2 Day Wet Season 4WD Kakadu and Arnhemland Itinerary
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Day 1 (L,D)
You will be collected from your Darwin accommodation at 7.30 am for your 2 day 4WD Kakadu & Arnhemland Safari.
We head south along the Stuart highway and into Fog Dam Conservation Reserve. These wetlands have international significance because of their beauty, natural systems and their importance to the local Aboriginal people. A great variety of faunacan be found here throughout the year.
After a comfort stop at the Bark Hut, we make our way into heritage listed Kakadu National park. Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia, has some of the world’s finest rock art and a variety of habitats, including floodplains and savannah woodlands.
Once within the park, our first stop is Ubirr where we walk through galleries of ancient aboriginal rock art, which your guide will interpret. Also learn about bushtuckers and bush medicines before reaching the top of the plateau, where you can relax and enjoy the spectacular view over the floodplains.
A picnic lunch will be served on the banks of the East Alligator River.
We then head to the centre of the park and the Warradjan Cultural Centre, for an insight into the cultural heritage of the park.
Late this afternoon, board the sunset Yellow Waters billabong cruise, with it’s prolific birdlife and wonderful variety of plants. Estuarine crocodiles are often spotted here.
After the cruise, we make our way to our overnight accommodation in Jabiru and enjoy a BBQ dinner.
Overnight Lakeview Park, Bush Bungalows.
Day 2 (B,L,D)
After breakfast, take a spectacular scenic flight to Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) in Western Arnhemland. Fly over the rugged Arnhem Land escarpment area of deep plunging gorges, huge boulders and wide overhanging rock platforms - 'Stone Country'.
You will see the start of the Dog Dreaming tour area while flying into Oenpelli and once you’ve landed, Local Aboriginal guides will collect you and begin the trail of the 2 Dingoes. Explore Rock Art and Dreaming sites and finish with a visit to the Injalak Arts and Crafts centre. Art sales are available during your tour. The Dog Dreaming trail ends at the Oenpelli waterfall, which you will seeas you fly out of the community.
*** Please note your Sacred Earth Safaris guide will not accompany you on this part of the tour as you will be looked after by local Aboriginal guides from the Injalak Association whilst in Arnhemland. ***
Your scenic flight returns to Kakadu after 3 hours and your Sacred Earth Safaris guide will meet you at the airport to continue your tour through Kakadu.
After lunch, onto Maguk (Barramundi Gorge) for a walk through the paperbarks to reach the gorge. After a refreshing swim in the plungepool, we begin our journey back to Darwin, on the old Jim Jim road (unsealed). We’ll cross the South Alligator River, stopping to look at Black Jungle Springs (wetlands).
We’ll be back in Darwin approximately 6 pm and you will be dropped off at your accommodation.
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B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner
