Discover the beauty and tranquility of Litchfield National Park, a short drive from Darwin, offering diverse landscapes, accessible wilderness, and stunning waterfalls.
With its diverse landscapes, easy-to-access wilderness and expansive views, there are many ways that Litchfield will surprise you. Litchfield National Park is just a 90-minute drive from Darwin and most of its visitors are locals, who escape the tourist crowds by driving just a few minutes up the road.
When we visited Buley Rockhole on a Saturday, it was heaving with the beer and boombox crowd but after a 15-minute drive, we were soaking up the pristine isolation of Tolmer Falls, without another visitor in sight.During the wet season waterfalls, such as the magnificent Wangi Falls, really turn it on. It’s not altogether true that you should only visit the Top End in the dry, from May to October. The humidity is lower during these months, but many locals will tell you the wet is actually their favourite season. They say there’s nothing better than sitting atop one of Litchfield’s craggy lookouts to see the monsoon clouds roll in. It’s at this time of year that the crowds die down, the waterfalls go berko and bone-rattling storms remind you of nature’s power. Litchfield’s mostly bitumen roads make visiting during the wet a possibility – though you might be more comfortable if you go with an organised tour. That way you’ll avoid getting bogged and learn about the best places to enjoy your experience from insiders.Litchfield National Park covers 1461 square kilometres – about 14 times smaller than Kakadu – which means you can duck from one attraction to the next in minutes. You don’t even really need to plan, as everything is so accessible. It’s entirely possible to see the national park in a day trip from Darwin, but we were glad we took the whole weekend as there was plenty to do and it meant we could enjoy the incredible sunsets without having to worry about getting back.Don’t be fooled – you’ll know you’re in remote Australia here. Phone reception ranges from limited to non-existent and there are crocodiles in the wate
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