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Katherine Gorge - Darwin
Katherine Gorge set deep within the stone country of Nitmiluk National Park is a dramatic setting. The towering rock wall ramparts above the Katherine River, ancient Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, prolific birdlife and a boat journey into the 'never never' land highlight the grandeur of this spectacular gorge. Edith Falls cascading down the sheer rock wall face into a paperbark encompassed plunge pool, Pine Creek historic town and the Adelaide River War Cemetery offer amazing contrasts in a powerful outback land. |
Highlights:
- Head south out of Darwin on the Stuart Highway
- Endless outback scrub and WWII air strips
- Take a break at Adelaide River - perhaps a light or cooked country breakfast (own expense)
- Visit Adelaide River War Cemetery - a memorial of the Darwin air raids in the 1940's
- Wallabies can usually be seen in this area
- Look for kytes soaring overhead, cockatoos, brolgas and jabirus
- Look for massive roadtrains
- Historic Pine Creek Railway Station and town
- Visit superb Edith Falls - there's time for a swim in the waterhole below the falls (conditions permitting)
- Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch at the Katherine Gorge Visitors Centre in Nitmiluk National Park
- Take a guided 2 hour scenic cruise through Katherine Gorge
- Look for freshwater crocodiles on the banks
- After the first gorge there is a short walk along the side to the second gorge
- Marvel at the stark, sheer, richly coloured escarpments of the Katherine Gorge canyon
- Look for birdlife and plants along the gorge escarpment
- Tour the outback township of Katherine - the third largest in the Territory
- Stop at Adelaide River for dinner (own expense) - perhaps try the local delicacy ' Barra and chips'.
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| Operates: - Mon. - Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. May 1 to Oct 31, - - Tue. - Thur. - Sat. Nov 1 to April 30 |
| Departs & Returns: 06:45:00 - 20:30:00 |
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