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7 Days Nature's ITINERARY 7 DAYS NATURE’S WAY Cascading waterfalls, rugged escarpments, aboriginal rock art, giant crocodiles and exotic bird life; Australia’s Top End will change how you see the world. Wind through the Adelaide and Mary River wetlands to World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. Here you can explore the freshwater billabongs and waterways which provide excellent opportunities for wildlife spotting, fishing, bushwalking and photography. Learn about the Territory’s pioneering history at Pine Creek before travelling to Katherine to explore the magnificent Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge. On your return to Darwin stop and explore the beauty of Litchfield National Park. You can do this ultimate drive on a fully sealed road in a two-wheel drive vehicle. DAY ONE: DARWIN – KAKADU NATIONAL PARK The rare and unspoiled beauty of Kakadu National Park is only a 3-hour drive from Darwin – Kakadu Darwin. On your way to the park, along the Arnhem Highway, there are several National Park – opportunities to see wildlife in their natural environment. Stop at Adelaide River and Katherine – Nitmiluk board a cruise to see huge saltwater crocodiles jump for food from the safety of National Park – a riverboat. Batchelor – Litchfield Highlights: • Enjoy a fiery Darwin sunset onboard a National Park – Darwin harbour cruise or from one of the many restaurants, pubs and cafes along the waterfront. • Browse through unique art and enjoy delicious international cuisine at the famous Mindil Beach Sunset Markets (April – October). • See saltwater crocodiles in their natural habitat onboard a jumping crocodile cruise on the Adelaide River, just 45 minutes from Darwin. • Feed the young jumping crocs, or get up close and personal with a saltwater crocodile in the Cage of Death at Crocosaurus Cove. ITINERARY DAY TWO: KAKADU NATIONAL PARK DAY THREE: KAKADU – KATHERINE Kakadu National Park is World Heritage- Head south along the Stuart Highway to Pine Highlights: listed for both its natural and cultural Creek, a small town with a pioneering and • Take a scenic flight or helicopter for a wealth. The park covers 19,000 square gold mining history. Visit the National Trust birds-eye view of the mighty Jim Jim kilometres of dramatic landscapes, from Museum and wander around Pine Creek and Twin Falls. towering escarpments and waterfalls to vast Railway Precinct, an important transport • Hike up to nature’s infinity pool at Gunlom floodplains and savannah woodland. The hub during the 1870’s mining boom and Falls for a swim and magnificent views wildlife in Kakadu is prolific with the park WWII. A further 90km down the road, over Kakadu and Arnhem Land home to more than one third of Australia’s Katherine is a great place to base yourself bird species and a quarter of Australia’s fish to explore Nitmiluk National Park. Take a dip • Make the 1km journey through lush species. Kakadu also has some of the best in the Katherine Hot Springs – a series of monsoon forest to discover a pristine and oldest examples of Aboriginal rock art clear pools fed by a natural thermal spring waterfall and the beautiful plunge pools in the country. The Nature’s Way takes in located on the banks of the Katherine River. at Maguk. many of the park’s major sites including Mamukala Wetlands, the Bowali Visitor Centre, the town of Jabiru, Nourlangie Rock, Jim Jim and Twin Falls, Cooinda and Gunlom. DAY FOUR: NITMILUK NATIONAL PARK Just a 30km drive from the township of Highlights: Highlights: Katherine is the world-renowned Katherine • Stop at the Nitmiluk Visitor Centre to • Learn about Kakadu National Park through Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park. Katherine learn about the cultural and spiritual the interactive displays at the Bowali Gorge is a network of 13 gorges carved significance of the gorge. Visitor Centre. by the Katherine River from billion-year- • Experience the high cliffs of Katherine old sandstone country. Start the day at • Take a sunrise or sunset cruise on the Gorge by canoe or cruise. Yellow Water Billabong to see crocodiles in the Nitmiluk Visitor Centre for advice • Take a helicopter flight for an unforgettable their natural habitat, abundant birdlife on the many ways you can experience experience. Some of these flights include and buffalo on the floodplains. the spectacular gorge. If you are feeling adventurous, hire a canoe and experience exclusive landings at ancient rock art sites • Visit Ubirr and Nourlangie Rock for art the gorge from a completely different and spectacular spots to take a refreshing dip. galleries that date back 50,000 years. perspective. Or, if you would rather kick • Follow the marked-track over the sandstone • Fish one of Kakadu’s many waterways back, relax and be guided comfortably plateau for a short walk, or embark on a for the mighty Barramundi. through Katherine Gorge, check out one multiday hike on the 60km Jatbula Trail. of the many boat cruises on offer. • Stay at Cicada Lodge, a unique luxury property overlooking Katherine Gorge. ITINERARY DAY FIVE: KATHERINE – BATCHELOR Drive south of Katherine and make a stop Highlights: at Elsey National Park near Mataranka. • Unwind with a relaxing dip in the natural Relax in its famous thermal springs and Mataranka Thermal Pools, where the water explore the local heritage sites. The journey stays a constant 34 degrees. north through Katherine includes Leliyn • Enjoy a cultural talk, dot painting, fire (Edith Falls), where you can have a cooling lighting or spear throwing at Top Didj swim in the huge, pandanus-fringed Cultural Experience. plunge pool fed by waterfalls. The area is also great for bushwalking – challenge • Swim at Leilyn (Edith Falls), a pandanus- yourself to walk the 2.6km steep rocky fringed plunge pool on the park’s western loop that is Leliyn Trail. Your reward is a boundary. refreshing swim in the upper pool of the falls halfway through the walk. From here, travel 220km north to Batchelor, gateway to the magnificent Litchfield National Park. DAY SIX: LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK – DARWIN Conclude your journey with a trip to Highlights: Litchfield National Park, just 90km from • Dive into the refreshing Buley Rockhole Darwin city. Swim in the plunge pool at pools and absorb the sights and sounds the base of Florence Falls, explore the of the bush around you. surrounding monsoon rainforest and then • Take the boardwalk to a ‘graveyard’ of relax in the rock pools at nearby Buley two-metre tall termite mounds. Rockhole. Picnic next to Wangi Falls, then drive to Tolmer Falls for sweeping valley • Plunge into the crystal clear waterholes views. On your way back to Darwin, stop at beneath Florence and Wangi Falls. Berry Springs Nature Park for a bushwalk • Take a short walk to the Tolmer Falls or cool off in one of the freshwater pools. viewing platform..
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