Mt Borradaile – Davidson’s Four Day Northern Territory Arnhemland Adventure
Mount Borradaile is an exclusive, remote safari camp nestled against an outlier of the Arnhemland escarpment – a stunningly beautiful wilderness and a cultural landscape to the Aboriginal people. To these traditional owners Mount Borradaile is a sacred place, the embodiment of ancestral heroes. Its valleys, rock overhangs and caves have been occupied for over 50,000 years and celebrated in world-class galleries of rock art. Take time on this Kakadu tour to absorb the spirit of at least 50,000 years of human creativity.
Suggested Itinerary:
Your Kakdu tour adventure begins with a 7:00am pickup from your accommodation and transfer to Darwin’s Light Aircraft Facility. The trip to Mount Borradaile in your charter aircraft is a spectacular scenic tour in its own right, spanning the World Heritage Wetlands of Kakadu National Park. An optional charter from Jabiru in Kakadu National Park can be arranged.
During the next three days, a host of activities combine in a flexible itinerary. Typically, your Northern Territory, Kakadu tour, operates like this:
Day 1: ARRIVAL AT YOUR KAKADU TOUR CAMP (L,D)
After your flight, settle into airy tents. Bathroom facilities including hot showers are nearby. Light refreshments are served in the large, screened dining room before your first 4WD trip to a nearby Aboriginal rock-art site, where a six metre long rainbow serpent, dominates an awesome rock shelter. Your guide walks you through chambers of galleries festooned with art.
If time and weather conditions allow, a swim in rock pools atop the escarpment sharpens your appetite for lunch. After lunch, spend the early afternoon in cool rock overhangs near the camp. In the late afternoon we take you on a billabong for a sunset cruise where you can admire the amazing bird-life and crocodiles. The sunset’s blaze of colour on Mount Borradaile floodplain heralds the return to camp on this special Kakadu tour.
Day 2: EXPLORE THE ARHEMLAND ENVIRONMENT (B,L,D)
Following breakfast, explore an area described by those privileged to have visited it as a ‘living museum’. Back to camp for lunch, followed by a lazy afternoon swim (seasonal conditions allowing), or a bout with the famous Barramundi game fish in the nearby billabong.
Day 3: ANOTHER DAY TO EXPLORE ARHEMLAND (B,L,D)
The local area is a rich, diverse ecosystem that harbours unique flora and fauna. Walk through
adjacent monsoonal rainforest thickets, armed with binoculars and camera to record some of the 275 bird species which inhabit the region. Try your luck again with the king of game fish, the barramundi, down at the billabong or return to the art sites. If time permits on this sensational Northern Territory tour, enjoy a refreshing swim before the evening meal.
Day 4: A TYPICAL DAY IN THE BUSH AND DEPARTURE (B.L)
Maybe try your luck again with the king of game fishing, the barramundi, down at the billabong, or enjoy an exhilarating bushwalk to experience more of the local birds, animal wildlife, bush foods, medicines and art. Back to camp for lunch and, weather permitting, an afternoon swim before this Kakadu tour ends with a scenic flight to Darwin or Jabiru.
Typical Inclusions:
• Return or one-way charter flights,
• hotel/airport transfers,
• all meals at base camp,
• refreshments,
• tour guides
Prices and departures may vary please contact your Concierge Traveller Advisor for more information.
