We get it: Cable Beach is the golden starlet of the Broome coastline, but there’s another side worth the GPS switch – Town Beach. Moments from Broome’s Chinatown area, Town Beach is a local favourite with its blissful waters a top place to practice your scissor kicks (in the dry season only) and admire its evergreen mangroves dotting the big blue. It’s also worth the flip flop exploration around Town Beach to have coastal experiences you can’t get elsewhere: Staircase to the Moon being one of them.

Here we list six reasons why Town Beach in Broome is worth the wander with the inclusion of its otherworldly spectacle, naturally.

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