Top End: Litchfield and Kakadu

Litchfield National Park is about 100 km south-west of Darwin, with waterfalls and magnetic termite mounds. Kakadu lies to the south-east with rock art at Ubirr, wetland cruises at Yellow Water and Jim Jim Falls. Together they make a loop of 4 to 6 days.

The stops

1. Start

   Darwin

2. Waterfall

   Wangi Falls

   Big plunge pool

3. Waterfall

   Florence Falls

   Double waterfall

4. Waterfall

   Buley Rockhole

   Cascading pools

5. Landmark

   Magnetic termite mounds

   North-south aligned mounds

6. Landmark

   Ubirr

   Aboriginal rock art and sunset view

7. Wildlife

   Yellow Water

   Wetland cruises

8. Waterfall

   Jim Jim Falls

   Largest waterfall in Kakadu

9. Back to the start

   Darwin

Where to stay

• Night 1

  Litchfield

  Campsites near the falls

• Night 2

  Jabiru

  Caravan park

• Night 3

  Cooinda

  Lodge and camp

When to go

May to Sep (dry); wet season floods roads and falls

On the road

Mostly sealed; Jim Jim and Twin Falls need 4WD and are seasonal.