Pearl Luggers Tour: Enter the Rich Pearling Heritage of Broome

Step into the rich pearling heritage of Broome on the Pearl Luggers Tour. Explore the fascinating history of courageous pearlers and experience the authentic environment where it all took place.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pearl Luggers Tour - Pearl Luggers is a beautiful and unique venue located right in the heart of Chinatown in Old Broome. It features a fully rigged and restored historical Pearl Lugger and revatilised showrooms displaying pearl diving artefacts from years ago. 1.5-hour tours run daily and can be pre-booked right here on get your guide.
What's Included
  • Handle rare pearling artifacts.
  • Discover the evolution of pearling techniques.
  • Experience a guided pearling history commentary.
  • Enjoy snacks.
Additional Information

Presented by the team from Willie Creek Pearls, this unique 1.5 hour tour offers a guided commentary on Broome’s fascinating pearling history. Travel back in time to an era of courageous people who lived a life of danger, fortune and adventure both on and off the water. Guests are captivated as 150 years of Broome’s unique maritime and pearling heritage…

Location
31 Dampier Terrace
Dampier Terrace
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Judysy7210yp
Jun 9, 2025
Recommended - Very much enjoyed this tour. Most interesting. A lot of history, memorabilia and a great historic videopresentation. Highly recommend.
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Davidww678rt
May 22, 2025
Excellent tour to learn about the pearl divers & their lives. - We decided to do this tour learn about the history regarding the pearl divers & their incredible lives. The fellow who took the tour was very knowledgeable & explained the pearl divers high risk jobs of diving many times per day as well as the original indigenous divers who were forced to dive for pearls. Excellent tour & highly recommend this for all ages.
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Nickhelen2018
May 21, 2025
Excellent - A very informative tour which gave a good history of the pearling industry. All staff were most helpful. The young girl who conducted our tour told us afterwards that it was her first time as a tour guide. We would never have known. Although she was only 19, she was excellent. The tour was on 11th May 2025.
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C9178lzchristinem
May 12, 2025
Very informative Tour - Such an informative tour about how pearl shells were harvested in the 1800's. Examples of the boats and suits used in those times and the hardships the divers went through. Our guide was able to answer all our questions. I would recommend this tour without hesitation.
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Babettek2015
Feb 19, 2025
The pearling history & more - Very interesting and fun tour. You learn a lot about the pearling history of Broome, pearl diving and today's pearling industry! I can only recommend this tour! If you travel in Feb like I did, you might also get a "private tour" - we were only two on ours!
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112lennye
Jan 6, 2025
A good quick dive into Broome's pearling history with a tasty finish as well - Well worth it for a quick dive into the history of the place without having to leave Broome town, if you are a bit short on time grab this one. Also you will get to eat some Pearl meat.
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Johnrf6993ig
Dec 9, 2024
Diving Into History - Excellent tour. The displays are great and I learnt a lot about the industry. As a commercial diver I found the guide was spot on with the info she passed on. I thoroughly recommend this tour and is a must do.
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Newtravellersteph
Aug 6, 2024
Very informative - This was an interesting activity. Our guide was very informative and knowledgeable about the pearl industry and the history of it in the area. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the opportunity to try the pearl meat.
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X3252emjudithf
Aug 5, 2024
Informative - A very interesting and informative morning. The display well worth the visit. We got a good idea of the history of the pearl industry.
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Shaun
Mar 14, 2025
Great Experience - The historical tour was exceptional and gave us both a great deal of insight into Broom’s past. We not only learnt an awful lot we also got to hold a $100k pearl as well as try pearl meat for the first time. Definitely worth visiting when you come to Broome.
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From $24
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).