Nitmiluk National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin, around a series of gorges on the Katherine River and Edith Falls. Previously named Katherine Gorge National Park, its northern edge borders Kakadu National Park. The gorges and the surrounding landscape have great ceremonial significance to the local Jawoyn people, who are custodians of Nitmiluk National Park. In Jawoyn, Nitmiluk means "place of the cicada dreaming".© Wikipedia
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Nitmuluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) is about 29 kilometres from Katherine in the Northern Territory. The Nitmiluk Visitor Centre is perched above the gorge and has a cafe, souvenir shop, tour booking desk and interpretive displays about the formation of this magnificent landscape. This is quite an amazing building with beautiful timber benches and seating.
There is plenty of parking available for cars and buses and only a short walk down to the water to meet your tour or maybe hire a canoe. Visitors can use the grassed picnic areas and barbeques around the Visitor Centre - WARNING - the trees lining the walk down to the gorge are full of bats so be careful where you sit.
We ate lunch at the gorge restaurant and sat outside on the verandah - the birds will pick at your plate as soon as you leave your food unattended - even for a second.