Pearl Luggers Tour in Broome
Overview
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1 hour 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
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 is uncovered in the very environment where the history was made – amongst the mangroves on the foreshore of Roebuck Bay’s Dampier Creek.
Pearl Luggers is located right in the heart of Broome’s Chinatown and features a fully rigged and restored pearl lugger, the vessel synonymous with Broome, surrounded by a reconstructed tidal jetty and authentic pearlers store. It is without doubt the closest link to the pearling era of long ago where daily life ebbed and flowed with the comings and goings of the great pearl luggers fleet.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A maximum of 40 people per tour
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
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
See, touch and hold some of our most valuable and rare pearling and mother of pearl artifacts.
Learn how pearling has evolved from hard hat diving to the modern techniques used today.
Enjoy a fascinating guided commentary and learn about the history of pearling in Broome.
Enjoy a exclusive tasting of pearl meat, a rare and expensive delicacy from the pearl producing Pinctada maxima oyster.
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Reviews
120 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Willie Creek, Broome pearl history tour.
katerB5009AV,,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very interesting visit. It was great to get a sense of the history of pearl farming in Broome and to understand the experience of the divers over time. The pearl meat tasting was interesting and delicious.
Very engaging...
Glenn W,,Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very engaging knowledgeable guide, very informative and interesting. Would definitely recommend this experience.
Hidden treat - Oyster meat $200kg
James B,,Oct 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Best was a great tour guide! Very informative and well worth the hour you pay for! I think the biggest thing missing is the fact the oyster meat you eat is valued at $200/kg!! I knew no one who didn’t eat it on our tour of 9!
Great value, loads of information
anneclampett,,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour contained a huge amount of information on the history of Broome, as well as local knowledge, stories from personal experience, passion for the area and the industry and a great sense of humor. Big Stew was great! The people in the shop were also very friendly, informative and very helpful but not pushy. I highly recommend this tour, great value for money
great show
AlbertA1948,,Sep 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great display and talk about the pearl industry in the old days. Well worth going to. We had a great presenter on the day, who took the time to fully explain the workings
Excellent and informative.
POLLYANNA57,,Sep 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a very informative and Hands On Tour. Everything was interesting. Often we hadn’t known about this or that until Best explained it to us. Great visual information. Old photos, films and a lot of actual artefacts and old memorabilia we were able to handle and look at, during the explanations. We had been in the Chinatown Store a few times and it all came together and instilled respect for oysters, the Divers and the beauty of pearls. We saw the stunning Pearl, Son of The Don too. We had done the Willie Creek Boat Trip and Tour with wonderful Dylan before this. The order done doesn’t matter but we enjoyed both.
Unforgettable
sharonbO1728MP,,Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00After doing the Willie Creek Pearl tour & having Rahim as an excellent tour guide there we decided to do the Pearl luggers tour in town. Well worth it. Stu was great. Such a pillar of knowledge. We found it very informative & interesting. We weren’t going to try the Pearl meat but Stu sold it so well that we changed our mind. Very interesting. A must for anyone going to Broome to do both tours. Definitely would recommend. Plus hubby even bought me a lovely pearl which was such a lovely surprise. Special mention to Pam also. She was such a lovely lady to talk to.
Fantastic tour filled with history on the pearls in Broome
463nikkii,,Aug 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour is fantastic, Big Stu was great, really informative and made it interesting. Loved that it was hands on and you try on things (the diving helmets etc) and try pearl meat. Great to hear about the history of the pearls in Broome.
A good introduction to pearling and the history of Broome
slairvine24,,Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Pearl Luggers tour was entertaining, informative, good value and an excellent introduction to the history of Broome.
Pearl Luggers Tour
270bernadettew,,Aug 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour was enjoyable and informative. Provided an excellent insight of the history of Broome. There was a mix of artefacts, video footage and spoken information. The pearl meat was very tasty.
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Operated by Willie Creek Pearls