Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
has information sheets on a wide range of marked walking tracks that start here and tra-
verse the picturesque country south of the gorge. Registration for overnight walks and
camping permits ($3.30 per night) is from 8am to 1pm; canoeing permits are also issued.
Check at the centre for information on ranger talks.
8 Getting There & Away
It's 30km by sealed road from Katherine to the Nitmiluk Centre, and a few hundred
metres further to the car park, where the gorge begins and the cruises start.
Daily transfers between Katherine and the gorge are run by Nitmiluk Tours (
08-8972 1253, 1300 146 743; www.nitmiluktours.com.au ; 27 Katherine Tce, Shop 2, Katherine; adult/
child return $27/19) , departing from the Nitmiluk Town Booking Office and also picking
up at local accommodation places on request. Buses leave Katherine at 7.30am, 12.15pm
and 5pm, returning from Nitmiluk at 8am, 1.15pm and 5.30pm.
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Katherine to Western Australia
The sealed Victoria Hwy − part of the Savannah Way − stretches 513km from Katherine
to Kununurra in WA. It winds through diverse landscapes, with extensive tracts annexed
as cattle stations in the 1880s, which became the economy's backbone in the postwar re-
covery period of the 1950s.
A 4WD will get you into a few out-of-the-way national parks accessed off the Victoria
Hwy, or you can meander through semiarid desert and sandstone outcrops until bloated
boab trees herald your imminent arrival in WA. All fruits, vegetables, nuts and honey
must be left at the quarantine-inspection post on the border. WA time is 1½ hours behind
NT time.
Flora River Nature Park
The irradescent bue-green water of the mineral-rich Flora River precipitates calcium car-
bonate onto roots and fallen branches creating limestone tufa (spongy rock) dams; the ef-
fect is a series of pretty cascades. Within Flora River Nature Park ( www.nretas.nt.gov.au/
national-parks-and-reserves/parks/find/florariver ) there's a camping ground (adult/child
$6.60/3.30) at Djarrung with an amenities block. The Flora River has crocs, so there's no
swimming. The park will be known as Giwining in the near future.
 
 
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