Katharine
Katherine lies 314km south of Darwin and is the center of a large region covering cattle country, farmlands and national parks. The spectacular Katherine Gorge located, just 30kms from Katherine’s town centre in Nitmiluk National Park, is the region’s main draw card.
You can explore the gorge system on foot, choosing from 100km of marked walking trails or take a relaxing boat tour through the cool blue waters.
Canoes can be hired and a helicopter is available for scenic flights. The Park also has wonderful opportunities for photography, swimming, picnicking and bird watching. Aboriginal art can be seen along the base of the escarpment.
The Katherine Museum is your key to the region’s history while at the Springvale Homestead, the Territory’s oldest surviving homestead dating back to 1879, you can join in the excitement of a corroboree, a traditional Aboriginal dance. Or visit the Cutta Cutta caves, south east of Katherine. These fascinating limestone caves are also home to rare bats.
All the main attractions are easily reached by sealed roads, accommodation is plentiful and there’s something for every pocket.
General Information
| Summer Temperature: | 24-35°C |
|---|---|
| Winter Temperature: | 14-30°C |
| Best time to visit | Dry Season May - Sept |
Highlights
Daly Waters Pub Stay
No visit to the Top End would be complete without a visit to the historic, multi-award winning Daly Waters Pub, and you'll stay here in comfortable accommodation tonight.
Katherine/Nitmiluk Gorge by Canoe
A trip to the Northern Territory is not complete without visiting the spectacular “Nitmiluk Gorge” The Gorge winds along 12km of
Nitmiluk (Katherine) - Three Gorge Cruise
Prepare for a truly memorable experience as you travel through time and the three gorges of Nitmiluk Gorge.
Locations
Nitmiluk National Park
Nitmiluk (also called Katherine Gorge) is the deep path cut through the sandstone by the Katherine River, Nitmiluk National Park is in the Northern Territory, 244 km southeast of Darwin, around a series of gorges on the Katherine River and Edith Falls. Previously named Katherine Gorge National Park, its northern edge borders Kakadu National Park. The gorges and the surrounding landscape have great ceremonial significance to the local Jawoyn people, who are custodians of Nitmiluk National Park. In Jawoyn, Nitmiluk means "place of the cicada dreaming".
Daly Waters
Daly Waters is a historic town with a population of 9 people in the Northern Territory of Australia. The historic multi-award winning Daly Waters Pub is an iconic Australian outback pub – The pub is the Daly Waters town, there is nothing else apart from a historic dead tree and an old aircraft hanger. In the past the pub has witnessed murders, shoot outs in the main street, cattle stampeding through town
