5 Day Kakadu Top End Tour

This 5 Day Kakadu Top End Tour is a great tour for those wanting to see the 3 Top End National Parks.  This five-day adventure spends ample time at Kakadu National Park, Nitmiluk National Park and Litchfield National Park and includes exclusive access to Arnhem Land. Spend time with the Traditional Owners of Wulna Country, take a croc-filled cruise along the East Alligator River, check out the spectacular Jim Jim Falls and swim in the breath taking locations on this unforgettable adventure through Australia’s far north.

Departs Darwin from Departs Tuesday from 6th May 2025 until 30th September 2025
Minimum age 8 years – slightly negotiable
Maximum 16 passengers
2025 Rate $1895 + $35 if you require sleeping bag hire or you may bring your own

Itinerary

Day 1 – Darwin to Kakadu

Welcome to Darwin, the Northern Territory’s tropical capital. There’s no time to waste, so get cracking at 6.30 am and hit the road. We travel East along the Arnhem Highway to the Corroboree Billabong on the Mary River, for a cruise to learn about the Top End’s wetlands, and a very good chance of sighting a variety of birdlife and the saltwater crocodiles. After lunch we continue to the border of Kakadu and Arnhem Land, Cahill’s Crossing, where the 4WD is utilised to traverse the croc-infested East Alligator River. Welcome to Arnhem Land. Learn about the cultural importance of the West Arnhem Land region as your Bininj guide takes you to restricted areas that First Nation ancestors have been visiting for thousands of years. Spend the afternoon learning about the region and its people’s history from your guide, before heading back to Kakadu for an overnight stay.
Meals Include:  Lunch & Dinner

Day 2 – Jim Jim Falls & Anbanbang

After and early breakfast we make our way to Jim Jim Falls.  Take a challenging walk through monsoon forest, rocks and a bit of scrambling over boulders, then relax with a dip in the clear waters beneath the falls.  After a bite to each it is off to Anbanbang, another site that features ancient rock art.  This is Warramal Land but sadly  there are no surviving Warramal people so the site is cared for by the Mirarr and Djok communities.  This afternoon you have the option of a scenic fight (bookable on board subject to availability) or visiting the Bowali Information Centre.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3 – Gunlom or Maguk

Today we make our way to either Gunlom Falls or Maguk (Barramundi Gorge) to enjoy a swim in another crystal clear waterhole.  Maguk and Gunlom are both gems of Kakadu and neither of them will disappoint.  After a relaxing morning it is time to move onto the Gold Mining town of Pine Creek.  Here we stop for lunch before continuing onto Katherine “Nitmiluk National Park”.

Here we will enjoy a dinner with the group before settling in for the night.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4 – Nitmiluk Gorge

Spend the day exploring Nitmiluk Gorge and the National Park, a wonderland of colours, wildlife and rock art.  Join a 2 hour Cruise and sit back and take in the beauty of the Gorge.  Note the optional cruise is seasonal and at your own expense.  We depart Nitmiluk for Edith Falls a hidden oasis of clear, cool waters surrounded by bronze boulders.  After a quick swim we continue to our camp on the edge of Litchfield National Park.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Optional Activities Katherine Gorge Cruise – bookable and payable on board

Day 5 – Litchfield National Park

After breakfast we head to Litchfield National Park to enjoy it’s gorgeous waterfalls, tropical rainforest and crystal clear waterholes.  Visit Wangi, Florence Falls or Buley Rockhole, then after  a lovely picnic lunch enjoy a stroll through the steamy rainforests and a refreshing dip before making our way back up the Stuart Highway towards Darwin. Meals Included: Breakfast & Lunch.

Your 5 Day Kakadu Top End Tour concludes approximately 6pm in Darwin.

Incuded activities:

• Guluyambi Cultural Cruise
• Mawurndaddja rock art and occupation complex
• Jim Jim Falls Walk
• Maguk (Barramundi Gorge)
• Edith Falls
• Buley Rockholes
• Florence Falls
• Litchfield National Park
• Wangi Falls
• Park Passes

Vehicle: 16 seater 4wd Canter to access off road areas. Forward facing seats with seatbelts, air conditioning, curtains and tinted windows, vehicles are spacious and comfortable.  We do not use trailers so it is important to keep luggage to a maximum of 10kg and a day bag.  Soft bags are required for easy storage under the waterproof canopy on top of the vehicle.

Includes: Two professional guides days 2-5 and an Aboriginal guide on your day into Arnhem Land (some cultural exceptions apply), travel in a late model air-conditioned 4WD vehicle, all meals (as listed on itineraries), camping equipment and fees including permanent tent with beds and light mattresses. Drinking water is carried on board all tours in the Top End (please provide your own full bottle on Day 1). Kakadu National Park Fee and Arnhem Land entry permits (royalties to enter Aboriginal lands).  Does not include pillow or linen so you may wish to bring a top sheet in case it is warm and a travel pillow.