Tour details

LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK

7 DAY / 6 NIGHTS

Start: Darwin

Finish: Darwin

The expedition starts 7:30am on the date nominated. We will travel 2 hours by 4WD to commence our exploration at Sandy creek during the dry season or Lost City during the wet season deep into the Litchfield National Park.

We can expect to encounter day trippers at Sandy creek and Tableland Falls during the dry season but as we walk out of these sites, we leave the crowds behind and enter a world only a few will see. For 7 days we will explore 3 creeks, Tjaynera, Red Rock and Tableland creeks .

We will be walking approximated 5 – 10 km per day. I plan to leave camp at 8:30 am each morning. Our day will start early to avoid walking in the heat of the day. We will return to camp around 3.30 pm.

The weather in the area varies during the dry season. We can expect the day time temperatures to climb beyond 35°C whereas during the evening the temperature can hopefully be much cooler.

Inclusions:

4WD transport

Evening 3 course meal

Experienced guide with extensive knowledge of the area

Exclusions:

Breakfast, lunch and snacks

Optional activities:

Magnetic termite mounds along the Reynolds River 4WD Track

Blyth Homestead

Please view the equipment list to ensure you have the right equipment.

PHOTO DESCRIPTION

This tour is for walkers who wish to explore the entire southern area of Litchfield National Park from Sandy Creek in the dry season or Lost City in the wet season to Tableland Creek Falls.It will lead us along the Tableland creek, the Reynolds river area, Red Rock and Tableland creeks. We will explore a wild untouched world of creeks, swimming holes, cascades and gorges.

On the first day, we will reach our starting point at Sandy Creek, bathe in the majestic Tjaynera Falls basin

and then walk to our camp, located near a small waterfall with natural charm.

The second day in the morning, we will explore the surroundings of our camp in search of rock art sites. Then we will take the southern route towards the Reynolds River.

On the third day, we will reach the Red Rock River where we will set up our camp at the edge of a small waterfall

Day four will be spent exploring the Red Rock Rivers and its major tributary. We will walk by a stream to set up our camp near a waterfall.

On the fifth day, we will follow an unnamed river to a small rainforest with discreet charm and then we will cross a plateau to join the course of the Tableland river.

The sixth day will be entirely devoted to the exploration of the Tableland River whose countless pools, cascades and waterfalls are a real swimming invitation.

It will be a fairly short walk in the shade of the tropical trees that follow the course of the river. In the evening, we will set up our camp near Tableland Falls.

On the last day, we will reach the vehicles after a short two hour walk along the Table land river and a small tributary hiding a shady basin where we can cool off one last time before returning to Darwin.