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5 Adelaide River Cruises D2
6 Adelaide River Queen D2
7 Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise D2
Sleeping
8 Bark Hut Inn E2
9 Daly River Mango Farm B5
10 Emerald Springs Roadhouse E4
11 Humpty Doo Hotel D2
12 Litchfield Safari Camp B3
13 Litchfield Tourist Park C3
14 Mary River Wilderness Retreat E3
15 Mt Bundy Station D3
16 Perry's B5
17 Point Stuart Wilderness Lodge E2
18 Wildman Wilderness Lodge E2
Eating
Litchfield Cafe (see 16)
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Tiwi Islands
The Tiwi Islands − Bathurst Island and Melville Island − lie about 80km north of Dar-
win, and are home to the Tiwi Aboriginal people. The Tiwis ('We People') have a dis-
tinct culture and today are well known for producing vibrant art and the odd champion
Aussie Rules football player.
Tourism is restricted on the islands and for most tourists the only way to visit is on one
of the daily organised tours from Darwin.
The Tiwis' island homes kept them fairly isolated from mainland developments until
the 20th century, and their culture has retained several unique features. Perhaps the best
known are the pukumani (burial poles), carved and painted with symbolic and mytholo-
gical figures, which are erected around graves. More recently the Tiwis have turned their