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National Park in Western Australia
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Kalbarri is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 600 km north of Perth. With a population of 1349 in 2016, it's the main base for visiting Kalbarri National Park, focused on the dramatic gorge of the Murchison River.
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A pair of projecting walkways 100 m above the Loop where the gorge winds back on itself. They're wheelchair accessible, and the kiosk sells water. Toilets here. A trail leads you through the narrow bands of sedimentary rock, where Nature’s Window is the arch shown in all the tourist brochures.
Principality of Hutt River
A farm that claimed to be a micro-nation in 1970, when the landowner had a strop over wheat quotas and declared independence from Australia. His farm became a cod-Ruritanian tourist attraction, with its own currency, stamps, constitutional flim-flam, and the "Prince" got up in the sort of cheap fustian used in school productions of King Lear. His death, and an unpaid tax bill of $2 million, put an end to the pantomime in 2020. His Nibs was cremated, Quodam et Eris Rex.
It's just a food truck parked by the Marina, but gets great reviews for beef redang and other Indonesian offerings. They open at 5PM and are sold out by 6:30PM.
This motel and restaurant has not fully re-opened since the cyclone, but the bar is lively.
Friendly helpful central hostel, hygiene erratic.
Clean friendly well-run park on the waterfront.
Resort hotel by the river outlet, with 2- and 3-bedroom apartments and 25 m pool.
Pleasant site on riverside north edge of town.
Spacious rooms a block back from waterfront, with on-site restaurant.
Budget caravan park, clean and friendly.
Spacious budget motel, value for money.
Welcoming B&B south side of town.
The closest airport to Kalbarri is Geraldton (GET), which has flights from Perth, and car hire from the major companies.
Read in the guideYou need wheels, a standard car or motorbike is fine. Campervans are not permitted in the park so you'll need to get out the bikes.
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