at Broome Historical Museum
The museum beside Town Beach tells the town's pearling and wartime history, including first-hand accounts of the 1942 raid. It is fully air-conditioned, which helps in the build-up. Then watch the sunset from Town Beach; saltwater crocodiles are occasionally seen there, so stay on the sand.
When October to April 10am to 1pm daily; May to September 10am to 4pm weekdays and 10am to 1pm weekends. Closed in the height of the wet
Cost Adults $15; seniors $12
Checked on the official website, 8 Oct 2026
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CHINATOWN
Hard-hat divers' stories at Pearl Luggers
Two restored wooden pearling luggers sit in a replica tidal jetty on Dampier Terrace. The 90-minute tour tells how hard-hat divers risked their lives for pearl shell, with rare archival film. It ends with a taste of pearl shell meat.
When Tours daily; bookings essential and times vary with demand. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Cost $37 an adult, $32 concession
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Sunset at Gantheaume Point. Photo: Jakson10123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
GANTHEAUME POINT
Dinosaur tracks and sunset at Gantheaume Point
Red pindan cliffs drop to the sea at Gantheaume Point, and at low tide you can find 120-million-year-old theropod footprints in the rocks. For the area's Aboriginal people, the tracks belong to the song cycle of Marala, the Emu Man. Stay on for the sunset.
When When the tide is below 2.16m; the visitor centre's special dates sheet lists the days. Sunset for the colour
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
TOWN BEACH
Low-tide walk to the Catalina flying boat wrecks
On 3 March 1942 Japanese fighters destroyed fifteen flying boats on Roebuck Bay, and more than 100 people died. On the year's lowest tides the wrecks rise from the mud. The walk out from Town Beach is a sobering hour each way; treat the wrecks as war graves.
When Only on tides below 0.86m; check the visitor centre's special dates sheet. Leave well before the tide turns
Cost Free. Wear enclosed shoes
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Rows of headstones at the Japanese Cemetery. Photo: Ridiculopathy · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BROOME
A quiet walk through the Japanese Cemetery
Australia's largest Japanese cemetery dates from 1896 and holds hundreds of pearl divers, many lost to the bends or cyclones. Headstones are made from coloured beach rock. The Chinese Cemetery sits right next door.
When Usually 6.45am to 7.45pm; times can change with the seasons. Early morning is coolest
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
The Horizontal Falls in Talbot Bay. Photo: Reefpix · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
TALBOT BAY
Seaplane to the Horizontal Falls
Some of the world's biggest tides squeeze through two narrow gaps in the McLarty Range, making a waterfall that runs sideways and reverses with the tide. This half-day trip flies low over the Buccaneer Archipelago. Then it lands in Talbot Bay for a fast boat ride through the falls and a meal on the pontoon.
When About 6 hours, morning or afternoon departures from Broome. The morning tour runs 20 March to 31 October in 2027
Cost From $1,295 a person. No alcohol on half-day tours
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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Roebuck Bay at high tide, the view along the shore from the Mangrove Hotel. Photo: Ridiculopathy · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BROOME
Friday tunes and cocktails at the Mangrove Hotel's Bay Club
The Bay Club is the Mangrove Hotel's open-air bar and restaurant, perched above Roebuck Bay. Grab a day bed or cabana, order a share plate and watch the tide move across the bay. It is walk-in only, so just turn up.
When Breakfast at Johnny Sausage 6.30am to 10.30am; the Bay Club serves lunch and dinner. Friday live music from 5pm
Cost Cocktails $24 to $26; tuna tataki $32; margherita pizza $27 (Bay Club menus, 2026). No bookings needed
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Dusk over Cable Beach, steps from Sunset Bar & Grill. Photo: Ridiculopathy · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
CABLE BEACH
Dinner as the sun drops at Sunset Bar & Grill
This Cable Beach Club restaurant sits closest to the sand on the resort's western side. Dinner is à la carte and timed for the sun going down over the Indian Ocean. The wine list runs deep, with bottles from around the world.
When Dinner daily 5pm to 9pm. Closed for dinner on Thursday 10 December 2026
Cost Cocktails $20 to $26; beers about $14 (May 2026 drinks list). Sundays add 10% and public holidays 15%. Card only
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Matso's Broome Brewery, with the jam night board out front. Photo: DaHuzyBru · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BROOME
Mango beer and jam night at Matso's
Matso's has brewed in Broome since 1997 and created Australia's first alcoholic ginger beer here to beat the heat. Its mango beer came from storm-felled mangoes. On Tuesday nights in the dry season, anyone can put their name on the board and jam with the band.
When Open 7 days, 11am to 10pm. Tuesday Jam Night from 7pm and Sunday sessions run through the dry season, April to October
Cost No prices on the Broome venue page; pay as you go
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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Sun Pictures on Carnarvon Street after dark. Photo: Dan arndt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
CHINATOWN
A movie in deckchairs at Sun Pictures
Sun Pictures opened in 1916 and calls itself the world's oldest outdoor picture garden. You sit in canvas deckchairs, some under the stars and some under the verandah. Bring a takeaway dinner from Chinatown; the candy bar sells beer and wine.
When Sessions most nights; the program is updated every Monday. Doors open about 45 minutes before the first film, rain or shine
Cost Adults $21. No BYO drinks or snacks, but takeaway dinners are welcome. A 15-minute historic sound tour runs weekdays at 11am for $5
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
CABLE BEACH
Silent disco Thursday at Spinifex Brewery
Spinifex's Cable Beach brewery turns Thursday into a headphone party. Pick one of three channels and dance through themed decade nights while everyone else hears silence. Come hungry on a Wednesday instead and share the smoked meat spread.
When Thursdays from 8pm (silent disco); Wednesdays for the smoked spread; open Monday to Sunday
Cost Silent disco slushies and spritzes $18; the Smokin' Wednesday spread is $90
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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WILLIE CREEK
Shell to showroom at Willie Creek Pearl Farm
A working South Sea pearl farm 38km north of Broome, on a mangrove-lined tidal creek. The tour visits the oyster nursery and takes you out on the creek, where resident saltwater crocodiles live. Damper at the Harvest Café comes with it.
When Coach tours from Broome take about 5 hours door to door; you can drive yourself (4WD recommended on the corrugated road). Seasonal opening times
Cost No price on the tour pages; it is shown when you book. Refreshments are included
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Gantheaume Point, where the sunset cruise begins its run along the coast. Photo: Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
GANTHEAUME POINT
Sunset dolphin cruise past Gantheaume Point
Absolute Ocean Charters' sunset cruise follows the coast past Gantheaume Point and Reddell Beach into Roebuck Bay. Watch for the rare snubfin dolphin, turtles and sea snakes. You can bring your own drinks; they supply the esky and ice.
When Daily all year, weather permitting, about 3pm to 6pm. Free pick-up from your accommodation
Cost Cruise price is shown in the booking calendar, not on the page. Drinks from the bar start at $5, or BYO
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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