Explore the popular Victoria River and Kimberley regions via the blacktop - sticking to sealed roads suitable for 2wd vehicles and on-road caravans.

Our Katherine to Broome - via the blacktop itinerary offers an authentic Australian outback adventure across some of the most remote and dramatic landscapes in northern Australia. Leaving Katherine, we venture into the Victoria River region - one of Australia's most rugged and remote outback areas. Enjoy vistas of open savannah plains dotted with ancient sandstone escarpments, gorges and floodplains as we follow the Victoria Highway to the Western Australia border.

Crossing into Western Australia, we wind through striking gorges, rivers and farmland as we make our way to Kununurra - the gateway to the Kimberleys. Nearby Lake Argyle is a stunning detour.

From Kununurra, the journey heads southwest along the Great Northern Highway, taking travelers through the heart of the Kimberley with vistas of dramatic ranges, savannah woodlands, boab trees, and endless red dirt plains.

By the time we approach Broome, the landscape gradually softens with coastal plains and the Indian Ocean appearing on the horizon.

This itinerary is an excellent first trip for the caravanning novice. Travel is mainly on sealed highways well-suited to caravan travel. It also makes an ideal section as part of a longer trip or a lap of Australia. The driving directions, accommodation options, timeframes, and things to see and do listed in this itinerary are our recommendations based on our personal experience in this region and over 30-years of caravanning experience – but it is ultimately your choice to decide what you do during your travels! Even though we have made recommendations, you may decide to travel faster, stay longer, or deviate from this itinerary.

If you don't have a caravan or motorhome, this itinerary may still be used as many of the accommodation options listed also have holiday cabins.

We have allocated 22-days for this itinerary, but it is ultimately your choice to decide how long you take at each location. This plan does not specifically cater toward travelling with pets, although our accommodation options do note when accommodation is pet friendly.

This 46-page itinerary is available for immediate digital download (as PDF) and may be printed or used in digital format on a phone, tablet or computer.