Got 5 days to waste between Katherine & Darwin what are must sees ?

if ur into fishing head out to pococks an 2 mile and 4 mile hole even if ur not a fisho its worth a trip or go yo the lure factory or jumping croc boat trip or berry springs or the war museum or mendle markets on thurs or.... plenty to do just go! great place to visit

Mataranka and Douglas Hot Springs would be right at the top of my list

If this does not keep you occupied then you are in trouble.
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problem is you wish you had 10 days

Hi
I enjoyed Daily waters pub, and the air field nearby where there is a musium (key from the pub) of world war 2 things of interest.
The Darwin Warf is good to eat fish and chips on. the barra love a freebee too
Andrew

for got one go down the walk behind the courts to the fish feeding but check the times its some thing the kids/missus will love if going solo try the pubs the euro back packers are a hoot!

If theres water flowing - At Kakadu Gunlom (waterfall ck) is magic(filmed crocodile dundee there when it wasnt flowing) Ubirr rocks at dusk - very magic.
Anywhere in lichfield is great, Edith falls north of Katherine - good for another swim.
At katherine - if not washed away by the big flood - springvale homestead is an alternative to the gorge for a visit and a swim Its interesting to see the flood debris in the trees above your head while standing ON THE banks of the katherine river - you are basically on a flat area of land and the trees are 40-50 feet high the river is 30 feet below you and there are literally trees stuck in trees 40 or more feet up. Hard to imagine the volume and depth and width of the floods they have.
South of Katherine - Mataranka springs is also a magic swimming hole.

Love the place
kezza

People don't say 'the Pilbaras' so why do they say 'the Kimberlys'. It makes it sound like a mountain range or something. As the people who are most likely to visit the Kimberley or the Pilbara we should try and get it right. Just a small point, but I think one worth making.

Drive into Twin Falls and swim up the gorge on your air mattress. Walk up to Jim Jim Falls and climb to the top of the escarpment. Take a boat cruise at Yellow Waters. Drive to Nourlangie Rock and view the rock art. Down a few coldies at the Crocodile Hotel at Jabiru . Take a tour on the Jumping Crocodile Cruise on the Adelaide River. Visit the Window on the Wetlands on the Arnhem Highway. Take the backroad from Corroboree along the old Jim Jim track to the 47 Mile crossing. Visit the War Graves at Adelaide River Township. Have more coldies at the Hayes Creek Pub. Take the back road past Grove Hill through the old gold mining areas on the way to Pine Creek. Call in to Edith Falls for a swim. Meet your friends in Katherine. Don't forget to sit in the river at the Low Level crossing at Katherine and ponder your journey. You can spend a lifetime up there in the north doing different things every day. have fun.Cheers, Willem
Never a dull moment

Jeff, a lot of the suggestions offered above are great, but you're right - 5 days just ain't gonna do it for ya.

Litchfield demands 3 days and is, IMHO, a better destination than Kakadu if you can only do one. On your way in to Litchfield make sure you visit the zoo. It has some spectacular walk-through bird enclosures.

Kakadu also needs 3 days to do the falls, Yellow Waters, etc. Fog Dam, on the journey out to Kakadu, is worthy of a visit but don't get tempted to lean in and pick a Lotus flower. There are more pythons and crocs per square metre in Fog Dam than just about anywhere else.

Forget Ahnum Land - you'd need another week.

Darwin to Katherine, with a stop at Mataranka will take the best part of a day and you'd want at least 2 days to do Katherine Gorge to any worthwhile degree ( I spent 5 days canoing/swimming the gorge's full length and could have spent another week in there - it was awsome).

Its a really tough choice - so many wonderful places but only 5 days. Good luck.Be good, or be quick.
Rohan (Sydney)

Some ideas and ratings (more stars the better)

Katherine - Katherine Gorge ***
Mataranka - Mataranka Springs *
Kakadu - Yellow Water Cruise (~9am is good, earlier and crocs are asleep) ***
Kakadu - Nouralangie Rock Art **
Kakadu - Ubirr Rock at sunset (take mozzie repellant) **
Kakadu - Jim Jim Falls (check if road is open and amount of water over falls) **
Kakadu - Air Bed up to Twin Falls (did this with a 8month old baby) ***
Litchfield - Various Waterfalls etc *** Attractions are close to each other and relativley accessable giving lots of sightseeing for short amount of time

and if all those suggestions cant fill your time for you beddo you are in BIG trouble
but enjoy it
steve89 nissan looking foward to august and more travelling

Thanks everyone - yep I'll play it by ear and I will take note of the spots everyone has suggested. We may just want and rest before we head for the "KIMBERLEY" - thanks for the english lesson also.Cheers, Beddo
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