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17 Mile Falls - Katherine  

These waterfalls astound all who are lucky enough to see them. A hidden gem, it can only be accessed by trekkers on the Jatbula Trail. This trail is located in Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) and is a one way 58 kilometre walk from Katherine ...

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Barra Feeding - Mataranka  

Come and see barramundi being hand fed at Territoy Manor's 'Feed the Barra Show' in Mataranka. View these famous fighting fish and watch them strike when they come to feed. Afterwards, treat yourself to a refreshing snack from the kiosk. There are tw ...

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Barranyi National Park - Borroloola  

Barranyi National Park, situated in the Gulf of Carpentaria, is one of the Northern Territory's most remote visitor destinations. This peaceful wilderness haven within the Sir Edward Pellew Group of islands is owned by the Yanyuwa Aboriginal people, ...

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Biddlecombe Cascade - Katherine  

Biddlecombe Cascades are one of many beautiful swimming and sightseeing locations along the Jatbula Trail in Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge). The one way long distance walking trail is 58 kilometres long and starts at Katherine Gorge (Nitmil ...

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Bitter Springs - Mataranka  

Discovered by surveyors for the Overland Telegraph Line in the latter part of the nineteenth century, the Bitter Springs are located approximately two kilometres from Mataranka in the Katherine region. Set amongst palms and tropical woodlands in the ...

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Borroloola Police Station Museum - Borroloola  

The Borroloola Police Station Museum offers a fascinating insight into a bygone era. The police station was constructed in 1886 when Borroloola was a significant river port and drovers camp. The buildings were used for 50 years by the police before b ...

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Bullita Homestead and Stockyards - Timber Creek  

Located on the banks of the East Baines River, 56 kilometres from Timber Creek in Gregory National Park, Bullita is a remnant of the region’s pastoral history. At Bullita you can explore original timber stockyards and a homestead with an interpreti ...

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Caranbirini Conservation Reserve - Borroloola  

Caranbirini Conservation Reserve is located 46 kilometres south of Borroloola on the western extremity of the Bukalara Range and is easily accessed off the Carpentaria Highway. The reserve protects a surprising diversity of habitats for such a small ...

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Crystal Falls - Katherine  

The Crystal Falls area features a mass of rock pools, rapids and small cascades that fall away into a spectacular and large waterfall. The area can only be reached by trekking the iconic Jatbula Trail. Located within Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine ...

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Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park - Katherine  

Book a guided tour through the Northern Territory’s only publicly accessible tropical limestone caves. Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park is located 30 kilometres south of Katherine and covers 1,499 hectares of karst limestone landscape, found in only ...

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Daly River Mango Farm - Daly River  

Mangoes thrive in the tropical climate of the Top End. The Daly River Mango Farm is an established tourist park located 230 kilometres from Darwin on the west bank of the Daly River. The region is renowned for its excellent barramundi fishing and has ...

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Daly Waters Aviation Complex - Daly Waters  

Daly Waters Aviation Complex, located 3 kilometres off the Stuart Highway, is the oldest aviation structure in the Northern Territory. Built in 1930, it later became an aviation hub as part of the new international air route between Australia and Eng ...

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Daly Waters Pub - Daly Waters  

The Daly Waters Pub is a colourful pub, clad in corrugated iron, draped with bougainvilleas and crammed with decades of memorabilia. It began its current incarnation serving passengers arriving on the new Qantas airline in 1934 and was the first inte ...

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Douglas River Esplanade Conservation Area - Daly River  

The Douglas River Esplanade Conservation Area, located around 140 kilometres from Katherine, protects parts of the Douglas River and its wildlife. Along the river, springs bubble to the surface from underlying groundwater aquifers forming quiet shady ...

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Edith River Crossing - Katherine  

Edith River Crossing is a permanent swimming spot along the Jatbula Trail. This 58 kilometre trail in Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) takes between four and five days to complete. It is a one way walk from Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk) to Leliy ...

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Elsey Homestead Replica - Mataranka  

Step back in time as you explore the Elsey Homestead Replica, Mataranka. The Homestead is an authentic replica that was especially constructed for the film We of the Never Never. Every detail is duplicated down to the hand hewn local cypress pine. Ne ...

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Elsey Memorial Cemetery - Mataranka  

Elsey Memorial Cemetery, located 20 kilometres south of Mataranka off the Stuart Highway, is of national and Territory historical significance primarily because it provides the remaining link with many of the individuals made famous by Jeannie Gunn's ...

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Elsey National Park - Mataranka  

Elsey National Park is a haven for those wanting to relax in warm, crystal clear pools, like exploring historic sites, and who enjoy river fishing and canoeing. The serene Roper River meanders through this picturesque national park, with boat ramp ac ...

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Escarpment Walk - Timber Creek  

Located in the eastern section of the Gregory National Park, the Escarpment Walk provides panoramic views of the Victoria River Valley with its soaring red escarpments. Follow the Nungali-Ngaliwurru and Wardaman stories (through the interpretive sign ...

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Fenton Airfield - Daly River  

The construction of Fenton Airfield, located on Tipperary Station in the Katherine Region, commenced in 1942. The site was named after Flight Lieutenant Clyde Fenton, the renowned 'Flying Doctor' of pre-war days who recommended the area for a heavy b ...

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Flora River Nature Park - Katherine  

Flora River Nature Park, 135 kilometres south west of Katherine, embraces a tranquil Top End waterway fringed with dense riverine vegetation and dotted with deep pools. There are many opportunities for short walks, canoeing, boating (maximum 15 horse ...

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Fran's Devonshire Tea House - Larrimah  

Fran's Devonshire Tea House, in the old Larrimah Police Station and Museum. Fran serves delicious fare, including homemade camel and buffalo pies, sausages, pasties, sausage rolls, apple pie, waffles, scones and Devonshire teas, as well as fascinatin ...

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Frew Ponds Overland Telegraph Line Memorial Reserve - Dunmarra  

About 35 kilometres south of Dunmurra is a historic marker to Sir Charles Todd, builder of the Frew Ponds Overland Telegraph Line Memorial Reserve which commemorates the joining of the two ends of the line in 1872. This is a registered heritage attra ...

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Gorrie Airfield - Larrimah  

Gorrie Airfield, located 10 kilometres north of Larrimah, was once one of the largest and busiest military bases in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. The abandoned airfield was established at the terminus of the old North Australian Railway. G ...

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Gregory National Park - Timber Creek  

Gregory National Park is the Northern Territory's second largest national park, encompassing spectacular ranges, escarpments, gorges and eucalypt woodlands. A drive through the eastern section of the park along the Victoria Highway will reveal some o ...

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Gregory's Tree - Timber Creek  

Located in Gregory National Park, 15 kilometres north-west of Timber Creek, a large Boab tree stands at the campsite of Augustus Gregory's 1885 North Australian expedition. Gregory's Tree has special significance to the Ngarinman Aboriginal people an ...

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Jatbula Trail - Katherine  

The 58 kilometre Jatbula Trail features stunning scenery, waterfalls and Jawoyn Aboriginal rock art. The trail is a 4 to 5 day walk that is only marked in one direction, from Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk Visitor Centre) to Leliyn / Edith Falls. Walkers ...

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Joe Creek Picnic Area and Nawulbinbin Walk - Timber Creek  

About 10 kilometres west of the Escarpment Walk is the Joe Creek Picnic Area where you can enjoy a snack in the towering presence of the the footholls and escarpment. The Nawulbinbin Walk leads from the picnic area up a steep rocky slope to the base ...

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Jurassic Cycad Gardens - Katherine  

Visit this unusual and exotic garden attraction containing over 200 different species of plants from the ancient cycad family, all nestled among a visually striking and prehistoric rocky landscape. Apart from an amazing collection of cycads – livin ...

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Katherine Art Gallery - Katherine  

Located in the town of Katherine, the Katherine Art Gallery holds an excellent collection of Aboriginal Art. Presenting a portfolio of artists from the region, the gallery reflects the cultural diversity and influences of the Jawoyn, Warlpiri and Dag ...

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Katherine Cemetery - Katherine  

This pioneer's cemetery, located in Giles Street Katherine, was established in 1934. Set along the Katherine River, amid tranquil bush surrounds, the Katherine Cemetery offers a fascinating historical or genealogical perspective, and provides insight ...

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Katherine Country Club - Katherine  

The Katherine Country Club, located in Katherine, offers superb dining for lunch or dinner, a nine hole golf course, bowls, a tropical beer garden, an air conditioned club house, a children’s playground, poker machines, TAB, Keno and Sky Channel ga ...

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Katherine Hot Springs - Katherine  

Take a refreshing dip in Katherine Hot Springs. These natural thermal springs are situated on the banks of the Katherine River, within the Katherine township, and comprise of a series of clear pools framed by native vegetation. Relax and enjoy swimmi ...

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Katherine Outback Heritage Museum - Katherine  

The Katherine Outback Heritage Museum, located in Katherine, was originally constructed as an air terminal for the region during World War II, and now contains an eclectic collection of artefacts, photographs, maps and pioneer memorabilia in an infor ...

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Katherine Overland Telegraph Pylons - Katherine  

The Katherine Overland Telegraph Pylons are one of the few remaining testaments to a bygone era. The building of the historic line was a major force in opening up the north of Australia during pioneering times. This is a registered heritage attractio ...

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Katherine School Of The Air - Katherine  

The Katherine School of the Air located on Gorge Road, Katherine, is a distance education school, making it a living example of an historic outback schooling tradition. The School caters for isolated students residing in the top half of the Northern ...

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Keep River National Park - Katherine  

This small park contains a diversity of landscapes and visitors can explore sandstone ridges and "Bungle Bungle-like" formations from the campgrounds. The two kilometre Gurrandalng walk weaves through sandstone and presents one magnificent view after ...

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Knotts Crossing - Katherine  

Knotts Crossing is the site of the original township of Katherine. Established in the early 1870s, the original township consisted of a shanty pub and the Overland Telegraph Line Repeater Station. By 1888 the township had grown to include a Hotel, Ge ...

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Kumbidgee Lodge Tea Rooms - Katherine  

Welcome to Kumbidgee Lodge Tea rooms where you can enjoy genuine Territorian hospitality. Come dine at the Kumbidgee Lodge Tea Rooms, set in tranquil bush surrounds. ...

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Larrimah Museum - Larrimah  

The Larrimah Museum houses displays featuring the railway during World War II and its post-war operations in the transport industry. The museum also features photographs and interpretive text of the World War II airfield, Gorrie. The display highligh ...

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Leliyn / Edith Falls - Katherine  

Leliyn / Edith Falls is located on the western side of Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge). You can enjoy swimming in the paperbark and pandanus fringed natural pool at the base of the falls most of the year, although it may be closed to swimmin ...

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Limmen National Park (Proposed) - Borroloola  

The Gulf region is known for its rivers and this is reflected in the drive through Limmen National Park (proposed), which crosses four major rivers and follows a fifth, the Roper River, for a while. It is a paradise for anglers and birdwatchers. Alwa ...

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Lorella Springs - Borroloola  

Because of its geographical position, its size (larger than some small countries) and up until recently its inaccessibility, Lorella Springs has remained one of the worlds most isolated, remote and untouched last frontiers. This natural hot thermal ...

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Low Level Nature Reserve - Katherine  

The scenic Low Level Nature Reserve is located three kilometres south of Katherine. It is a great place to relax, with bicycle paths, barbecue facilities and picnic areas. The river holds barramundi, black bream and the northern snapping turtle, whil ...

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Mataranka Homestead - Mataranka  

Built in 1916, Mataranka Homestead, and its associated accommodation and facilities, are near the tranquil Rainbow Spring and picturesque Waterhouse River. Mataranka is a popular spot for activities such as fishing, swimming and canoeing, and walkin ...

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Mataranka Thermal Pool - Mataranka  

Mataranka Thermal Pool is a great place to unwind, the warm, crystalline waters of the natural pool is said to have the power to soothe aches and pains after a long day on the road. The water is spring fed, bubbling up at a fairly constant temperatur ...

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Merrepen Arts Centre - Daly River  

Merrepen Arts, located in the Daly River area, sells authentic Aboriginal acrylic paintings, screen prints, batik and hand printed lino-block fabric and shirts, silk paintings, weavings and cards. The annual Merrepen Arts Festival incorporates both t ...

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Mimi Aboriginal Arts and Crafts - Katherine  

Mimi Aboriginal Arts and Crafts is an Aboriginal owned art gallery displaying works by artists from a region of 380,000 square kilometres around Katherine. The showroom holds many different art styles and provides a supportive and respectful workpla ...

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Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) - Katherine  

There are many ways to experience the spectacular Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) and its world-renowned gorge system - you can walk, swim, canoe, boat or fly. Walks over the sandstone plateau range from an hour to 5 days and offer spectacu ...

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Northern Rockhole - Katherine  

Northern Rockhole, in Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge), is an enjoyable half day walk from the Nitmiluk Visitor Centre at Katherine Gorge. It is also a lovely lunch spot on the first day of the iconic Jatbula Trail. This is a one way 58 kilom ...

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