TBA

(01 APR TO 30 NOV) Daily Departure except Wed

(01 DEC TO 31 MAR) Daily Departure except Tue and Wed

Price includes:

• 3 Nights accommodation (3-3.5★hotel)
• Coach transportation & sightseeing
• Return airport-hotel transfers
• All entrance fee
• Professional English speaking Tour Guide

Day 1: Melbourne – Darwin

Depart from your flight to Darwin.  Upon arrival, you are transferred to the hotel.  Then, free at your own leisure.

Day 2: Kakadu Adventure with Cruise and Lunch (814)

It is the tapestry of great ecosystems that creates the beauty of Kakadu. Sandstone escarpments shaped by an incomprehensible time span; monsoon forests and flood plains; great rivers journey serpentine to the sea; stunningly beautiful billabongs and lagoons are richly clad in a profusion of colour by glorious water lilies and edged by pandanas and paper bark trees; birds of every size, every hue and every song; fearsome crocodiles on the mudslides of billabongs; Aboriginal artwork painted on rock cave walls. This place is creation in its wonderful diversity. This place is Kakadu.

• Skirt Francis Bay on Darwin Harbour and head out on Tiger Brennan Drive
• Berrimah Naval Defence base
• Palmerston on Darwin’s outskirts
• Look for massive roadtrains
• Head east on the Arnhem Highway passing through Humpty Doo
• Cross the Marrakai Wetlands and over the Adelaide River – home to native birdlife and crocodiles
• Top end outback bush – eucalypts, palms and termite mounds
• Kakadu National Park on the South Alligator River – a vast pristine wetland and bushland habitat with significant Aboriginal culture
• Take a short guided walk to Nourlangie Rock and see ancient Aboriginal rock art
• Enjoy a tropical buffet lunch with cold meats, salad and fruit
• Take a 1.5 hour guided cruise on Yellow Water Billabong
• Look for crocodiles, brolgas, magpie geese and kites
• Take in the serenity and beauty that nature offers in the Kakadu wetlands
• Visit Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre and learn of the traditional ways of Aboriginal people in Kakadu

Daily (April 01 through to December 31)
Daily except Mon, Thu (January 01 through to March 31)
Depart: 6:30am Return: 7:30pm

Day 3: Katherine Gorge with Cruise and Lunch (846)

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.

• 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’

MON, WED, SAT
Depart: 6:30am Return: 8:30pm

A reasonable level of mobility is required. Our itinerary is subject to seasonal conditions.

Day 4: Darwin – Melbourne

Enjoy your own free time until you are transferred to the airport to catch the flight back to your sweet home.

Note: Additional surcharges will be applied during high season (18Dec-30Jan), extra $15 per night for adult and extra $5 per night for child. Child price apply for children from age 3 to 12.