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Katherine

Lying 310km from Darwin, Katherine is a centre for beef-cattle properties, produce farms and the Tindal RAAF Base. Katherine is also the gateway to Nitmiluk NP.


Main Attractions

Katherine boasts 2 museums; Katherine Museum off Gorge Rd and the Railway Station Museum (hours of opening from visitors centre). The School of the Air in Giles St is usually open on school days, with tours available. Historic O'Keefe House is in Riverbank Dr. For swimming, fishing or bushwalking in shady riverbank parkland, head for Katherine Low Level Nature Park. The pools are fed by natural hot springs located nearby.

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Renowned Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk NP, 29km SE, can be viewed by canoe, flat-bottomed tour boat, scenic flight or helicopter. Edith Falls, 62km to the north, is also in Nitmiluk NP and worth a visit. So too is Springvale Homestead, 8km west, the oldest remaining homestead in the Territory, built by Alfred Giles in 1878. Cutta Cutta Caves, 500-million-year-old limestone caves 27km south, are the home of the rare orange horseshoe bat, with cave tours available yearround. Flora River Nature Park, 86km SW, features unique tufa dams, pools and cascades. Aboriginal cultural tours are available at Manyallaluk, Eva Valley.

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Ten things to do in Katherine, NT

Time for a dip! Elsey Falls, Mataranka, TourismNT | 2008-12-11 | The outback town of Katherine, about 300 kilometres south of Darwin in the Northern Territory, is most famous for the Katherine Gorge in the Nitmiluk National Park; a must-do experience for travellers to the region. But there are plenty of other attractions to experience within a short radius. Here's a few of the best. | read more

Canoeing Katherine Gorge

Canoeing Katherine Gorge, (Nitmiluk NP) Image - Tourism NT TourismNT | 2008-12-10 | Why get a heli-ride when the rivers and gorges of the Katherine region set the scene for a range of adventure activities, none more 'hands on' than canoeing. | read more

 

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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Katherine. Retrieved September 09, 2010, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/australia/nt/katherine. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers. Universal Publishers

Whats close? (direct line)

accommodation

0.2 km   St Andrews Serviced Apartments
0.2 km   Best Western Pine Tree Motel
0.2 km   Palm Court Kookaburra Backpackers
1.4 km   Knotts Crossing Resort
1.7 km   Riverview Tourist Village
2.4 km   BIG 4 Katherine Low Level Caravan Park
4.3 km   Shady Lane Tourist Park
4.6 km   Springvale Homestead Tourist Park
7.0 km   Maud Creek Lodge
8.5 km   Manbulloo Homestead Caravan Park

attractions

0.1 km   Katherine Art Gallery
0.2 km   Old Katherine Railway Station
0.3 km   Mimi Aboriginal Arts and Crafts
0.4 km   Katherine Country Club
1.1 km   O'Keeffe Residence
1.6 km   Katherine Hot Springs
1.7 km   Katherine Cemetery
1.8 km   Katherine Museum
1.8 km   Marksie's Stockman's Camp Tucker Night
2.1 km   Springvale Homestead
2.4 km   Knotts Crossing
2.5 km   Katherine Overland Telegraph Pylons
3.2 km   NT Rare Rocks
4.1 km   Low Level Nature Reserve
5.0 km   Top Didj and Art Gallery

events

0.1 km   Walking with Spirits
0.1 km   Katherine Festival
0.3 km   Katherine Community Market
0.9 km   Katherine Races
1.0 km   The Katherine and District Show Society
1.9 km   Katherine Country Music Muster

information

0.2 km   Katherine Visitor Information Centre
11.7 km   Katherine Airport

tours

0.1 km   Travel North Coaster and Coaches
0.3 km   Katherine Aviation
1.9 km   Marksie's Stockman's Camp Tucker Night
2.9 km   Gecko Canoeing
2.9 km   Kookaburra Adventures
2.9 km   Speargrass Experience

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Lying 310km from Darwin, Katherine is a centre for beef-cattle properties, produce farms and the Tindal RAAF Base. Katherine is also the gateway to Nitmiluk National Park. Renowned Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park, 29km SE, can be viewed by canoe, flat-bottomed tour boat, scenic flight or helicopter. Edith Falls, 62km to the north, is also in Nitmiluk National Park and worth a visit. more

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Cnr Katherine Tce (Stuart Hwy) and Lindsay St, Ph: (08) 8972 2650

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Ten things to do in Katherine, NT

Time for a dip! Elsey Falls, Mataranka, TourismNT | 2008-12-11 | The outback town of Katherine, about 300 kilometres south of Darwin in the Northern Territory, is most famous for the Katherine Gorge in the Nitmiluk National Park; a must-do experience for travellers to the region. But there are plenty of other attractions to experience within a short radius. Here's a few of the best. | read more

Canoeing Katherine Gorge

Canoeing Katherine Gorge, (Nitmiluk NP) Image - Tourism NT TourismNT | 2008-12-10 | Why get a heli-ride when the rivers and gorges of the Katherine region set the scene for a range of adventure activities, none more 'hands on' than canoeing. | read more

 

 
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