Covering all the main attractions including Maguk, Gunlom Falls, and Ubirr Rock, this epic adventure will leave you in awe. Enjoy a stunning wildlife cruise on Yellow Waters at sunset and travel through the iconic Kakadu National Park in a 4WD vehicle, experiencing the best of this iconic Australian destination. Witness the famous Jim Jim falls, take in breathtaking views over the Nardab floodplains, and explore the Burrunguy art galleries at Norlangie Rock. At the southern end of the park, Gunlom Falls offers serene landscapes and refreshing waters. The tour also includes a visit to the Warradjan Cultural Centre, providing deeper insights into the rich cultural heritage of the area.
This fully accommodated tour is the ideal way to experience an adventurous itinerary with a bit of luxury on the side, staying at comfortable accommodations like the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel or Cooinda Lodge Kakadu. Whether you’re taking in the panoramic views from Ubirr, marvelling at the natural beauty of Maguk, or cruising the famous Yellow Waters at sunset, this Kakadu National Park 4WD Adventure promises an unforgettable experience.
Prefer camping? Check out this 3 day Kakadu Camping Adventure for the chance to immerse yourself in Kakadu’s nature.
From $1955 pp 
3 Days / 2 Nights 
Pick up’s from 8.00am from your nominated accommodation in Darwin. After a short stop at Bark Hut we continue along the Arnhem Highway into Kakadu National Park. We prepare a picnic style lunch while you can take in a the vistas across the Anbangbang Billabong. We continue deep into the park to some of the most significant artworks in Kakadu at Burrunguy (Nourlangie Rock).
Under the shade of the melaleuca and overhanging cliff faces, Burrungu provides a great opportunity to spend some time better understanding the rock-art galleries and the significance that the area has to the Binninj Peoples, dating back more than 20,000 years. We then take the short walk to Gunwhardewharde Lookout overlooking views to the floodplains and woodlands.
At our accommodation enjoy a swim in the resort’s pool followed by the Yellow Waters Sunset Cruise. On the cruise see a variety of wildlife including birdlife and crocodiles before the suns drops down behind the iconic floodplains.
Meals included: Lunch
Special information: Total walking time: about 1.5 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: about 4 hours (approximately 380 km)
A big day ahead of us with our first stop at Maguk (Barramundi Gorge). After a 40-minute walk along a creek bed, you’ll be rewarded with a swim in a stunning plunge pool surrounded by steep rocky cliffs.
We then let our 4WD truck do all the work as we drive to the Southern end of the park to Gunlom Falls – a large emerald-coloured waterhole hidden by the surrounding eucalypt and melaleuca trees. If time is on our side, we’ll make a visit to the Warradjan Culture Centre.
We’ll then head to our Jabiru accommodation for a dip in the pool before dinner in the restaurant (at own expense).
Meals included: Breakfast & lunch
Special Information: Total walking time: about 2 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: 4 hours (approximately 350km)
It’s a short distance to our first stop of the day; Cahill’s Crossing on the East Alligator River. The incorrectly named river is best known as the dangerous vehicle crossing through croc-infested waters, and the natural border between Kakadu and Arnhem Land.
We then drive to one of the most-known escarpments in the park, Ubirr. Spot some rock-art enroute the walking path, take the short incline to a rocky clearing, where you’ll enjoy un-parallelled 360-degree views. You’ll be able to look over Arnhem Land to the East and the Nardab Floodplains to the West.
We’ll depart the park, heading West towards Darwin, but enroute we’ll take the time to visit the bird-haven of the Mamukala wetlands, with our stop at the Humpty Doo Hotel for a refreshing drink, before arriving back in town. Estimated arrival time is 5.30pm.
Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch
Special information: Total walking time: about 1.5 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: about 4 hours (approximately 350km)
This tour departs from Darwin.
Participatory Tour: Group participation is important on this trip, so you’ll be required to help with the preparation of meals and cleaning up. These are the kind of tasks that bring a group closer together.
Itinerary Changes: Our itineraries may change without notice due to weather, road closures, mechanical issues, or cultural commitments by Traditional Owners. We also make updates based on feedback and research to improve your experience. Where possible, we’ll inform you in advance. Adventure Tours is not responsible for changes beyond our control.
Medical Conditions: Please note that this tour operates in remote regions, and medical facilities are limited and difficult to access. If you have any medical conditions or take any form of medication, please provide full details & nature of the condition to us.
Travel insurance is highly recommended for all our trips, even for Australian travellers. At a minimum, we require that you are covered for medical expenses, including emergency repatriation. We strongly recommend that the policy also covers personal liability, cancellation, curtailment, and loss of luggage, as well as personal effects.
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These booking terms and conditions apply to bookings you make with Australian Adventure Group Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 661 075 163) trading as Adventure Tours Australia (whether over the phone, by email or with our call centre) as well as online bookings you make on our website or on our related sites (including travel agents and partners) offering our products. We will rely on the authority of the person making the booking to act on behalf of any other traveller on the booking and that person will bind all such travellers to these terms and conditions.
You are required to pay a non-refundable deposit of $250 per person per trip for your booking to be confirmed ($500 for packages), with the remaining balance of your trip due 30 days prior to your travel departure date. If your booking is made within 30 days of the departure date, then the full amount is payable at the time of booking.
For operational or other reasons beyond our control, we may need to operate substitute vehicles or change activities in tours. We will give you as much notice as possible of any such changes.
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Where the average fuel cost increases by more than 25% from the date on which the relevant tour pricing was originally published or contracted, we may apply a Levy to affected bookings.
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Where a Levy is applied after confirmation, and the resulting price increase is material, any cancellation fees normally applicable under our standard terms and conditions will not be charged.
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If you wish to transfer from one tour to another or transfer your booking to a third-party you must notify us at least 28 days prior to the proposed departure date. A fee of $200 per person per change may apply (in addition to any charges levied by providers such as third-party operators). If you notify us less than 30 days prior to the proposed departure date, the cancellation policy will apply. Transfers to a third party are only permitted, where the transferee meets all the requirements in relation to the tour. Transfers to another departure can only be made to a departure within the current validity period i.e. departures operating between April 1 – March 31. No amendments are permitted to your booking within 7 days of departure.
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The terms of our access to National Parks require us to collect certain information in respect of each customer participating on a tour. If you do not provide the required information, we cannot finalise the booking.
Requests to bring luggage in-excess of our luggage policy, or additional items on the tour vehicle, must be raised with the reservations team in advance of the tour. Failure to do so may result in us being unable to accommodate your requirements on the day of the tour.
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The price of your tour includes:
• All accommodation as listed in the Essential Trip Information
• All transport listed in the Essential Trip Information
• Sightseeing and meals as listed in the Essential Trip Information
• The services of a tour guide as described in the Essential Trip Information.
The price of your tour does not include:
• International or internal flights unless specified
• Airport transfers, taxes and excess baggage charges unless specified
• Meals other than those specified in the Essential Trip Information
• Visa and passport fees
• Travel insurance
• Optional activities and all personal expenses.
Minimum Age: For the majority of our tours, the minimum age is 8 years of age at the time of travel. All travellers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian, or in lieu of a legal guardian, by a responsible adult over the age of 18, appointed by their legal guardian. The legal guardian will be responsible for the traveller under the age of 18 for their day-to-day care. Please note we cannot guarantee triple or adjoining rooms/tents for families; accompanying adults may be required to share with others in the group.
Maximum Age: For the majority of our tours we have no upper age limit. Please be aware that our tours can be physically demanding and passengers must ensure that they are suitably fit to allow full participation. Passengers aged 70 years or older at the time of departure are required to review and sign our medical form. Due to the remote locations and challenging nature of our extended camping tours, it is essential that older travellers consider their health and ability to participate for the safety and the benefit of the whole group.
At times we can have groups with small numbers of travellers. Many of our trips are designed to fit with other departures to create a longer “combination” trip; this means that some of your group may have already been travelling together for some weeks when you commence your trip. If you would like to know how many people are booked on your trip or any combination trip it is part of please ask prior to making your booking.
We strongly recommend that all travellers obtain comprehensive travel insurance. Your travel insurance should provide cover for personal accident, death, medical expenses, and emergency repatriation, with a recommended minimum coverage of AUD$300,000 for each category. We also strongly recommend that it covers cancellation, curtailment, personal liability and loss of luggage and personal effects. Travel insurance is not included in your tour and is your responsibility to arrange.
Adventure Tours Australia may refuse to carry a person whose behaviour is detrimental to the enjoyment of the group. By travelling with Adventure Tours Australia, you agree to accept the authority of the guide and accept their decisions. Our staff are entitled to a safe working environment and our passengers to a safe and great holiday. Any threats to safety, being physical, verbal, or inappropriate behaviour may result in removal from the trip. If a guide requires a passenger to leave the trip no refunds will be given and that passenger will be responsible for their own travel costs and arrangements from that point
You acknowledge that the nature of the trip is adventurous and participation involves a degree of personal and physical risk. You will be visiting places where the political, cultural and geographical attributes present dangers and physical challenges greater than those present in our daily lives. We use information from government foreign departments and reports from our own contacts in assessing whether the itinerary should operate. However, it is also your own responsibility to acquaint yourself with all relevant travel information and the nature of your itinerary. You acknowledge that your decision to travel is made in light of consideration of this information and you accept that you are aware of the personal and physical risks attendant upon such travel. You acknowledge that the assumption of risk and warning above constitutes a ‘risk warning; in accordance with relevant legislation.
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To the extent an Implied Warranty cannot be excluded, our liability in respect of the Implied Warranty is limited to (in our absolute discretion): (i) the provision of a similar trip to an equivalent value; or (ii) a refund of the total amount received by us from you in connection with your booking. Any claim by you is excluded to the extent that it is for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profits or economic loss, however it arises, or for indirect, special, punitive or exemplary damages.
Optional activities not included in the tour price do not form part of the tour or this contract. You accept that any assistance given by your tour guide or local representative in arranging optional activities does not render us liable for them in any way. The contract for the provision of that activity will be between you and the activity provider.
If you have a complaint about your trip please inform your tour guide or our local representative at the time in order that they can attempt to rectify the matter. If satisfaction is not reached through these means, then any further complaint should be put in writing to us within 30 days of the end of the tour. Complaints made outside this timeframe may not be considered.
In the event that any term or condition contained in these Booking Conditions is unenforceable or void by operation of law or as being against public policy or for any other reason then such term or condition shall be deemed to be severed from this contract or amended accordingly only to such extent necessary to allow all remaining terms and conditions to survive and continue as binding.
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The laws of Victoria, Australia govern these Booking Conditions to the fullest extent allowable. Any disputes in connection with a trip or these Booking Conditions must be initiated in the courts of Victoria, Australia.
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Guests who hold a credit voucher must contact our office to secure their preferred date of travel, which is subject to availability. Guests wishing to use their credit voucher for travel on a tour which runs over a public holiday may be subject to a public holiday surcharge.
Credit vouchers are not a ticket to travel until a date of travel has been secured with our office and a confirmation has been issued. Once a date of travel has been secured, the booking will then be subject to our regular terms and conditions. Any credit voucher which is not used before it’s given expiry date will be forfeited without refund. Credit vouchers are valid for 12 months, unless otherwise stated.
To drive into Kakadu from Darwin takes approximately 3 hours. Most sites throughout Kakadu are quite spread out so a couple of hours driving here and there should be expected.
This is a fully accommodated tour in hotels/lodges. Night one is likely spent at Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel in Jabiru and night two at Cooinda Lodge in Kakadu.
This is a small group tour with a maximum of 12 to 16 people.
Daytime temperatures and humidity can be extreme from October to March, with temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius. Nighttime temperatures can also be high at this time of year.
We recommend bringing loose, cool cotton clothing to protect yourself from the harsh sun. A sun hat, sunscreen, swimwear, towel, sturdy walking shoes and sunglasses are necessary. Nighttime temperatures between June and August can get quite cold so we also recommend bringing a jacket.
Kakadu, Arnhemland and Litchfield are rough and rugged stone bush country. In many places listed in the itinerary, there are cleared walking tracks but not boardwalks or handrails. Some walks are over slippery and uneven ground, and caution is advised when walking over these surfaces. A reasonable level of fitness & stable footing is required for most locations in these itineraries and to make the most of the experience. Territory Expeditions has designed these tours for the fit and active.
To get the most out of this trip, you need to be prepared for walks of between 3 and 8 km on some days. This may be on rough ground, and perhaps your feet will get wet in rivers and creeks. From October to March, you will experience temperatures of over 35 degrees Celsius (and sometimes well into the 40s), so be prepared to endure extra physical stress due to the heat at these times, especially while on walks.
These extreme outside temperatures can also stress the air-conditioning units within the vehicles, making travelling uncomfortable. Your tour guide will provide regular breaks and information to help you stay well-hydrated.
You will be travelling in a vehicle specifically designed and built for Australian outback conditions. All vehicles are 4WD, air-conditioned for your comfort, and have iPhone connections and large panoramic windows for uninterrupted sightseeing.
Pack only your bare essentials. Due to limited space and strict road laws limiting vehicle gross weight, you are required to limit your luggage to one small to medium-sized soft bag or backpack (max 10 kg) and a small daypack, which can be carried inside the vehicle. Extra luggage can usually be stored at your hotel.
Breakfast and lunch is provided while on tour. Dinners will be at your own expense. Please budget for approximately AUD 100.00 for additional meals and expenses while on your trip. These may include ice cream, souvenirs, or the purchase of a refreshing ale in the evening.
Mobile phone reception is available around all major service centres within Kakadu, Litchfield, Arnhemland, and Mardugal campground. Every vehicle has a Satellite phone for emergencies.
The most important thing to remember is that you’re on holiday, and that’s a great reason not to have a phone.
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