About Kalbarri

Kalbarri, more than any other resort town in Western Australia, is perfectly suited for the individual, couple or family looking for a variety of options for their holiday. 

Put on your leisure wear, add a bit of vitality, and it won’t be long before those great vacation memories begin stacking up. Do your favourite thing or try something new. You will find it all in Kalbarri.

The National Park abounds with potential and is one of the most exciting and spectacular in Western Australia. Water sports on the lower reaches of the Murchison River are many and varied, too. Offshore the marine life is without rival. Dolphins, and whales frequent the coastal fringe and fishing is excellent throughout the year.

Most of the reasonably priced tours on offer include the National Park levy, safety gear and everything else you need to enjoy yourself  to the fullest. Some operators even include snacks or meals!

Details of most tours and activities are available from the Kalbarri Visitor Centre, which also has credit card and EFTPOS facilities and daily booking information.

While you might feel like Kalbarri is your own special holiday discovery, it might interest you to know that it has been a popular relaxation destination for well over 150 years.

The abundance of clean, pure fresh water made it an ideal respite for early Cornish miners. Their leases were right in the Murchison River bed, upstream of what is now the National Park. They were subject to periodic flooding from distant cyclonic rains. Once closed, the mines could take weeks to dry out. So it was off to the coast for well earned rest and recreation.

While you may not have nearly as much time as a Cornish miner, you do have the advantage of good, all-weather roads and plenty of amenities on arrival. From the daily newspaper to a whole variety of new and established shops and services there is little you will miss out on during your holiday.

An excellent range of groceries, ice and bait are available throughout the town; camping supplies, too. You can find a unique gift for that special friend, make a fashion statement, spoil yourself rotten or even tie the knot!

If you’re into golf, you can enjoy a round on Kalbarri’s exquisite 9-hole course, with its magnificent grass greens and reticulated fairways; top-class facilities are also available for lawn bowlers. 

Kalbarri is blessed with a unique marine environment and it won’t take too long to see this for yourself … clean, safe beaches side by side with penultimate surfing breaks; towering sandstone cliffs bordering coastal reef fringes; and, thanks to a warm offshore current, Kalbarri exhibits both tropical and subtropical species of marine life in abundance.

Take it all in on an organised tour or use your own transport. Go by boat, take a scenic flight, trek the cliff tops or cycle to the lookouts. Try a little of each or do it all. The weather is great all year round, the marine life amazing and the coastline is spectacular and without rival.

Information, literature and bookings are available at the Kalbarri Visitor Centre in Grey Street. Phone (08) 9937 1104.  Email ktb@wn.com.au


General Information in Kalbarri...

 The Kalbarri Visitor Centre is open seven days a week and supplies local information, books most of the town’s tours, accommodation, coach and air transport.

Fuel is available during daylight hours. There are a number of good mechanics and automotive specialists as well as the RAC.

Most shops are open seven days a week. Restaurants and takeaways serve till around 8pm.

EFTPOS facilities are available throughout the town and there are two ATMs.

Wildflowers bloom throughout the year, with many at their peak for nearly five months, from late June through November.

For boaters, Kalbarri offers both river and ocean fishing, with excellent boat ramps and a manned Voluntary Marine Rescue. Call in your information before leaving the rivermouth. There are a number of VFLOs in town.

Rock and beach fishing is excellent for most of the year. Beware of a quickly rising swell.

Kalbarri has an excellent golf course and lawn bowls facility.

National Park inland roads are unsealed but open most days of the year. Check with the Visitor Centre for daily road reports. There is no fresh water available in the National Park.

Telstra Digital and Vodafone mobile phone services and several internet facilities are available.
 
There is a resident doctor and physiotherapist, regularly scheduled dentist, and a vet (see the centrefold map for locations).

 There is an excellent medical centre near the town centre, with staff available 24 hours. A St John’s Ambulance Service is also available.

Kalbarri has three resident police officers. The police station in the heart of town is manned during most business hours. Phone 9937 1006.

There is a taxi service from dawn until around 9pm. Phone 9937 1888.

 
If you are sailing or boating into Kalbarri, the river entrance is dredged to 1.8 metres. However, you are advised to check local conditions well in advance of entering the rivermouth, as the situation can change. There is a small tide. Both diesel and water are available from the commercial jetty.

Kalbarri tap water is exceptionally pure and safe to drink.

Kalbarri beaches are safe, with no sea snakes, stingers or poisonous or biting fish. There are no crocodiles and very little shark risk, but do look out for the occasional blue-ringed octopus if walking the reefs.

Surfing is excellent at Jake’s Point most of the year.

EFTPOS Facilities

Most businesses in Kalbarri offer EFTPOS services.

ATMs are located near Ray White Real Estate (opposite Post Office and Pharmacy) Kalbarri Supermarket, BP Service Station and the Gilgai Tavern.

Bank Agencies

Bankwest — Beaches, Porter St
Challenge and Commonwealth - Marina Home & Leasure - Licensed Post Office 465 Grey Street
National (10am-1pm Tue & Fri with full facilities)
— Time Square,  Clotworthy St

Emergency & Service Phone Numbers

Anglican Church	9937 1244
Calm	9937 1140
Catholic Church	9937 1353
Chemist	9937 1026
Doctor	9937 1159
Kalbarri Occasional Child Care	9937 1170
Medical Centre	9937 0100
National Park	9937 1140
Police, Fire, St John Ambulance	000
Post Office	33971175
Shire Office	9937 1409
Taxi	9937 1888
Visitor Centre	9937 1104
Voluntary Marine Rescue	9937 2112
Western Power	13 13 51
Water Corporation	13 13 75