karratha Vacations, karratha Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Karratha is a large industrial town which pretty much centres around 3 major industries: The North West Shelf Gas Project, which is the countries largest natural gas development; Dampier Salt - which is the world's largest salt mining development; Rio Tinto Iron Ore: one of the world's largest iron ore processors.

As such the town is pretty much focused on work, and not so much on tourism.

The Dampier Archipelago is located just north of Karratha and can be accessed best from a smaller town called Dampier. This is a collection of over 40 islands and home to some fantastic beaches and terrific fishing.

The Burrup peninsula, just north of Karratha is also home to some ancient Aboriginal rock art and is easily accessible. There are also some nice secluded beaches, and with a 4WD car you can progress even further.

Karratha isn't an ideal tourist destination but is an important rest point on any journey passing through.

It's also a good location to shop and stock up on supplies of all types. The shopping hours are also very convenient, to cater to the large number of shift workers in the town.

Karratha has only a few hotels, many motels, and a large caravan park.