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Australian Pacific Touring Arnhem Land Tour

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Cruise the stunning Yellow Water Billabong searching for crocodiles and birdlife inside Kakadu National Park then join a 4WD adventure to Arnhem Land where you visit the Oenpelli Aboriginal Settlement and the rarely visited Mikinj Valley.

Itinerary

Day 1.
Nourlangie Rock Art, Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Yellow Water Billabong Cruise
Stay: Kakadu National Park - Aurora Kakadu, Standard Room (Budget), Aurora Kakadu, Superior Room (Standard), Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn (First-Class)

Travel to Kakadu National Park, Australia's largest national park. Call in at the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre near Cooinda to gain an insight into the cultural and historical significance the park holds for its traditional owners. Join a guided cruise on Kakadu's famous wetland area, Yellow Water billabong, keeping a lookout for crocodiles and birds. Visit Nourlangie Rock to see Aboriginal rock paintings. The unique x-ray style works record the culture and evolution of the people over the past 40,000 years. Lx1

Day 2.
Arnhem Land by 4WD, Mikinj Valley, Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre

Today, journey across the East Alligator River into Arnhem Land. Aboriginal-owned, Arnhem Land is one of Australia's most remote and least traversed regions. With special permission from the Manilakarr people, travel to the rarely visited Mikinj Valley. You'll see places inaccessible to most. Hear of traditional land ownership, learn bush skills of hunting and gathering and how to prepare bush tucker. View Aboriginal art in its natural state. Most tours are led or accompanied by an Aboriginal guide. On the return journey to Darwin stop in at the Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine on the viewing deck overlooking the floodplains. Lx1

Injalak Arts and Craft Association
Injalak Arts and Craft Association is visited only on weekdays. Injalak is not open weekends and public holidays and may be closed for cultural reasons. If Injalak is closed you will visit Cannon Hill and Hawk Dreaming in Kakadu instead. This alternative also applies when seasonal flooding and tides prevent crossing the East Alligator River.

COST
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Budget
Single: $730
Twin: $625
Triple: $594

Standard
Single: $825
Twin: $705
Triple: $670

1st Class
Single: $1,040
Twin: $820
Triple: $779

Departures
Daily departures May - Nov Apr 2009 - Mar 2010