Walkabout Lodge

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The Walkabout Lodge is a small resort on the Gove Peninsula in East Arnhem Land with absolute frontage to the Arafura Sea.


Gove Airport enjoys regular daily jet services from Cairns and Darwin with connections to Australian and International destinations. Local permits to enter Aboriginal land are issued by the Dhimurru Aboriginal Land Management and may be obtained from the Walkabout Lodge reception. These permits allow you to visit the magnificent scenic areas around the Gove Peninsula.

Nhulunbuy, the main town on the Gove Peninsula, has a population of 3,500. It has all major shopping, banking and health services.

Staying at the Walkabout Lodge allows you to connect directly with the Yolngu people of East Arnhem Land. The culture of these people is intact with little influence from other societies. Other people have only been in the region in numbers for about 30 years. The traditions of these people have remained undisturbed for 40,000 years. Tourism in the region is largely unstructured.

You may still travel around the bush, creeks and rivers spending a day in the life of these wonderful people and share their unique way of life, learn more about their art, customs and problems of living an ancient culture in a high-tech world.  

On board one of Walkabout's boats, relax on the water with a days scenic adventure viewing the magnificent remote beaches, mangroves and wildlife. Trips by boat to remote, uninhabited islands can be arranged for two or three days, diving and snorkelling are available. The coral is spectacular.

The waters around Gove and the nearby islands have the reputation of being the best fishing in the world. A huge variety of game and reef fish frequent the many reefs, currents and estuaries. Fishing can be arranged for day and overnight trips.

Four wheel drive vehicles may be rented from local companies to explore superb remote beaches, Gayngaru lagoon, inland waterways and untouched wilderness. Taxis and buses service the town and nearby areas. There are local light aircraft and helicopters for scenic flights.

Free tours are available every Friday to the nearby mine and alumina processing plant. These tours include visits to Nambara Indigenous Art Gallery and other scenic and historic attractions of the region. They are highly recommended.

The Walkabout Lodge features:
∙ newly refurbished, air-conditioned rooms with patio or balcony, many with views of the Arafura Sea
∙ ensuite facilities in all rooms
∙ microwaves available
∙ iron, ironing boards & guest laundry
∙ telephones
∙ photocopy and fax service
∙ fully licensed restaurant
∙ superb club bar with large screen plasma screen
∙ shaded resort pool plus an olympic size pool within 50m of the Lodge
∙ tropical landscaped gardens
∙ close to Tavern and Bottleshop
∙ town shuttle bus runs from Airport to Lodge