Nitmiluk National Park which is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin, has been established around a series of gorges on the Katherine River and Edith Falls.
These gorges and the surrounding landscape have great ceremonial significance to the local Jawoyn people, who are custodians of Nitmiluk National Park.
The gorges can be explored by canoe and flat bottomed boat. In the dry season the gorges become separated as the level of the river falls. They are interconnected in the wet.
There is a visitor centre located at the Katherine Gorge, about 30 km east of the town of Katherine. Information displays are set up that explain the geology, landscape and aboriginal history of the National Park. Tours can be booked at the centre or at the visitor centre in the town.
Katherine Gorge
See also: Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)
Katherine, with a population of over 6 000, is the third largest town in the Northern Territory.
The Katherine River, after which the town and the nearby gorge take their names, was named by John McDouall Stuart when he passed through the area in 1862 on his sixth and successful journey across the continent.
The starting point for any visitor to Katherine is at the south of the town where, on the eastern side of the Stuart Highway, the Katherine Tourist Information Centre is located and, on the western side of the Highway, at the BP Garage, where tours of KatherineGorge can be booked.
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