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| The Batchelor Butterfly Farm and Tropical Retreat offers the Northern Territory its first and only butterfly sanctuary. Located just 15 minutes from Litchfield National Park, you’re invited to experience the tranquillity of the rainforest butterfly enclosure.
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| The historic Blyth Homestead is found within Litchfield National Park, and is also the location of an old tin mine, which is now in ruins. The homestead site serves as a reminder of the tough conditions faced by pioneers in remote areas.
Built by the Sargent Family in 1929, the homestead was abandoned in the early 19 |
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| Enjoy a refreshing swim in the cascading pools of Buley Rockhole. This popular swimming spot, in the magnificent Litchfield National Park, is a great place to wind down after exploring the park. Wade through the pools, absorb the scenic bush surrounds or sit and relax, as the cool water rolls over your shoulders. |
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| Forming part of the Tabletop Track in Litchfield National Park, Florence Creek Walk is a six kilometre round trip leaving from either Florence Falls picnic area or Buley Rockhole.
You'll pass through fascinating pockets of cool monsoon rainforest inhabited by a variety of birdlife. Spot kingfishers, honey-eaters, fai |
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| Found in Litchfield National Park, the spectacular Florence Falls cascade into a plunge pool, set in a pocket of monsoon forest. Take a refreshing dip in the plunge pool, then enjoy a scenic walk to the viewing platform high above the falls, which affords panoramic views of the open valley and the waterhole below. |
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| The Greenant Creek Walk is a 2.7 kilometre return walk, starting at the bridge across Greenant. This shady walk follows the upstream and climbs steeply to Tjaetabe Falls.
The Greenant Creek Walk also forms part of the Tabletop Track in Litchfield National Park, and takes you from Greenant Creek through to popular Wang |
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| Lake Bennett is located 87 kilometres south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway, near the small town of Batchelor.
This man made lake is ideal for safe swimming, canoeing and fishing. The lake is mainly stocked with barramundi. Other activities include a golf driving range, mini golf, mountain biking, kyacking, bushwalki |
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| The licensed Litchfield Cafe provides light snacks and home-style meals with cold drinks, wine or beer. Or enjoy a freshly brewed coffee with a piece of their world renowned famous homemade mango cheesecake.
Either enjoy the cool of the airconditioning inside the cafe or sit outside on the veranda or under the shady t |
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| Litchfield National Park is an easy hour-and-a-half journey from Darwin, and is one of the Top End’s hidden treasures. This unspoiled wilderness boasts monsoon rainforests, cascading waterfalls, diverse flora and fauna and impressive natural formations. Travellers can cool off with a swim in the plunge pool below Flore |
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| One of Litchfield National Park's unique sights is the hundreds of termite mounds standing up to two metres high in a wide swathe of empty ground. The mounds are like enormous magnetic compasses, with their thin edges pointing north south and broad backs east west minimising their exposure to the sun, keeping the mound |
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| The Tabletop Track, within Litchfield National Park, is a 39 kilometre bushwalk taking you along trickling creeklines, cascading waterfalls, crystal clear pools and undisturbed pockets of tropical monsoon rainforest. As you walk along this spectacular track, spot some of the local wildlife such as wallabies, possums, a |
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| Take the enjoyable Greenant Creek Walk to the top of Tjaetaba Falls, in Litchfield National Park. This attractive waterway is one of the smaller systems in the park. It’s also a serene place to just sit and appreciate the bushland surrounds with a picnic lunch or spot the local wildlife such as wallaroos (small kangaro |
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| The Tjaynera / Sandy Creek Falls are located 1.7 kilometres south of Blyth Homestead, via a four-wheel-drive track nestled in the magnificent Litchfield National Park. Enjoy the stunning views of the open valley, sit down to a picnic lunch or take a refreshing dip in the large plunge pool beneath the falls. |
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| Tolmer Falls, in magnificent Litchfield National Park, cascades over high escarpments into a deep plunge pool. A short walk takes you to a viewing platform at the top of the most spectacular waterfalls in the park. Access to the bottom of the falls has been restricted to protect the habitat of colonies of ghost bats an |
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| Water Creek Walk is a 3.5 kilometre return walk, starting from the car park. You can swim in the creek near the picnic area or at the shared camping and swimming hole at the end of the walk.
The Water Creek Walk is also the final trek of the Tabletop Track in Litchfield National Park, and will take you from Walker Cre |
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| Wangi Falls is perhaps Litchfield National Park's most popular attraction. The falls flow into a large, easily accessible swimming hole surrounded by lush monsoonal rainforest. There are various walking tracks, including a three kilometre track that takes you up over the falls and back to the car park. The falls can be |
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| This two day bushwalk, part of the Tabletop Track, will take you from one of the most popular falls in Litchfield National Park, Wangi Falls, through to Walker Creek.
Along this section of the track, pause for a moment to take in the views of the stunning escarpment country. This landscape with its rocky outcrops and |
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| Discovered around 1906, the Bamboo Creek Tin Mine provides an insight into the small scale mining activities of the era, and its ruins are a reminder of the park’s varied past. Some sections of the old buildings are still standing, and you can see remnants of equipment relating to ore extraction, processing, transport, |
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| Located en-route to Litchfield National Park, the Coomalie Cultural Centre houses a diverse range of distinctive Australian indigenous artworks from across the Top End and Central Australia.
As you browse through the centre, see striking works on paperbark, paper, canvas, printed textiles, carvings, didjeridoos, fibre |
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