Northern Territory
Accessible by 2WD and only 36km from the Arnhem Hwy, this remote lodge is part of an old cattle station and ideal for exploring the Mary River region. Accommodation ranges from campsites and simple safari tents to budget rooms and decent lodge rooms. Two-hour wetland cruises on croc-rich Rockhole Billabong cost $65/25 per adult/child, and boat hire is available.
There is also barra fishing and birdwatching excursions.
17.47 MILES
Flood plains and billabongs make for good birdwatching at this pretty park 80km southeast of Darwin off the Arnhem Hwy. This was once the hunting grounds…
7.92 MILES
If Mary River National Park were anywhere else, it would be considered a top-notch wildlife-destination, with barramundi fishing, pretty landscapes, an…
21.04 MILES
Just off the Arnhem Hwy a few kilometres before Mary River Crossing, if you're coming from the west, is this back-flow billabong, filled by creeks flowing…
Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre
28.29 MILES
Three kilometres past the Fogg Dam turn-off, east along the Arnhem Hwy, is this dashing-looking structure full of displays explaining the wetland…
28.56 MILES
Bring your binoculars − there are ludicrous numbers of waterbirds living at the fecund green Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve. The dam walls are closed to…
27.19 MILES
The Arnhem Highway crosses the Adelaide River here, and it's from the murky waters of this river that large crocs are tempted to jump for camera-wielding…
23.15 MILES
Where the Arnhem Hwy crosses the Mary River, with plenty of crocs nearby.
7.92 MILES
If Mary River National Park were anywhere else, it would be considered a top-notch wildlife-destination, with barramundi fishing, pretty landscapes, an…
17.47 MILES
Flood plains and billabongs make for good birdwatching at this pretty park 80km southeast of Darwin off the Arnhem Hwy. This was once the hunting grounds…
21.04 MILES
Just off the Arnhem Hwy a few kilometres before Mary River Crossing, if you're coming from the west, is this back-flow billabong, filled by creeks flowing…
23.15 MILES
Where the Arnhem Hwy crosses the Mary River, with plenty of crocs nearby.
27.19 MILES
The Arnhem Highway crosses the Adelaide River here, and it's from the murky waters of this river that large crocs are tempted to jump for camera-wielding…
7. Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre
28.29 MILES
Three kilometres past the Fogg Dam turn-off, east along the Arnhem Hwy, is this dashing-looking structure full of displays explaining the wetland…
8. Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
28.56 MILES
Bring your binoculars − there are ludicrous numbers of waterbirds living at the fecund green Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve. The dam walls are closed to…