on that bus, I was the only one below 40.
As I made my way to my seat, I was greeted with cheery hello’s by a bus-ful of middle aged to senior tourists, all ready to explore the wilderness. It was not my normal travel company, but it was a welcome addition to my growing list of first times here in Australia. The bus, or instructor as locals call it, was bound for Litchfield national Park, 100 km southwest of Darwin, roughly an hour-and-a-half drive.
Traveling with people not my age was a breath of fresh air. As the youngest of the bunch, everyone seemed to be very protective of me. (“Watch your step, dear.“) and everyone was amused by the littlest things. (“That’s a long stick, honey.“) She was referring to the monopod. It was an satisfying ride, needless to say.
Our motorist guide for the day was Warren, armed with a terrific personality and an even greater sense of humor. how he was able to turn what could have been a snoozefest-ish drive into a humorous but highly informative journey was astonishing. He did have a lot of help from nature, though. Along the way we identified a dingo wandering by the roadside and a wallaby trying to outrun the bus coach. but that’s not everything this park has to offer.
Our excursion organizer was AAT Kings (Aussie Adventures)
Established in 1986, Litchfield national Park was named after Frederick Henry Litchfield, a member of the Finnis Expedition a pioneering exploration of the northern Territory. The 1500-sq. km sprawling land is covered in bush, woodlands, and monsoon forests, that have nurtured a large variety of wildlife including the agile wallaby, northern brushtail possum, flying foxes, the dingo, and the prone ghost bat. The land is scribbled with rocky rivers that are punctuated by thundering waterfalls. It will take days to explore much of the park, but here’s what is in store for you must you take one of those popular day tours. (We booked ours with ATTKings!)
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1. Batchelor Town
2. Cathedral Termite Mounds
3. Magnetic Termite Mounds
4. Florence Falls
5. Buley Rockhole
6. Litchfield Cafe
7. Tolmer Falls
8. Wangi Falls
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1. Batchelor Town
The first time the bus pulled over was in a small town of Batchelor. I hopped out and followed the scent of sweet coffee that filled the freezing morning air and found a small al fresco cafe sprawling under the shade of a gigantic banyan tree.
Too creepy
A banyan tree next to a cafe in Batchelor
At first glance, the township doesn’t look like anything a lot more than being that place you pass through before entering Litchfield. but this sleepy hollow is rich in history. during world war II, it was transformed into an air base. The town seemed to have taken a nap when the war was over, only to be reawakened when uranium was discovered nearby in 1949 up until 1963.
2. Cathedral Termite Mounds
When we entered the park, we were captivated by curious structures that stick out from the ground. At first there were only a few, but the deeper into Litchfield we got, the a lot more they became common. Termite mounds, they turned out.
Cathedral Termite Mound. See how tall it is compared to the two tourists next to it?
“There are two types of termites in Australia,” our guide said as everyone began gathering around a 4m-tall heap. “Those that eat lawn and those that eat wood. This is the home of a grass-eating colony,” he said while touching one side of the mound. It is just one of the lots of Cathedral Termite Mounds that rise from the reddish land of the top End.
Each mound is home to a colony of cathedral termites, so-called for the similarity of the mounds they built to medieval cathedrals.
3. Magnetic Termite Mounds
Magnetic Termite Mounds in Litchfield national Park
Just across the street from the gigantic Cathedral Termite Mound is a sea of another type of termite shelters. Wildly different from their neighbors, these mounds are erected by magnetic termites (of genus Amitermes). The mounds are typically called “compasses” for their natural north-south orientation, thereby lessening exposure to and avoiding the heat of the sun.
4. Florence Falls
A trip to Litchfield national Park is actually a waterfall crawl. and the crawl kicks off with our first step into the grounds of Florence Falls, a double waterfall that plunges 9.8 to 15 meters on a series of tiers. Its tallest drop pours amazing water into a pool that has been a favorite swimming spot for visitors.
View of the Florence Falls from the checking out deck
The plunge pool at the base of Florence Falls
There are two options to get there from the designated vehicle parking space: by means of the Florence Creek walk or Shady Creek Walk. I took the shorter route — Florence Creek walk — to get to the cascade, and used the other one on my way back. The Shady Creek path takes hikers through a monsoon fOrest ve sonra bir savan ormanlık arazide. Arkadaşlarımın birçoğu alt havuza ulaşmadı, çünkü geri tırmanmanın ne kadar zor olacağını zaten korkutuyorlardı. Bazıları dere tarafından yerleşti.
“Burada tuzlu su timsahı yok,” diye paylaştı Warren. “Saltie’nin ulaşması için yer çok yüksek ve dik. Havuz yüzmek için tamamen güvenlidir. ”
5. Buley Rockhole
Buley Rockhole bir dizi rockhol. Basamaklı havuzları ferahlatıcı bir daldırma için en iyi hale getirir.
6. Litchfield Cafe
Litchfield üzerinde helikopter gezisi
Hızlı bir dalıştan sonra öğle yemeği zamanı gelmişti. Otobüsümüz bir helikopterin kalkmaya başladığı yerden çok uzaklaştı. Görünüşe göre, Litchfield Cafe de parkın üzerinde helikopter gezisini alanlar için bir atlama noktasıdır (veya çok daha fazla zamanınız ve paranız varsa). Yolculuk Aud 79’da başlıyor, karşılayamadığım bir şey, bu yüzden çok ihtiyaç duyulan sağlıklı bir öğle yemeği için kafenin içine girdim!
Gezi paketine öğle yemeği dahil edildi, ancak elbette kendi pahasına çok daha fazla satın almak için ücretsizsiniz.
7. Tolmer Falls
Gözlük güvertesinden Tolmer Falls’un görünümü
Tolmer Falls, bence, o gün gördüğüm üç şelaleden en muhteşem. Tolmer Creek, deniz seviyesinden 102 metre yükseklikte bir dalma alır ve bir dalma havuzuna sıçrayan dar bir 32-42m kaskad oluşturur. Havuz, hayalet yarasalar ve turuncu at nalı yarasaları olan kumtaşı kayalıklarıyla çevrilidir. Bu harika manzara, siteden uzak bir gözetleme platformundan zevk alınabilir.
8. Wangi Şelalesi
Muhtemelen Litchfield, Wangi Falls’daki tüm cazibe merkezlerinin en popüler olanı da en erişilebilir. Tabanında (arkadaşlarımın zevkine göre) yakalama havzasına ulaşmak için herhangi bir trek gerekmez! Ancak bunu yapmak isteyenler için yürüyüş parkurları da mevcut!
Wangi Şelalesi
Wangi Falls’daki turistler
Wangi bir dizi seviyede deniz seviyesinden 84 m’den iner. İki kaskad var, ideal olanı daha büyük payı elde ediyor.
Havuzda tatlı su timsahları vardır, ancak normalde balık yerler ve insanları yalnız bırakırlar. Bununla birlikte, ıslak mevsimde ve önemli yağıştan sonra havuz kapalıdır ve yüzme yasaktır. Çoğu zaman, dere sular altında kaldığında, tuzlu su timsahı içeri girer. Saltaların insanlara saldırdığı bilinmektedir.
Nerede Kalınır: Darwin en yakın büyük şehirdir. Darwin Yha Hostel, şehir merkezinin kalbinde ve hızlı internet bağlantısı ile ideal uygun fiyatlı konaklama kullanıyor. Günlük geziler de mevcuttur.
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NEREDE TUR TURLARI: Avustralya ve Yeni Zelanda’nın önde gelen gezi operatörü AAT Kings ile rezerve edildim. Kılavuzlu gezilere göz atın: www.aatkings.com.
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