Extending from Onslow to Derby, the Pilbara and Kimberley Coast is an excellent base for visiting the ranges, waterfalls, gorges and chasms of the hinterland. Experience the charm and character of Broome, camel safaris on Cable Beach, and boab trees in Derby, huge saltpans, mudflats and strings of uninhabited islands. Towns in this region include: Broome, Derby, Karratha, Onslow and Port Hedland.
Stay in hotels, motels and apartments, holiday parks, holiday units and bungalows, back packers, cabins and B&Bs.

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Broome – Western Australia

Broome information and attractions

Located 2433km north of Perth on roebuck Bay, Broome is the gateway to the Kimberley region.
Previously established as a pearling port, Broome today is a popular holiday resort.

Attractions and activities include fishing, sailing and water skiing, jet ski, parasailing and skydiving. Explore Cable Beach, Willie Creek Pearl Farm Tour and Willie Pearl Lugger Cruises, Camel Safaris, Broome Crocodile Park and Japanese Cemetery, Riddell Point, Gantheaume Point and Pearl coast Zoo. Experience helicopter flights, trike flights and outback ballooning, seaplanes, bird watching tours and Broome Bird Observatory.

Accommodation options for visitors include resorts, hotels and motels, apartments, holiday units and bungalows, lodges, guesthouses and B&Bs, backpackers, caravan parks and cabins.

Derby information and attractions

Located 2391km north of Perth on King Sound, Derby is a peninsula surrounded by mudflats.
Previously established by sheep graziers, Derby today relies on its pastoral and mining industries and tourism.

Attractions and activities include fishing, boating and walking. Explore the Boab Prison Tree at Myall’s Bore, Sea Safari to Buccaneer Archipelago and Tunnel Creek Walk, Winjana Tours to learn about the Devonian Reef, observe freshwater crocodiles in their natural habitat.

Accommodation options for visitors include hotels, motels, guesthouses and caravan parks.

Karratha information and attractions

Located 1535km north of Perth, Karratha is situated in the heart of the Pilbarra Coast.
Previously established to house the overflow of workers from Dampier, Karratha is a modern industrial town and a perfect base for exploring the Pilbara region.

Attractions and activities include swimming, fishing and snorkelling. Explore Dampier Port, North West Shelf Project Visitors Centre and boat tours of the Islands of Dampier Archipelago, thousands of Aboriginal Rock Engravings at Burrup Peninsula, Jaburara Heritage trail and Millstream in Chichester National Park, Jarman Island lighthouse and Point Sampson for fishing.

Accommodation options for visitors include hotels, motels and apartments.

Onslow information and attractions

Located 1386km north of Perth on Beadon Creek, Onslow is a quiet coastal town close to offshore oil reserves on Barrow Island.
Previously established by sheep graziers, Onslow today relies on oil and gas industries.

Attractions and activities include fishing, swimming and snorkelling. Explore mackerel Islands for fishing, Five Mile Pool for swimming, fishing and mud crabs, Thevenard Island for white beaches, coral fish and snorkelling, Onslow Solar Salt Field and Ashburton River.

Accommodation options for visitors include chalets, motels and B&Bs.

Port Hedland information and attractions

Located 1635km north of Perth, Port Hedland is known for its “Stairway to the Moon” phenomena.
Previously established as a stopover for pearling luggers and a port for the gold fields, Port Hedland today relies on the mining and shipping of iron ore.

Attractions and activities include boating, fishing and swimming. Explore gorges, pools and waterfalls in Karijini National Park, flat back turtles on Cemetery Beach October to March and “Stairway to the Moon” on the beach near Cooke Point on the rising full moon, BHP Iron Ore plant tours, Eighty Mile Beach, Pretty Pool and Town Observation Tower.

Accommodation options for visitors include motels, hotels, caravan parks and cabins.

Contact the Visitor Information Centre at Broome (08  9192 2222) for more information on the Pilbara & Kimberley Coast, WA.