Tour Details - a. 3 Day Kakadu and Arnhem Land (Bgt); Aurora Kakadu 12/13

Day 1. Kakadu National Park, Nourlangie Rock, Yellow Water Billabong Wildlife Cruise
Today travel across the Marrakai Plains and enter World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. Visit the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre then join a guided cruise on Kakadu’s Yellow Water billabong. Keep a lookout for saltwater crocodiles and an abundance of birds. After lunch, travel to Nourlangie Rock and view galleries of ancient Aboriginal artwork. See art such as Namondjok, a painting some Aboriginal groups believe represents a Creation Ancestor who now lives in the sky and appears as a dark spot in the Milky Way galaxy.

Day 2. 4WD Arnhem Land
Cross the East Alligator River into Aboriginal-owned Arnhem Land, one of Australia’s most remote regions. Meet Aboriginal artists at Injalak Arts and Crafts Centre in Oenpelli. There is time to watch the traditional Aboriginal people painting and to see the women weaving pandanus baskets. Travel to Mikinj Valley, with its escarpments, floodplains, outcrops and billabongs. With permission from the Manilakarr people, 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.

Day 3. Ubirr Art Site, East Alligator River Cruise, Bowali Visitor Centre, Darwin
Travel by 4WD to Ubirr to explore the galleries of ancient Aboriginal artwork. Accompanied by an Aboriginal guide, join a cruise along the East Alligator River. Your guide will explain the Aboriginal culture of the region, its history and wildlife. Enjoy lunch in a bush setting then return to Darwin.

Injalak Arts and Craft Association
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.