![guests kayaking in Neko Harbour Antarctica on Silver Endeavour](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/portrait_quarter/102030-guests-kayaking-in-neko-harbour-antarctica-on-silver-endeavour.jpg)
Duration
21 Nights
Journey Type
Sailing from Australia
Ports
16 Ports
8 August
Setting sail from Darwin
![Sunset in Darwin, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/10926-sunset-in-darwin.jpg)
More of a large town than a city, Darwin is less about what’s contained within the city limits and more about the huge expanse of wild landscape that’s outside it. Closer to Jakarta than Sydney, the city really does feel remote in its tropical perch.
9 August
At sea
10 August
Australia: Wyndham
![Dry mudflats near Wyndham, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/25635-dry-mudflats-near-wyndham-australia-low.jpg)
Wyndham is the oldest major settlement in the Kimberley region, a former gold rush town surrounded by mangrove swamps and mudflats. The town is also the gateway to the remarkable Bungle Bungle mountains, known to the local aborigines for centuries but only ‘discovered’ by the outside world in the 1980s.
11-13 August
Australia: Koolama Bay, Swift Bay, Ashmore and Cartier Islands
14 August
At sea
15 August
Australia: Raft Point
15 August
Australia: Montgomery Reef
![Montgomery Reef, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/77303-montgomery-reef.jpg)
Montgomery Reef was once described as the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’ by Sir David Attenborough. At low tide the sea level drops so rapidly that the waters trapped inside the reef create a raging torrent as they escape, teeming with wildlife including turtles, sea birds, sharks, octopuses and even dugongs.
16 August
Australia: Horizontal Falls (Talbot Bay)
![Horizontal Falls at Talbot Bay, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/55139-horizontal-falls-talbot-bay-australia.jpg)
Talbot Bay is home to one of the world’s most unusual natural wonders, the ‘Horizontal Falls’. This amazing spectacle occurs when tidal movements force water through the narrow gaps in the ridges either side of Poulton Creek, with the water building up on one side quicker than it can flow through the gap, causing a spectacular waterfall effect.
17 August
Australia: Adele Island
18 August
Australia: Lacepede Islands
![Brown booby in the Lacepede Islands, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/71357-brown-booby-lacepede-islands-australia.jpg)
The Lacepede Islands, situated just off Australia’s Kimberley coast, are a fantastic destination for birding enthusiasts, supporting over 1% of the world’s population of brown boobies and roseate terns. Other bird species here include masked boobies, Australian pelicans and lesser frigatebirds, and it’s also a key breeding site for green turtles.
19 August
Australia: Rowley Shoals
![Rowley Shoals, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/72537-rowley-shoals-australia.jpg)
20-22 August
Australia: Montebello Islands, North Muiron Island, Cape Peron (Rockingham, Western Australia)
23-24 August
Australia: Abrolhos Islands
![Houtman Abrolhos Archipelago, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/71334-houtman-abrolhos-archipelago.jpg)
The Houtman Abrolhos archipelago, commonly known as simply the Abrolhos, is made up of over 100 islands and coral reefs off the coast of Geraldton, and provides a rich habitat for sea lions, green turtles, wallabies, carpet pythons and a fantastic array of bird life.
25 August
Arriving in Fremantle (Perth)
The capital of Western Australia, Perth sits in glorious isolation on the shores of the Indian Ocean, where the Swan River meets the sea. Laid back and relaxed, this must be one of the most easy-going capital cities in the world, with everything within easy reach. It's great for a short visit, or you can use it as gateway to Margaret River's glorious vineyards to the south, and to the great wilderness of the Kimberley to the north. Swim and surf from its extraordinary clean and uncrowded beaches - or just sit and watch the sunset.
![Perth, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_half/17805-perth-australia.jpg)
![Wave Rock, Western Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/related_video/17810-wave-rock-western-australia-low.jpg)
Our tip
Use Perth as the gateway to explore Western Australia – drive out to Wave Rock, three to four hours’ drive. This is a multi-coloured granite cliff, some 110 metres long and towering fifteen metres above the plain.
Your home from home
![Silversea Expeditions - Silver Cloud in Antarctica](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/lanscape_half/99382-silver-cloud-silversea-expeditions-low.jpg)
![Silver Cloud Expedition - Zodiacs in Antarctica](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/44430-silver-cloud-expedition-zodiacs-antarctica.jpg)
![Silver Cloud Expedition - Grand Suite](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/43627-silver-cloud-expedition-grand-suite-bedroom.jpg)
The intimate and popular Silver Cloud is reborn as a stylish expedition ship, following an extensive refurbishment in August 2017.
What we love
The lovely Silver Cloud is now part of Silversea's Expeditions fleet, with a reduced capacity, an ice-strengthened hull and 18 zodiacs making this one of the most luxurious expedition ships at sea.
Capacity | 254 guests (240 guests in polar regions) |
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Crew | 208 International Staff |
Style | Cosy, welcoming, stimulating, exciting - this ship has it all! If you enjoy the finer things in life but have an adventurous spirit, you will find yourself in congenial company on board. |
Inclusions |
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Year built | 1994 |
Last refurbished | 2017 |
Tonnage | 16,800 grt |
Length | 514 feet |
Breadth | 71 feet |
Cruising speed | 18 knots |
Tailor-make your trip
![Bamurru Plains](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/related_video/16779-bamurru-plains.jpg)
Where to stay near Darwin
Don’t hang around in Darwin itself; if you want to see more of the Top End, we recommend Bamurru Plains.
![Uluru, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/related_video/16782-uluru.jpg)
Visit the Red Centre
From Darwin take a flight to the Red Centre to see the magical sites of Uluru and Kings Canyon, yet another one of those once in a lifetime experiences!
![COMO The Treasury, Perth](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/related_video/87831-como-the-treasury-perth.jpeg)
Where to stay in Perth
Try stylish COMO The Treasury in the centre of town, with fantastic city views.
![Fremantle beach, Australia](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/related_video/17816-fremantle-beach.jpg)
Sightseeing in Perth
Historic Fremantle is great to see, and further enhanced if you go with a story telling guide.