Heading to Kakadu
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:48
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balko
Im leaving
Katherine tomorrow to head in to
Kakadu then on to. As i,ve never been there i was hoping for some info on what is a must see and what is a don't waste the time ( due to no
water,all dried up, over rated,) . any thoughts would be great thanks Tony
Reply By: balko - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:51
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:51
Sorry forgot to add Litchfeild NP after
Kakadu Sorry TB
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Reply By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 11:06
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 11:06
Berry Springs - magic spot. On the road into
Darwin near the Zoo can't remember the name of the zoo. Remember it wasn't that far from the
Kakadu turn off.
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 14:04
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 14:04
the zoo is the
Territory Wildlife Park and is a must -do. Allow a full day and make sure you see one of the raptor feeding sessions.
The road south from the main
Litchfield area has excellent
magnetic termite mounds and a couple of quieter
camp areas.
Cousens
lookout in the
mary river Cons
park just west of
Kakadu is a great place. You can
camp there and see lots of salties.
Apart from the main attractions in
Kakadu - Ubir, Yellow Waters,
Nourlangie Rock - Gumlon is a good spot for a swim.
Enjoy your trip, its a great part of the country that you are going to.
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Follow Up By: Member - vivien C (VIC) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 14:12
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 14:12
balko,
Gunlom is a good spot, climb to the top of the falls for panoramic
views and more pools.
Maguk is the same....climb to the top where there are
small falls and pools and great
views.
Ubirr and Nourlangie, Cahill's Crossing, Warradjun Cultural Centre at Cooinda, Bowali near
Jabiru.
Shady Camp -
Mary River Conservation
Park-
Point Stuart Coastal Reserve walk to John McDouall Stuarts Cairn.
Annaburroo
Billabong -
Have a great time
Viv
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Reply By: young_codger - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 14:36
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 14:36
Goto
Jim Jim Falls and
Twin Falls... These are THE best
water falls in Australia.... The rest of
Kakadu is pretty average and tourist orientated compared with these falls.
Jim Jim is pretty easy to get to on a dirt road, while
Twin Falls will require you to go over a
creek crossing, which would probably only be about 30cm deep this time of year.
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Follow Up By: young_codger - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 14:41
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 14:41
Oh yeah, when leaving
Katherine head into
Edith Falls as they are very nice.
Gunlom, in
Kakadu is quite nice too. It has a nice swimming pool at the top.... There's a gravel road out to Gunlom and you can
camp there (you can
camp at
Jim Jim Falls as
well).
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 16:32
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 16:32
Edith Falls, make sure you walk to the top two pools, and back on the other side of the
creek.
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 16:33
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 16:33
Oops , forgot to mention, take your togs and go for a swim until the temps cool down at the top pools at
Edith Falls.
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Follow Up By: Member - Vince M (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 18:47
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 18:47
Last Saturday it was 500mm
regards Vince
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Reply By: balko - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 18:45
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 18:45
Thanks to all it makes it much easier when your told of all the do,s and donts Thanking you for all your help Tony
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Reply By: Member - Vince M (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 18:45
Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 18:45
Have just got back left
Kakadu Sunday now back in Jervis Bay NSW
1) even though there's no
water over
Jim Jim falls its
well worth the walk & swim so is
twin falls
2) If you can afford the chopper ride (
Kakadu Air) at
jabiru 45mins it worth every cent make sure he takes the doors off (the same at
Katherine up to the art site & swim the heli company in the
park's the better one)
3) But the pick for me is Gunlom steep walk to the ponds at the top but you can swim & look straight over the escarpment
well worth the effort try & do it early to beat the heat which at this time of year is nearly impossible
4) the 2 main Art sites are about 30mins from
jabiru
Take Lots of Money because anything at
Jabiru or Cooinda are
well & truly over priced
I would spend more time at
Edith falls then Douglas hot springs then Lichfield N/P sandy falls all the rest have too many people for my liking
have a great time regards Vince
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Friday, Oct 10, 2008 at 15:33
Friday, Oct 10, 2008 at 15:33
balko
Just been out to
Jabiru this week , Ubirr is
well worth a drive and the view from the
lookout is superb, Also a visit to Cooinda and take the tour on Yellow Waters , garanteed to see plenty of Crocs,
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Reply By: bob&loz - Friday, Oct 10, 2008 at 23:25
Friday, Oct 10, 2008 at 23:25
Balko
Go to the land council office at
Jabiru and get a day permit ($12 ea) to go across to Oenpelli in Arnham land. The country over the river is different to the rest of
Kakadu and it is
well worth it. The art at the centre there is much cheaper as
well
Bob
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