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A Troop Carrier on the Gibb river road
PlANNING AND PRePARATION
Maps and guides
• UBD Queensland Cities and Towns Street Directory and UBD Western Australia and Northern Territory Cities and Towns Street Directory.
• Parks & Wildlife nT Fact sheets for Litchfield national Park and Gregory national Park (Ph: 08 8973 8888 www.nt.gov.au/ipe/pwcnt).
• Gregory’s map 622 Australia’s North West Pilbara‐Kimberley (Ph: 1800 021 987 www.gregorys-online.com).
• streetsmart Touring map The Kimberley available at the Kununurra and Derby Visitor Centres.
• Travellers Guide to the Inland Kimberley & Mitchell Plateau, available for a small fee from the Kununurra and Derby Visitor Centres.
• Gregory’s Australian Fishing.
• Visitor information centre brochures on
local highlights and current information
on road conditions.
• brochures on rest areas are helpful,
such as the main roads WA ‘Guide to roadside amenities and rest areas' (www.mainroads.wa.gov.au).
Road conditions
• northern Territory road Conditions (Ph: 1800 246 199 www.nt.gov.au/ipe/
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dtw/roadconditions).
Gregory national Park 4WD track conditions – Timber Creek ranger's office (Ph: 08 8975 0888).
mainroads WA road report (Ph: 13 81 38 www.mainroads.wa.gov.au).
Gibb river road conditions –
Kununurra Visitor information Centre
(Ph: 08 9168 1177) or Derby Visitor information Centre (Ph: 1800 621 426).
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national Parks in nT.
Visitor fees apply for some Western Australian national parks. An Annual
All national Park Pass is the most economical (this does not cover camping fees). All Department of environment and Conservation (DeC) offices can issue these (Ph: 08 9334 0333 www.naturebase.net). el Questro station requires a Wilderness Park Permit available at emma Gorge or el Questro Township (Ph: 08 9169 1777 www.voyages.com.au).
Two permits are required to visit Kalumburu. you need a free entry
Licences, permits and fees
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There are no entrance fees for Litchfield, Gregory or Keep river
The wild bird show at the Territory Wildlife Park features injured birds (like this wedge-tailed eagle) now under the care of the park.
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