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We will take you on a scenic drive
to Nitmiluk National Park
where we start the famous Jatbula
Trail walk. The Jatbula Trail is an
ancient ‘Song Line’ used by the
Traditional Aboriginal people of the
area to gain access into different
parts of the land. It covers lowland
river and creek country, hillsides
dotted with dry land eucalypts,
higher escarpment country
overlooking the Seventeen Mile
Valley and beyond and pockets of
moist paperbark forests where the
temperature drops and you find
yourself sitting in a cool
comfortable environment.
You will hike between 10 to 17
kilometres per day, completely
dependant of your campsite
destinations, which can be reached
between 12 pm and 2 pm each day. On
arriving at camp you are free to
relax, swim, read and enjoy the
beauty of your surrounds. Each
campsite has its own water source,
from a small babbling spring fed
creek to a 30 metre high waterfall.
Each afternoon brings about a
different pool or spa to sit back
and relax in.
Each day will also present to you a
new set of challenges, from river
crossings to hill climbs (nothing
too big mind), there will be flat
open country on the top of the
escarpment and boggy wet country
along the creeks that we follow.
Something new around every corner.
We will also be introduced to some
of the aboriginal art along the
trail. Some of the art is easier to
get to than others. We will find
small pockets alongside the trail,
and other art is found by descending
into cool moist canyons where the
creek flowing through provides a
pleasant break from the heat.!)
Starting our walk at 7am each day
allows us to get into camp at 1-2pm,
you can then spend the afternoon
relaxing by a waterfall, swimming in
a crystal clear waterhole or gazing
at the beautiful colours of the
sheer sandstone cliffs in the
afternoon light. At the end of the 5
days we arrive at the oasis known as
Edith Falls where our shuttle awaits
to take us back to Katherine, where
we will drop you at your
accommodation so you can become
reacquainted with your soft,
comfortable bed (you might miss the
stars though!). |
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