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TOUR NAME:
KYA2 - 2 DAYS YELLOW WATER, ART SITES
AND ARNHEM LAND
DURATIONS:
2
Days / 1 Night
TOUR CODE: KYA2
DEPARTURE: Daily (May-Nov.)
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SIGHTSEEING
HIGHLIGHTS
• Explore the natural wonders of World Heritage-listed
Kakadu National Park
• Visit Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre
• Cruise on Kakadu’s Yellow Water billabong
• View the Nourlangie Rock Aboriginal art site
• Venture into sacred Arnhem
Land
• Travel to rarely visited Mikinj Valley, Arnhem Land
• Learn bush skills and how to prepare bush
tucker
• Stop at Window on the Wetlands for a drink
while enjoying views over the floodplains
*Hawk Dreaming Wilderness Lodge available May
to October only.
Day 1. Nourlangie
Rock Art, Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre,
Yellow Water Billabong Cruise.
Travel
to Kakadu
National Park, Australia’s largest national park. Call in at
the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre near
Cooinda to gain an insight into the cultural
and historical significance the park holds
for its traditional owners. Join a guided
cruise on Kakadu’s famous wetland area, Yellow
Water billabong, keeping a lookout for crocodiles
and birds. Visit Nourlangie Rock to see Aboriginal
rock paintings. The unique x-ray style works
record the culture and evolution of the people
over the past 40,000 years.
Stay:
Kakadu National Park
– APT Exclusive Hawk Dreaming Wilderness Camp
incl. dinner & breakfast (shared facilities),
Aurora Kakadu, Standard Room (Budget), Aurora
Kakadu, Superior Room (Standard), Gagudju
Crocodile Holiday Inn (First-Class). (L)
Day 2. Arnhem
Land by 4WD, Mikinj Valley,
Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre.
Today,
journey across the East Alligator River
into Arnhem Land. Aboriginal-owned,
Arnhem Land is one of Australia’s
most remote and least traversed regions. With
special permission from the Manilakarr people,
travel to the rarely visited Mikinj Valley.
You’ll see places inaccessible to most. Hear
of traditional land ownership, learn bush
skills of hunting and gathering and how to
prepare bush tucker. View Aboriginal art in
its natural state. Most tours are led or accompanied
by an Aboriginal guide. On the return journey
to Darwin stop in at the Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre
and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine on
the viewing deck overlooking the floodplains.
(L)
Note:
Injalak Arts and Craft Association is
visited only on weekdays. Injalak is not open
weekends and public holidays and may be closed
for cultural reasons. If Injalak is closed
you will visit Cannon Hill and Hawk Dreaming
in Kakadu instead. This alternative also applies
when seasonal flooding and tides prevent crossing
the East Alligator River.
Order of touring may vary.
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