Arnhem Land

from Katherine to Arnhem Land

Arnhem Land is located in the northern tip and directly next to Kakadu National Park. A vast area that is (again) owned by the original inhabitants of this country and is now governed by them again.

from Katherine to Arnhem Land

After shopping in Katherine, if all goes well, I'll be on my way to Nhunlunbuy, a small town in the northeast corner of Arnhem Land that I discovered through Trip in a Van, the website of an Australian family who have been traveling around Australia for more than 3 years and are making an ongoing report about it. Many of the places I want to visit this time come from videos that they post on a regular basis. Nhulunbuy in Arnhem Land is one of them and I can hardly wait.
After Arnhem Land I have to go almost all the way back to Katherine because there is no shortcut to it Limmen National Park where I want to go next. The advantage of this is that I pass the Daly Waters Pub kom, a legendary pub in the town of the same name where only 23 people live.
  • Arnhem Land

    Arnhemland is an area of 97,000 km², in the northwest of Australia's Northern Territory. The area was named by Matthew Flinders, who named it after the Dutch ship De Arnhem, which explored the coast in 1623. The ship was in turn named after the Dutch city of Arnhem. The area has been a reserve for the Aborigines since 1931. The Yolgnu, one of Australia's largest indigenous tribes, live in this reserve.

  • Limmen National Park

    I want to visit Limmen National Park mainly because of the Southern and Western Lost City. Huge sand sculptures that were part of the seabed millions of years ago and were gradually formed by water and wind as sea levels fell.

  • Daly Waters Pub

    On the Stuart Highway between Tennant Creek and Katherine lies the town of Daly Waters, where only 23 people live. One of Australia's most bizarre bars is located here: the Daly Waters Pub. This legendary pub is definitely a must-see when doing the Stuart Highway.

Back from Limmen National Park I want to take the Buchanan Highway via Top Springs and Victoria River to Timber Creek. From Timber Creek I can simply take the Victoria Highway to Kununurra in WA and on to the Gibb River Road.
Darwin - Katherine Gibb River Road