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Australia - Top End - Litchfield National Park
The 1,500 square kilometer Litchfield National Park is an easy journey (an hour-and-a-half drive) from Darwin.
The Park contains several types of Top End habitats including lush monsoon forests, termite mounds, unusual rock formations, waterfalls and cascades.
The Park encloses much of the spectacular Tabletop Range, which is a wide sandstone plateau mostly surrounded by cliffs. During the monsoon season, from October to May, four major waterfalls thunder from the cliffs to tropical rock pools many meters below. During the rest of the year the waterfalls flow more gently, making the waterholes perfect spots for a cool dip.
For visitors, Litchfield's main attractions are permanent spring fed waterfalls (Florence, Tolmer and Wangi), cascades at Buley Rockhole, magnetic termite mounds, and a wildlife cruise along the majestic Reynolds River. Sealed roads link all main attractions.
The region has a pioneering and pastoral history and places like the ruins of Blyth Homestead, built in 1929 but abandoned in the 1960s, are a reminder of the tough conditions faced by pioneers.
Just outside the Park's entrance is the small township of Batchelor, which serves as a gateway to Litchfield. |
