Kakadu National Park and Ubirr Rock Art Tour: Explore Ancient Australia from Darwin City
4.4
24 Ratings
Darwin City
Experience the wonders of Kakadu National Park and Ubirr Rock Art on a guided tour from Darwin City. Discover ancient rock art and spot saltwater crocodiles in their natural habitat.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve - Stroll through the wetlands and explore observation decks at Fogg Dam Conservation centre, a bird-watchers paradise.
- Bowali Visitors Centre - Learn and see amazing local artwork at Bowali Visitor Centre (lunch time here at own expense).
- Ubirr - Ubirr is home to important Aboriginal rock art that is thousands of years old, Ubirr is also where you can snap the perfect photo of the amazing scenery.
- Cahills Crossing - Safely spot saltwater crocodiles from the viewing platform at this famous crossing.
- Kakadu National park - With exceptional natural and cultural values, spend the day with us exploring this World Heritage listed site.
What's Included
- National park entry fees included
- Comfortable travel in an air-conditioned mini-coach
- Opportunities to see Australian wildlife
- Convenient pickup and drop-off at Travelodge Resort Darwin
- Informative and comprehensive tour commentary
- Guidance from an experienced outback driver
What's Not Included
- All food and drinks throughout the day
- Personal expenses
Additional Information
Join us as we journey through one of Australia’s oldest and most spectacular sites, the Kakadu National Park. Take in the sights of Saltwater Crocodiles in the wild from the Cahills Crossing viewing point! Wander through the World Heritage Recognised Kakadu National Park on an escorted walking trail, appreciating 20,000-year-old indigenous art and the breath-taking scenery from the top of Ubirr rock.
For an added expense, you may opt for the ‘Jumping Crocodile Cruise’ (option WKDC-B).
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour is not wheelchair or pram accessible
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately (hiking shoes recommended)
- Tour is not suitable for children aged 5 and under
Location
Travelodge Resort Darwin
Cavenagh Street
Our central meeting point for this tour is Travelodge Resort Darwin, 64 Cavenagh Street @ 7.30am. Please be waiting out the front at least 10 minutes before departure. For any enquiries, please call our reservations team on +61 3 9393 1300.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(24 Ratings)
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Liz_c
Oct 28, 2023
Excellent tour- so much to see! - Adam, our driver/guide is knowledgeable and very helpful. He’s patient with explanations and made the tour fascinating. I wish I had stayed for a couple of days. I wanted more when I was done.
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Brian_s
Sep 25, 2023
A Must! - A long day but certainly worth the trip. An excellent guide provided all the information on wildlife and rock art you could wish for. Loads of birdlife, crocs, etc. Plenty of breaks and despite the 37C heat we felt comfortable all day.
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Ilind147
Sep 21, 2023
Grand day out - A long day driving but well worth the effort. Our guide Andrea did her very best for us and helped all the group of mixed capabilities get the most out their day.
Great guide, great sights and well worth the effort. Iain
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Anya_m
Sep 1, 2023
Amazing Kakadu - I have to say everywhere we went was memorable, it truly was a great day from start to finish. Our guide Iris was way up there on my list, so very informative about the whole area.,I would love to experience this tour again in the wet season.
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Sarah_h
Aug 16, 2023
Brilliant day - Great day. Our guide Danni was fantastic. She was so knowledgeable about the area, history and stories/lessons the rock art depicts. Highly recommend.
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Bronwyn_s
May 13, 2023
Funfilled day - Becky was a great tour guide. She was informative and helpful. Although it was a long day it was well worth it.
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Bruce_l
Mar 16, 2024
Good experience provided... - Good experience provided by tour guides Becs and Carlos. Very knowledge and helpful throughout the trip.
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Kathrin_h
Nov 9, 2023
Nice but long time sitting in a bus - While booking via Viator doesn’t offer hotel pickup, other platforms do as we drove to quite a few hotels picking up other traveler.
The jumping crocodile activity was nice and I can recommend it. They provided lots of details around the seawater crocodiles in the freshwater river.
For the national park Kakadu, I can echo previous reviews. It is a very long bus drive for a nice stop with artwork and a view. From the 12 hours we spend 2/3 sitting in the bus as Ubirr is very far away from Darwin. I personally wouldn’t do it again (we also had ~40C which made the short walk a sweaty one), but everyone needs to decide what he/she deems ok.
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Esther_d
Aug 29, 2023
Long drive, needs more activities to do. - The Rock Art was amazing to see at Ubirr but to be honest, this trip was just a long drive into the NP (Ubirr can’t help where it is, I get it) with a few crocs and lots of bird life. You of course can’t order wildlife to arrive and that’s fine, but so think some more activities need to be added to this trip so you’re just not sat on a coach all day and then look at some (amazing) rock art.
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Judy_f
Jul 9, 2023
Long day. - The tour is organised from South Australia they have no idea where different accommodation is in Darwin. We had to walk 40 minutes to a bus stop for pick up, when there was one five minutes away. The driver did drop us off at our accommodation on the way back.
The tour has three different options to take people to, then needs to back track to collect everyone again. It seemed a waste of the morning making the day even longer.
The Rockart and Danny's knowledge and story's were wonderful. The Ubirr Rock Art Tour was like being in an outdoor art gallery.
Danny and the driver were excellent it's a pity they are working for a confusing outfit.
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