Do you need a permit to visit Kalumburu and Honeymoon Bay?

Yes, two. Visitors need a free transit permit from the Aboriginal Lands Trust to travel through Aboriginal land to Kalumburu, plus a paid Kalumburu visitor pass to stay or camp, available from the Community Resource and Visitor Centre or the Uraro Store. The camping fees at Honeymoon Bay and McGowan's are separate again. Check current prices with the Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation before you go, as they change.

Can you launch a boat at Honeymoon Bay?

Yes — many campers bring trailer tinnies and launch them straight off the sandy beach at the head of the bay. There is no formal boat ramp, so time launches and retrievals around the tide and keep well back from the water's edge, because crocodiles are regularly seen off the beach. If you don't have a boat, the Honeymoon Bay camp runs half-day fishing charters for up to five people with gear supplied.

What fish can you catch at Kalumburu?

Barramundi are the most-targeted species, with mangrove jack and threadfin salmon in the creeks and estuaries. Out on Napier Broome Bay there are Spanish mackerel, queenfish and trevally, plus coral trout, bluebone (black-spot tuskfish) and fingermark over rocky ground and reef. The community asks visitors to eat what they catch while at Kalumburu and encourages catch-and-release.

Can you take alcohol to Kalumburu?

No. Kalumburu is a dry community — alcohol is banned outright and breaches can be prosecuted by police. That applies to the camps at Honeymoon Bay and McGowan Island as well, so empty the car fridge before you turn onto the Kalumburu Road.

When is the Kalumburu Road open?

Plan for the dry season only. The 267km unsealed Kalumburu Road often becomes impassable in the wet, and the Honeymoon Bay camp operates from April to November. The road has several water crossings, so check current road reports before leaving the Gibb River Road, especially early in the season.

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First light 4:52 am Last light 5:51 pm

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Now: 14 km/h NW (335°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 pm → 7:30 pm

Good

4:30 am → 6:00 am

1h 30m

First light

4:52 am

Last light

5:51 pm

Sunrise

5:13 am

Sunset

5:30 pm

Moonrise

1:03 am

Moonset

12:38 pm

High tide

1:45 am

Low tide

9:46 am

High tide

12:12 pm

Low tide

5:54 pm

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