Port Hedland is a coastal city situated in the Pilbara area of Australia's North West tourist region. Port Hedland faces north to the Timor Sea and is one of Western Australia's major deepwater ports and is the largest city in the region. Karijini National Park is south of the city.

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South of Port Hedland are beautiful and deep gorges. Journey to Fern's Pool in Dales Gorge, filled with emerald coloured water and fed by a tyrant of waterfalls. Climb to the top of Mount Bruce, where you can get a birds eye view of the rugged and mysterious landscape that surrounds you

Over 80 miles of pure white, undisturbed beach sand lapped by the turquiose blue waters of the Indian Ocean. Washed clean by 10 metre tides every day, a walk along the beach in the morning will reveal some of the most colourful and interesting shells you will see, covering the sand

Between June and October, the waters off port Hedland are inhabited by Humpback Whales from July to October as they migrate to the warmer waters to breed. Their mating rituals involving breaching and tail slapping make the whales an exciting attraction to observe

See at close hand the enormous machinery and modern technology required to run this industrial giant. You will hear some of the incredible statistics of Australia's longest private railway and learn of BHP's newest project, the hot briquetted iron plant recently commencing production