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Exmouth and Cape Range National Park have everything to offer
straight off the beach and see amazing cor- als and lots of big fish of different species was truly amazing.
have a more conservative family holiday where you can literally camp on the beach, with a va- riety of amazing snor- kelling and sight-seeing destinations which are reasonably affordable to see – Exmouth and Cape Range National Park have everything to offer.
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If you were on the east coast, you would have to travel at least an hour by boat to see the same level of corals and fish.
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Behind Osprey Bay is a rugged mountain range, with a four- wheel-drive track for the more experienced off-roader.
The region caters to many people on a va- riety of budgets and wanting different expe- riences.
So, one afternoon we decided to tackle it and went off-road to the top of the ridge to once again overlook the amazing views of Nin- galoo beaches and reef.
This is just one lo- cation we’ve writing about, but we have writ- ten about many loca- tions in Australia over the past few months.
About 40km south of Osprey Bay is Yardie Creek.
So have a read about the top end of Australia – from the east coast to the west coast for ideas, insight and travel inspi-
This creek only flows in the wet season when the area gets significant rain and actually gets landlocked in the dry season from the ocean.
The many varieties of sh under Oyster Stacks in the Ningaloo Reef.
The seafood platter at Mantarays restaurant in Ex- month. mouth, Western Australia.
Sand dunes form across the creek mouth and block it off com- pletely.
At Yardie Creek, tour boats can take you in- to the gorge to view it from the water.
The beautiful Osprey Bay – the outlook from the Cape Range National Park campground.
You can also hike the Yardie Gorge Trail and walk along the gorge, with beautiful scen- ery and the chance of seeing a yellow-footed rock-wallaby early morning and late af- ternoon.
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The author’s favourite snorkelling spot at Cape Range National Park was Oyster Stacks.
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