Visitor Information -- The Kununurra Visitor Centre is at 75 Coolibah Dr., Kununurra, WA 6743 (tel. 1800/586 868 in Australia, or 08/9168 1177; www.kununurratourism.com). Hours change with the season (May-Sept daily 8am-5pm weekdays, 9am-4pm weekends; Oct-Mar daily 8am-4pm weekdays, closed weekends; Apr 8am-5pm weekdays, 8am-4pm Sat, 9am-1pm Sun).

Getting There

Air North (tel. 1800/627 474 in Australia, or 08/8920 4000; www.airnorth.com.au) flies from Broome and Darwin most days. Skywest (tel. 1300/660 088 in Australia; www.skywest.com.au) flies to and from Perth most days, from A$320. Greyhound Australia (tel. 13 14 99 in Australia) serves the town five times a week from Perth via Broome and from Darwin via Katherine. From Perth, the trip takes about 48 hours, from Broome about 14 hours. The one-way fare from Perth is A$640. From Darwin, the trip time is around 9 hours, and the fare is A$186.

Kununurra is 512km (317 miles) west of Katherine on the Victoria Highway. The Great Northern Highway from Broome connects with the Victoria Highway 45km (28 miles) west of Kununurra, near where the Gibb River Road begins, 53km (33 miles) west of Kununurra.

Getting Around

Avis (tel. 08/9169 1258), Budget (tel. 08/9168 2033), Europcar (tel. 08/9168 3385), Hertz (tel. 08/9169 1424), and Thrifty (tel. 08/9169 1911) all rent four-wheel-drive vehicles. All have restrictions on where you can take these vehicles (especially Budget) so check before you commit. Hertz also rents camping gear.

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