Kakadu Short Overnight

We leave Darwin early in the morning, first stop, Fogg Dam. A short drive brings us to the Pudukul tour where you get an insight into traditional Aboriginal practices as well as the cultural beliefs that remain so important to them today.

After a roadhouse lunch stop, we continue to Kakadu and the Mamukala wetlands where we do a short walk before continuing to Jabiru where we spend the night at the Anbinik Resort.

Next day, we do the 9 AM Guluyambi cruise on the East Alligator River, a short walk or two, visit the Injalak Art Centre in Arnhem Land, do the walk at the famous Ubirr art site and finish with a night back at Anbinik.

Next morning, a relatively short drive brings us to the famous art sites at Burrungkuy (Nourlangie). From there, We drive to Cooinda for lunch.

If it is running, at 1 PM, we are picked up by the Animal Tracks tour and given a cultural experience second to none. 

You will get to experience how the local people collected their bush tucker, see how they made some of their crafts and take part in the preparation of a traditional bush meal. We return to Cooinda sometime past 8 PM.

First thing the next morning, we do the 6:45 AM Yellow Water (Ngurrungurrudjba) wetlands cruise where we will see a variety of birds and other wildlife. 

We then drive to the southern part of the park where we do a two night walk at Koolpin Gorge (Jarrangbarnmi). The last little bit of the track is a real 4WD experience.

From the car park, 500 metres along a marked, but unformed trail brings us to the first waterfall and the last sign of civilisation we’ll see until the end of the walk.

Koolpin Gorge is beautiful. The pools are perfect for swimming, the waterfalls and views a photographers delight. Aboriginal art sites tell us that this has been a special place for thousands of years. We spend the second day exploring the upper part of the gorge, enjoying the pools and visiting some of the art sites.

Next day, we return to the vehicles, drive out to the main road and on to southern Litchfield. A walk of about an hour and a half brings us to our camp at the base of Tableland Falls.

We spend the next day exploring upstream along Tableland Creek, the largest safe swimming creek in southern Litchfield. Large pools and small cascades for as far as we wish to walk.

Next day, we return to the vehicles. The original itinerary finished on day 8, but we will be so close to a number of the nicest, lesser known places in Litchfield that we couldn’t resist adding an extra day at the original price. 

When we hit the main road, we turn west for a few km, then north along the 4WD track that passes through the southern part of the park. We’ll try and have lunch at Surprise Falls, accessible only by 4WD. From there, we continue north to Tjaynera Falls, one of the most popular spots in the park. Rather than spend the night in the crowded campground, we carry our packs along the track to the falls, cutting off uphill through the bush to a lovely small waterfall and pool where we make our final camp.

On the final day, we return to the vehicles and drive back to Darwin.