Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
clude quiet
Gnylmarung Retreat
( 0429 411 241;
http://gnylmarung.org.au
;
sites per person $20, bungalows
from $90)
and upmarket
Mercedes Cove
( 08-9192 4687;
www.mercedescove.com.au
;
eco tents/air-con cabins
$150/300)
. Don't miss
Whale Song Cafe
at nearby Munget, overlooking exquisite Pender Bay.
This eco-cafe serves fabulous mango smoothies, lovingly made pizzas and the best coffee
on the peninsula. There's a tiny bush campground with stunning views, a funky outdoor
bathroom and not a caravan in sight.
Between Middle Lagoon and Cape Leveque,
Lombadina
( 08-9192 4936;
www.lombadina.com
;
entry per car $10, s/d $80/150, cabin 4-person $200-260; office 8am-noon, 1-4pm Mon-Fri)
, 200km from
Broome, is a beautiful tree-fringed village offering various tours (minimum of three
people) including fishing, whale watching, 4WDing, mudcrabbing, kayaking and walking.
There are lodge-style rooms and self-contained cabins, but no camping. Fuel is available
weekdays; lovely artifacts are for sale at the Arts Centre.
Tiny
Chile Creek
( 08-9192 4141;
www.chilecreek.com
;
sites per person $16.50, bush bungalows $100,
4-person safari tents $185)
, 7km from Lombadina down a disintegrating track, offers basic bush
camp sites, modern en-suite safari tents and renovated bungalows, all just a short stroll to
a lovely beach. Ask Roma if she's running her legendary cultural tours.
Cape Leveque is spectacular, with gorgeous white beaches and stunning red cliffs. Eco-
tourism award-winner
Kooljaman
( 08-9192 4970;
www.kooljaman.com.au
;
per car $10, unpowered/
powered sites d $38/43, dome tents $65, cabins with/without bathroom d $170/145, safari tents d $275; )
offers
grassy camp sites, driftwood beach shelters, hilltop safari tents with superb views, and
stuffy budget tents. There's a minimum two-night stay, and the place is packed from June
to October. The BYO
restaurant
(
08-9192 4970; mains $29-38, BBQ packs $22-26;
11.30am-1.30pm
& 6pm-late Apr-Oct)
opens for lunch and dinner, or you can order a BBQ pack.
If you prefer less bling, a couple of outstations offer camp sites between Cape Leveque
and One Arm Point.
Goombading
( 0457 138 027; unpowered/powered sites per person $15/20)
, with
fantastic water views, is very relaxed. Hosts Unja and Jenny are keen to share Bardi cul-
ture, and offer spear-making, fishing and crabbing tours.
You can't camp at
Ardiyooloon
(One Arm Point; per person $10)
, but you can visit this neat com-
munity with a well-stocked store, fuel, a barramundi hatchery and great fishing and swim-
ming with views of the Buccaneer Archipelago.
A handful of other outstations offer camping, fishing and crabbing opportunities.
Chomley's Tours
( 08-9192 6195;
www.chomleystours.com.au
;
1-/2-day tours $260/490)
has several day
and overnight tours (including mudcrabbing) on the peninsula, plus one-way transfers
