Karratha Attractions

Attractions, attractions, attractions - Where do I start?? Karratha has so much to see and do!

The region is so diverse, that it pleases even the most discerning visitor. There are water sports of all kinds, ocean cruises, boat & fishing charters, walk & bike tracks, canoeing, historic tours, camping, live shows, theatre, dining out, festivals, aboriginal culture, arts & crafts, markets, natural attractions this is just to name a few! 

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  • Attraction: Karijini National Park
  • Location: Karratha WA - Phone: 08
  • Description: Karijini National Park is a National Park centred in the Hamersley Ranges of the Pilbara region in northwestern Western Australia. The five gorges that flow north out of the park, the Bee Gorge, Wittenoom Gorge, Kalamina Gorge, Yampire Gorge, and Dales Gorge provide spectacular displays of the rock layers. You will find a diverse array of plant and animal species in Karijini National Park. While exploring the area you may encounter red kangaroos, rock-wallabies, echidnas, geckos, goannas, dragons, legless lizards, snakes, bats and a wide variety of birds. Wildflowers vary with the seasons.
  • Attraction: Burrup Peninsula
  • Location: Karratha / Dampier WA - Phone: 08
  • Description: The peninsula is a unique ecological and archaeological area since it contains the world's largest and most important collection of petroglyphs – ancient Aboriginal rock carvings some claim to date back as far as the last ice age about 10,000 years ago. The collection of standing stones here is the largest in Australia with rock art petroglyphs numbering over one million, many depicting images of the now extinct Thylacine ("Tasmanian Tiger").
  • Attraction: Dampier Archipelago
  • Location: Dampier WA - Phone: 08
  • Description: The Dampier Archipelago is a group of 42 islands near Dampier, Western Australia. With many varied natural land and marine habitats, the area is an important nesting site for, logger head, flatback, green, and hawksbill turtles. You may also encounter dugongs, manta rays and bottlenose dolphins in the waters surrounding the Dampier Archipelago. Humpback whales can be seen between July and September as they migrate to subtropical waters to mate and give birth.
  • Attraction: Staircase To The Moon
  • Location: Karratha WA - Phone: 08
  • Description: Staircase to the Moon is a spectacular natural phenomenon in the northern region of Western Australia. It can be experienced at Cossack Lookout and Hearson’s Cove, near Karratha. Viewed on selected dates between April and October.
  • Attraction: Pilbara Sea Charter
  • Location: Karratha WA - Phone: 08 9144 4600
  • Description: Fishing, whale watching and tailor-made cruises operating from Point Samson and Dampier.
  • Attraction: Point Samson/Cossack Tours and Cruises
  • Location: Karratha WA - Phone: 08 9144 4600
  • Description: Cruise visits Point Samson, Cossack and Jarman Island Lightstation. Fully licensed, seats 38 people.
  • Attraction: Discovery Sailing Adventure
  • Location: Karratha WA - Phone: 040 880 1040
  • Description: Sailing cruises to the Dampier Archipelago and whale watching aboard a 12 metre sailing ketch.
  • Attraction: Aboriginal art
  • Location: Karratha WA - Phone: 040 880 1040
  • Description: The Jaburara Heritage Trail, Deep Gorge and Burrup Peninsula  are great places to view Aboriginal art and gain an understanding of Aboriginal culture and traditions. Over 40,000 rock engravings can be found here, many of them located on the Burrup Peninsular, which is recognised as the most prolific rock art site in the world.
  • Attraction: Turtle nesting and whale watching
  • Location: Karratha WA - Phone: 040 880 1040
  • Description: The beaches and islands of WA’s West are important turtle nesting sites for green, flatback, hawksbill and loggerhead turtles. Females come ashore between the months of September and April and lay up to approxiametly 160 eggs. You can join a whale watching tour from June to October. The humpback whale is the fifth largest of the great whales species. Females can grow up to 19 metres, adult males 15-17 meters, and a mature humpback can weigh 40 tonnes.