Most bookedKatherine Gorge & Edith Falls Day Tour
The classic coach day from Darwin: 2-hour cruise through gorges 1 and 2, lunch included, Edith Falls, back about 8:30 pm.
Gorges seen: 1 and 2, by boat
Eleven ways to see Nitmiluk, sorted by where you start and how you see it: by coach from Darwin, by helicopter at the gorge, or by plane. Each has its own page with the day, the gorges you see and what guests say.
A long day on the Stuart Highway for the 2-hour cruise and Edith Falls.
Most bookedThe classic coach day from Darwin: 2-hour cruise through gorges 1 and 2, lunch included, Edith Falls, back about 8:30 pm.
Gorges seen: 1 and 2, by boat
Lowest priceThe cheapest Darwin day trip for the 2-hour cruise and Edith Falls. Meals and park pass extra, ages 6 to 80.
Gorges seen: 1 and 2, by boat
Swim stopAutopia's long day from Darwin: 2-hour cruise through gorges 1 and 2, Edith Falls swim stop, meals and park pass extra.
Gorges seen: 1 and 2, by boat
From the helipad by the Nitmiluk Centre: the only way to see all 13 gorges.
Already in KatherineThe cheapest flight at the gorge: 10 minutes over gorges 1 to 3 from the Nitmiluk helipad, with pilot commentary.
Gorges seen: 1 to 3, from the air
First lightAll 13 gorges in 20 minutes as the sun comes up. Dry season only (May to October), from the Nitmiluk helipad.
Gorges seen: All 13, from the air
Sunset landingAll 13 gorges at golden hour, then a landing on the escarpment with a drink and nibbles as the sun sets.
Gorges seen: All 13, from the air
Gorge + LeliynSeventy minutes over the gorge and Leliyn (Edith Falls), with about 20 minutes on the ground somewhere no road reaches.
Gorges seen: The gorge and Leliyn, from the air
Rock artFly all 13 gorges, then land at a remote Aboriginal rock art site few visitors reach, with your pilot as guide.
Gorges seen: All 13, from the air
A plane from Darwin instead of the coach, or the gorge as one stop on a Top End loop.
Fly inA plane instead of 8 hours on a coach: fly Darwin to Katherine, 2-hour cruise through gorges 1 and 2, back by 3:30 pm.
Gorges seen: 1 and 2, by boat
4 daysThe gorge cruise as one stop on a slower Top End loop: Kakadu rock art, a cultural cruise, Edith Falls, ensuite rooms.
Gorges seen: 1 and 2, by boat
Culture with a local artist, for a night in Katherine.
In Katherine townRarrk-style painting, spear throwing and fire making with artist Manuel Pamkal, on the road between Katherine and the gorge.
Gorges seen: None: a culture workshop