Parks, Wildlife and Heritage Parks welcomes you to unique natural, Highlights cultural and historic places. 2018 Please enjoy them safely and look Top End Regions after them for future visitors. Making the most of Territory Parks Safety and Comfort Territory Spend a day in Parks around Darwin • Choose a walk to match • Carry & drink plenty of water. Parks Alive your fitness. Start the day strolling through the lush George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens. • Wear a shady hat, long Visit Charles Darwin National Park to discover Darwin’s WWII story. • Observe all safety signs, sleeved clothing, insect repellent, Have a picnic & cool off at Howard or Berry Springs Nature Parks. Finish with including crocodile sunscreen & sturdy shoes. FREE guided activities sunset over the sea at Casuarina Coastal Reserve. warnings. • Bring a chair or blanket & Detour enroute to Kakadu • Swim only in designated torch to slideshows. Come get Wild with us! areas. Break up the Arnhem Highway with short detours to: Fogg Dam Conservation Be Crocwise. • Don’t forget your camera. Reserve for abundant wildlife sightings; Window on the Wetlands for floodplain country and culture; or to stretch your legs on the Bird Billabong Walk. Respect and Care Get a Taste of the Top End Most Parks have a ‘take it in, take it out’ policy and holds adventures through rich habitats, cultural diversity, do not provide rubbish bins. All plants and animals, rugged beauty and pioneer lives of the Top End. You can easily spend a day as well as historic and cultural sites are protected. or more swimming in popular plunge pools, exploring ruins, bushwalking or 4WDing to remote sites. Daily Activity Guide (Checks dates on our Facebook page) Linger in Nitmiluk Gorge Stay a while at . Explore the Visitor Centre. Go on a boat Region Name of Park or Reserve Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun cruise or canoe trip, hike to lookouts & waterfalls and camp under the stars. Charles Darwin W Darwin Casuarina Coastal Reserve W Break up the Stuart Highway Howard Springs SL T Drop in to an oasis at Leliyn (Edith Falls) in Nitmiluk National Park. Travel back Berry Springs in time at . Go underground at Cutta Cutta Caves. Ease the T aches and pains in the warm waters of Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs Park. Fogg Dam W Top End Windows on the Wetlands T T T T T T • Guided walks Head West Litchfield S W W W Don’t miss the tufa dams at Giwining / Flora River Nature Park, Nitmiluk - Leliyn • Nightstalks T T the rich culture of Judbarra / Gregory National Park, or the (Edith Falls) spectacular ‘beehive’ formations at Keep River National Park. Katherine Judbarra / Gregory S W • Slideshows 4WD away from it all Keep River W W W • and more.... Networks of 4WD tracks in Judbarra, Litchfield and Mary W = Guided Walk/Ride T = Talk S = Slideshow SL = Spotlight Nightstalk FREE River National Parks take you through rugged ancient landscapes. Remember to travel well equipped and check road conditions before departure. For more information: Department of Tourism and Culture Tourism Top End Katherine Visitor Centre Explore on Foot Parks, Wildlife and Heritage 6 Bennett St, Darwin Cnr Stuart Hwy & Lindsay St, Ph: 8999 4555 (Darwin) or Ph: 8980 6000 or 1300 138 886 Katherine Look for nearby walks on park welcome 8973 8888 (Katherine) www.tourismtopend.com.au Ph: 8972 2650 or 1800 653 142 signs. Longer walks like the Tabletop www.nt.gov.au http://www.visitkatherine.com.au/ Get adveNTurous Track in Litchfield and the Jatbula Trail Window on the Wetlands Ph: 8938 1120 in Nitmiluk take you to another world. Visitor Centre www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu Plan these walks carefully. Some permits Ph: 8988 8188 1 May - 31 August required - so check the web. www.nt.gov.au

Meet Top End Wildlife Rate Your Visit: Visit the to enjoy our wildest wildlife experience. There are Send Us Your Feedback four easy walking trails, shuttle trains, a café and daily wildlife presentations. We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas for our Ranger This is a ‘must-do’ to experience Top End wildlife and habitats all in one place. guided activities and events. Entry fees apply. Ph: (08) 8999 4555 or Email: [email protected] Territory Guided Activities 2018 Plan ahead and arrive 10 minutes early.

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Reserve On Litchfield National Park Window on the Wetlands Nitmiluk Darwin’s Guided Walk Visitor Centre National When: Wednesdays Park Stories with a View Cutta Cutta Caves 30 May to 29 August When: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Nature Park Doorstep Time: 10.00am -11.00am Saturdays - 2 June to 30 August Elsey Barranyi (North Island) : Bamboo Creek carpark Meet Time: 10.30 am and 1.30 pm Keep River National National Park National Park Giwining / Park Hardship and Heartbreak - Delve into Meet: Visitor Centre balcony Flora River Limmen the fascinating mining history of Bamboo Wicked Wetlands - Discover a rich variety Nature Park National Park Creek and discover the harsh and remote of wetland plants, animals and culture. Judbarra / (permit required) life of the pioneering miners and their Learn about the ecological and cultural Gregory families. significance of the coastal wetlands. National Park

Slideshow When: Tuesdays 29 May to 28 August Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm Meet: Wangi Falls Day Use Area Shelter Litchfield Unleashed - Go behind the Berry Springs Nature Park scenes with a Ranger to discover some of Keep River National Park * Please Note: Turtle Releases the extraordinary wildlife that inhabits this Some activities may need to be Ranger Talk unique part of the world. Guided Walk Guided Activity When: Sundays Nitmiluk National Park When: Tuesdays, Thursdays and cancelled at short notice - we When: Seasonally Available 27 May to 26 August Saturdays apologise for any inconvenience. For more information & bookings Time: 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Leliyn (Edith Falls ) 22 May to 18 August Phone: (08) 8999 4555 Meet: Amphitheatre (Middle Pool) Time: 8.30 - 9.30 am Touch Table Meet: Goorrandalng Campground Darwin is lucky to have marine turtles nesting Crocwise Weekends - Learn what it means When: Tuesday & Thursday For more information on events on its city beaches. Join Rangers for a close to ‘Be Crocwise’ and how our Rangers 5 June to 30 August Learning to Read Country - Aboriginal in NT Parks and Reserves: encounter with a turtle hatchling before manage crocodiles in Territory parks and Guided Walk Time: 10.00 - 11.00 am culture, spectacular geology and vast reserves. When: Thursdays and Saturdays sunset. (*Note: Waitlist applies due to popularity) Meet: Information Shelter near kiosk habitats are protected in Keep River Phone 31 May to 30 August National Park. Join a Ranger for a walk to Leliyn at Your Fingertips - Join us for (08) 8999 4555 Time: 10.30am - 11.30am Goorandalm Lookout to discover more. for bookings or Meet: Termite Mounds carpark this interactive touch table activity and Charles Darwin National Park touch and see a variety of artefacts from Termites Unearthed - Rangers reveal plants and animals. Have them brought Visit our website: www.nt.gov.au Guided Walk the fascinating world of insects living in to life through the Ranger’s stories and When: Wednesday fire-proof fortresses. experiences. 9 and 23 May; 6 and 20 June; 4 and 18 July; 1 and 15 August Keep in the Parks, Wildlife and Heritage loop Time: 10.00 -11.00 am Meet: Main shelter in picnic area Fogg Dam Judbarra / Gregory Howard Springs Nature Park Conservation Reserve National Park Backyard Bush Supplies - Take a stroll with Ranger Talk www.facebook.com/ParksandWildlifeNT Guided Walk Slideshow a Ranger and discover the Parks culture, When: Saturdays When: Wednesdays - 6 June to 5 Sept Tuesdays history and how the native plants around us 2 June to 25 August When: Time: 8.30 - 9.00 am 5 June to 28 August can supply life’s necessities. Time: 10.00 - 11.00 am Meet: Pandanus Knoll - Fogg Dam Time: 7.00 - 8.00 pm Meet: Howard Springs Waterhole Meet: Big Horse Creek Campground Already on - Want to get up close to a big Goosing Around the Wetlands - Come Barra Bites FREE RANGER GUIDED eyond the Bitumen – Travel Judbarra WALKS AND TALKS Territory and share our stories. See our awesome B Park? in LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK Parks barra? Join a Ranger as they hand feed Alive Casuarina Coastal Reserve Magpie Geese and other wildlife, and on the big screen, from north to south, and HARDSHIP AND HEARTBREAK breakfast to barramundi and turtles in the Look for Parks Alive Wednesdays - 10am for 1 hour Heading experience the diversity of life in the Park. 30 May - 29 August Guided Bike Ride learn how local people are connected to Delve into the fascinating mining history at Bamboo huge spring-fed pool. Creek Tin Mine ruins and discover the harsh and posters and signs at remote life of the pioneering miners and their families. When: Tuesday these wetlands. South? Guided Walk visitor sites to see TERMITES UNEARTHED 3, 10 and 17 July Guided Nocturnal Walk Thursdays & Saturdays 10.30am for 1 hour Look for the ochre When: Wednesdays what is happening 31 May - 30 August Join the Rangers at the Magnetic Termite Mounds to Time: 10.00 - 11.30 am When: Thursday - 10 May, 21 and 28 June, reveal the fascinating world of insects living in fireproof fortresses. Parks Alive 6 June to 29 August and when. Meet: Dripstone clifftops picnic area 19 and 26 July, and 9 August LITCHFIELD UNLEASHED Tuesdays - 7pm for 1 hour brochure at tourism Bookings Required - Phone (08) 8999 4555 : 7.00 - 8.00 pm Time: 9.30 - 10.30 am 29 May - 28 August Time Join us and go behind the scenes to discover some of the extraordinary wildlife that inhabits this unique National Park, and some of the threats the Rangers are working to outlets and Parks for overcome. Meet at the Wangi Falls Day Use Area Shelter Meet: Ranger’s office Meet: Old Bullita Homestead for a great slideshow tour. Bring a chair to sit and relax. Tracks and Trails - explore the bike path events happening Bookings Required - Phone (08) 8999 4555 ParksandWildlifeNT network with a Ranger to discover the Bullita Blast from the Past – Discover the www.nt.gov.au/parks around the Alice Spot the Nightshift - Explore Howard landscape and wildlife. life of people past as the Ranger guides Springs and Barkly Springs Nature Park at night and discover you through the old Bullita Homestead in regions. the wildlife inhabitants by torchlight - so why this stunning part of the . are they out and about in the dark?