Mainoru Safari Lodge

Situated between Katherine and Nhulunbuy on the Gove peninsula in the Northern Territory the Mainoru Safari Lodge offers accommodation in our 'Heritage Dongas' with separate private bathrooms. During the dry season we also offer luxury tented accommodation in our traditional safari camp of two roomed canvas cabin tents with separate private bathrooms.

Room only, Bed and Breakfast, Dinner Bed and Breakfast and Full Pension packages are available. Camping is available with powered and unpowered sites.

Mainoru Store

The store is open from 8.00am to 6.00pm daily May to Nov, closed Tue and Wed Dec to April. Fuels available are Diesel and Unleaded petrol. (If closed fuel is available 9.00am - 5.00pm at the Bulman community store 65km towards Gove.)

A LIMITED range of Auto Accessories and Oils are available

The store also has a range of convenience foods and selected groceries including canned foods, bread, milk, coffee, toiletries, sunscreens and authentic local indigenous art including paintings and beads.

The Central Arnhem Road

The notorious Central Arnhem Road stretches some 650 km from the Stuart highway, 55Km south of Katherine, to Nhulunbuy / Gove on the North East corner of the "Top End". It is not a road for the faint hearted and only trafficable for around 7 months of the year from June to December.

The road begins benignly enough with some 60 km of sealed blacktop to the Aboriginal community of Beswick. From Beswick it is dirt and rock for the next 600 odd km. At the 200 km point you reach the Mainoru Store and Mainoru Safari Lodge, the only shopping and fuel stop on the road.

Please Note

Travel past Mainoru requires a permit from the NLC before you depart, travelling with alcohol and/or firearms is strictly prohibited.