Katherine Gorge
Departs from Darwin on MON, WED, SAT - Minimum Numbers are needed to run this tour
For urgent bookings during the weekend or within 24 hours, call us on +61 8 9221 2400.
- Adult: AUD $271
- Child: AUD $136
- Departs: 6:30 am
- Returns: Darwin at appx. 8:30 pm
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 of this tour
- 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
- Travel the western side of Nitmiluk National Park to superb Edith Falls
- Time for a swim in the waterhole below the falls (conditions permitting) or relax on the grassy banks
- Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch at the Katherine Gorge Visitors Centre in Nitmiluk National Park
- Nitmiluk National Park - take a two hour guided tour and 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
- Tour through 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'