FEATURES
- Camping
- Exclusive permanent bush camp
- Lunch, dinner
IMPORTANT
This 4-day Kakadu tour from Darwin begins when your driver collects you from your Darwin accommodation at 8am. From there, we’re off on one of the best outback adventures in Australia, as we make our way toward UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park.
Our first stop en route is Fogg Dam Reserve. Fogg Dam has year-round water coverage, which assures its position as an important feeding and roosting site for a wide variety of water birds, as well as other animals. Little, Intermediate and Great egrets, Pied herons, Glossy ibis, Royal spoonbill, Little Black and Little Pied cormorants, Comb-crested jacanas, Australian darters and Jabiru storks are just some of the birds that can be seen feeding, fighting and breeding at Fogg Dam.
We journey on to the Mary River Wetlands, where you enjoy a 45-minute Airboat Safari adventure. This is a truly unique experience that takes you where no one else can go, floating above a blanket of lilies and reeds in the vast floodplains of the Mary River. The wetlands system is teeming with wildlife, and you’ll have close encounters with crocodiles and countless birds.
We leave the main road to enter Kakadu National Park via the Old Darwin Road. Our last stop for the day is at Cooinda. Here we experience one of Kakadu’s icons – a Yellow Water Cruise. The 10-square-kilometre pristine environment of the Yellow Water Billabong supports a truly incredible variety of plants and Top End wildlife. You may see Saltwater crocodiles, a Jacana bird walking on water, the magnificent sea eagle, buffalo on the floodplains or any of the 280 species that call this billabong home.
We’ll enjoy one of the Top End’s famous sunsets, before settling in for a relaxing night at our exclusive permanent bush camp.
FEATURES
- Camping
- Exclusive permanent bush camp
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
IMPORTANT
Today we visit Koolpin Gorge, known as the Jewel in the Crown of Kakadu and also Kakadu National Park’s best kept secret.
Koolpin Gorge is in the southern part of the park, in high-clearance 4WD country. Koolpin Gorge’s Aboriginal name is Jarrangbarnmi, which comes from the Jawoyn words “jarrang,” meaning flood or big water flow, and “barn,” meaning rift or gap.
This beautiful place is carefully protected as a fragile and restricted area with significant natural and cultural value. Permits are needed to travel here and visitor numbers are strictly controlled. Lords Safaris is one of a limited number of operators that are allowed into this restricted area.
This is a breathtaking, isolated area still in a pristine wilderness state. Here we can walk, scramble or climb the seemingly endless series of gorges and be rewarded with an ever-changing landscape, crystalline waters and infinite views. There are waterfalls, plunge pools, white sandy beaches and more. Koolpin Creek flows down several hundred feet through a series of cascades and pools often called the “Giant’s Staircase.”
FEATURES
- Camping
- Exclusive permanent bush camp
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
IMPORTANT
Today we visit two of Kakadu’s icons – Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls. Both waterfalls are set in the magnificent Arnhem Land escarpment. This is a day of adventure for the more active traveller and access to these two magical areas is only available by 4WD.
Jim Jim Gorge is a 900-metre walk over rocks through the subtropical rain forest. As we bushwalk, we take time to marvel at the inspiring 200-metre-high cliffs towering on both sides of the walk. At the base of the falls we will enjoy a swim in the magnificent plunge pool. (Please note that the falls may finish flowing in the dry season at the end of June.)
The journey on to Twin Falls begins with a 12-kilometre trip by 4WD, then a short stroll to the edge of the water. From here we board a boat cruise that allows us to relax and marvel at the changing hues of the Arnhem Land Escarpment. At the end of the cruise it is a short walk to the base of Twin Falls, where we enjoy the sandy beach and the shade of the pandanus trees. Here we take time to better understand why these places are important not only to us as visitors but also sacred to the Aboriginal people of Kakadu National Park.
FEATURES
- Return to Darwin
- Breakfast, lunch
IMPORTANT
Today we head to the southern end of Kakadu National Park to discover a pristine waterfall in Maguk (Barramundi) Gorge.
A one-kilometre walk through sub-monsoon rain forest leads to the base of a beautiful plunge pool. Maguk Gorge is a natural wonder of crystal-clear water surrounded by towering rock walls, the ideal place to enjoy a refreshing swim in paradise.
The journey ends with your return to Darwin after four magical days amidst the natural beauty, incredible wildlife and rich cultural traditions of the Northern Territory.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Fogg Dam Reserve
- Mary River Wetlands airboat ride
- Yellow Water Billabong cruise
- Koolpin Gorge
- Jim Jim Falls
- Twin Falls
- Maguk (Barramundi) Gorge
- Experienced local guide
- Luxury air conditioned Toyota GXL 4WD vehicle
- Accommodation at the Lords Safaris exclusive permanent camp
- Fogg Dam Reserve
- Mary River Wetlands airboat ride
- Yellow Water Billabong cruise
- Koolpin Gorge
- Jim Jim Falls
- Twin Falls
- Maguk (Barramundi) Gorge
- All camping fees
- All meals where noted
- Water bottles
- Alcoholic beverages
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