Brookes Australia Tours 3 Days Kakadu & Arnhem Tour

Travelling in the comfort of a luxurious fully equipped air-conditioned 4WD vehicle with a maximum of just 6 passengers.

This personalised upmarket 4WD tour takes in the best of the famous Kakadu National Park and visits an Aboriginal community in Aboriginal owned Arnhem Land.

Day 1: Depart Darwin accommodation at around 8am. Our first stop 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. After lunch we continue on to Cooinda to join 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. (L).

Day 2: 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 3: Early morning we drive beneath the towering escarpment to East Alligator River, the natural border to Arnhem Land. Entry into Arnhem Land is by special permit only which we will arrange for you. We engage 4WD, ford the crocodile infested river and with the special permission of the traditional owners we visit a small Aboriginal community. Here there is the chance to meet Aboriginal artists and weavers and watch them at work. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase genuine Aboriginal art and craft at wholesale prices. (note-you are under no pressure to buy). Later we join an Aboriginal guided tour to a nearby ancient rock art site, some dated in excess of 20'000 years. You will receive expert interpretation of the art by your Aboriginal guide. There are excellent views overlooking the Arnhem Land wetlands.

After lunch we begin our journey back to Darwin via the highway viewing wetlands and billabongs along the way. We take a break at the Bark Hut Outback Pub arriving in Darwin around sunset. (BL)

Includes: all morning teas, breakfasts, lunches, park entry fees and Arnhem Land permits.

Excludes: evening meals and alcohol

Departs: Monday and Thursday (Any day with 4 or more passengers) - May till November.
Minimum 2, maximum 6 passengers.

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

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