Darwin Trip Overview
Enjoy a three-day trip exploring the highlights of the Top End including the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. Watch out for crocodiles and an abundance of birdlife on the famous Yellow Waters cruise, venture into Arnhem Land on a 4WD adventure and learn about bush skills and hunting techniques, food gathering and preparation of bush tucker from the traditional owners.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Darwin, Australia
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Enjoy a three-day trip exploring the highlights of the Top End including the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. Watch out for crocodiles and an abundance of birdlife on the famous Yellow Waters cruise, venture into Arnhem Land on a 4WD adventure and learn about bush skills and hunting techniques, food gathering and preparation of bush tucker from the traditional owners.
Itinerary
Day 1: Darwin – Kakadu
Pass By: Darwin, Darwin, Top End, Northern Territory
Depart Darwin and travel along the Arnhem Highway, their major river systems and wetlands.
Pass By: Kakadu National Park, Kakadu National Park, Top End, Northern Territory
Located 257 kilometres east of Darwin, this national park covers 20,000 square kilometres of landscape from rocky escarpment, home to historic Aboriginal rock art dating back thousands of years, to floodplains abundant with wildlife.
Stop At: Warradjan Cultural Centre, Kakadu Kakadu National Park, Jim Jim, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory 0886 Australia
Visit the Warradjan Cultural Centre to view the informative displays depicting the traditions of the Aboriginal people in Kakadu.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Kakadu National park, Kakadu Hwy, Jabiru, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory 0886 Australia
Join your local guide on a cruise of Yellow Water Billabong. Search for saltwater crocodiles and the colourful range of birdlife for which this region is renowned
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Nourlangie Rock, 52 kilometre_s from Jabiru Along A Sealed Road, Jabiru, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory 0886 Australia
After lunch, stop at Nourlangie, where your Driver Guide will lead you on a walk to view the rock art galleries.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Mercure Crocodile in Kakadu
Day 2: Arnhem Land Adventure
Stop At: Arnhem Land, North-eastern corner of the Northern Territory Melville Bay Road, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory 0880 Australia
There is an early start this morning as you travel by 4 Wheel Drive vehicle into Arnhem Land and the Mikinj Valley. Travel through spectacular scenery including sandstone outcrops, escarpments, forests and floodplains. Learn about traditional land ownership, bush skills and ‘bush tucker’. View Aboriginal rock art in its natural state. Most tours are accompanied by an Aboriginal Guide.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Mercure Crocodile in Kakadu
Day 3: Kakadu – Guluyambi Cruise – Darwin
Stop At: Ubirr, Oenpelli Road, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
This morning join your Driver Guide to explore the World Heritage Area of Ubirr, where you’ll climb up through the ancient Aboriginal rock art galleries, believed to be 20,000 years old, to the lookout for a view over the surrounding wetlands.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Arnhem Land, North-eastern corner of the Northern Territory Melville Bay Road, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory 0880 Australia
Join the Guluyambi Cruise on the East Alligator River. An Aboriginal guide will provide an insight into their culture, including local mythology, the river’s abundant food chain, as well as bush survival skills. With special permission of the local people, you can go ashore in Arnhem Lan
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Marrawuddi Arts & Culture, 2 Gregory Pl, Jabiru, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory 0886 Australia
Visit the Marrawuddi Art Gallery before returning to Darwin, where your short break concludes
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
