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Together
with stunning tropical waterfalls and swimming holes,
this is a truly beautiful destination found just south
of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory.
Litchfield National Park features numerous waterfalls
which cascade from a sandstone plateau called the Tabletop
Range, monsoon rainforests, intriguing magnetic termite
mounds and historical sites. Litchfield National Park
is chosen by local Darwin residents and tourists as
1-3 day destination for it's waterfalls and magnetic
termite mounds. Also noted are the 4WD tracks into some
of the more remote parts of Litchfield National Park
and surrounding region.
Litchfield
National Park lies approximately 130km's southwest of
Darwin near the town of Batchelor and covers around
1,500 sq km's. Batchelor a township
is widley known as the gateway to Litchfield National
park and also has it's own unique attractions such as
the Coomalie
Cultural Centre you should not miss.
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before you continue.
The
Park was established in 1986 and is a very popular destination
being so close to Darwin with over a quarter of a million
visitors a year. The
Park was named after Frederick Henry Litchfield who
was a member of the Finniss Expedition from South Australia
that began in 1864 in a bid to set up a settlement at
the mouth of the Adelaide River.
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