Kakadu Tour – Hotel

Pick up’s from 8.00am from your nominated accommodation in Darwin. After a short stop at Bark Hut we continue along the Arnhem Highway into Kakadu National Park. We prepare a picnic style lunch while you can take in a the vistas across the Anbangbang Billabong. We continue deep into the park to some of the most significant artworks in Kakadu at Burrunguy (Nourlangie Rock).

Under the shade of the melaleuca and overhanging cliff faces, Burrungu provides a great opportunity to spend some time better understanding the rock-art galleries and the significance that the area has to the Binninj Peoples, dating back more than 20,000 years. We then take the short walk to Gunwhardewharde Lookout overlooking views to the floodplains and woodlands.

At our accommodation enjoy a swim in the resort’s pool followed by the Yellow Waters Sunset Cruise. On the cruise see a variety of wildlife including birdlife and crocodiles before the suns drops down behind the iconic floodplains. 

Dinner at own expense. 

 (Accommodation options on this tour can include the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel, Cooinda Lodge Kakadu and Kakadu Lodge Resort. Itinerary may change slightly with the schedule, but not the highlights. Please contact us if requiring an itinerary breakdown.) 

Accommodation 

Ensuited Hotel accommodation 

Included Activities 

• Anbangbang Billabong 
• Burrunguy (Nourlangie Rock) 
• Yellow Waters Cruise 

Meals Included 

Lunch 

Special Information 

Total walking time: about 1.5 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: about 4 hours (approximately 380 km) 

A big day ahead of us with our first stop at Maguk (Barramundi Gorge). After a 40-minute walk along a creek bed, you’ll be rewarded with a swim in a stunning plunge pool surrounded by steep rocky cliffs.

We then let our 4WD truck do all the work as we drive to the Southern end of the park to Gunlom Falls – a large emerald-coloured waterhole hidden by the surrounding eucalypt and melaleuca trees. If time is on our side, we’ll make a visit to the Warradjan Culture Centre. We’ll then head to our Jabiru accommodation for a dip in the pool before dinner in the restaurant (at own expense). 

(Accommodation options on this tour can include the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel, Cooinda Lodge Kakadu and Kakadu Lodge Resort. Itinerary may change slightly with the schedule, but not the highlights. Please contact us if requiring an itinerary breakdown.) 

Accommodation 

Ensuited Hotel accommodation 

Included Activities 

• Maguk (Barramundi Falls) 
• Gunlom Falls 
• Warradjan Cultural Centre 

Meals Included 

• Breakfast 
• Lunch 

Special Information 

Total walking time: about 2 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: 4 hours  (approximately 350km)

It’s a short distance to our first stop of the day; Cahill’s Crossing on the East Alligator River. The incorrectly named river is best known as the dangerous vehicle crossing through croc-infested waters, and the natural border between Kakadu and Arnhem Land.  

We then drive to one of the most-known escarpments in the park, Ubirr. Spot some rock-art enroute the walking path, take the short incline to a rocky clearing, where you’ll enjoy un-parallelled 360-degree views. You’ll be able to look over Arnhem Land to the East and the Nardab Floodplains to the West.  

We’ll depart the park, heading West towards Darwin, but enroute we’ll take the time to visit the bird-haven of the Mamukala wetlands, with our stop at the Humpty Doo Hotel for a refreshing drink, before arriving back in town. Estimated arrival time is 5.30pm 

Included Activities 

Various walks and swims as listed 

Meals Included 

• Breakfast  
• Lunch 

Special Information 

Total walking time: about 1.5 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: about 4 hours (approximately 350km)