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DARWIN TOURING
$ *
From 1375 per person twin share
3 DAYS | DARWIN TO DARWIN
OPERATOR: AAT Kings
TRAVEL TYPE: Coach
DEPARTS: Wed, Thu & Sun (May – Sep)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Join a Yellow Water Billabong wildlife cruise
• See Aboriginal rock art at Nourlangie and Ubirr
• Explore Arnhem Land on a 4WD tour
Tourism NT/Helen Orr INCLUDES
• 2 nights 4 star hotel accommodation
Ubirr, Kakadu National Park • Meals as specified
• Yellow Water Billabong cruise
KAKADU & ARNHEM LAND EXPLORER 3 DAYS • Guluyambi cruise • Expert driver/guide
• Informative commentary
Day 1: Darwin to Kakadu (L) land ownership, bush skills, hunting, food gathering, and • National Park fee
Depart Darwin and travel along the Arnhem Highway bush tucker preparation. Most tours are accompanied • Return transfers from selected Darwin
into Kakadu National Park. Covering 20,000 square by an Aboriginal guide. accommodation
kilometres, the national park is home to historic Day 3: Kakadu to Darwin (L)
Aboriginal rock art, floodplains and an abundance Itinerary subject to change depending on seasonal conditions.
of wildlife. Visit the Warradjan Cultural Centre to see This morning, explore the World Heritage Area of Ubirr, Child prices also available.
where you’ll climb up through the ancient Aboriginal
displays depicting the traditions of the Aboriginal people. rock art galleries, to the lookout for the view over the
Join your local guide on a cruise along Yellow Water surrounding wetlands. Join the Guluyambi cruise
Billabong. Search for Saltwater crocodiles and birdlife. along the East Alligator River. An Aboriginal guide will
After lunch, stop at Nourlangie, where your driver/guide
will lead you on a walk to view the rock art galleries. provide an insight into their culture, local mythology, the Arnhem
river’s food chain and bush survival skills. With special
Spend the next two nights in Kakadu National Park. Land
permission of the local people, you can go ashore in
Day 2: Arnhem Land (L) Arnhem Land. Visit the Marrawuddi Art Gallery before Darwin Ubirr Rock Art Site
This morning travel by 4WD vehicle into Western returning to Darwin. Kakadu 2
Arnhem Land and the Mikinj Valley. The scenery includes (L = lunch) Nourlangie
forests, sandstone outcrops, escarpments, floodplains
and billabongs. You’ll visit places inaccessible to most,
including ancient rock art sites. Learn about traditional
START/FINISH
OVERNIGHT
ATTRACTION
$ *
From 1743 per person twin share
3 DAYS | DARWIN TO DARWIN
OPERATOR: AAT Kings
TRAVEL TYPE: Coach
DEPARTS: Tue, Sat (May – Sep), Tue (Oct)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Visit Nourlangie and Ubirr rock art sites
• Cruise through Katherine Gorge
• Swimming at Edith Falls
Tourism NT/Sean Scott • 2 nights 4 star hotel accommodation
INCLUDES
• Meals as specified
Nitmiluk Gorge • Yellow Water Billabong cruise
• Jumping Crocodile cruise
KAKADU & KATHERINE GORGE 3 DAYS • Katherine Gorge cruise • Expert driver/guide
• Informative commentary • National Park fee
Day 1: Darwin to Kakadu (L) a natural pool at the base of the falls is suitable for • Return transfers from selected Darwin
Cruise the Adelaide River, home to over 1,600 swimming most of the year (weather permitting). accommodation
crocodiles, on the Jumping Crocodile cruise. See Overnight in Katherine. Itinerary subject to change depending on seasonal conditions.
these prehistoric creatures up-close as your local Day 3: Katherine to Darwin Child prices also available.
guide entices the crocodiles to leap out of the water. Enjoy a morning cruise through Nitmiluk (Katherine)
Travel into Kakadu National Park for lunch before a Gorge. The Gorge is a stunning network of 13 gorges
stop at the Marrawuddi Art Gallery. Continue to Ubirr, carved from billion year old sandstone that is home
climb up through the ancient Aboriginal rock art galleries Ubirr Rock
Art Site
to the lookout and be rewarded with a spectacular view to many rapids and falls flowing from the Katherine Darwin
River. The cruise will put you in the heart of Katherine
over the wetlands. Overnight in Kakadu National Park. Kakadu
Gorge among Freshwater crocodiles and wonderful 1
Day 2: Kakadu to Katherine (L) birdlife. After, look through the Nitmiluk Visitor Centre. Yellow
Wander Nourlangie rock art site, see many different Next stop is Pine Creek, a historic gold mining town, Water
forms of Aboriginal rock art paintings and visit the then the Adelaide River War Cemetery, before returning Adelaide River
Warradjan Cultural Centre. Cruise on Yellow Water to Darwin.
Billabong, Kakadu’s most famous wetland. The
picturesque waters are home to thousands of Saltwater (L = lunch)
crocodiles and up to 60 species of colourful birdlife. START/FINISH
Then, travel to Katherine, stopping at Leliyn (Edith Falls); OVERNIGHT Katherine Gorge
ATTRACTION 1 Katherine
* FROM PRICES ARE A GUIDE ONLY, subject to change and availability and are in New Zealand Dollars. Prices are per person twin share, unless otherwise specified and based on the lowest room category and travel in low season.
44 For full terms and conditions, refer to the Booking Conditions on the inside back cover of this brochure.