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Brookes Australia Tours 4 Days Litchfield & Kakadu Safari

Accommodation is one night at Lake Bennet Resort one night Cooinda Lodge and one night at the Crocodile Hotel. Lake Bennett Resort overlooks the lake and is located close to Litchfield, Cooinda Lodge is conveniently located just 1km from Yellow Waters and has a more rustic outback atmosphere while the Crocodile Hotel is famous for its unique architecture and located further north in the township of Jabiru.

Day 1:   Depart Darwin accommodation 8.00am in our luxury fully equipped air-conditioned 4WD, travel down the Stuart highway. We then turn off the highway and travel along the back road into Litchfield National Park. Here we can swim in safe, crocodile free, crystal clear natural plunge pools, view magnificent waterfalls of which Litchfield has many, see both the amazing magnetic and cathedral termite mounds. After a cafe lunch we continue on to our accommodation at Lake Bennett Resort. If time allows there may be the opportunity to enjoy canoeing or perhaps a swim in the lake. (L)

Day 2:  Our first stop today is Fogg Dam, a vast open wetland area that is home to large numbers of birds during our Top End dry season. Moving on we cross the Marrakai plains, the Adelaide and Mary Rivers before our morning tea stop at the Bark Hut Outback Pub. We then turn off the highway down the old Jim Jim dirt track into Kakadu with the opportunity for viewing bird and wildlife at waterholes along the way. Enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch with billy tea/coffee overlooking a pristine billabong. Then travel on to the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre before joining a sunset cruise on the famous Yellow Waters billabong, abundant with many species of birds and of course the mighty salt water crocodile. Tonight our accommodation is at Gagudju Cooinda Lodge.   (BL)

Day 3:  After breakfast we head north to the Nanguluwur rock art and occupation sites. This site is less well known and well away from the crowds but has some excellent examples of rock art, including the rare and ancient dynamic figures. There are also the famous x-ray style art and so called contact period art when Aboriginal people had first contact with white man. Your guide will explain the art and culture of the area. We then visit Bowali Visitor Centre and Park Headquarters. After lunch we head south along the 4WD track to Maguk (Barramundie Gorge) spend the afternoon in this picturesque area. At the end of a monsoonal forest walk you can enjoy a swim in the refreshing natural plunge pool below a beautiful perennial waterfall. Tonight our accommodation is at the Gagudju Crocodile Hotel in Jabiru. (BL)

Day 4:  After an early breakfast we head further north along the Magela wetlands following the escarpment to the Ubirr rock art sites dated in excess of 20,000 years. Your guide will explain the art and its importance to local Aboriginal culture. There are excellent views overlooking Arnhem Land. Later join an Aboriginal guided cruise on East Alligator River. After lunch we begin our journey back to Darwin viewing wetlands and billabongs along the way. We take a break at the Bark Hut Outback Pub arriving in Darwin around sunset. (BL)

Departs: Sundays or any day with 4 or more passengers
Year round

Includes: all morning teas, breakfasts and lunches.
Excludes: evening meals and alcohol

Minimum: 2, Maximum: 6 passengers
Larger groups by arrangement

NOTE: We reserve the right to amend this program as we deem necessary due to weather, seasonal road conditions or for Aboriginal cultural reasons.