2 DAY UBIRR, GULUYAMBI CRUISE AND ARNHEM LAND
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2 DAY UBIRR, GULUYAMBI CRUISE AND ARNHEM LAND
2 DAY UBIRR, GULUYAMBI CRUISE AND ARNHEM LAND Tour: KAU2 Departs Darwin: Daily – May 2012 SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • Visit World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park View ancient Aboriginal rock painting at Ubirr Cruise East Alligator River with an Aboriginal guide Perhaps stay overnight at Hawk Dreaming Wilderness Camp, exclusive to APT Enjoy a 4WD adventure in sacred Arnhem Land Travel to rarely visited Mikinj Valley, Arnhem Land Enjoy a drink at Window on the Wetlands Day 1. Kakadu National Park, 4WD to Ubirr Art Site, East Alligator River Cruise. Travel across the Marakai Plains into World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. Continue by 4WD to Ubirr to see superbly preserved Aboriginal rock art. Located on the Arnhem Land escarpment, Ubirr has been added in its own right to the World Heritage List because of its anthropological and archaeological value. Join an Aboriginal guide for the Guluyambi Cruise on the East Alligator River. As you glide along the tranquil waters, learn of the flora, fauna, Aboriginal mythology and history of the region from your guide. Along the way, with special permission, take a walk into Arnhem Land (conditions permitting) and enjoy lunch in a bush setting. Stay: Kakadu National Park, Hawk Dreaming Wilderness Camp, shared facilities (Exclusive), Aurora Kakadu – Standard Room (Budget), Aurora Kakadu – Superior Room (Standard), Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn (First-Class). (L) Day 2. Arnhem Land by 4WD, Mikinj Valley, Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre. Today, journey across the East Alligator River into Arnhem Land. Aboriginal-owned, Arnhem Land is one of Australia’s most remote and least traversed regions. With special permission from the Manilakarr people, travel to the rarely visited Mikinj Valley, with its escarpments, floodplains, outcrops and billabongs. You’ll see places inaccessible to most. Hear of traditional land ownership, learn bush skills of hunting and gathering and how to prepare bush tucker. View Aboriginal art in its natural state. Most tours are led or accompanied by an Aboriginal guide. On the return journey to Darwin stop in at the Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine on the viewing deck overlooking the floodplains. Then return to Darwin where your touring concludes on arrival at around 8 pm. (L) Note: Injalak Arts and Craft Association is visited only on weekdays. Injalak is not open weekends and public holidays and may be closed for cultural reasons. If Injalak is closed you will visit Cannon Hill and Hawk Dreaming in Kakadu instead. This alternative also applies when seasonal flooding and tides prevent crossing the East Alligator River. Order of touring may vary. (A$) Budget Standard First-Class Exclusive* Twin Share $655 $745 $750 $875 Single Traveller $737 $835 $845 $1075 Single Traveller must pay single tour price. Aust./NZ Pensioners deduct $10. L – Lunch. *Hawk Dreaming Wilderness Camp includes dinner & breakfast. To book your tour and or enquiry Quote: “Australasian Aquaculture Conference” Contact: APT Reservations. Free call: 1800 891 121 International – email: [email protected]
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