3440km north east of Perth and one hour from Kununurra, where the King River meets Cambridge Gulf, is Wyndham.
It is Australia's northernmost town and port and home to a number of attractions including Western Australia's first Crocodile Park, excellent fishing, horse riding and walking trails, exciting wildlife, magnificent scenery, secluded billabongs and many fine historical buildings.
Wyndham was originally a small service town for the emerging cattle barons Kings in Grass Castles of Australia's north west before a massive influx over 5000 of gold diggers entered the colony through Wyndham, heading for the southern goldfields near Halls Creek.
A large jarrah jetty was built in the 1890s to export cattle that was also a catalyst to Wyndham's growth.
In the 1880s, a second smaller settlement was set up three miles away, at Wyndham East or Three Mile as it was known.
In 1919, the government developed the local meat works and processing center, which became Wyndham's chief industry until it was closed in 1985.
Many saltwater crocodiles are found in the estuaries surrounding Wyndham, especially this particular area.
Wyndham is also home to Big Croc, the 18m-long, 3m-high model of a saltwater crocodile and Western Australia's first crocodile farm. You can watch and feed crocodiles, alligators and komodo dragons at the Zoological Gardens and Crocodile Park.
Wanting to visit Wyndham and surrounding areas- visit our ( click) website and book your holiday through Discover Australia.
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