Type Highway East end Cairns, Queensland Major cities Burketown, Doomadgee | Route number(s) National Route 1 Length 715 km | |
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West end Broome, Western Australia Via Katherine, Borroloola, Burketown, Normanton, Croydon, Georgetown Major settlements Katherine, Borroloola, Burketown, Normanton, Croydon, Georgetown Similar Boodjamulla National Park, Cobbold Gorge Tours, Leichhardt Falls, Nitmiluk National Park, Undara Experience | ||
The Savannah Way is a route of highways and major roads across the tropical savannahs of northern Australia, linking Cairns in Queensland with Broome in Western Australia. Promoted as a self-drive tourist route, it joins Cairns, Normanton, Borroloola, Katherine, Kununurra, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby and Broome.
Map of Savannah Way, Meda WA 6728, Australia
Much of the route is Highway 1; however, much of it is on unsealed roads. It runs for a distance of 3,501 kilometres (2,175 mi). Parts of Savannah Way form part of the National Highway network.
Alternate routes are signposted along the way allowing travellers different options from the main Savannah Way. From Cairns they include travel via Chillagoe and the Burke Developmental Road to Karumba; via Einasleigh and Forsayth to Georgetown; via Gregory Downs to Lawn Hill National Park and Bowthorn station; via Daly Waters and Top Springs to Timber Creek; or via the Gibb River Road to Derby.