Stroke the Mugginess of Litchfield National Park

Perfectly positioned in the Northern Territory of Australia is the panoramic Litchfield National Park. This diminutive park, loaded with natural vistas, has been, since many years, shielded by the mighty neighbor, the Kakadu National Park.

This green vicinity has been transformed into a national park since 1986 and you need any acquiescence to enter, and wander through the thick boulevards that exhibits gorgeous vistas of Australia.

If you are driving through the pathways, halt you vehicle to take a snapshot of the scenic Wangi Falls that also encompasses a dense rainforest and revitalizing pool, both easily accessible from the falls.

The fact is now known and cannot be avoided that most of the tourists today prefer convenience over adventure. And if you are among the majority, you will be glad to know that a trip to Litchfield National Park is extremely convenient and pleasing. Thousands of visitors come here every month more due to it’s convenience than landscape. Every single tourist vehicle, which includes tourist bus, stops at Wangi Falls.

Drive few kilometers past entrance and you will encounter the Magnetic Termite Mounds. This unusually shaped mounds attracted lots of tourists, who clicked innumerous pictures of the shapeless formation. Personally, it wasn’t attractive. Frankly, I loathed the shapes. However, I enjoyed collecting information about the mounds. These ugly shapes were created by termites that control the temperature of the mounds. Few meters away, there were Cathedral Termite Mounds. There are displays near each mound mentioning details about how and why they are formed.

I learned much about termites and was surprised to know they actually can do much more than just eating your dining furniture.

An excellent picnic spot along the way is Florence Falls. Halt your car and climb approx 160 stairs to the plunge pool of this falls or opt to get there through the lovely trail of Shady Creek Walk. Located nearby, is another walk, Florence Creek Walk. This scenic plunge is almost as crowded as Wangi.

Drive 3 kilometers away and halt at Buley Rockholes. Quite contradictory to its name, these rockholes is a blend of millions of wild flowers, diminutive pools, and short waterfalls.

Next to the car park is Tolmer Creek that is flanked by a steep Gorge transforming the creek into falls known as Tolmer Falls. I love swimming under falls, but it’s not allowed here. There is a civilization residing at the foot of this falls in caves, an ancient civilization of carroty and unusual ghost bats.

More than anything else, I craved to see a human being at Greenant Creek. There wasn’t a single tourist, or inhabitant, or aboriginal, oh heck… a single human being there. According to me, people would have been in a hurry to view other sites, and furthermore, swimming wasn’t allowed here either. I relaxed there for a while but couldn’t find any other way to witness the panoramic Tjaetba Falls, except sauntering through another 2.7 km walkway.

Walk through the rainforests, palm forests with trees older than your grandpa and finally, ascend the slope of Tabletop Range.

Trip Tips

It’s a short drive from Darwin through Stuart Highway. You can visit the park all year round. However, the park is full of falls and forests, so a commonsensical time to get here is in monsoon. Or, to get clearer roads, drive during the beginning of dry season. If you intend to stay here, remember there isn’t any overstaying option except the camp area at Florence, Wangi Falls, and Buley Rockholes.

Suggestion

Drive during the night and reach here at wee hours to spend more time exploring the park instead of driving.