Top End

Explore the tropical ‘Top End’ of Australia beginning in Darwin. The perfect time to visit the Top End is in our summer and this itinerary combines beautifully with an extended holiday through the Kimberley and Bungle Bungles

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Top End

The perfect time to visit the Top End is in our summer and this itinerary combines beautifully with an extended holiday through the Kimberley and Bungle Bungles.  It could also link to a rail journey on the Ghan.

Day 1: Darwin
Day 2: Kakadu Adventure
Day 4: Darwin
Day 5 Bamarru Plains
Day 7 Darwin

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Description

Here is a suggestion for a week’s itinerary that may be added on to the Red Centre – link by the Ghan Train or by air

Day 1: Darwin
Darwin is a small but sprawling city with bags of character. Take a town tour, or ride the Tourist Tub, but however you get around, ensure that you are on a harbour cruise as the sun goes down. The Top End is famous for its sunsets – the colours of the after glow are spectacular.
Darwin 1 night

Day 2: Kakadu Adventure
An early start this morning for the start of your Kakadu adventure. Here we suggest a two night camping tour but longer options are possible. The first day takes you into the Kakadu National Park, visiting the rock art site at Ubirr, before taking a leisurely cruise on the Yellow Water Wetlands – you will almost certainly see your first crocodile here, to say nothing of the wide variety of birdlife and your first taste of the paperbark swamp. Whilst enjoying the cruise, your guide will have stoked up the campfire and have dinner on the go ready for your return.

Day 3: Kakadu Adventure
After a hearty cooked breakfast, break camp and head on to Nourlangie for a morning walk. Here, again, you will see examples of rock art – your guide will walk with you and explain and interpret these fascinating sites. A quick visit to the excellent interpretation centre near Cooinda and then head south to Gunlom Falls. The road roughly follows the line of the Escarpment and as you head south he scenery becomes more rugged and dramatic. Your overnight camp is at Gunlom. For the energetic a climb up a steep rock path brings you to an idyllic pool – ideal for an early evening swim. Dinner around the campfire before retiring to your tent for the night.

Day 4: Darwin
Break camp again this morning after breakfast – there may be time for another swim before leaving the Kakadu Park behind. Longer tours may include Katherine Gorge and/or the Litchfield Park; this tour takes you to the small mining town or Pine Creek and Adelaide River before finally returning to Darwin in the early evening.
Darwin 1 night

Day 5 Bamarru Plains
After breakfast, depart by road, or light aircraft to your luxury lodge home for the next two nights. A low swoop over the airfield clears any wildlife grazing the edges of the runway before the little plane touches down. A bus will be waiting to whisk you away to your wilderness lodge. Fine food, a well stocked wine cellar, a welcoming and shady pool and exquisite views across the sparkling water await. The lodge offers guided walks and safaris for the adventurous, fishing trips or simple relaxation in beautiful surroundings. 2 nights is lovely, 3 even better
Bamarru Plains 2 nights

Day 7 Darwin
Light aircraft or road transfer back to Darwin and civilisation before continuing your travels…

Photographs Tourism Australia Copyright

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Little Gems

For a luxurious interlude in this adventure, do plan a stay at the Wild Bush Luxury Lodge at Bamurru Plains.  In their words… Bamurru Plains is located just to the west of Kakadu National Park on the Mary River floodplains. A profusion of bird and wildlife are on the doorstep of a unique bush lodge that exudes ‘Wild Bush Luxury’ and brings a touch of style to the discovery of a remote and beautiful wilderness.

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