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Got any worries? Allow them to float away in the warm turquoise waters of #MatarankaThermalPool 🌴💦 Just an hour south of @VisitKatherine, the tranquil town of Mataranka welcomes you to the tropics. Beneath a lush canopy of palms, crystal-clear thermal springs flow at a soothing 34 degrees. #NTaustralia #SeeAustralia #NorthernTerritory #ThermalSprings

Still recovering from that full work week after the public holidays? We’ve got just the fix — sink into the warm, turquoise bliss of #MatarankaThermalPool 🌴💦 Just an hour south of @VisitKatherine lies the tranquil town of Mataranka — your doorstep to the tropics. Beneath a lush canopy of palms, crystal-clear thermal springs flow at a toasty 34 degrees 😍 Cheers for tagging @jade_elise_collins #NTaustralia #SeeAustralia #NorthernTerritory #ThermalSprings #HiddenGemsAustralia

Get ready to dip into paradise at Bitter Springs 🌴💙 Just an hour’s drive from @visitkatherine and only 2km from Mataranka, this crystal-clear, sandy-bottomed thermal pool is tucked away in the lush palm forests of #ElseyNationalPark. With water sitting at a dreamy 34°C all year round, Bitter Springs is the perfect spot to float, unwind and soak in the serenity. 🌞✨

✨ What’s Your NT Star Sign? ✨ Part 2 ♎ Libra – @nitmiluktours Gorge Sunset Cruise Romantic, graceful, aesthetic-driven, in love with the moment. ♏ Scorpio – @larrimahpinkpantherhotel Quietly intense, full of secrets and stories. Magnetic energy that leaves you curious, even if you can’t quite explain why. ♐ Sagittarius – Hiking Kings Canyon Restless explorer, big-picture dreamer, chasing the next peak. ♑ Capricorn – Uluṟu Sunrise Viewing Grounded, wise, spiritual weight – in it for the long game. ♒ Aquarius – Cahills Crossing Marches to their own tide chart. They’re the one standing back, observing everything, quietly captivated while everyone else is just trying to get across. ♓ Pisces – Simpsons Gap Art Tour @arttoursaus Dreamy, creative, emotionally tuned in. Paints the landscape while listening to it breathe. The stars say . . pack your bags!! ✨🤩

Golden hour at Baruwei Lookout is pure magic! 🌅😍🌴 By day, cruise through the breathtaking Nitmiluk Gorge with @nitmiluktours, exploring the deep cultural connections of the Jawoyn people. 🛶 Listen as guides share Dreamtime stories and insights about native wildlife. As evening falls, watch the Gorge come alive as the sky glows in golden hues. ✨ 📸 Cheers for tagging @markfitz_ #Katherine #VisitKatherine #NitmilukNT

We only chase waterfalls on days ending in a 'y' in the #NorthernTerritory 💧💙 Fancy a dip this weekend? #SouthernRockhole, a natural waterhole located in @visitkatherine's #NitmilukNationalPark awaits. This dreamy seasonal spot is accessible via an 8-kilometre (return) walking trail or by ferry with @nitmiluktours. ✨ Who are you taking with you!? 📸: Cheers for tagging @noellie_s 📍: Southern Rockhole, Nitmiluk National Park #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #VisitKatherine #waterfalls #nature ID: A woman swimming in a blue body of water, facing a waterfall, surrounded by red rock formations.

Hooked on @netflixanz’s Territory and ready to explore the #NorthernTerritory for yourself? 🎬🤠 Meet John and Steph🚁🐎 - Owners and operators @katherinehelicopters. A local, family-owned business with a passion for showing locals and visitors the NT from a perspective like no other. Want to uncover their story or start your own Territory adventure? Check out the links in our bio to dive deeper into the stories of #RealPeopleRealTerritory. 🐊☀ #SeeAustralia #scenicflights #visitkatherine #helicoptertour

We will never understand why someone looked at these waters and decided to call them Bitter Springs?!😍🤔 These crystal clear hot springs are located in @ElseyNationalPark, just two kilometres from #Mataranka and one hour south of @VisitKatherine. The colours of this spot are almost edible, with decadent turquoise blues from the springs set against the alluring green foliage of surrounding tropical woodlands. Feel like a float? Bring a pool noodle and enjoy a short and relaxing natural ride down the stream 💦 ID: A man standing on stairs and holding railing halfway into a blue pool of water. #NTaustralia #SeeAustralia #roadtripaustralia #tropicalparadise #visitaustralia #swimmingaustralia #paradiseonearth #turquoise

If you're looking for a unique experience while in the @visitkatherine region,@djilpinarts is well worth a visit! 👋 Here you can meet locals and artists, learn about traditional life and culture, browse and buy artworks, stay in their award-winning accommodation or experience seasonal cultural events, tours and immersions. On some of tours visit significant sites like Bullocky Head’s ceremonial site on the shoreline of Waterhouse River where ancient stone artefacts still litter the ground. Or Melkjulumbu (Beswick Falls), where mythical creatures like mermaids and mimi spirits share the waterhole with fish and freshwater crocodile. 🐊🧜‍♀ For more ways to experience Aboriginal culture in the Top End check out the link in our bio 👆 ID: three people gather around a fire next to a riverbed with escarpment in the background. #SeeAustralia #aboriginalculture #katherine #australianroadtrip

Looking for a way to spend the weekend? Why not spend the day in the warm turquoise waters of #BitterSprings, found in the @visitkatherine region 💙 Sounds like pure heaven to us! #SeeAustralia #tourismtopend #visitkatherine #holidayherethisyear #outbackaustralia

Spending your weekend chasing waterfalls? Make sure to add #EdithFalls/Leliyn to the top of your list 💦 While the main pool at #EdithFalls/Leliyn is a true gem, the hidden upper plunge pool, reached via the 2.6 kilometre Leliyn loop walk, is a must-see. You might just have it all to yourself! 😍 Only a 40-minute drive north of @VisitKatherine in Nitmiluk National Park, Edith Falls also offers a grassy campground and a cosy kiosk, perfect for extending your adventure ⛺ 📸 @_aswewander

Join a kayaking adventure and spend the day paddling through #NitmilukGorge with @nitmiluktours… 🛶 📸: @anniebeth_travels #NTaustralia #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #adventure #outback #kayaking #naturelovers

Just me, you and the view 💛 Only 30 minutes northeast of @VisitKatherine lies #NitmilukGorge, bursting with adventure! 🌿Dive into wildlife sightings, ancient rock art and refreshing waterholes. Choose your thrill: canoeing, sunset cruises, long walks, swimming spots or even helicopter rides - @nitmiluktours has it all! Our tip? Visit Baruwei lookout for epic views of the gorge system 😍 #NTaustralia #SeeAustralia #NitmilukNT #outbackaustralia #roadtripaustralia #gorge #epiclandscapes #sunrise

Got a case of Mondayitis? 🤭 This will cheer you up 👇 #MatarankaThermalPool has reopened! In case you've never come face to face with this breathtaking location, here's a sneak peek 😍 The small town of Mataranka can be found an hour south of @VisitKatherine, the unofficial gateway to the tropics. These heavenly springs bubble up at a cosy 34 degrees, filling a semi-man pool with the most perfect turquoise water, under a canopy of shady palms 🌴 Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @brooklynkatee_! #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #VisitKatherine #hotsprings #paradise #wildswimming #outbackaustralia

To mark 2023, we're sharing our top 10 posts of the year. Here's your 8th favourite photo! In August, we wrote - Is this Australia's most outback fuel stop?! The @dalywaterspub 'Outback Servo', around 270-kilometres south of @visitkatherine, has become a bucket-list destination for travellers 🤠 Stay, eat and explore the history that dates back to the 1930s on a #NTaustralia road trip 👉 link in bio! Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @ouroutbackodyssey 🙌 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd ID: Remote outback fuel bowser with rustic building and various signage

Rewind the clock on a relaxing boat cruise with @nitmiluktours through the ancient Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge ✨ Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @__thedailycommute. #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #NitmilukNT #VisitKatherine

Located only 40 minutes north of @visitkatherine in Nitmiluk National Park, #EdithFalls (Leliyn) is truly nature at its finest 🌿 Captured here, the upper pool is the epitome of wild swimming with cool cascades and pretty bushland surrounds - well worth the 2.6km loop walk! With a kiosk onsite and grassy campground nearby, there's every reason to stick around and enjoy this gorgeous location. Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @_aswewander. #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd

Exotic overseas destination? Nup, this is #BitterSprings in @visitkatherine! 😍 Nestled in Elsey National Park, the warm waters of these heavenly natural hot springs are perfect for a soothing swim. A local's bucket list for the #Katherine region - see link in bio! 🌴 Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @jessegrigg_. #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #VisitKatherine

Crystal clear natural springs located right in the middle of town? Yes please #KatherineHotSprings! 💦 Top 10 swimming spots in #NTaustralia 👉 link in bio! Cheers for tagging us on your @visitkatherine adventure, @kyle_hunter 👏 #TourismTopEnd #SeeAustralia #hotsprings

POV: you take a walk through paperbark and palm-fringed bushland and find paradise 😍 aka #MatarankaThermalPool 💦 Just one of the sandy-bottomed, crystal-clear thermal pools to explore in @elseynationalpark 👉 explore more via the link in bio! Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @_aswewander 👏 #TourismTopEnd #SeeAustralia #hotsprings #holidayherethisyear

Is this Australia's most outback fuel stop?! The @dalywaterspub 'Outback Servo', around 270-kilometres south of @visitkatherine, has become a bucket-list destination for travellers 🤠 Stay, eat and explore the history that dates back to the 1930s on a #NTaustralia road trip 👉 link in bio! Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @ouroutbackodyssey 🙌 #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear

She's beauty, she's grace, she's... Bitter Springs in @elseynationalpark 😍 It's been chilly in @tourismtopend this week, but it's nothin' a dip in these warm thermal waters won't fix 💦 Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia on your recent visit to the @visitkatherine region, @voyageuse__amoureuse 🙌 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

Hot springs hopping...first stop, the impossibly turquoise waters of Katherine Hot Springs 💦 If you're exploring the @visitkatherine region, we've put together a local's bucket list of must see stops 👉 link in bio! Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @gerardfortowski 😍 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

Can you believe these turquoise waters are located right in the middle of town in @visitkatherine? Drive 5 minutes from the main street, kick off your shoes, and dive into the #KatherineHotSprings 🌴 Top 10 swimming spots in #NTaustralia 👉 link in bio! Cheers for tagging us on your @tourismtopend adventure, @jasonsrhoj 🙌 #TourismTopEnd #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear

Where you'll find us this long weekend 👉 Leliyn | #EdithFalls 💦 The paperbark and pandanus fringed natural pool is just 45 minutes drive from @visitkatherine and just a short walk from lush green campsites in a tropical bush setting. Looking for the best swimming spots in the NT? Head to the ink in bio! Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @_letsescapetogether_ 🌴 #TourismTopEnd #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear

Found: tropical paradise hidden away between lush palms and woodlands 🌴 #BitterSprings in @elseynationalpark is just an hour's drive from @visitkatherine. The balmy spring-fed thermal pools are the perfect place to spend the day 💦 Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia on your @tourismtopend adventure, @wildroadwanderers 🙌 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

Monday blues, but make it hot springs 💦 Welcome to #KatherineHotSprings, natural thermal springs situated on the banks of the #Katherine River, just a five-minute drive from the @visitkatherine town centre 🤠 Looking for things to see and do while you're there? Link in bio! Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @molintilda. #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

#MatarankaThermalPool from above, isn't she dreamy? 😍 Just an hour's drive from @visitkatherine and you'll reach this crystal clear, sandy bottomed thermal pool nestled between the palm forest in @elseynationalpark 🌴 Top 10 swimming spots in the NT 👉 link in bio. Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @changingtides__. #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

If you've spent the day walking and exploring, the #MatarankaThermalPool is the perfect place to unwind and heal those aches and pains 🌴 Float in the impossibly blue thermal waters and listen to the gentle gush of nearby waterfalls 💦 Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia on your @elseynationalpark adventure, @brooklyn.engels. #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

Moody skies transforming #NitmilukGorge | #KatherineGorge ☁ #NitmilukNationalPark, just a short drive north-east of @visitkatherine, covers a vast area including 13 impressive gorges carved from the ancient sandstone country which stretch for as far as the eye can see. A local's bucket list for @visitkatherine 👉 link in bio. Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @pablo_escapades_. #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear

Fancy a dip? We just love @tourismtopend's seasonal waterfalls that come to life during the #TropicalSummer 💦 This gem is #SouthernRockhole in @visitkatherine. You can reach it via a 4-kilometre bush walk or take a @nitmiluktours ferry. What's your favourite seasonal waterfall? 🤠 Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @pellizzerphotography. #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear

#MatarankaThermalPool is one of two paperbark and palm fringed natural thermal pools in @elseynationalpark 🌴 Just an hour's drive from @visitkatherine, the park has a number of rainforest walks including the 16 kilometre #RiversideWalk and the shorter 1.2 kilometre #SteviesHoleWalk. Stay overnight at Jalmurark Campground and do them both! Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @sophiewann. #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear #TourismTopEnd

To mark the end of 2022, we're bringing you our top 10 posts of the year. Here's your 2nd favourite! In March we wrote... We're feeling the tropical vibes at #MatarankaThermalPool 🌴 Located one hour south of @VisitKatherine, the unofficial gateway to the tropics, these stunning springs bubble up at 34 degrees to fill a semi-man made pool of perfectly turquoise water under a shady canopy of stretching palms. Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @_fumika1023_! #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #VisitKatherine

Your 8th favourite post of 2022... A true blue outback stop 🤠 The @DalyWatersPub is a colourful pub; clad in corrugated iron, draped with bougainvillea and crammed with decades of memorabilia. Located nearly three hours south of #Katherine, just off the Stuart Highway, stop in at this iconic location for a local wild caught Territory barramundi or stay the night and enjoy the live entertainment over the dry season (May-September). Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @staycationoz. #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

POV: you booked flights to #NTaustralia during the Christmas sale (pssst...it's on now 👉 link in bio) ✈ The impossibly blue and sandy-bottomed #MatarankaThermalPool in the @visitkatherine region awaits 💦 Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @wander.five. #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear #TourismTopEnd

The sandstone walls of #NitmilukGorge glow in the changing light ✨ Whether you get up early for sunrise or settle in for sunset, you won't be disappointed. Explore the world-famous @nitmiluknationalpark and gorge country on foot, by boat or helicopter 🚁 A local's #bucketlist for @visitkatherine 👉 link in bio. Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @mr.adam.zed. #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear

Nothing better than getting the #KatherineHotSprings all to yourself 💦 These natural thermal springs are located on the banks of the Katherine River in @visitkatherine. A local's bucket list for Katherine 👉 link in bio! Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @_aswewander. #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #VisitKatherine

Sunset dips at Leliyn | #EdithFalls 💦 This paperbark and pandanus fringed natural pool is just 45 minutes north of @visitkatherine in Nitmiluk National Park. Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia on your @tourismtopend trip, @andrewcutcliffe 🌴 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #VisitKatherine

Beating those mid-week blues 💦 The #MatarankaThermalPool is the perfect place to escape when you @visitkatherine 🌴 And if you can't get enough of those crystal clear waters, #KatherineHotSprings and #BitterSprings are just a short drive away. Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia on your trip @vanlife_craiglauren 🌴 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #VisitKatherine #holidayherethisyear

Katherine & Umgebung

Sehen & Erleben rund um Katherine

Elsey National Park

Judbarra/Gregory National Park

Mataranka

Kulturelle Erlebnisse der Aboriginal People

Nitmiluk National Park

Katherine Hot Springs

Gulf Region

Bitter Springs

Jatbula Trail

Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park

The Katherine Museum

Die Top 10 Erlebnisse in Katherine

Video:Katherine und Umgebung

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