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Travel Blogs from Litchfield National Park, Australia
Exploring Litchfield National Park
Today we set out early for a day trip into Litchfield National Park. After entering the Park we drove 10 km on a 4wd track to the Lost City which is a series of rock formations that look like an ancient ruins. We had fun climbing on different shaped ...
Litchfield National Park
... unfortunately for Bec our new guide she was no where near what Greg has provided. We started the trip with Litchfield National Park. The last time I visited Litchfield it was in the middle of the wet season and the waterfalls were roaring everywhere. ...
Spectacular Falls
... that much fun with all the other children in the park and with the organised activities. Today we head into Litchfield National Park which in our opinions is not as rugged as Kakadu and is more beautified for the tourists with its decking, ...
We can swim! Yay!
... quite as much). Termites are insects that look a bit like ants, but which like to eat wood. The termites in Litchfield National Park build homes called mounds, and they are clever enough to work out how to face the mounds away from the sun so ...
Nature, Cruise and Crocs
Just a few expressions of the day we spent at Litchfield National Park and cruising down the Mary River. Abundant Wildlife, beautiful nature and all in a relatively undisturbed environment - We are literally the only people around. End of the dry season, ...
What a day!
... off the day at 5am so we had plenty of time to quietly pack in the dark before heading off at around 8.30. Headed into Litchfield National Park and straight to Wangi falls. An absolutely lovely spot and we all got in for a dip (except Annika) and we had ...
Over Litchfield to Darwin
Heute steht der berühmte Litchfield Nationalpark auf dem Programm. Der National Park ist über eine 50 Kilometer lange sealed Road befahrbar und voll von Wasserläufen. Wir gehen mehrere Bushwalks, sehen gigantische Wasserfälle, Spinnen, Schlangen und ...
3 snakes in 1 day
Litchfield National park is a wonderland of flora and fauna. We dropped by to see the Magnetic termite mounds-- they face north / south. Thousands of them in the bush. Then headed off to Wangi falls which has a great swimming area but is all closed off to ...
Day 47 - Sunday
... . It didn’t take long for it to heat up even more so we headed out early to do some sightseeing around the National Park before all the tourist buses arrived and to get some relief from the cars air conditioner. Our first sightseeing spot was an ...
"Aussie Road Tripping - Days 51 & 52" - Ali
Point of origin: Katherine Gorge Destination: Buley Rockhole Campground Distance travelled: 355km Unnecessary distance travelled due to missing turnoff: 40km Travel time: 3.5 hours Sites visited: -Magnetic termite mounds -Buley Rockhole -Florence Falls ...
On our way down
... we needed before starting the long trip southward towards Perth. It was actually only a short trip today. About 2 hours into Litchfield National Park. We stopped on the way at Batchelor where the kids played on the playground and had morning tea snacks. ...
LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK
... . Isn't nature amazing. The Cathederal mound is thought to be about 50 years old and is 5 metres high! Clever little termites. We were sorry to have to pack up and leave this beautiful area. Litchfield National Park is just amazing. ...
Litchfield National Park
... 1900's. They sold the property to the Townsends who deeded a lot of it to the NT government to be made into a National Park. There are magnetic termite mounds which are long and skinny and run north/south. This is so the mound can get ...
Waterfall Wonderland
Heading to Litchfield for the weekend was one of the best things we have done on this trip. We stopped and looked at the termite mounds and then Buleys Rockhole. This was a great place for a swim except for the fact there were people everywhere! So we ...
Litchfield National Park
... canoeing, fishing, studying plants and photography. Monday, 30 July 2012 Alongside a certain length of the main road through Litchfield National Park are huge termite mounds. One has been called the 'Cathedral Termite Mound', which is estimated to be over ...
Litchfield National Park - Wangi Falls
Left Florence Falls and drove a short way to Wangi Falls (pronounced wong-eye) also in the same park. We stopped for a short walk to the Tolmi Falls on the way, but that gorge is out of bounds past the lookout. Took one of the last sites at Wangi at ...
Thursday- At Florence Falls
... the cow to put in the freezer so there would be plenty of meat to eat. As soon as school finished, we went to Litchfield National Park to cool off in the crystal clear waters of Florence Falls. First we stopped to look at Magnetic Termite Mounds and the ...
Litchfield National Park
Litchfield National Park is pretty close to Darwin and is very popular with the locals. We stayed at a great campsite at Wangi Falls for a couple of nights. Unfortunately, Wangi Falls was still closed for swimming due to the threat of crocs. The big wet ...
Litchfield National Park - Florence Falls
... in Kakadu which made more sense to the boys now that they have been there and seen it all. Moved south to Litchfield National Park. Stopped at Bachelor for a small shop and lunch. Visited the magnetic termite mounds that are grey and thin, ...
Die "Runterfaller"
... ; Am nächsten Tag mussten wir abreisen, da unser Platz bereits gebucht war. Wir starteten also weniger frohen Mutes zum Nitmiluk National Park bzw. zur Katherine Gorge, um dort ein wenig zu wandern. Doch die Wanderstrecken waren für uns unattraktiv -die ...
Beautiful walks and waterfalls
Keen to get back into the National Parks again we headed for Litchfield on Sat. Heading straight to Florence falls campground we quickly claimed the last spot and parked up. Campfire and enough room for the three vehicles we were happy!! Walking a couple ...
Litchfield is amazing!
Stopped off at Robin Falls on our way to Litchfield National Park, and took a leisurely walk up to the waterfall and rock pool. Tough going and would definitely have been an advantage if you were part mountain goat, but we managed to get there ...
Dec 12, 2011
Crossing the Reynolds River
... of uncertainty)! Thankfully Lisa sucessfully waded across the croc infested merky parts of the river soon after... Litchfield National Park is a sandstone plateau there was lovely savanah of eucalyptus, banksias and grevilleas. We also saw rainforests ...
Greenant Creek, Wangi Falls
We had a lot planned today, so we headed out earlier. First stop was at the Tabletop Swamp, and it was just that ... a swamp. I suppose it was pretty but we'd just been through Kakadu, so really it didn't shine. Then we headed out to Tolmer Falls, ...
Litchfield
... we giggle at that. Male driving.) "Weil du mir nicht hilfst!!" (Mann am Steuer, need I say more) We camped in Litchfield National Park. Florence Falls campsite sports compost toilets and a cold shower, all for 5 bucks each (we posed as a family). Lots ...
Saying goodbyes
... around Cape York which seems like ages ago now. We left Darwin behind us as well, driving the relatively short distance south into Litchfield National Park where we plan to stay for two nights. Today we have done a bit of a circuit of the park. Our first ...
Broom broom to Broome
... we hopen dat onderweg een beetje uit te gaan vinden. We bezoeken de eerste dag gelijk al een aardig National Park, namelijk Litchfield alwaar we verschillende watervallen bezoeken en een flinke wandeling maken. Aangezien het wetseason is hiero kunnen we ...
More of Litchfield
Today we decided to discover some more of Litchfield National Park. Before doing so we headed up the road to the "town centre". It consisted of a cafe and a very drab looking caravan park, which would have cost us $55 a night to stay in ...