4×4 Magazine Australia — November 2017

(Nandana) #1

WHERE


WUYAGIBA Outstation is
approximately 426km east of
Katherine in the Northern Territory.
Numbulwar is a coastal town
468km east of Katherine in the
Northern Territory.


MAPS


Best map is Hema’s Australia
Road and 4WD Atlas.


ACCOMODATION


Campsites and huts are available
at Wuyagiba Outstation.
Numbulwar and Wuyagiba
camping can be arranged through
Yugul Mangi Development
Aboriginal Corporation. Phone: (08)
8977 4203.


FUEL AND SUPPLIES


No services or supplies are
available at Wuyagiba Outstation
and you’ll need to be self-
sufficient. Diesel and Opal fuel
are available from the pumps at
the jetty at Numbulwar. Basic
groceries and some fresh fruit and
veggies are also available.


RESTRICTIONS AND PERMITS


Accommodation can be booked
for Wuyagiba by contacting Yugul
Mangi Development Aboriginal
Corporation. Numbulwar is a
closed community that’s only
beginning to open up to tourism;
a permit will be required to visit.
Contact Bill Blackley at Yugul
Mangi Development Aboriginal
Corporation by calling (08) 8977



  1. Numbulwar is an alcohol-
    free town.


VEHICLE SET-UP


A vehicle fitted with good
suspension is necessary to
negotiate the bulldust and rough
tracks into Wuyagiba. Experience
in remote travel is required and
explorers need to carry drinking
water. A remote first-aid kit
(including snake-bite kit) is a must.


TRAVEL


PLANNER


TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE


TRIP, BE PREPARED, DON’T RUSH


AND ALWAYS TALK TO THE LOCALS


Our Numbulwar ‘tour
guides’ (L-R) Raymond,
One Shot and Adam.

Launching the tinny
can be mundane ... but
not in croc waters.

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