KAKADU NATIONAL PARK, NORTHERN TERRITORY
We spent a week exploring the largest national park in Australia and have an amazing time! There were so many differing opinions on Kakadu but we were adamant to check it out and we are so glad we did, we absolutely loved it! It is really different to Litchfield that a lot of people compare it to. Don’t get me wrong Litchfield was amazing with all of the easily-accessible waterholes but I really loved that there was so much more to Kakadu.
We saw amazing sunsets, hungry saltwater crocs, 20,000 year old Aboriginal art, sat in a weaving circle, marvelled at the many different landscapes, swam under waterfalls, and loved checking out billabongs brimming with bird life including jabiru’s and brolga’s.
Here’s our Kakadu itinerary for the week:
Merl Campground – 2 nights
Mamukala Wetlands
Ubirr rock art sites
Nadab Lookout for sunset
Cahills Crossing at high tide
Bowali Visitor Centre
Yellow Water Campground, Cooinda – 3 nights
Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre
Burrunggui
Yellow Waters Wetland
Jim Jim Falls
Gungurul Campground – 1 night
Ikoymarrwa Falls
Maguk Falls
We are definitely in the #doKakadu camp! Get out there and check it out!
MERL CAMPGROUND, KAKADU NATIONAL PARK, NORTHERN TERRITORY
Our first camp in Kakadu National Park was Merl Campground.
$38 per night for a family, no bookings, pay in envelopes provided
Toilets and showers, cleaned daily
No power but there are seperate generator and non-generator sections
Bins plentiful, including recycling for cans and plastic bottles
Only non-potable water
Fire rings with cooking plates provided, allowed to collect wood from roadside (even in the National Park!)
We really loved getting back to bush camping and barely saw another camper here, it was so serene. The Rangers here were really lovely too and gave us the heads up about a wild water buffalo getting around that they were concerned about; we never saw it thankfully.
Merl campground is the perfect spot to explore Ubirr and Cahills Crossing so make sure it is on your list when you come to Kakadu!
LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK • REYNOLDS 4WD TRACK
We explored the southern part of Litchfield National Park via the Reynolds 4wd Track. There are 6 creek crossings with the deepest being 600mm.
Along the track we explored:
The ruins of the Blyth Homestead where the Sargent family including 14 children lived and mined for tin from the 1880’s-1930’s
Some mega Cathedral Termite mounds, which are so iconic of the NT
Tjaynera Falls, which involved a 3.4km return hike, which isn’t a huge walk but in this tropical heat we were sweaty messes by the time we got to the swimming hole and thoroughly enjoyed our swim under the waterfall.
What an enjoyable end to our Litchfield adventure. We have absolutely loved this national park and encourage everyone to experience it at least once in their lifetime.
KATHERINE HOT SPRINGS, NORTHERN TERRITORY
Running right through the town is the Katherine hot springs. They are a series of thermal pools surrounded by beautiful greenery and sit at a temperature of 25-30 degrees. The water is ridiculously clear and it was a great spot to spend a few hours. There is a colony of bats at the lower end so if they eek you stay at the upper pools.
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