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This is a non-commercial
web site just offering external links on the
Arnhem Highway from Darwin to Jabiru and Kakadu
National Park in Northern Territory Australia.
Leaving Darwin
is generally travelled on the Stuart Highway
from Darwin. Darwin CBD is basically 5 straight
roads running into Daly St which is around
2klm long and that runs and begins the Stuart
Highway. Map
of Darwin CBD. If you take the Stuart
Highway it's around 22klm to the junction
with the Stuart Highway veering left to Katherine,
Alice Springs, Kakadu and Litchfield and if
you keep straight the road goes to the smaller
city of Palmerston (Pop 22,000 and growing
rapidly by the minute) straight ahead. Palmerston
is also the home of our Defense base. Also
to be developed is the new city of Weddell.
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Arnhem Highway
- Down
the highway around 35klm now from Darwin you
see the Arnhem Highway on the left with a
sign saying Humpty Doo and Jabiru.
Then further on the giant boxing crocodile
at Hunpty Doo
Darwin
to Kakadu Travel Guide
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Fogg Dam Conservation
Reserve is one of several parks in the lower
Adelaide River catchment that provide havens
for wildlife in Darwin's developing rural
fringe.
One of the few wetland systems accessible
to visitors all year round.
www.nt.gov.au
Fogg Dam
Darwin
to Kakadu Travel Guide
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Crocodile Cruises
on the Adelaide River and Mary Rivers
There is a choice of crocodile cruises on
the Adelaide River and it would be advisable
to visit Tourism
Top End visitor information centre in
Bennett Street, Darwin before you leave Darwin
to up to date prices, information and departure
times for the crocodile cruises.
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Window on the
Wetlands Visitor Centre is 62 klm from Darwin.
A great place to stop and view the birdlife
from a higher view and also really interesting
display's inside to learn about the Wetlands.
Darwin
to Kakadu Travel Guide
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Bark Hut Inn
& Caravan Park.
Here is a REAL
Aussie Roadhouse with the walls adorned by
crocodiles and buffalo. This is a tourist
icon in itself and a must see on the way.
Darwin
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Kakadu Information
centre and there is a small box that has the
free Kakadu Booklet in it if not it would
be advisable to visit Tourism
Top End visitor information centre in
Bennett Street, Darwin before you leave. Also
you can collect one at Bowali Visitor centre.
Darwin
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Where
is Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park an Australian
Natural Icon covers almost 20,000 square kms
and is 253 kms East of Darwin the capital city
of the Northern Territory, Australia.
Kakadu National Park Northern Territory
Australia a World Heritage listed area that
has been listed for it's cultural and natural
heritage and Kakadu is the largest terrestrial
national park in Australia. Life in the park does depends on the
water, also in respect to the tropical monsoon
climate that produces the downpours of the tropical
humidity of the "wet" season, and the milder
weather of the "dry" season.
Kakadu
National Park is the gateway to Arnhemland.
The sealed roads from Darwin to Kakadu is
via the Arnhem Highway and from Katherine
to Kakadu National Park via the Kakadu Highway.
The Bowali
Visitor Centre near Jabiru
Kakadu National Park is located 253 km
from Darwin in Northern
Territory Australia via the Arnhem
Highway entrance. If travelling by road,
you should allow 3 hours travelling time from
Darwin.
Kakadu
is the second largest national park in the
world and and is home to approximate number
of species: Mammals: 62, Reptiles: 123+, Birds:
280, Freshwater Fish: 51, Insects: 10,000,
Frogs: 25, Plants: 1,275. (many are rare and
occur only in Kakadu)
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Aurora Kakadu
South Alligator Resort with accommodation
and camping facilties. Fill up for fuel before
driving down to Cooinda. Just to be safe I
would fill up here and check the road conditions.
Aurora Kakadu situated in the Kakadu National
Park is the perfect base to visit one of the
world's finest wildlife reserves.
Darwin
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Please note
that the information in this document may
not necessarily provide the latest details.
During
the dry season written road reports may be
provided on a weekly basis as road conditions
are less variable and road reports are not
loaded onto the web on weekends or public
holidays. For the latest up-to-date details,
contact the Bowali Visitor Centre on 0889381121
or +61889381121
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For
the latest up-to-date details, contact the offical
Bowali Visitor Centre during hours only on
Aust Tel: 08 89 381 121 or Int Tel: +61 889
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The Arnhem
Highway is a our opinion is approx. 222.6
(klm) kilometres from the Stuart Highway turn
off in the Northern Territory of Australia.
It links the mining town of Jabiru, in Kakadu
National Park, to the Stuart Highway 35 kilometres
south of Darwin. There are many different
opinions on the distant but we have taken
our estimate from the book Outback Traveller
and our our driving records.
• Darwin CBD
to Stuart Highway turn off 35.5klm
Start of Arnhem Highway
• Stuart Highway turn off to Fog Dam turnoff
24.6klm
• Fog Dam turnoff to Window on the Wetlands
4.4klm
• Window on the to Wetlands to Adelaide River
1.3klm
• Window on the to Wetlands to Djukbinj National
Park turnoff 15.1klm
• Djukbinj
National Park turnoff to Corroborree Park
Inn 9.9klm
• Corroborree Park Inn to Corroborree Billabong
turnoff 0.5klm
• Corroborree Billabong turnoff Hardy's Lagoon
App. 4klm
• Corroborree Park Inn to Mt Bundy Station
turnoff 13.1klm
• Mt Bundy Station turnoff to Bark Hut Inn
14.7klm
• Bark Hut Inn to Old Jim Jim Road turnoff
17.6klm
• Old Jim Jim Road turnoff to Wildman River
(West Branch) App.16klm
• Old Jim Jim Road to Boundary Kakadu National
Park 17.6klm
• Boundary Kakadu Park to Wildman River (East
Branch) 7.0klm
• Wildman River (East Branch) to Kakadu Visitor
Information 10.9klm
• Kakadu Visitor Information to 2 Mile Hole
1.5klm
• Kakadu Visitor Information to 4 Mile Hole
1.5klm (Same turnoff)
• 2 Mile Hole + 4 Mile Hole to West Alligator
River 2.3klm
• West Alligator River to West Alligator River
(West Branch) 10.2klm
• West Alligator River (West Branch) to (East
Branch) 8.6klm
• West Alligator River (East Branch) to Flying
Fox Creek 3.6klm
• Flying Fox Creek to Red Lily Billabong 8.8klm
• Flying Fox Creek to Alligator Billabong
8.8klm (*Same turnoff)
• Flying Fox Creek to Old Jim Jim Road 8.8klm
(*Same turnoff)
• Red Lily Billabong to Aurora Kakadu Resort
5.0klm
• Aurora Kakadu Resort to South Alligator
River 3.1klm
• Aurora Kakadu Resort to Boat Ramp Launch
3.1klm
• South Alligator River to Mamaluka Wetlands
7.7klm
• Mamaluka
Wetlands to Ubirr turnoff 27.7klm
• Ubirr turnoff to Kakadu Highway turnoff
1.4klm
• Kakadu Highway turnoff to Jabiru turnoff
1.5klm
• Jabiru turnoff to Jabiru township1.5klm
• Jabiru turnoff to Jabiru airport 6.3klm
Darwin
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For the latest
up-to-date details, contact the offical
Bowali Visitor Centre during hours only on
Aust Tel: 08 89 381 121 or Int Tel: +61 889
381 121.
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Reports by
Region - Road Report Website
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/roadreport/obstructions-byregion.jsp
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Litchfield
National Park features numerous waterfalls which
cascade from a sandstone plateau called the Tabletop
Range, monsoon rainforests, intriguing magnetic
termite mounds and historical sites.
Litchfield National Park lies approximately 130km's
southwest of Darwin near the town of Batchelor and
covers around 1,500 sq km's.
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Kakadu National
Park an Australian Natural Icon covers almost 20,000
square kms and is 257 kms East of Darwin the capital
city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
Kakadu National
Park gateway to Arnhemland.
The sealed roads
from Darwin to Kakadu is via the Arnhem Highway
and from Katherine to Kakadu
National Park via the Kakadu Highway.
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A lush tropical wonderland, the Katherine region is
most famous for the spectacular Katherine Gorge in
Nitmiluk National Park. Just one of 13 stunning gorges
carved into the Arnhem Land plateau by the Katherine
River, a cruise through Katherine Gorge is truly unforgettable.
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