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year old tours Kakadu - Cobourg - ArnhemlandWe create tailored 4WD wilderness tours, remote area safaris, photographic expeditions, wildlife adventure and fishing tours for individuals and groups. Unique opportunities to experience the colonial history and awesome animal and marine life of Cobourg Peninsula, the Aboriginal culture and rock art of Arnhemland, the majestic waterfalls that proliferate Kakadu National Park. If thats not enough, combine some of the best fishing to be found anywhere in the world and you have the adventure holiday of your dreams! Travel from Darwin in Four Wheel Drive air-conditioned comfort to exotic and unique destinations in Australia's Top End. Visit the waterways and wetlands that are host to an amazing wildlife smorgasbord including crocodiles, water buffalo, banteng, wild boar, goanna and dingo. Hundreds of bird species inhabit the rain forests and flood plains of the region, making it a bird watchers paradise. The billabong, rivers and coastline also produce some of the best fishing locations in the world. Swim in a crystal clear pools in Kakadu National Park, or cross the East Alligator River border into aboriginal Arnhemland, where you can see ancient rock paintings and gain a first hand understanding of the history and traditions of the world's oldest living culture. Your private tour guide can take you to remote Cobourg Peninsula and the spectacular beauty of Gurig Ganuk Barlu National and Marine Park where you can see the ruins of Victoria Settlement, a disastrous early attempt to settle Australia's northern coast. The marine, bird and animal life at Gurig is simply stunning and there are plenty of walking tracks to help you explore the area. The aboriginal occupants of this region still hunt crocodiles, dugong and sea turtles using traditional methods such as spears. Kakadu National Park is a world famous travel destination located just 2.5 hours easy drive from Darwin, capital city of Australia's Northern Territory. Encompassing an area of 20,000 square kilometres Kakadu is the Territory's largest National Park. Spectacular waterfalls, a diverse bird and wildlife population, a wealth of Aboriginal history and culture and the opportunity to visit and try some of the best fishing hot spots in the Territory. There are 275 Species of Birds, 75 Species of reptiles, 25 Species of Frogs, 10,000 Species of Insects and 1,600 Plant Species to be found within the borders of Kakadu. Mysterious and beautiful, Arnhem Land is a vast area more than 4 times the size of Kakadu National Park. Inhabited by about 18,000 Aboriginal people and largely untouched by tourism development, the home of the world's oldest living culture has only recently become accessible to a tightly restricted number of visitors. Learn about a society which has survived from ancient times to the present day, and where many still choose to follow the traditional way of life. This region is famous world wide for its awesome galleries of rock art, some of which possibly date back 50,000 years. Your private guide will escort you to some of the best sites including Long Tom Dreaming at Injalak, one of the finest rock art sites in the world. An aboriginal guide will explain the historical and cultural significance associated with each site. You will have the opportunity to purchase authentic Aboriginal artwork direct from the artists. Experience the unique wetland areas that are host to an astonishing array of bird, animal and marine life. Photograph the myriad of birdlife that inhabits the floodplain. Cruise through billabongs and paperbark swamps where the Jacana (or Jesus bird) walks the waters on an aquatic forest of lily pads. Large saltwater crocodiles inhabit the billabongs and where you find them, you also find our famous fighting game fish, the barramundi. There's every chance in the world that you'll catch a fine dinner. Gurig Ganuk Barlu National and Marine Park on remote Cobourg Peninsula is a destination not to be missed! Gurig Ganuk Barlu National Park occupies an area of 2,207 square kilometres including some outlying islands. Its aquatic surrounds form Gurig Ganuk Barlu Marine Park, encompassing an area of 2,800 square kilometres. The region as a whole offers an enormous variety of wildlife, birdlife and marine life in a truly pristine environment that is protected both by laws of the Australian government and by the remote, isolated location provided by nature. Australia's first recognised RAMSAR Wetlands Area (wetlands of international importance) is located at Cobourg and is a major destination for migratory birds to Australia. On arrival at Cobourg we settle into our permanent coastal camp overlooking Port Essington. Only 20 vehicles are allowed into the park at any one time, so you are never going to be part of a crowd! Cobourg also offers a unique historical opportunity to view the remains of early settlement attempts by the British. The remains of these settlements can be still be seen today at Victoria Settlement. A tragic failure, surviving for only 11 years 1838 to 1849 when it was abandoned. Isolation and disease accounted for 60 deaths from a population high of 200. The ruins of Victoria Settlement's buildings with their distinct Cornish rounded chimneys stand as a monument to the hardships faced by the early colonists. Cobourg Peninsula is home to the world's largest untamed population (approximately 3,000) of Banteng, a large ungulate similar in size to the Asian Water Buffalo. These were originally imported as a herd of 20 from Bali in Indonesia (where they are now extinct) during the final year of Victoria Settlement. Allowed to run free after the town's abandonment, they rapidly increased in number due to the ideal conditions (for them) of their new environment. Their continued existence in Australia was not suspected until scientists rediscovered their presence in 1948. Locals still call Banteng "Bali cattle". Teeming with life, the waters of Cobourg Peninsula are every fisherman's dream. There are 250 recorded species of fish including barramundi, Spanish mackerel, barracuda, trevally, coral trout, golden snapper, Jewfish, red emperor, cod, mangrove jack, queenfish and many species of shark. Giant clams, crayfish, mudcrabs, beche-de-mer (sea slugs) and rock oysters abound. The Aboriginal inhabitants still hunt protected species; dugong, marine turtle and crocodile using traditional weapons such as spears. Catch and release fishing using barbless hooks is encouraged and you may wish to stop at a deserted, sandy island to barbeque a particularly succulent-looking catch. If you can't catch fish here you might as well hang up your rod and die of shame. Below is a tour with fixed departures 5 Day Kakadu Arnhemland Cobourg Tour
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