Nature's Way 

This stunning triangular drive is 457 kilometres and begins (or ends) in Darwin, following the Arnhem Highway through the Adelaide and Mary River wetlands to World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. It then follows the Kakadu Highway before intersecting the Stuart Highway down to Katherine and Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge). For photographic, wildlife and birdwatching enthusiasts, this is a dream drive.

Kakadu is home to some of the world's oldest Aboriginal rock art galleries. It can be explored by car or on hundreds of kilometres of marked walking trails. Travellers can cruise the palm-fringed Yellow Water Billabong or the East Alligator River to see birds, animals and huge crocodiles.

Things to do

• At Nitmiluk National Park take a scenic flight, board a cruise or canoe down the gorge. Spot birds, crocodiles and other native flora & fauna
• Stop off for a swim at Leliyn / Edith Falls
• Take a scenic walk at Butterfly Gorge Nature Park and cool off in a paperbark rock pool
• Swim in spring-fed crystal clear pools at Katherine Hot Springs
• Tour the Cutta Cutta Caves
• Cruise the palm-fringed Yellow Water Billabong or the East Alligator River
• Stop at the Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
• Take a jumping crocodile cruise on the Adelaide River
• See historical Pine Creek
• Explore many Aboriginal rock art sites at Kakadu
• Spend a night in the townships of Jabiru or Batchelor
• Camp the night at Gunlom Falls

Further Information

• Nature's Way is a fully sealed road suitable for 2WD vehicles
• 4-5 days is the recommended duration to enjoy the best of the drives unique attractions