Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
)
or
CRC
(
from 8am, closed Sun;
08-9169 1868; Coolibah Dr; per hr $6;
8am-5pm Mon-Fri,
)
.
9am-1pm Sat;
8am-4.30pm Mon-Fri)
Parks information and per-
DEC Office
(
08-9168 4200; Lot 248) Ivanhoe Rd;
mits.
Visitor Centre
( 1800 586 868;
www.visitkununurra.com
; Coolibah Dr; 8.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm
Sat & Sun Apr-Oct, shorter hours Nov-Mar)
Check here for accommodation, tours, seasonal work
and road conditions.
WORTH A TRIP
LAKE ARGYLE
Enormous Lake Argyle, where barren red ridges plunge spectacularly into the deep blue water of the dammed
Ord River, is Australia's second-largest reservoir. Holding the equivalent of 18 Sydney Harbours, it provides
Kununurra with year-round irrigation, and important wildlife habitats for migratory waterbirds, freshwater cro-
codiles and isolated marsupial colonies. You can drive across the dam wall, take a
boat tour
( 08-9168 7687;
www.lakeargylecruises.com
;
adult/child morning $70/45, afternoon $155/90, sunset $85/50) or just amble nearby.
Lake Argyle Village
( 08-9168 7777;
www.lakeargyle.com
;
Lake Argyle Rd; unpowered/powered sites $28/
35, cabins $139-199, units from $299; ) offers a range of accommodation and incredible views, espe-
cially from its infinity pool. Nearby, the original
Argyle Homestead
(
08-9167 8088; adult/child $4/1;
8am-4pm Apr-Oct) has been turned into a museum.
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Getting There & Around
Airnorth flies to Broome and Darwin daily, and to Perth on Saturday. Skywest departs for
Perth daily, Broome thrice weekly and Darwin on Monday.
Greyhound has daily buses to Darwin ($191, 13 hours) and Broome ($237, 13 hours)
that stop at the BP roadhouse. Destinations include Halls Creek ($86, four hours), Fitzroy
Crossing ($181, seven hours), Derby ($212, 10 hours) and Katherine ($129, eight hours).
08-9168 1999)
,
Budget
(
08-9168 2033)
and
Thrifty
(
1800 626 515)
rental cars are
Avis
(
available.
For a taxi, call
13 10 08.
