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5 Day Kakadu, Katherine and Litchfield 4WD Tour

 

Please note that due to COVID19, we will not be offering scheduled Top End tours during 2021


Day 1 (L)

You will be collected from your Darwin accommodation at 8am for your 5 day Top End 4WD Tour.

We head south along the Stuart Highway into the wetlands region. Our destination is Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve. These wetlands have international significance because of their beauty and natural ecosystems. A great variety of fauna can be found here throughout the year as well as a large variety of birdlife.

Then you’ll take a cultural tour at Pudakul cultural tours. This is a fully Aboriginal owned and operated family business and the 2 hour tour gives you an opportunity to engage with local Aboriginal people, the environment and wildlife, learn basket weaving, dilly bag making and the techniques used in the process. Have a go at throwing a spear or blowing a didgeridoo, play thViews over Ubirr in Kakadue clapsticks and learn about our local bush food and medicine. You will be served with damper (bush bread) and tea after the experience.

After lunch, we make our way into World Heritage listed Kakadu National park. Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia, has some of the world’s finest rock art and a variety of habitats, including floodplains and savannah woodlands.

We travel to the very north of the park, to Ubirr, where we walk through galleries of ancient aboriginal rock art, which your guide will interpret. Also learn about bush tuckers and bush medicines before reaching the top of the plateau, where you can relax and enjoy the spectacular view over the floodplains and the Arnhemland escarpment.

We finish the day with a look around the Bowali visitors information centre.

Dinner tonight is at your own arrangement and expense and there are a couple of restaurants nearby to our accommodation.

Overnight accommodation- Anbinik Resort, fan- cooled Bush Bungalows with louvres, fridge, tea / coffee and private external en-suite- a few steps from your bungalow

OR

Upgrade to an Anbinik Suite (motel style room) with air-con, TV, fridge, tea / coffee, private outdoor deck and private en-suite (please note the shower is outdoor in your private courtyard) for an extra $70 per person twin share and $140 single, per night. Please enquire upon booking to avoid disappointment.

OR Upgrade to a hotel room with en-suite at the Mercure Crocodile Hotel for an extra $125 per person twin share and $215 single, per night. Please enquire upon booking to avoid disappointment. Buffet breakfast is included with this option.

(2 night stay)

Day 2 (B,L)

After breakfast, we make our way to Nourlangie Rock, an ancient Aboriginal shelter, where we will explore the area and the rock art. Your guide will lead you on an interpretive walk around the ite, followed by Nawalandja lookout. The short hiJabiru at Fogg Damke to the lookout is rewarded by a magnificent view over the Arnhemland escarpment.

Our next stop is Maguk (Barramundi Gorge and falls). Termite mounds are abundant along the dirt rad that takes us to the Maguk car park and from here, we take a walk through a paperbark forest to reach the gorge. Once we reach the gorge and waterfall, we can have a refreshing swim in the plungepool.

Finally, late this afternoon, board the sunset Yellow Waters cruise. Yellow Waters billabong is located at the end of Jim Jim Creek, a tributary of the South Alligator River. This is the largest river system in Kakadu and contains extensive wetlands, including river channels, floodplains and backwater swamps. About one third of Australia's bird species are represented in Kakadu National Park, with at least 60 species found in these wetlands. These are also plenty of crocodiles in their natural habitat, and buffalo on the floodplains.

Overnight accommodation- Anbinik Resort, fan- cooled Bush Bungalows or upgrade choice

Day 3 (B,L)

Top of Gunlom waterfall in Kakadu

Our first stop today is the Warradjan Cultural Centre, for an insight into the cultural heritage of the park.

Then we travel to Gunlom (Waterfall Creek) in the very south of the park. After a scenic drive in on an unsealed dirt road, we reach a large plungepool at the base of the falls. You also have the option to take the walk to the top of the falls, where pristine rock pools and a spectacular view await you.

Departing Kakadu through the southern entrance, we now head south to Katherine, with a stop en-route in historic Pine Creek.

Overnight accommodation – Motel room with en-suite in Katherine

Day 4 (B,L)

We start today with a cruise through Nitmiluk Gorge, home to 13 spectacular gorges, carved out of the rock by torrential summer rains, over millions of years. Nitmiluk Gorge (Katherine Gorge). Photo by Andrew Goodall of Natures Image photographyDuring the 2 hour cruise, you’ll view the beautiful scenery and discover the customs of the traditional owners, the Jawoyn people.

Departing Katherine, we now head north again to Leilyn (Edith Falls). Leilyn is part of Nitmiluk National Park and is well known for it’s picturesque waterfalls and pools, particularly the large pool at the base of the escarpment which is great for a swim. We have a swim here and you also have the option of taking the Leliyn Trail - a walk that takes you across the top of the waterfall, where you can have a swim in the upper rockpools and get views of the waterfalls and Edith River from a couple of lookouts.

This evenings accommodation is at Mt Bundy Station. The station has an interesting history and is set in a picturesque bush setting, attracting a multitude of wildlife.

There should be time for a walk around the station, a swim in the pool or you can visit the station animals.

Overnight accommodation- Mt Bundy Station, Stockmans rooms with shared bathrooms (double or twin share) between our group only. Family and en-suite options are also available.

Day 5 (B,L)

Today is spent swimminLitchfield day tripg and exploring beautiful Litchfield National Park.

We view the amazing magnetic and cathedral termite mounds and can have a swim at Wangi Falls, Florence Falls and Buley Rockholes which are a series of small waterfalls that are a great place to simply sit and relax. There is also a lovely hike along the riverbank from Florence Falls to Buley Rockholes.

Mid- afternoon, we depart Litchfield and begin our drive back to Darwin, arriving at approximately 5.30pm. You will be dropped off at your accommodation.

END ITINERARY

B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner

5 Day Kakadu, Katherine and Litchfield 4WD Tour- Tour code SESTE5

Please note that due to COVID19, we will not be offering scheduled Top End tours during 2021

This tour departs from Darwin on saturdays from 1st May- 30th Sept

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AUD $3100 PER ADULT, TWIN SHARE

$2900 PER CHILD TWIN SHARE

$3450 PER PERSON SINGLE

Subject to availability, including GST and valid until 30/09/2021

Child age 8 - 15 years

**solo travellers must have single safari tent/ room, unless twin share of the same sex can be found. Solo travellers can also request single room and pay the single supplement**

Maximum 6 passengers

Inclusions:

Seat in 4WD vehicle, with professional driver guide

• Meals, as statedKakadu park entry sign
• 2 nights Bush Bungalow accommodation

1 night in a motel room with en-suite

1 night in a Stockmans room at Mt Bundy Station

Sunset Yellow Waters cruise
• 2 hour cruise through Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge

2 hour Aboriginal cultural experience

• Kakadu National Park entry fee

Exclusions:

• Arrival / departure flights
• Travel insurance
• Alcohol
• Pre and post tour accommodation

• Upgrades to alternative accommodation while on tour- extra charge is involved and they're subject to availability

Itinerary is exclusive to Sacred Earth Safaris and is subject to availability, road, weather and cultural conditions.