Kakadu Tours & Beyond

YES, WE ARE OPERATING! EXPERIENCE THE ENTIRE TOP END ON OUR KAKADU 4WD TOURS & BEYOND

These iconic destinations are remote, challenging destinations with rich and diverse cultural and natural landscapes. Their deep history and unique habitats require strong local knowledge through lasting relationships to really help you fully connect with these stunning areas.

Our 4WD Kakadu Tours & Beyond are professionally designed private and small group tours led by some of the most experienced and seasoned guides available. Combining hiking, swimming, boat cruising, canoeing and camping, our guided expeditions ensure you connect with country and have an enriched experience. Our tours around Australia’s “Top End” allow you to experience all of the iconic features of our beautiful tropical landscapes. Our intimate understanding of Kakadu, Arnhem Land, Litchfield and Katherine Gorge/ Nitmiluk, along with all of our local environments and careful consideration to timing assure you are in the right place at the right time to maximise your experience. Please view our most popular tour itineraries below, or let us design a personalised private tour for you.

Our Top End 4WD Adventures

No matter which option of ours you choose, our experience begins immediately as your adventure departs. The boundaries of Kakadu and Arnhem Land are defined by lines on a map, however the diversity of our Tropical North quickly becomes evident as we embark on our travel. You will soon realise you have entered a photographer’s paradise with:

• Teaming Bird Life
• Lush Monsoon Forests
• Expansive Floodplains
• Turbulent tropical Rivers
• Colourful broad Savannah
• Imposing dramatic Rock Formations

The landscapes of Northern Australia are not only visually astounding, but are open for our exploration. We offer our tour guests various ways to enjoy our Top End which includes Kakadu, Katherine Gorge/ Nitmiluk and Litchfield National Parks & Arnhem Land.

Our Top End Adventures include:

• Hiking
• Swimming
• Waterfalls
• Canoeing
• Camping
• Wildlife
• Birdlife
• Photography
• Indigenous Rock Art
• Cultural Exchange

We’ll Guide you through an immersive, fun & educational experience

You can expect:

• Exploring and hiking Kakadu and Arnhem Land’s most dominant geological feature, the Arnhem Land Plateau
• Understanding what is arguably the greatest and most artistic collection of Indigenous Rock Art on our planet
• Discussing how Aboriginal people have maintained their connections to country and survived in these environments for over 50,000 years
• Travelling the journey in time and follow the evolution of the region, from its rich prehistory through to its present World Heritage status
• Cruising vast wetlands and catching a glimpse of the creatures that inhabit this unique environment that resembles the African Everglades
• Hiking and exploring some of the most renowned features such as Jim Jim Falls, Twin Falls, Maguk, Gunlom, Ubirr and Nourlangie Rock
• Escaping to the more remote and less visited areas of Kakadu and our Tropical North and experience the history and mystery of its amazing environments
• Exploring the Top End’s dramatic landscapes with air, land and aquatic expeditions
• Retreating to a bush camp or eco- accommodation and relaxing while absorbing the nocturnal tranquillity

Explore Australia’s Top End

The northernmost part of Australia’s Northern Territory is commonly referred to as the ‘Top End’. Renowned for its tropical lifestyle, the Top End offers a huge variety of landscapes and experiences to visitors and locals alike, from waterfalls, wetlands and dramatic gorge systems to world class fishing, hiking and a strong surviving indigenous heritage and culture. Apart from Australia’s largest terrestrial national park, Kakadu, Top End Tours commonly include a visit to Litchfield and Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk). Some programs also include visiting Arnhem Land. Each of our popular parks is very different and an attraction in their own right, however, the best way to experience the Top End is on a continuous 4WD experience incorporating the best our northern paradise has to offer.

Litchfield measures around 1,300 square Kilometres, and we refer to it as our aquatic playground. Comprising of great waterfalls and rock pools reached by shorter walks, the park offers a safe, fun swimming environment. There is much more to Litchfield than most day visitors see, and our longer programs allow us to penetrate the more secluded areas of the park.

Katherine Gorge is another uniquely stunning attraction of the Top End, displaying a deep, dramatic gorge system that can be explored by watercraft or air. Comprising of 13 gorges in total, the first three gorges of the system are accessible to the visitor via a canoeing expedition or a guided boat cruise. Scenic helicopter flights can cover the full length of the gorge complex.

To ensure you experience the true value and spectacle of our Tropical North, allow Charter North 4WD Safaris to plan and deliver your ultimate Kakadu Tour & Beyond 

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