The Indian Pacific crossing the Nullarbor far to the north of Madura

Madura
One of the key road stops on the road across the Nullarbor
Madura is located 1255 km from Perth and 529 km from Norseman. Another roadhouse on the seemingly endless drive across the Nullarbor Plain it offers 24 hour fuel, a motel and caravan park, a restaurant and bar, and the luxury of desalinated fresh water.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Madura is the pass to the west of the town. People travelling from Western Australia who have, for hundreds of kilometres, believed that they were on a totally flat plain, suddenly find themselves descending quite steeply onto the coastal plain.

Given the loneliness and isolation of the area it is remarkable that it was first settled in 1876 by some crazy entrepreneur who bred horses which were mustered, taken to the coast, and shipped across to India to be used by the British Army. The same thing occurred around Cervantes in the Central West.

Ask at the roadhouse for directions to the Mullamullang Caves which lie to the northwest of the settlement and which are reputedly larger than the caves at Cocklebiddy. Ask also for directions to the old Madura Homestead which lie to the west of the roadhouse on an old dirt road.

The vast lonely Nullarbor Plain with a solitary tree

	Motels
	Madura Pass Oasis Inn Motel/Hotel Eyre Hwy Madura WA 6483 Telephone: (08) 9039 3464 Facsimile: (08) 9039 3489 Rating: **
	Caravan Parks
	Madura Pass Oasis Inn Caravan Park Eyre Hwy Madura WA 6483 Telephone: (08) 9039 3464 Facsimile: (08) 9039 3489
	Restaurants
	Madura Pass Oasis Inn Motel/Hotel Eyre Hwy Madura WA 6483 Telephone: (08) 9039 3464 Facsimile: (08) 9039 3489