Mount Isa to Katherine road trip: Attractions, distance & drive time
Mount Isa to Katherine drive: Tennant Creek and Daly Waters
Things to do in Tennant Creek include learning about Indigenous heritage at the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre.
Other options include the Bill Allen Lookout and gold rush history at the Battery Hill Mining Centre.
Tennant Creek accommodation
Specialist Australian accommodation booking site Wotif offers Tennant Creek accommodation for from $140 a night. Check the top deals page for the best rates.
However, to narrow down the shortlist, consider these options first.
- For (easily) the best quality: Safari Lodge.
- For roadtripper convenience: Outback Caravan Park.
- For a pool: Bluestone Motor Inn.
After the Mount Isa to Tennant Creek leg of the Mount Isa to Katherine road trip, the next stop to the north is the Renner Spring Desert Inn, another plausible overnight stay.
The Lake Woods Conservation Covenant, which provides good bird-watching after rains, is a little further north.
But the highlight of this stretch of the Stuart Highway is Daly Waters, just after the junction of the Stuart Highway and Carpentaria Highway. The Daly Waters Pub is everything an outback pub should be – covered in souvenirs from around the world, with a beer garden of people eating big steaks while a live band plays.
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