3 Day Kakadu Adventure

A great experience for the whole family and an exciting way to introduce your children to Kakadu’s Aboriginal Culture, its rugged landscapes and amazing wildlife!
This itinerary is suitable for families with children aged 5-15 (can be adjusted to accommodate families with smaller children).

Dry Season 2008

Day 1 - Fogg Dam, Window on the Wetlands, Bark Hut, Ubirr, Bowali visitor centre Kakadu National Park, Yellow Water cruise.

Day 3 - Gunlom (safe swimming), Black Jungle Springs, return to Darwin

Departs: on request

Price per family: $3900 for 2 adults/ 2 children (5-15 years) $40 per additional child
or $75 per additional adult (16 + years)
valid from 1.4.2008 until 31.10.2008

Wet Season itinerary available (Nov - Mar) $4400.00. Extra persons $200.00pp. Accommodation in cabins.

Tour Description

Day 1
You will be collected from your Darwin accommodation at 8am for your 3 day Kakadu 4WD Safari.

Heading south along the Stuart highway, our first stop is Fog Dam Nature Reserve. Built in the 1950’s to provide irrigation for a rice project, the wetlands now have international significance because of their beauty, natural systems and their importance to the local Limilngan-Wulna aboriginal people. A great variety of fauna can be found here throughout the year.

Continuing our journey along the Arnhem highway, we stop at the Bark Hut and then make our way into heritage listed Kakadu National park. Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia , has some of the world’s finest rock art and a variety of habitats, including floodplains and savannah woodlands.

Once within the park, we visit Ubirr Rock where we walk through galleries of ancient aboriginal rock art, which your guide will interpret. Also learn about bushtuckers and medicines before reaching the top of the plateau, where you can relax and enjoy the view over the floodplains.

A picnic lunch will be served on the banks of the East Alligator River.

After lunch, we head to the Bowali visitors information centre.

Then we make our way to Cooinda to join the Yellow Waters cruise, where you will see an abundance of flora and fauna. Keep an eye out for saltwater crocodiles !

Back to camp for a BBQ dinner. After dinner, you may like to go on a nighttime wildlife spotting walk, enjoy a star talk or toast some marshmallows !

Day 2
After breakfast, we head to Nourlangie Rock, an ancient Aboriginal living shelter, where we will explore the area and the rock art.

Then we visit Anbangbang billabong and Nawalandja for a short hike , rewarded by a magnificent view over the Arnhemland escarpment.

Onto Warradjan Cultural centre before heading to Maguk (Barramundi Gorge) for lunch, a walk through the paperbarks to reach the gorge and a refreshing swim in the plungepool .

Back to camp for dinner.

Day 3
We spend this morning at Gunlom, where we take a hike to the top of the falls to admire the amazing view and take a dip in the pristine rockpools. There is also a large plungepool at the base of the falls and we have time to relax and have a swim.

After lunch, we make our way back to Darwin, via the old Jim Jim road (unsealed). We’ll cross the South Alligator River, stopping to look at Black Jungle Springs (wetlands) and the termite mounds.

What’s included

Included are all park entry fees, boat cruise, camping fees, camping equipment, meals (all lunches and campsite meals).

Not included are alcohol, soft drinks, personal items, breakfast on day one, dinner on last day of tour.

What to bring

Luggage is limited to a small overnight bag per person and a small daypack. Bulky luggage can be stored at accommodation in Darwin.
Passengers need to bring comfortable walking shoes, loose clothing for the days, long sleeved shirt, long pants (mosquito protection), and jumper for cooler nights (May to September), swimwear, towel, hat, sunblock, insect repellent, necessary medication, camera and film, torch.

Disclaimer

Sacred Earth Safaris reserve the right to alter itineraries, accommodation, and choice of vehicle due to seasonal conditions, cultural reasons or at discretion of guide.

Some of our activities might not be suitable for persons with certain medical conditions or children under the age of 5 as some of our activities require a reasonable level of fitness (easy to moderate bushwalks on marked tracks, of varying lengths, swimming).

Whilst all care is taken by Sacred Earth Safaris, our customers should be aware of risks involved when travelling in remote areas. We cannot accept responsibility in any case of injury, sickness, damage or loss arising from any situation whilst on tour. Travel insurance is strongly recommended to cover any unforeseen circumstances.

Great Walks for All

Heaps of Safe Swimming