Attractions in Australia's North West

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This cemetery contains the graves of Afghan Camel drivers brought to Australia by Zamen Shar. These drivers carried supplies all over the Kimberley region. They provided the first freight service in the Kimberley.

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Named in the early days before the discovery that there were no alligators in Australia. Swimming was once considered safe when the hole had a small population of freshwater crocodiles but the dangerous saltwater crocodile has started to appear in the water and swimming is no longer recommended.

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In Broome, see Anastasia’s Pool, a natural rock pool which is part of the history of the town and tells a touching story. The pool was modified by a former lighthouse keeper, to make it easy for his wife, Anastasia, to access.

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In the late 1880s, at the beginning of the great Kimberley beef industry, Patsy Durack and his two brothers built the Argyle Downs Homestead after a two year trek from Queensland bringing with them wagons, carts and 2000 head of cattle.

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Bandicoot Bar is a good fishing and picnic spot on the Ord River just below the Diverson Dam wall. The grassy beach is popular for fishing and also provides an attractive view of the dam wall and its turbulent waters.

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Beagle Bay is one of three Aboriginal communities on the Dampier Peninsula north of Broome, and an interesting part of Western Australian history. If you’re four wheel driving along the track to Cape Leveque it’s well worth a stop to see the Beagle Bay Sacred Heart Church with its mother of pearl shell altar.

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Beaton's Rockhole and Gorge are located four kilometres from town. Visitors eager to fossick for gold and precious stones can try their luck. Fossickers have found agate, asbestos, antimony, beryl, chalcedony, jade, jasper, manganese, tiger eye and wolfram in the area.

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Located along Hamersley Street and in front of the Mercure Hotel, this small historical park is an interesting and peaceful spot. The park has wide expanses of green lawn, views of the waters of Roebuck Bay and many historical monuments and plaques.

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Beautiful Bell Gorge, with its stunning waterfall, bushwalking and bird watching, lies within the Kimberley’s rugged King Leopold Range Conservation Park. During the wet season great volumes of water cascade down the waterfall, making it the perfect place for a refreshing swim.

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For a refreshing dip in a pristine Kimberley water hole visit Black Rock Falls near Kununurra. This is where the locals come to go swimming and enjoy a picnic. The waterfall is most spectacular in the wet season when water tumbles over a 30 metre rock cliff into a pool area below.