Car Hire Port Hedland - Mini guide to Port Hedland

Port Hedland

Considered as the highest tonnage port in Australia, Port Hedland is famous for the Pilbara iron ore. It is located at a distance of 1761 kms towards the north of Perth. Formerly known as, Marrapikurrinya, meaning .place of good water., Port Hedland is a place famous for its beautiful coastline.

With its population of 12,697 people, Port Hedland is also a home to Flatback Turtles and Humpback Whales. Cemetery Beach, Munda Beach, Pretty Pool and Cooke Point are some of the places where one can watch out turtles. However, the best time to watch turtles at these places is between October and March.

Port Hedland is an ideal spot for those who like adventurous activities like fishing, turtle nesting, bird watching, mangrove crabbing and whale watching. Its new town park is now an added attraction for the tourists visiting Port Hedland. It was in the 17th century, when the coastline of Port Hedland was first explored by the Europeans.

Some of the places worth exploring at Port Hedland include Nelson Point, Visitor Centre, Port Hedland Heritage Trail, Royal Fishing Base, The Rock Shed, Nelson Point Aboriginal Site and Cape Keraudren or Eighty Mile Beach. A tour to Nelson Point will show you the activities involved in crushing BHP Iron Ore, the thing that makes Port Hedland popular in Australia and worldwide.

While at Port Hedland, one can do a lot of things. If nothing else, one can simply observe the town from the top of the Observation Tower that offers excellent views. Getting in and around Port Hedland is also not a problem with the presence of Port Hedland International Airport. Qantas and QantasLink are the airlines plying to and from Port Hedland on a regular basis. For local transport, one can easily board buses or hire car from a car hire agency.

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