Top End Local’s Tips

The ancient sandstone escarpments of #KakaduNationalPark are best seen from above 😍 The park covers almost 20,000 square kilometres, so if you want to cover some ground...a scenic flight is your answer 🚁✈ Helicopter and fixed-wing flights operate year-round, departing from both #Darwin and within @kakadutourism from #Cooinda and #Jabiru 🙌 Take flight and see the mighty East Alligator River, the lush Magela Wetlands and the billabongs of the Mikinj Valley 🐊🦅 Amazing capture on a scenic helicopter flight captured by @seanscottphotography 🤠 #NTaustralia #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

Oh #Nitmiluk, you are gorge-ous 😍 A canoeing experience with @nitmiluktours is the perfect way to explore the spectacular sandstone cliffs of Nitmiluk | #KatherineGorge 🛶 Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia on your @visitkatherine adventure, @sophiedehne 🤠 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #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

One of @litchfieldnationalpark's quieter swimming spots; the Upper Cascades 💦 These shallow rockpools, aka nature's spa baths 😍, can be reached via a 3-kilometre walk through rugged bushland. The walk is graded moderate to difficult, but it's totally worth it when you get the whole place to yourself 🙌 Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @matt_and_ains. #TourismTopEnd #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear

Swipe 👉 to see just how far this #outback road in East #ArnhemLand stretches 😍 A road trip through #NTaustralia will stay with you forever, right @dusty__nomads? Link in bio for more 🤠 #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

A sight not many travellers get to see, The Lost City in #LimmenNationalPark 🙌 These towering sandstone formations look like the remains of an ancient city 🌆 and have been formed by thousands of years of rain and wind erosion. Only accessible by 4WD and located in one of the most remote pockets of #NTaustralia, this is just one of the lost 'cities' in @tourismtopend to tick off your bucket-list! Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @seanscottphotography 🤠 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #holidayherethisyear

Afternoons at @litchfieldnationalpark's #BuleyRockhole are our favourite - golden shadows and alllll the rockpools to yourself 😍💦 Camp overnight at one of the parks many campgrounds and this could be you 👉 link in bio. Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @jasoncharleshill 🙌 #TourismTopEnd #SeeAustralia #LitchfieldNationalPark #holidayherethisyear

*happy dance*...Jim Jim Falls is back open for swimming 🙌💦 Nestled at the end of a 2-kilometre return hike through monsoon forests, the picturesque #JimJimFalls is the perfect place to cool off in @seekakadu 🌴 The Barrk Marlam Walk, Twin Escarpment and Budjmi Lookout have also re-opened for the dry season...meet you there? Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @anyabananyaa 😎 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #KakaduNationalPark #holidayherethisyear

Winter...who?! 😎 Endless balmy 30 degree days call for waterfall hopping...first stop 👉 #FlorenceFalls in @litchfieldnationalpark 💦 Chase the #Litchfield waterfall circuit and explore #BuleyRockhole, #UpperCascades, and the recently re-opened #WangiFalls too! Escape the cold and join us, there's plenty of waterfalls to go 'round 🌴 Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @jaxonfoale 🙌 #TourismTopEnd #SeeAustralia #holidayherethisyear

No...it's not Jurassic Park; it's The Lost City in #LimmenNationalPark 🤠 The large sandstone pillars are formed by thousands of years of rain and wind erosion 🤯 and look like the ruins of an ancient city with a maze of narrow alleys to explore. The landmark is located in a remote and hard to access area of the park, and the 4WD track will test even the most experienced four-wheel drivers. Just one of the lost 'cities' in @tourismtopend to tick off your bucket-list! Cheers for tagging #NTaustralia, @nickandlil 🙌 #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

Front seat views flying along the East Alligator River in @kakadutourism with @airborne.solutions 🚁 Take a short flight, or venture further with a #Kakadu Day Tour and fly over the world-famous wetlands, floodplains, and sandstone plateaus 🙌 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #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

Meet #TolmerFalls, one of the biggest and most impressive falls in @litchfieldnationalpark 🙌 The waterfall cascades over two high escarpments into a deep plunge pool 💦 Check it out from the viewing platform or take the 1.6 kilometre Tolmer Falls loop walk. At the base of the waterfall, you might catch a glimpse of the elusive Ghost Bats and Orange Horseshoe Bats that live there. While you can't swim at Tolmer Falls, there are plenty of nearby waterholes to cool off in 👉 #WangiFalls, #FlorenceFalls, or #BuleyRockhole. Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @shazmac_71 🙌 #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

Weekend plans? Check out #BoulderCreek in @kakadutourism before it stops flowing! 💦 This waterhole becomes a sandy creek bed during the dry season, but it's paradise in the tropical summer 😍 Thanks for tagging #NTaustralia, @sunshine.and.grump 🌴 #SeeAustralia #TourismTopEnd #KakaduNationalPark #holidayherethisyear