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Over four magnificent days, discover Kakadu National Park, Arnhem Land and Katherine Nitmiluk Gorge in style. See the stunning cascading Gunlom Falls, take the Gulyumbi and Nit Nit Dreaming cruises, and immerse in cultural experiences offering insight into the local culture, mythology and landscape. This tour offers a high level of comfort, keeping away from the crowds, walking and soaking up the atmosphere of the Top End. Retire to your hotel or lodge with a nice shower and quality restaurant meals each night.
The tour is led by a professional guide and travels in a modern air-conditioned 4WD vehicle. It's a small group tour with maximum 14 people.
You'll enjoy two iconic cruises. Day 1, board the Gulyumbi Cultural cruise to explore upstream of the East Alligator River with your Aboriginal guide ...
Trip Highlights
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What's Included
- 3 nights comfortable lodge accommodation
- All meals: 3x Breakfasts, 4x Lunches, 4x Dinners
- Pre-dinner drink and canapes in Cicada Lodge
- Travel in modern air-conditioned 4WD vehicle
- Sightseeing as per itinerary including two cruises
- Arnhem Land permit fees and National Park entry fees
- Professional guide
- Small group of 14 or less people
Itinerary
![]() | You depart in Darwin at approximately 6:00 am, travel towards Kakadu National Park. Covering just under 20,000 square kilometres, Kakadu National Park is Australia's largest National Park and home to Aboriginal people for over 65,000 years. First stop today is Ubirr, situated in the north of Kakadu National Park. The walks here feature several impressive art sites that lead to a lookout over the Nadab Floodplain. Traditionally people camped beneath Ubirr's rocky shelters and used the plants and animals nearby for food, tools and medicine. With much of the art featuring fish, turtles, goanna and other important animals, it is considered among the best in the world, with great examples of X-ray art and contact art from the time when Aboriginal people first encountered Europeans. After enjoying a picnic lunch, embark on the cultural experience that is Gulyumbi Cultural Cruises. Explore upstream of the East Alligator River with your Aboriginal guide and gain an insight into the culture, local mythology, the rivers abundant food chain as well as bush survival skills. Later, you check into Hawk Dreaming Wilderness Lodge which will be our accommodation for this evening located in a remote and restricted area of Kakadu National Park. With significant cultural importance to the local Aboriginal people living nearby, the area in which the lodge is located is a registered sacred site. The sandstone outliers host significant rock art dating back many thousands of years. Tonight, enjoy dinner at the lodge with your fellow travellers before retiring to your comfortable tented cabins complete with bathroom facilities. The lodge is situated in an extremely special and justifiably renowned part of the Park, known as Cannon Hill, which has abundant wildlife, especially bird and marine life, and where a large diversity of the Park's landscape elements come together. It offers comfortable tented cabins |
![]() | Following a tasty breakfast at the lodge this morning, today is set aside to visit Arnhem Land. Travelling over Cahills Crossing, meet Aboriginal artists at Injalak Arts and Crafts centre in Oenpelli. This is time to watch Aboriginal artists at work and to see the women weaving pandanus baskets. We will then travel into the Mikkinj valley with its stunning scenery of billabongs, wildlife and towering escarpment and enjoy lunch beside the Inkiyu Billabong. Later this afternoon we travel to Anbinik Kakadu Resort, close by to the township of Jabiru. Enjoy your comfortable accommodation tonight and dinner at the Resort with your fellow guests. Anbinik Kakadu Resort offers award winning architecturally designed accommodation in Jabiru with tranquil tropical surroundings. It offers a range of tropical-design bungalows, cabins and suites in lush gardens as well as a swimming pool. |
![]() | This morning you have breakfast at the resort before continuing on our journey through Kakadu National Park en-route to Katherine and Nitmiluk Gorge. Stopping in at the Warradjan Cultural Centre at Cooinda, see artefacts that illustrate the stories that the traditional owners wish to share with visitors. Developed by the Aboriginal traditional owners of Kakadu, the centre mixes contemporary techniques to cover various subjects, ranging from personal histories to bush tucker. Afterwards, visit Gunlom Falls, made famous by the movie Crocodile Dundee. With its cascading waters, pristine plunge pools and a natural infinity pool, Gunlom offers a short, steep walk to the top of the falls where you will be rewarded with incredible sweeping views of the southern hills and ridges of Kakadu and the Arnhem Land Escarpment. For those wanting a less strenuous walk, enjoy the main pool at the base of the falls before enjoying a BBQ lunch prepared by your guide. Continuing on to the Katherine region, check into the gorgeous Cicada Lodge for the evening where you will enjoy sunset drinks and canapes before dinner at the lodge. Cicada Lodge is designed for the sophisticated traveller looking for an authentic Indigenous and natural Australian experience. Cicada Lodge is a 100% Indigenous owned 5 star accommodation property in Nitmiluk National Park. Located alongside the Katherine River and Nitmiluk Gorge, all lodge rooms are air conditioned and feature full length louvered doors to the private balconies, allowing you the choice of opening your room to the sounds and sights of the native bush or closing them for the cool privacy of their room sanctuary. Each room has views out across the distinct sandstone country above the gorge – lush gullies full of flora inhabiting giant cracks in the gorge walls, and broad valleys meandering through both the high and low country. Each room features Indigenous artwork from local artists – the rich colours blending with and complimenting the more modern design and fittings. |
![]() | Enjoy breakfast this morning at Cicada Lodge before we check out and make the short journey to Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge). On arrival you depart on a two hour Nit Nit Dreaming cruise exploring the first two gorges. Spend some time exploring the spiritual home of the Jawoyn Aboriginal people before a tasty lunch within Katherine Gorge. This afternoon you begin the journey back towards Darwin. You stop along the way to visit Edith Falls and the Adelaide River War Cemetery, a sobering reminder of the impact World War II had on this part of Australia. You arrive Darwin approximately 7:30 pm. |
Accommodation
Dates & Prices
Departs Mondays & Fridays from 1 June to 31 October. Please contact us to book if you have a group of more than 14 people.
More Info
- The departure point is Darwin NT
- The finish point is Darwin NT
How to travel between Darwin NT and other states
- Major commercial flights provide convenient access to Darwin
Day 1: Visit Ubirr Art Centre, Experience Gulyumbi Cultural Cruises
Day 2: Visit Arnhem Land & Mikkinj Valley
Day 3: Explore Kakadu National Park to Katherine & Nitmiluk Gorge
Day 4: Catch Nit Nit Dreaming Cruise & depart from Darwin
The Top End is dominated by a tropical monsoonal weather pattern that results in a number of distinct seasons.
April to July –the early part of the 'Dry'
Nights can be cool and early morning fogs common. The days are warm, dry and generally cloudless with some spectacular sunsets. From April the water begins to slowly recede from the floodplains.
August to September – late part of the 'Dry'
Days and nights start to warm up. The retreating waters concentrate in billabongs together with the birdlife which congregates in extraordinary numbers. Many tropical woodland plants flower at this time of year.
October to December – build up to the 'Wet'
This is a time of increasing humidity and heat, with the build up of massive cumulus clouds and exciting thunder and lightning shows. Early rains start to turn the country green.
January to March – the main part of the 'Wet'
The arrival of the full monsoon brings heavy rains and high tides. The rivers break their banks and spread out across the floodplains, water lilies flower and life returns to the country in all its majesty. The ‘run off’ is the best time of year for Barramundi fishing.
(Data sourced from Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Units = °C)
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Payment Detail
All pricing is in Australian dollars and are quoted on a per person twin share basis. A supplementary price is available (see below). Bookings are not confirmed until full payment and the signed Booking Form has been received by Onlyluxe Travel.
A non-refundable 30% deposit is payable within 7 days of your booking, with the final balance due 60 days prior to departure. If a booking is made 60 days or less before departure, the full payment is payable immediately. Last minute bookings are payable before arrival. Failure to pay on time may result in automatic cancellation of a booking with cancellation penalties payable to Onlyluxe Travel. If you pay by credit card or PayPal a surcharge will be added to the total price.
Single Supplement
All accommodation is twin share. Single guests will share with someone of the same gender. If a single room is demanded, a supplementary price of will apply. The supplementary price refers to our quotation and needs to be stipulated at the time of booking.
General Cancellation Policies
- Outside of 60 days monies will be refunded less 30% of full fee
- Within 60 days prior to arrival all monies will be forfeited
- No refunds will be given in the event of non-arrival, any unused services or unused nights due to flight or weather disruption
- We strongly recommend guests protect themselves with travel insurance and medical insurance
Please Note: Cancellations must be advised in email and will take effect from the date they are received.
Liability
The participant agrees to indemnify Onlyluxe Travel, and its servant, tour operator and agents, in relation to any liability, loss and damage which the tour operator, or its servants and/or agents may incur as a result of the participants, negligence or misconduct during the tour.
Smoking is not permitted on the bus, or in tents or in other accommodation being used by tour operator at the time that a trip is being conducted.
Child Policy
Please consult travel consultant on age limit.
Changes to Itineraries
Local conditions may necessitate changes to sightseeing, walking and driving routes, camping and accommodation locations. While every effort will be made to provide the services and experiences as offered in our brochure, on our website, and in our trip letters, we reserve the right to vary your itinerary. In the event that we are forced to change your arrangements, substitute arrangements of a similar standard will be provided. The tour operator will not be liable where interruptions to itineraries are caused by weather conditions, technical problems to transport used by the tour operator, industrial action, political or civil commotion or other circumstances beyond our control. We refer you to the conditions regarding travel insurance.
Changes in Prices
While we will do its utmost to honour its pricing unforeseen circumstances may mean that prices may be subject to change without notice.
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Age Limits
You need to advise Onlyluxe travel and the tour operator on any pre-existing medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability that might reasonably be expected to increase the risk of your requiring medical attention, or that might affect the normal conduct of a trip and the enjoyment of other trip members. Onlyluxe Travel and the tour operator may require an assessment of your medical condition from a qualified medical practitioner. If you fail to adequately notify the tour operator of any pre-existing medical conditions and/or disability, the tour operator reserves the right, at its reasonable discretion, to cancel your participation in a trip at any time, including after the commencement of your trip, with no right of refund if your medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability could be reasonably expected to affect the normal conduct of the trip and the enjoyment of other trip members.
Cancellation by The Tour Operator
The walks take place in very special wilderness settings. The tour operator is at the mercy of nature in all her beauty and all her fury. The tour operator will under no circumstance knowingly place at risk the health and well-being of our guests and guides. In the case of natural threats, acts of God and the like (e.g. bushfires, impassable snow, etc) the tour operator may need to cancel a walk with very little notice. In some cases, this can occur after the walk has commenced. The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any walk up to 60 days prior to departure if a minimum of 4 walkers are unable to meet for a tour. If the tour operator needs to cancel for any reason, the cost of the walk or any other costs associated with travel to the designated pick up point, overnight accommodation, meals, etc will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance be taken out prior to travel.
Force Majeure
'Force Majeure' means (without restriction) any event which Onlyluxe Travel or its third party providers could not, even with due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure covers events such as, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events beyond our control. In the case of Force Majeure Onlyluxe Travel will not accept liability, and reserves the right to change and cancel trips.
Evacuations
In rare circumstances, due to injury or unforeseen illness, the tour operator may need to evacuate you from a remote part of the walk. Helicopter evacuations are expensive and in most cases will be at a cost to the customer.
For Australian residents, under the Australian Government Medicare Act, it is prohibited for any domestic travel insurance product to provide any financial reimbursement with regard to ambulance or air ambulance services. We therefore strongly advise our customers to take specific ambulance cover through their health insurance provider. Evacuation cost will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore it is also strongly recommended that our customers take out travel insurance to cover (amongst other things) the costs associated with evacuation.
Travel Insurance
In view of the heavy cancellation penalties applied to cancelled reservations in certain circumstances, we strongly recommends suitable travel insurance be purchased at the time the holding deposit is paid. We recommend insurance cover that covers any loss which may be suffered due to cancellation. We also strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance against loss of baggage and medical expenses.