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Climate Information of region Tanami Desert (Track WA-NT) |
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Google Map of Tanami Desert (Track WA-NT) (Also view from the sky) |
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1.1) History of the region of Tanami |
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Tanami is the fastest connection from Alice Springs to the Kimberleys and Halls Creek. The route was new built in 1960. But this route may also be dangerous. |
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2.1) Tanami Goldmine |
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The old goldmine of Tanami is worth seeing. Gold was found for the first time there in 1900. Still today you can find gold there. But it isn’t allowed to enter the mine because it is still in use today. Over 5,3 tons of pure gold were mined in this mine. The mine is situated about 120km south of Halls Creek. |
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2.2) Wolfe Creek Crater National Park |
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In 1947, this meteorite crater has been explored for the first time from Europeans. The Aborigines name this crater Kandimalal. Wolfe Creek is named after Robert Wolfe in 1889. Robert Wolfe earned his money with gold searching and was generally at home in the Halls Creek area. With its 880m diameter Wolfe Creek is the second largest meteorite crater of the world. The crater is about 200km away from Halls Creek. |
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2.3) Info - Track & Weather |
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In the wet season in November- March the Sturt Creek often is flooded and makes the continuation impossible. Please ask if the Tanami Track is usable. But also along the whole track, ways may be unpassable. There are 4 petrol stations on the track: Tilmouth Well, Yuendumu Community, Rabbit Flat Roadhouse (Fr.-Mo.). It isn’t allowed to enter Aboriginal territory without permit. Petrol consumption on average: 4cyl Diesel 114 Liter, 6cyl Diesel 167 Liter, 6cyl petrol 175 Liter. |
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2.4) Granites Gold Mine |
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This gold field was discovered in 1900 too. Still today this mine is in use. Today they cut the gold in the Open Cut. Every day the workes are flight from Alice Springs to the Granites Gold Mine and back. |
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2.5) Big Anthills |
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About 350km south of Halls Creek you can find the Big Anthills. There termits are building their marvels. There are over 60 different species of termites in this region. |
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2.6) Yuendumu Aboriginal Community |
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You can fuel and shop in this community. But if you like to visit other parts of the community you will need a permit. (Tele.: 0889564007). |
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2.7) Hamilton Downs Station |
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This homestand was established in 1950 and is about 1800km² large. They found a big water source through waterborings (groundwater) and they were able to displace the homestand more central. The homestand is privat territory and entering is allowed only with permit. |
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3.1) National Parks in the region of Tanami |
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The most famous nationalparks in this region are amongst others: The most famous National Reserve is the Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater (see attractions). |
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4.1) Caravanparks in Tanami |
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There are only a few campgrounds along the whole route. Official campgrounds are amongst others: Timouth Well Roadhouse and Rabbit Falt Roadhouse. Besides you will find enough wild camping areas, without shower and toilet but pure nature! |
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5.1) Hotels in the region of Tanami |
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There are no hotels. |
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6.1) Fossicking in the region of Tanami |
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Treasure-hunting in Australia is also known there as “Fossicking”. So called treasures are everywhere in Australia. The only problem is to find this “everywhere”, because who has already been in Down Under yet, knows, how difficult different regions are to find. We also had this problem. We bought a lot of books in Australia. There, countless Fossicking Areas were listed and also described, but it hasn’t been a real help for us. First, many of this so called Fossicking Areas were exploited and on the other hand it has been much too dangerous in parts. This is why we decided to list those Fossicking Areas, which you can find without “big problems”. And to see that the found stones are not valueless, you can survey them in our Australian Shop. In 4 years, there have come up over 149 PDF files in this way. Further information about the subject Fossicking can be found here: http://fossicking.fly-to-australia.com. The Tanami region is nice for searching gold. A metal detector may be advantageous. |
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7.1) Vehicle rent in Tanami |
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You can book vehicles in Broom, Alice Springs, Darwin etc… for this route at http://www.123-camper.com/. 4WD from 65 AU$ per day. |
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8.1) Backpacker Jobs der Region Tanami |
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Für die Region Tanami sind keine Backpackerjobs vorhanden. Die Arbeit in den Goldminen ist zwar möglich aber auch sehr hart. |
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9.1) Tourist Information in Tanami |
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Rabbit Flat Roadhouse (08) 8956 8744
Tilmouth Well Roadhouse (08) 8956 8777
Yuendumu Store (08) 8956 4006
Balgo Community (08) 9168 8900
Billiluna Roadhouse (08) 9168 8999
Halls Creek Tourist (08) 9168 6262
Central Australian Tourism 1800 621 336 |
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10.1) Public transport in Tanami |
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There are no nameable means of transport in this region. |
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11.1) Best travel time for the Tanami Track |
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The best travel time is beside the wet season. It’s from April to October. But still then strong rainfalls can make the passing difficult. |
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11.2) Maps and infos about the road |
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You can get maps and information about the Tanami route in the Australian Shop under: http://www.australien-neuseeland.com/australienshop/product_info.php/cPath/40_52/products_id/160 . There you can also find more maps and books about Australia. |
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12.1) Tours of the region of Tanami |
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A widespread summary of all tours and bus tickets (Greyhound – backpacker bus routes) you can find here: http://touren.123-camper.com/. There you can find day excursions and bus tickets for very cheap conditions. Bus tickets and excursions can be booked online. |
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All data are without guarantee. We do not take responsibility on the correctness of the indicated information. Contact the local tourist information in australia to get the latest updates and news. For road conditions ask the local police station in australia. |
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