Litchfield National Park Outback Adventure Tour

Litchfield National Park is an adventure playground just two hours drive from Darwin. With spectacular waterfalls, beautiful clear swimming in natural rock pools and scenic bush walks, it is a must if you visit the Northern Territory.

A great place for the family.

This is one of Australias newest National Parks and covers 145,000 virtually untouched hectares on an ancient sandstone plateau. The heavy seasonal monsoon rains provide several spectacular waterfalls as the water tumbles out of the plateau towards the coastal floodplains below. The prorous sandstone provides water for the falls to continue through the dry season resulting in terrific swimming in the clear rockpools and creeks.

Marcella and Warwick said "We would like to thank you for the fantastic tour you took us on of Litchfield National Park" and sent us this beautiful photo.

Swimming in different conditions at Buley Rockholes More photos of outback swimming adventures here

The Park is situated south of Darwin near the old mining town of Batchelor which was built to facilitate the mining of Uranium at the Run Jungle uranium mine. The mine was closed in 1963 and now the town survives on tourism as the entrance to the park.

The Batchelor Resort (formerly Rum Jungle Motor Inn) is popular with tourists for its cool drinks and informal buffet lunch. Call in for a drink and view some original photos of the Rum Jungle Uranium Mine and other historic memorabillia.

As well as fabulous outback swimming, there bush walks through dry savanna woodlands with strange rock formations, huge termite mounds and plenty of Australia's unique birds and animals.

Strange Meridian Termite Mounds, often called Magnetic Anthills because of their apparent alignment along the magnetic field. Built by Amitermes Meridionalis to minimise the effect of the hot tropical sun on the termite colony.

Very different, but no less spectacular are the giant cathedral mounds also produced by termites.

The wet tropical environment around the permanent water at Wangi Falls produces a very different bush scene, which can be seen from elevated wooden walkways around the waterfall. In the dry season the top of the falls is accessible to those who like a walk through the bush. Click here for more information on the weather in the park.

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