Exmouth: Tourism Tourism is important to Exmouth I don't think we realised at the time how important tourism was going to be. Ida Sigley, long term Exmouth resident When the naval base closed and the US Navy left Exmouth it could have been the end of the town. But tourism has become an important part of Exmouth's economy and has kept the growing. Prime Minister Harold Holt at the opening of the Harold E Holt Naval Base in Exmouth. Courtesy of Michael and Anne Munjak Home ‹ Ningaloo Reef: The Mildura Wreck Tourism: Sea and Land ›