• 3 Lunch (L)

• Minimum Child age 8 years Arnhem Land tour operates in 4WD vehicle with 20 seats Ubirr – Low to moderate level of fitness requiredWalk is slightly uneven around the base but quite steep on the way to lookout Nourlangie Rock – Low level of fitness requiredThe 1.5km walk around the base has built in steps along the path

• Day Prior: Flights to arrive anytime into Darwin AirportDay 3: We recommend guests to fly out the day after the tour finishes in Darwin Airport to Hotel transfers are available to purchase on request. Flights to and from your trip are not included in the trip price.

• Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat Insect repellent Water bottle Warm layers in cooler months Enclosed walking shoes

Cruise Yellow Water Billabong with a local guide, scanning the water and banks for saltwater crocodiles and abundant birdlife. This wetland in Kakadu National Park offers close views of the waterways that sustain wildlife across the Top End.

Watch for birds among the reeds and trees while your guide draws attention to the billabong’s changing habitats. The broad water, floodplain vegetation and reflections make this a distinctive way to experience Kakadu’s wetland environment.

Explore the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Kakadu National Park, where displays introduce the traditions and continuing connection to Country of the park’s Aboriginal custodians. Learn about the landscapes, plants and animals that shape life in this region.

The centre offers cultural context for Kakadu’s rock art and wetlands, helping you see the park as a living cultural landscape as well as a place of striking natural beauty.

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Join the Guluyambi Cultural Cruise on the East Alligator River, guided by an Aboriginal host who shares insights into local mythology, the river’s food chain and bush survival skills. Watch the riverbanks and waterways while hearing how people understand and use this environment.

With special permission from local people, the cruise includes an opportunity to go ashore in Arnhem Land. This cultural perspective makes the river more than a scenic passage: it is a place of knowledge, resources and continuing connection to Country.

Walk with your Driver Guide at Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) to view Aboriginal rock art galleries beneath Kakadu’s sandstone escarpment. The route brings you close to painted shelters and the rocky setting in which generations have shared stories and knowledge.

These galleries are part of Kakadu’s enduring Aboriginal cultural heritage. Viewing the art in its landscape offers a richer understanding of the connection between people and Country than seeing the images in isolation.

Travel by 4WD into Western Arnhem Land, crossing the East Alligator River at Cahill’s Crossing and exploring the landscape around the entrance to Mikkinj Valley. See sandstone escarpments, forests, floodplains and Inkiyu billabong, with opportunities to observe local wildlife and birdlife.

This journey reaches country beyond Kakadu’s more familiar visitor routes. Most tours are accompanied by an Aboriginal guide, offering an opportunity to hear local perspectives on the landscape and its cultural significance.

Meet Aboriginal artists at Injalak Arts & Crafts Centre in Gunbalanya, also known as Oenpelli, in Western Arnhem Land. Spend time watching artists paint and women weave pandanus baskets, gaining a closer view of the skill involved in these creative practices.

Injalak is a community art centre where locally made work expresses cultural knowledge and artistic traditions. Meeting the makers gives the visit a personal dimension and connects the artwork to the people and place behind it.

Explore Ubirr’s Aboriginal rock art galleries with your Driver Guide and climb to the lookout above Kakadu’s surrounding wetlands. The walk combines close views of ancient painted shelters with a broad perspective across the floodplain.

Ubirr is one of Kakadu’s significant rock art areas, with images that reflect a long history of Aboriginal life and storytelling. The lookout rewards the climb with a view of the wetland landscape in which that heritage remains deeply rooted.

Visit Marrawuddi Art Gallery in Kakadu to see Aboriginal art presented in the region where its stories and traditions belong. Take time to look closely at the work and the range of creative expression on display.

The gallery visit offers another perspective on the cultural life of the Top End. It complements encounters with rock art in the landscape by highlighting contemporary Aboriginal creativity and the ongoing importance of art as a means of expression.

See Kakadu from the air on an optional 50-minute scenic flight, taking in an aerial perspective of the national park’s vast and varied terrain. From above, the scale of its escarpments, wetlands and floodplains becomes especially clear.

The flight offers a different way to appreciate how Kakadu’s landscapes fit together beyond the areas explored on foot and by water. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; flight routes and views may vary with operating conditions.