Karratha
Where the outback meets the islands. With a variety of experiences, excellent accommodation, restaurants and entertainments venues, Karratha is the perfect starting place for exploring the surrounding areas.
This area is home to massive industry, including the Dampier Salt, Hamersley Iron Ore, and Woodside Natural Gas complexes, with tours of all these facilities available.
Take a trip out to Dampier , gateway to the Dampier Archipelago, a collection of 42 islands that provide idyllic scenery and great fishing and diving adventures. With sandy beached, pristine waters and sheltered bays, visitors can indulge in fishing, diving, boating and swimming, or take a walk out the nearby Burrup Peninsula, home to over 10,000 Aboriginal rock engravings.
Text courtesy of Western Australian Tourism Commission - www.westernaustralia.net
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Underwater Recommendations
Named the Gateway to the Dampier Archipelago and the Montebello Islands, Karratha has very unspoiled diving to offer. Highly diverse coral reefs fringe the islands, drop-offs teem with tropical life and pelagics hang out in the blue. Turtles, manta rays, stingrays and the occasional Leopard Shark are no strangers to this part of the world.
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