Willie Creek Pearls

Join us on the mul­ti-award-win­ning Willie Creek Pearl Farm tour and gain a unique insight into the fas­ci­nat­ing process of mod­ern pearl farm­ing, from shell to show­room. See the inner work­ings of an oper­at­ing com­mer­cial pearl farm and dis­cov­er exact­ly what makes the per­fect pearl. You will leave Willie Creek Pearl Farm as a pearling expert! Locat­ed only 38 km north of Broome, join us and dis­cov­er the jour­ney of the Aus­tralian South Sea Pearl among the mag­nif­i­cent Kim­ber­ley land­scape. This is a must-do expe­ri­ence for any­one vis­it­ing Broome! The Tour Includes: A Guid­ed Coach Bus From Your Accom­mo­da­tion: Relax to views of the Kim­ber­ley as you enjoy return trans­port in one of our air-con­di­tioned coach­es from your Broome-based accom­mo­da­tion. Lis­ten to guid­ed com­men­tary through­out your jour­ney as you trav­el through Broome, spot wildlife and arrive to the stun­ning tidal estu­ary of Willie Creek. Pearl Oys­ter Nurs­ery Tour: Learn about the intri­cate process of col­lect­ing and spawn­ing _​Pinctada maxima_​oys­ters for pro­duc­ing pearls and how our com­mer­cial pearling team cares for the oys­ters. Pearling tech­ni­cians are high­ly skilled and per­form the del­i­cate oper­a­tions of seed­ing and har­vest­ing from the pearl oys­ter nurs­ery at Willie Creek Pearl Farm. Boat Cruise On Willie Creek: Soak up the stun­ning scenery as you cruise the crys­tal-clear waters of Willie Creek along­side the man­grove-lined banks, keep­ing an eye out for amaz­ing wildlife includ­ing bar­ra­mun­di, brol­gas and our res­i­dent salt­wa­ter croc­o­diles. In the calm waters of Willie Creek, view an oys­ter long-line in action, where we have a small­er quo­ta of oys­ters on dis­play to show vis­i­tors first-hand what takes place at our open water sea leas­es. The cruise por­tion of our tour takes approx­i­mate­ly 20 – 30 min­utes. Refresh­ments at Har­vest Café: Take a moment to relax and enjoy the stun­ning views from Har­vest Café as you enjoy tour refresh­ments, includ­ing the famous home­made fam­i­ly-recipe damper. A Pearling Mas­ter­class: Dis­cov­er the jour­ney of our Aus­tralian South Sea Pearls in a fas­ci­nat­ing mas­ter­class that includes an excit­ing live pearl har­vest pre­sen­ta­tion. Learn the com­plex anato­my of the _​Pinctada maxima_​oys­ter and how it forms nacre to cre­ate the world’s finest pearls, and how it dif­fers from oth­er pearls seen around the globe. See an oys­ter from Willie Creek Pearl Farm har­vest­ed to reveal the pearl two years in the mak­ing, with the val­ue or qual­i­ty of the pearl unknown until that very moment! Dis­cov­er Our Pearl Jew­ellery Col­lec­tion in Our Show­room: Vis­it our stun­ning jew­ellery show­room to learn how to care for pearl jew­ellery and have fun try­ing on our fab­u­lous pearls.

Join us on the mul­ti-award-win­ning Willie Creek Pearl Farm tour and gain a unique insight into the fas­ci­nat­ing process of mod­ern pearl farm­ing, from shell to show­room. See the inner work­ings of an oper­at­ing com­mer­cial pearl farm and dis­cov­er exact­ly what makes the per­fect pearl. You will leave Willie Creek Pearl Farm as a pearling expert! Locat­ed only 38 km north of Broome, join us and dis­cov­er the jour­ney of the Aus­tralian South Sea Pearl among the mag­nif­i­cent Kim­ber­ley land­scape. This is a must-do expe­ri­ence for any­one vis­it­ing Broome! The jour­ney to Willie Creek Pearl Farm is part of the expe­ri­ence. If you have your own trans­port, you may opt to make your own way to Willie Creek Pearl Farm. The jour­ney includes trav­el­ling along unsealed cor­ru­gat­ed roads, so a 4WD is required. The dri­ve to the Willie Creek Pearl Farm from Broome takes approx­i­mate­ly one hour. The Tour Includes: Pearl Oys­ter Nurs­ery Tour: Learn about the intri­cate process of col­lect­ing and spawn­ing _​Pinctada maxima_​oys­ters for pro­duc­ing pearls and how our com­mer­cial pearling team cares for the oys­ters. Pearling tech­ni­cians are high­ly skilled and per­form the del­i­cate oper­a­tions of seed­ing and har­vest­ing from the pearl oys­ter nurs­ery at Willie Creek Pearl Farm. Boat Cruise On Willie Creek: Soak up the stun­ning scenery as you cruise the crys­tal-clear waters of Willie Creek along­side the man­grove-lined banks, keep­ing an eye out for amaz­ing wildlife includ­ing bar­ra­mun­di, brol­gas and our res­i­dent salt­wa­ter croc­o­diles. In the calm waters of Willie Creek, view an oys­ter long-line in action, where we have a small­er quo­ta of oys­ters on dis­play to show vis­i­tors first-hand what takes place at our open water sea leas­es. The cruise por­tion of our tour takes approx­i­mate­ly 20 – 30 min­utes. Refresh­ments at Har­vest Café: Take a moment to relax and enjoy the stun­ning views from Har­vest Café as you enjoy tour refresh­ments, includ­ing the famous home­made fam­i­ly-recipe damper. A Pearling Mas­ter­class: Dis­cov­er the jour­ney of our Aus­tralian South Sea Pearls in a fas­ci­nat­ing mas­ter­class that includes an excit­ing live pearl har­vest pre­sen­ta­tion. Learn the com­plex anato­my of the _​Pinctada maxima_​oys­ter and how it forms nacre to cre­ate the world’s finest pearls, and how it dif­fers from oth­er pearls seen around the globe. See an oys­ter from Willie Creek Pearl Farm har­vest­ed to reveal the pearl two years in the mak­ing, with the val­ue or qual­i­ty of the pearl unknown until that very moment! Dis­cov­er Our Pearl Jew­ellery Col­lec­tion in Our Show­room: Vis­it our stun­ning jew­ellery show­room to learn how to care for pearl jew­ellery and have fun try­ing on our fab­u­lous pearls.