Kakadu, Katherine & Litchfield Adventure (Top end tour)

10 juli 2019 - Darwin, Australië

Ik ga bijna naar Kakadu! Het grootste nationale park van Australië, met een oppervlakte van bijna 20 000 vierkante km. Dit is de planning... Kijk, dit is voornamelijk voor mezelf, want ik ben een ramp in het herinneren van namen enzo. Enjooooy!

Day 1: Darwin - Mary River via Litchfield National Park
Welcome to the Northern Territory’s tropical capital. Leave Darwin in the early morning and travel to Litchfield National Park, home to dozens of freshwater waterfalls, tropical rainforest and crystal-clear swimming holes. Don’t forget your swim suit as there will be plenty of time to enjoy a refreshing dip or two as you visit Florence Falls and Buley Rockholes. Enjoy a lovely picnic before travelling on to Wangi Falls for a final swim and leisurely stroll through the monsoon forest. After a full first day, retire to your campsite for the evening with a hearty dinner, where all tents are twin-share and come with a proper bed.

Total driving time: about five-and-a-half hours

Accommodation

Permanent, furnished tented camp (with shared facilities) (1 night)

Included Activities

Litchfield National Park

Meals Included

Lunch
Dinner

Day 2: Kakadu National Park: Ubirr & Barramundi Gorge
Start the day with a wildlife cruise in the Mary River Wetlands, a network of waterways home to crocodiles and native bird species. In giving Kakadu National Park World Heritage-listing, UNESCO described it as a ‘living cultural landscape with exceptional natural and cultural values’. The Traditional Owners have lived here for more than 50,000 years, to which the ancient rock paintings of Ubirr can attest. Your guide will explain the significance of these artworks during an interpretative cultural walk that finishes on a rocky escarpment overlooking the Nardab Floodplain.

Note: Total driving time today is around five hours. Total walking time is up to three and- a-half hours, depending on the trails taken.

Accommodation

Permanent, furnished tented camp (with shared facilities) (1 night)

Included Activities

Ubirr Rock

Kakadu National Park Fee

Mary River cruise

Meals Included

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Day 3: Kakadu - Katherine
This morning you have the option to take a scenic flight over Kakadu (at your own expense). The flight takes in views over the Arnhem Land escarpment, vast flood plains and billabongs. Later spend time exploring Kakadu’s other major Aboriginal rock art site – Nourlangie (Burrunggui), while your guide provides a glimpse into how the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live. After lunch head south and stop to visit the historic gold-mining centre of Pine Creek. Stop for a quick dip at Maguk or Gunlom Falls, before continuing on to Katherine, where you'll settle in for the night at a private campsite near Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge).

Note: Total driving time is about five and a half hours (approximately 400kms)
Total walking time is approximately one hour

Accommodation

Permanent, furnished tented camp (with shared facilities) (1 night)

Included Activities

Bowali Visitor Centre
Pine Creek Gold-Mining Centre
Maguk (Barramundi Gorge)

Optional Activities

Flight (Fixed Wing Aircraft) over - Kakadu - from - AUD150

Meals Included

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Day 4: Katherine Gorge - Darwin
Back in the day (ok, it was 23 million years ago), the Katherine River flowed all the way from Arnhem Land to the Timor Sea. These days, the waters have subsided significantly: the Katherine River now flows along hemmed in on both sides by cliffs 70 metres high. It’s the highlight attraction of Nitmiluk National Park though, and you’ll have the opportunity to cruise through it by canoe or boat. After lunch we head to the beautiful Edith falls for one last refreshing swim in the huge plunge pool before we hit the road back to Darwin, where your adventure comes to an end on arrival. Perhaps enjoy one final group dinner in town and toast to your adventure with your new friends.

Note: Total driving time today is around four-and-a-half hours. Total walking time is up to three-and-a-half hours, depending on the group's choice of optional activities.

Included Activities