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3 Day 4WD Kakadu Tour

The 3 Day Kakadu 4wd Tour explores Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia in a small group with a maximum of 16 passengers. Accommodation in camping in a swags around the campfire at National Park Campgrounds which are complete with showers and toilets. It’s a backpacker tour with plenty of adventure, Kakadu is an amazing wilderness destination full of waterfalls, swimming, crocodiles (not at the same time) and Aboriginal Culture. This tour suits active travelers.

The 3 Day Kakadu Tour visits Jim Jim Falls Kakadu, Twin Falls, Nourlangie Rock, Corroboree Billabong, Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre & Ubbir Rock.

National parks visited on this tour include Kakadu National Park.

Hikes include a hike to the Jim Jim Falls Kakadu plunge pool (2km), plus a selection of other walks throughout the tour and a private boat cruise on Corroboree Billabong.

Aboriginal culture is very strong in Kakadu, the Kakadu tour visits the Warradjan Aboriginal cultural centre and Nourlangie Rock and Ubir Rocks, two of the best places in the world to view indigenous rock art. Your guide will also discuss with you the many aspects of this rich and varied

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Dry Season Itinerary. 1st Apr - 30th Nov

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Day 1, 3 Day 4WD Kakadu Tour

The 3 day Kakadu Tour start bright and early from Darwin and heads straight for the Mary River Wetlands where you will be treated to a wildlife cruise along this spectacular wet land environment, expect to see plenty of saltwater crocodiles swimming and lazing on the river banks as well as a huge array of birdlife and even buffalo.

After lunch visit the Bowali visitor centre at the Northern end of Kakadu National Park and finish day with a sensational look at Ubirr Rock. Ubirr not only contains hundreds examples of Aboriginal Rock Art, many spiritually significant, but also has one of the best views in Northern Australia.

Tonight's camp is in Kakadu National Park at a campsite with showers and toilets, sit around the campfire and enjoy a night under the stars.

• Mary River Boat Cruise
• Bowali Visitor's Centre
• Ubirr Rock
• Walking: 2 km
• Camp: Corroboree Campground (toilets/showers available)

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Day 2, 3 Day 4WD Kakadu Tour

Jim Jim and Twin Falls, 2 of the jewels in the Kakadu Crown, massive water falls, deep plunge pools fringed with sheer rock walls, green vegetation and even beaches. These really are special places and the final day of this 3 Day Kakadu Tour are devoted to these destinations.

The morning is spent visiting Twin Falls, this short 4WD track from Jim Jim to Twin Falls is an adventure in itself as a deep water river crossing by the 4WD at Jim Jim Creek is required. At Twin Falls enjoy a leisurely walk and boat cruise through the gorge to the base of the falls it ‘self, this cruise is informative and is operated by Kakadu National Park.

The afternoon is spent completing one of the best hikes in Kakadu to the top of Jim Jim Falls, although a steep climb, at the top you are rewarded with sensational views over Kakadu and a huge freshwater plunge pool in which to swim and cool off. Time permitting you can also complete the short hike to the base of Jim Jim Falls through monsoonal rainforest, here you will find a large deep plunge pool, towering cliffs and even sandy beaches where you can relax and swim in what is truly paradise.

Fall asleep around the campfire and under the stars after a huge Kakadu day

• Jim Jim Falls Kakadu
• Top of Jim Jim Hike
• Twin Falls
• Twin Falls Boat Cruise
• Walking: 7 km
• Camp: Bush Camp

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Day 3, 3 Day 4WD Kakadu Tour

There's more sensational Kakadu to see and experience and day 3 satrts by visiting the Warradjan Cultural Centre, here you can learn Kakadu Aboriginal Culture in detail.

It's then time for another hike and Maguk, also known as Barramundi Falls will not disapoint. The hike to the falls follows a shady creek brimming with Barramundi and ends at the falls itself. Maguk consists of a huge plunge pool and falls and numerous small rockholes and pools at the top of the falls. It's a fantastic place and the fesh cool water is very inviting after a hike.

It's now time to satrt heading back towards Darwin, but the adventure is not over yet, along 'the old Darwin Road" which is another dirt road through kakadu, you will stop off at White Lilly Billabong which is home to many species of Bird.

The tour normally gets back into Darwin at around 6pm.

• Warradjan Cultural Centre
• Barramundi Falls
• White Lilly Billabong
• Walking: 5 km

Please note: The itinerary appearing above and below are a guide only, at any time of the year sections of Kakadu National Park can close for seasonal, safety and or cultural reasons. When areas of the park which appear on the standard itineraries are closed, they will be substituted with similar locations.

Many swimming areas in Kakadu National Park, including Jim Jim Falls, are only opened after extensive crocodile surveys and trapping have been completed by the National Parks. The actual opening time of Jim Jim Falls varies each year however it is normally open from June to November.

Although National Parks staff monitor and remove Salt Water Crocodiles from public swimming areas, there is a risk that some Crocodiles are missed and or Crocodiles enter the surveyed area undetected. Travelwild Australia do not guarantee that any swimming area in Northern Australia is Crocodile free and all tour participant should consider this when deciding to swim.

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Wet Season Itinerary. 1st Dec - 31st Mar

Day 1, 2 Day 4WD Kakadu Tour

The Wet season in Kakadu National Park is considered by many as the best time of year to visit, the weather is extremely humid however relieving heavy monsoonal rain in the afternoons is both welcome and amazing. At times huge electrical storms put on a fireworks display like nothing you have ever seen.

Kakadu is transformed into a green paradise with flowing rivers, thundering waterfalls and large wetlands full of wildlife, waterfalls which don't flow in the dry season start up and best of all there are far fewer tourists, so when you visit an area you often have it all to yourself.

There is a great variety of opening and closing of destinations during this time which is largely dependant on how much water is covering access roads, for this reason it is very difficult to publish a standard itinerary, as each tour will vary.

Day 1 of this tour normally involves a Wildlife Cruise on the Mary River or Yellow Waters, visiting Nourlangie Rock Aboriginal Art Site and Sunset at Yellow Waters. Overnight Camping in Kakadu National Park is at a permanent campsite which is both water and mosquito proof, and equipped with showers and toilets.

• Wet Land & Crocodile Boat Cruise
• Nourlangie Rock
• Yellow Waters Sunset
• Walking: 2 km
• Camp: Permanent Wet Season Camp

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Day 2, 2 Day 4WD Kakadu Tour

Day 2 of the 2 day Kakadu Tour takes in Gunlom Falls, Cathedral Termite Mounds, Boulder Creek & Motor Car Falls. There is heap of swimming to do which is great when the weather is muggy and hot. The Wet Season in Kakadu offers great swimming, not only is there a great deal of water, but it is so clean sweet that you can literally take a drink as you swim!

Boulder Creek and Motor Car Falls are 2 exclusive wet season destinations which do not flow during the dry season. Boulder Creek is a beautiful series of waterholes and cascading waterfalls where you can swim and relax in the cool pools which are surrounded by lush, jungle and vegetation.

Motor car falls is reached by hiking a couple of Kilometers through open savannah style country, along a creek and ultimately to the base of a high waterfall and large plunge pool, again swimming is sensational in the deep cool and crystal clear water.

Gunlom Falls, made famous by the Crocodile Dundee film of the 1980's is the magical combination of waterfall and serene plunge pool. A steep climb to the top of the waterfall provides sweeping views of the southern-most parts of Kakadu National Park while you enjoy a relaxing soak in the crystal clear pools.

Visiting the Cathedral Termite mounds is seriously interesting, these tiny creature have an amazing life and nest are populated by thousands of workers and queens who can live up to 100 years, the mounds can be up to 4 metres high, not a bad effort considering they are built by a tiny termite no bigger than 9mm long. (Comparing this to human efforts, it would equate to an 800 metre high sky scraper, currently the tallest building in the world is 509 metres in Taipei, Taiwan.)

• Motor Car Falls
• Boulder Creek
• Gunlom Falls
• Cathedral Termite Mounds
• Walking: 4 km
• Camp: Permanent Wet Season Camp

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Day 3, 2 Day 4WD Kakadu Tour

A six Kilomtere return hike reveals a stunning area called Gubara, or Boralbda Springs, a beautiful series of waterholes and cascading waterfalls where you can swim and relax in the cool pools which are surrounded by lush monsoonal rainforest and big colourfull buterflys.

Ubirr Rock not only contains hundreds examples of Aboriginal Rock Art, many spiritually significant, but also has one of the best views in Northern Australia.

• Gubara
• Warradjan Cultural Centre
• Ubirr or Nanguluwar Art Site
• Walking: 3 km

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Twin Falls Gorge Cruise