Broome

from Broome to Port Hedland

Arrived at the end of the Gibb River Road and probably ready for a bit of a rest.

from Broome to Port Hedland

From here, it continues mostly along the coast to Port Hedland, a major seaport for ships loading iron ore. Port Hedland could serve as a base for my visits to Marble Bar, Newman, Tom Price, and Karijini National Park.
  • Broome

    Broome is the tourist hub of northwest Australia. It once boasted, and likely still does, a thriving pearling industry. But it's best known for its white beaches and camel rides along the beach at sunset. Not my thing, but it's a good place for shopping and a refreshing shower!

  • Dampier Peninsula

    The Dampier Peninsula is a large peninsula (if you can even call it that) stretching approximately 200 kilometers north of Broome. Kooljaman (a wilderness camp) is located on Cape Leveque, where the rocks on the beach stand out red against the blue ocean.

  • Eighty Mile Beach

    Between Broome and Port Hedland lies Australia's longest uninterrupted beach, Eighty Mile Beach. Contrary to what its name suggests, the beach isn't 80 miles (120 kilometers) long, but a whopping 137 miles (about 220 kilometers).

  • Marble Bar

    Marble Bar is apparently the hottest place in Australia.

  • Newman

    Newman boasts the world's largest open-pit mine. I've been to Kalgoorlie before on my way to visit family in Norseman. "The Pit," as they call it there, is a huge open-pit gold mine. I wonder if the Newman mine is just as impressive. The iron ore mined there is shipped to Port Hedland, where it's then transported by ship.

  • Karijini

    Between Newman and Tom Price lies Karijini National Park. It's a large national park in the Pilbara, and if all goes well, I could easily spend a few days there.

  • Tom Price

    Tom Price is the highest ranked in Australia


Gibb River Road Port Hedland - Exmouth