Kuri Bay — Local services in Western Australia

If remote and secluded is what you are looking for, Kuri Bay is where you’ll find it. This isolated bay on the Australian mainland is only accessible by sea or seaplane. Helping shelter the bay is one of Australia’s largest uninhabited islands, Augustus Island. My wife and I visited here in May 2023 on a cruise ship. The bay is home to a Paspaley Pearls farming operation. There are no facilities here other than the pearl farm. The day we visited the weather was quite mild with temperature in the low 30’s (Celsius). The visibility was sightly affected by smoke from grass fires in the nearby Kimberley region. The cruise ship remained at anchor here overnight. Ship-side floodlights were left on which attracted an abundance of sharks. The passengers and crew were captivated for hours by the performance...

Overated & overpriced cruise ship excursion. Unkept & unmaintained residential area for paspaley farm workers. P & O very keen for your money , however guide provided could barely string a sentence together. To not know who owned the land or how old a feature balboa tree was other than "old". Fair enough, not the guides main job but people are paying for his lack of knowledge. The young lady opening a pearl was very...

Visited via cruise ship which, I think is the only way to visit this remote pearl farm. Great views, nice little hike finished off with a demo on how the pearls are opened. Our tour guide was young and a bit nervous but, I guess he was not employed as a guide. If you get the opportunity, well worth the visit....