Wayoutback Safaris

5 Day Jabiru

Dreaming

Day 1: A Wayoutback Australian Safaris vehicle will pick you up from your hotel to begin a 5 day Jabiru Dreaming 4WD Safari. Travel to Litchfield National Park and explore the waterfalls, spring-fed streams and rugged sandstone escarpments. Discover intriguing cathedral and magnetic termite mounds and swim, hike and explore Florence and Wangi Falls and enjoy a picnic lunch. After lunch leave the highway behind and hit the dirt travelling along the Marrakai Road before joining the Old Jim Jim Road taking you deep into Kakadu National Park. Travelling past billabongs and traversing water crossings bringing ample opportunity for wildlife spotting. Arrive at a private campsite complete with comfortable permanent tents at Cooinda. Enjoy dinner and some stargazing. (L, D)

Day 2: Awake for breakfast before joining an iconic Yellow Waters Cruise. A must do activity within Kakadu National Park, the award winning Yellow Waters cruise is Aboriginal owned and centers around a spectacular billabong system that is home to some remarkable and diverse wildlife. Spotting crocodiles is only one of the many wildlife viewing opportunities on this unique water system. Departing camp travel to nearby Nourlangie Rock. Here you can see how local Aboriginal people lived in this area through changing times. Environmental and social changes are reflected in the rock art and in the ground, where archaeologists have uncovered over 20,000 years of Aboriginal occupation. After lunch visit the Bowali Visitor Centre, a Gun-djeihmi name for the local area and creek on land owned by the Mirarr clan. See the audio-visual presentations and Marrawuddi Gallery showcasing Aboriginal art by artists from within Kakadu and the wider region. Later in the afternoon arrive at the culturally significant Aboriginal art site of Ubirr, located within the East Alligator region of the park. Here you will view a wide range of ancient Aboriginal art which will be interpreted by your guide. Learn the story of the Rainbow Serpent and climb the Nadab Lookout for panoramic views over the floodplain and beyond into Arnhem Land. After learning about the area, it’s time to pick out a quiet spot to sit and watch the sun set over the Kakadu escarpment before making the short journey to a private and permanent campsite for the night. (B, L, D)

Day 3: The jewels of Kakadu National Park await. Departing early, travel to Twin and Jim Jim Falls. Explore Twin Falls Gorge which is accessed by 4-wheel drive track, a boat shuttle service and a rocky walking track and boardwalk. Once there relax on the sandy banks and admire the falls. There’s more 4-wheel driving on the way to Jim Jim Falls where a walk through monsoon forest and over boulders takes you to the waterfall and plunge pool which are surrounded by 490 foot cliffs. (B, L, D)

Day 4: The pace relaxes as you head into Gunlom Falls for a full morning to enjoy all this spectacular area has to offer. Relax around the lower plunge pool before hiking to the top of the falls where there is an amazing view while you enjoy the many rock holes. For the energetic, keep going to the rear fall where you will be rewarded with a swim under the waterfall. After a tasty lunch, it’s all aboard to travel on to the Katherine Region. Stop at Edith Falls for a refreshing dip in the plunge pool before retiring to a private campsite near Katherine for dinner, good company and a well deserved rest. (B, L, D)

Day 5: Depart early in the morning to get into Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) before the masses for a boat cruise, canoe, a scenic flight over the Gorge System (optional and own expense) or walk along the sheer rock walls that make this place so spectacular. Spend some time exploring the spiritual home of the Jawoyn Aboriginal people before enjoying lunch. Afterwards, visit the award winning Top Didj Cultural Experience. Interact with Top End Aboriginal artist Manuel Pamkal and ask questions about aboriginal culture while being educated on the significance of his painting style, weapons used and how he lived off the land. Then it’s time to sit back and relax for the journey back to Darwin. Tour concludes at approximately 5.30pm. (B, L).