Katherine

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Katherine is a village in the Top End|Lower Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Understand

Katherine is the third largest settlement in the Northern Territory around 300 kilometers south from Darwin. It has a population of around 10,000, and is significant regional and tourism centre. The township is on the banks of the Katherine River, which flows down from the world-renowned Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk National Park). Katherine Gorge drawn large numbers of visitors in the peak (dry) season.

Despite being number three in the state and the town is small and consists of a single main street. On weekends expect to find the majority of the stores closed.

It is a relatively remote destination with abundant waterways including gorges, rivers waterfalls and the ocean. It's these characteristics that attract an influx of adventure seekers all year round.

Its most well-known watercourse is the Katherine River, which flows through the famous Katherine Gorge. The gorge, 30 kilometers from the town of Katherine, within the Nitmiluk National Park, is actually 13 separate gorges connected over a stretch of 12 kilometers by rapids and rocky terrain.

This is an adventure playground for visitors who canoe, camp, bushwalk, and helicopter their way around the Park. Further downstream, extended canoe trips with overnight camping in the peaceful bush is the best way to experience the Katherine River - a serene water way that supports a rich eco-system of native animals and birds.

Bushwalkers are well catered for in Katherine with over 100 kilometers of walking trails in the Nitmiluk National Park alone, ranging from half to five-day treks. One of the most famous is the Jatbula Trail - a challenging four to six-day, 58-km bushwalk from Katherine Gorge to Edith Falls that takes in diverse scenery, plunging waterfalls and Indigenous People rock art.

The region's other big rivers provide opportunities for serious fishing adventure. The Daly, Roper, Victoria and McArthur Rivers are prime barramundi haunts, and anglers can bring their own boat, hire one or join a guided safari to add landing a big barra to their list of conquests.

Travel to Katherine

The quickest way to access Katherine is to fly in to Darwin, hire a vehicle and drive south down the Stuart Highway.

By car

Katherine is around 3 hours drive and around 300 kilometers south of Darwin.All cars rented direct from the rental companies in Darwin will have per day kilometre restrictions. Unlimited kilometers rentals are unheard of in Darwin unless hiring a campervan.

Unlimited kilometre vehicle hire rentals can be obtained by booking through travel wholesalers such as Territory Discoveries and Flight Centre which makes vehicle hire much more affordable. Be careful though, if you are just booking through a consolidator, rather than a wholesaler and the kilometre restrictions will definitely apply.

Travel on a Bus in Katherine

Greyhound bus services Katherine. Their office is at BP Travel North on Katherine Terrace.

By Rail

The Ghan train travels north twice weekly to Darwin from Adelaide via Katherine, and is one of Australia's most spectacular rail trips. The train stops for a few hours in Katherine, and there are a selection of off train tours that you can do. These are organised on the train when it is arriving into Katherine.

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Katherine

Just south of Katherine is the Tindal Airforce Base. This is also the airport for Katherine, however no scheduled domestic flights fly to or from here. You may charter an aircraft into Katherine.

Darwin International Airport is the closest airport with scheduled flights.

Airborne Solutions phone - +61 8 8972 2345, fax - +61 8 8972 2535 prices range from $920 to $2320

How to get around in Katherine

-14.433321|132.260085|width=|align= }} The best way to get around Katherine is by vehicle as most of the attractions of Katherine are not within walking distance of the town centre.

This really leaves vehicle (private or hire) or an organised tour as the only ways to get around. The roads to all the major attractions are sealed but subject to flooding during the Wet Season.

What to see in Katherine

• Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal - With its F/A-18 Hornets is 17 kilometers south of Katherine. Katherine is just south of the humid environs of the tropical 'Top End' but still north of the main central Australian desert regions. The base is not open to the public.

• Katherine School Of The Air | 101 Giles Street -14.451259, 132.269763 ☎ +61 8-8972-1833 - The Katherine School of the Air in Giles Street, is a distance education school, making it a living example of an historic outback schooling tradition. The School caters for isolated students residing in the top half of the Northern Territory or temporarily travelling in remote areas. Curriculum materials are delivered to the students via correspondence and high frequency radio. Radio broadcasts can be clearly heard as far away as Germany and the Antarctic. The Katherine School of the Air delivers education to children in an 800,000-km² radius. Travellers can stop by and experience the School for themselves, watching and listening as the pupils participate in lessons. This is a great opportunity to gain insight into a unique part of life in the most remote outback areas, and to learn about the vision that made the School of the Air feasible. Entry fees apply

• Katherine Art Gallery - Cnr Gorge and Jaensch Road -14.431705, 132.304271 7 KM from Post Office ☎ +61 8-8971-2751 Free The Katherine Art Gallery is at Top Didj Cultural Experience & Art Gallery on the Gorge Rd. It holds an excellent collection of Indigenous People Art. Presenting a portfolio of artists from the region and the gallery reflects the cultural diversity and influences of the Jawoyn, Warlpiri and Dalabon Indigenous People people. The gallery also houses a range of collections from regions of Arnhem Land and the Central Western Desert, and areas in Western Australia. Clients from all over the world maintain contact with the gallery to purchase the didgeridoos, artefacts and paintings. There is something for everyone and every budget in the Katherine Art Gallery.

• Katherine Museum - Lot 2922, Gorge Road -14.442069, 132.273878 3 kilometers outside of town on the Katherine Gorge Road Opening Hours: Daily 9AM Monday - 4PM Adults $7 Children $3.50 - Displays including a room on the Overland Telegraph Line, another on the Chinese in the Territory, a Gypsy Moth Aircraft, plus detailed history of the changes of the town from the first settlement at Knots Crossing to the building of 'The Katherine', to the modern settlement.

• Katherine Region Tourist Association Corner of Stuart Highway & Lindsay Street -14.466711, 132.266024 ☎ +61 8-8972 2650 - Good first stop to get free info, maps, etc.

• Top Didj Cultural Experience - Cnr Gorge and Jaensch Road, Katherine -14.42909, 132.30302 7 kilometers from Post Office on Gorge Road ☎ +61 8 8971 2751 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5PM Adult $65, child $45, family 2x2 $200 extra child $30 Top Didj and Art Gallery has a beautiful bush location 7 kilometers from the post office on the way to Katherine Gorge. This is home of the Katherine Cultural Experience. The gallery offers a large range of didgeridoos and authentic Indigenous People artwork. There are Indigenous People crafts including boomerangs, weaving, artifacts, clap sticks, carvings and souvenirs. Cultural Experiences (a) Cultural Talk- with Manuel Pamkal relating to growing up in the bush, cultural differences, tribal life and his own family tree (b) Painting- Tourists get a chance to sit down with Manuel Pamkal and paint a traditional Rarrk painting (Cross Hatch). (c) Fire Lighting- Tourists have an opportunity to participate in the ancient craft of lighting a fire by rubbing two sticks together and be fascinated by the story describing the two sticks. (d) Spear Throwing- Manuel explains the use of a Woomera and Spear to perfectly hit the target which is a fake kangaroo. Visitors then get the chance to participate. (e) The owners belong to wildlife rescue so there is alway a joey to hold or feed.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Katherine

Nitmiluk National Park

• Katherine Gorge - -14.314495, 132.421819 - It's in Nitmiluk National Park about 30 minutes northeast of the town. There are many ways to experience the spectacular Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) and its world-renowned gorge system - you can walk, swim, canoe, boat or fly. Walks over the sandstone plateau range from an hour to 5 days and offer spectacular views of the Gorge, as well as other landscapes. Some, like the 58-km Jatbula Trail, take in most of Nitmiluk's landscapes - monsoon rainforest, stone country, upland swamp, woodland and river – while the shorter walks may not be quite so varied, but are always spectacular. You can hire canoes at the Gorge, or bring your own. Commercially operated 2-, 3½- and 4-hour cruises are available, as are helicopter flights. Rivers rising during December to April can restrict all activities but there is always something to do. Swimming and canoeing are generally only activities for May to November. The cruises available vary between the 2 varying seasons. Free entry

• Leliyn/Edith Falls - -14.180735, 132.189528 - Leliyn/Edith Falls is on the western side of Nitmiluk National Park You can enjoy swimming in the paperbark and pandanus fringed natural swimmingpool at the base of the falls most of the year, although it may be closed to swimming a t times during November and April. The lush, grassy campsites in this scenic bush setting make Leliyn/Edith Falls an idyllic spot for camping. The area is also great for bushwalking. The 2.6-km Leliyn Trail is a steep, rocky loop, offering a challenging walk. There is a chance for a refreshing swim in the upper swimmingpool of Leliyn/Edith Falls half way around the trail. You can also enjoy the longer 8.6km return walk to Sweetwater Pool, a tranquil swimming hole. Leliyn/Edith Falls is the finishing point of the 58-km Jatbula Trail walking track, which begins at Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) headquarters.

• Jatbula Trail - Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge). The 58km Jatbula Trail features stunning scenery, waterfalls and Jawoyn Indigenous People rock art. The trail is a 4- to 5-day walk that is only marked in one direction, from Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk Centre) to Leliyn/Edith Falls. Walkers need to make their own arrangements for transport to the gorge and from Leliyn/Edith Falls, or alternatively, contact Nitmiluk Tours for transfers. The Jatbula Trail is a long and potentially difficult walk, however, adequate preparation will ensure a safe and pleasant trip. There is a ferry service across the Katherine River as part of the walk on the first day. Free entry

Other attractions

• Cutta Cutta Caves National Park - About 27 kilometers south of Katherine via the Stuart Highway. Daily guided one hour tours of the unique cave system plus 20 minutes 'Tropical Woodland Walk' directly off vehicle park. Check tour times before you visit.

• North Australian Helicopters - 1224 Victoria Highway ☎ +61 8-8972-1666 - Lot. Scenic flights.

• Swim Seek local advice from the tourism information about swimming in Katherine, as crocodiles are present in these parts. Popular swimming spots like Low Level Crossing and pleasant for cooling off, but watch out for the current, and for snags. The Katherine river is patrolled for crocodiles in the dry season and it is usually safe to swim in the Katherine Gorge in the dry season.
• Mataranka is a small township that sits on the upper reaches of the Roper River, an hour’s drive south-east of Katherine. The tropical wayside stop of Elsey National Park is on the Explorer's Way tourism drive and the main artery that connects Adelaide and Darwin, and is renowned for the Mataranka Hot Springs thermal swimmingpool – a sandy-bottomed lagoon fringed by palm forest and a rejuvenating swimming spot for weary travellers up and down ‘the track’. You can swim in the thermal spas (Muslim Friendly), which are dammed to form a swimming hole. You can also swim in the river where the springs flow into the river, giving a 30-cm hot layer on top of an otherwise quite cold river. There’s a good range of camping grounds, lodging and a supermarket. Attractions around town include the Stockyard Gallery that exhibits local Indigenous People art, barramundi hand-feeding tours and the Never Never Museum that displays the local Indigenous People history.
• Douglas Hot Springs are around 130 kilometers north of Katherine, and are a deviation off the road north to Darwin at Hayes Creek. The springs where they flow are too hot to swim, but you will see people sitting where the hot water meets the cold river. For a idyllic place to swim cross the hot stream, follow the path across the next small river, and continue on and you will find a large natural pool, at a constant 31 °C temperature, which is deep, still and surrounded by tropical vegetation. Five star hotels have spent millions trying to build a lagoon swimmingpool like this, and here is it, naturally formed.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Katherine

• Jurrasic Cycad Gardens - ☎ +61 8-8971-0335 - Katherine Gorge Road about 4 minutes outside of Katherine. Nursery and botanic garden enterprise concentrating on Cycad living fossils and featuring some of the rarest plant species on earth.

• Groceries and other supplies for the independent travellers can easily be purchased with Katherine having a large supermarket in town

Halal Food & Restaurants

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• Fran's Devonshire Tea House - Stuart Highway, Larrimah, Katherine Region ☎ +61 8 8975 9945 - Fran's Devonshire Tea House, in the old Larrimah Police Station and Museum. Fran serves delicious fare, including homemade camel and buffalo pies, Sausages,pasties, Sausages rolls, apple pie, waffles, scones and Devonshire teas, as well as fascinating historical information for Larrimah and the Northern Territory. Fran's Devonshire Tea House is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week.

• The Stockyard Gallery - 9 Roper Terrace, Mataranka, Katherine Region ☎ +61 8 8975 4530 - Delicious Devonshire teas, light Snacks and mango fruit smoothies are served in the shady tea garden. Local paintings and sculptures, as well as Indigenous People artefacts, Territory books, gifts and souvenirs are for sale in the gallery and there is a great deal of information on the history of this interesting area, made famous by the book Wednesday of the Never Never.

• Digger Den Tavern 7 Victoria Highway, Katherine -14.465638, 132.260475 ☎ +61 8 8971 0422 - Diggers Den offers a relaxed environment to enjoy a light snack and a few drinks.

• Fair Dinkum Cafe - 102 Third Street, Katherine ☎ +61 8 8972 3390 - Experience true outback hospitality with home cooked meals and a warm, friendly atmosphere

• Katie's Bistro and Savannah Cafe and Restaurant Giles & Cameron Street, Katherine in Knotts Crossing Resort - Katie's bistro was one of the first establishments in Katherine and is a very popular destination for local residents and visitors alike, offering great food at reasonable prices

• Main Street Cafe & Takeaway 22 Katherine Terrace -14.465843, 132.263330 ☎ +61 8-8971-0688
• Regent Court Chinese Restaurant 25 First Street -14.463056, 132.262797 ☎ +61 8-8971-1555
• Paraway Motel Restaurant -14.461709, 132.261120 ☎ +61 8-8972-2644 - Corner of O'Shea Terrace & First Street.

• The Coffee Club 23 Katherine Terrace -14.464613, 132.262384 - Although it is a chain, sometimes you want a Denny's style meal. Can be the most popular place in town. Actually has some healthy choices.

• Katherine Country Club Pearce Street -14.471756, 132.261334 ☎ +61 8 8972 1276 - The Katherine Country Club offers superb dining for lunch or dinner. There is a nine hole golf course, lawn bowls, a tropical organic juice garden, an airconditioned club house, a children’s playground, poker machines, TAB, Keno and Sky Channel gaming. The club is a great place to relax after a days touring.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Katherine

Katherine - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Katherine, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Katherine. This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Katherine and its surrounding regions.

With the steady growth of Muslim tourism worldwide, eHalal Travel Group recognizes the importance of providing Muslim travelers with accessible, accurate, and up-to-date information to support their travel aspirations to Katherine. The Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide is designed to be a one-stop resource, offering an array of invaluable information on various travel aspects, all carefully curated to align with Islamic principles and values.

The Travel Guide encompasses a wide range of features that will undoubtedly enhance the travel experience for Muslim visitors to Katherine. Key components include:

Halal-Friendly Accommodations inKatherine: A carefully selected list of hotels, lodges, and vacation rentals that cater to halal requirements, ensuring a comfortable and welcoming stay for Muslim travelers in Katherine.

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Prayer Facilities: Information on masjids, prayer rooms, and suitable locations for daily prayers in Katherine, ensuring ease and convenience for Muslim visitors in fulfilling their religious obligations.

Local Attractions: An engaging compilation of Muslim-friendly attractions, cultural sites such as Museums, and points of interest in Katherine, enabling travelers to explore the city's rich heritage while adhering to their values.

Transport and Logistics: Practical guidance on transportation options that accommodate Muslim travel needs, ensuring seamless movement within Katherine and beyond.

Speaking about the launch, Irwan Shah, Chief Technology Officer of eHalal Travel Group in Katherine, stated, "We are thrilled to introduce our Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide in Katherine, a Muslim friendly destination known for its cultural richness and historical significance. Our goal is to empower Muslim travelers with accurate information and resources, enabling them to experience the wonders of Katherine without any concerns about their faith-based requirements. This initiative reaffirms our commitment to creating inclusive and memorable travel experiences for all our clients."

The eHalal Travel Group's Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Katherine is now accessible on this page. The guide will be regularly updated to ensure that Muslim travelers have access to the latest information, thus reinforcing its status as a reliable companion for Muslim travelers exploring Katherine.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

Working cattle stations are a unique way to experience the outback and all provide various lodging and touring packages.Pungalina and Lorella Springs in the Gulf region and Bullo River Station in the west boast sandstone escarpments, rugged gorges, crystal clear rivers, natural springs and mysterious limestone caves.

• All Seasons Frontier Caravan Park and Frontier Inn Stuart Highway ☎ +61 8-8972-1744 - Near the town centre with restaurant, swimming swimmingpool and tennis court.

• Beagle Motor Inn - Corner Fourth Street & Lindsay Street -14.462304, 132.268440 ☎ +61 8-8972-3998
• Best Western Pine Tree Motel 129 Third Street -14.462988, 132.267566 ☎ +61 8-8972-2533 Restaurant and swimming pool.

• Crossways Hotel Motel - 23 Katherine Terrace off Main Street, near the centre of town ☎ +61 8-8972-1022 - 19 air-conditioned units. Beer garden. Licensed restaurant.

• Katherine Hotel/Motel - Giles Street -14.465102, 132.264439 next to Oasis Shopping Centre ☎ +61 8-8972-1622 Swimming pool, restaurant and lounge café.

• Katherine River Lodge - 50 Giles Street -14.455971, 132.268766 ☎ +61 8-8971-0266 Motel lodging with Cheeky Croc Restaurant (open daily for all meals), swimming swimmingpool and internet cafe.

• Knotts Crossing Resort Caravan Park and Resort Motel - Corner of Giles Street & Cameron Street -14.445641, 132.269053 ☎ +61 8-8972-2511 - Motel rooms, cabins, caravan sites and camping. Air conditioned bistro style restaurant on site. Two unheated swimming pools, one in a lagoon style.

• Palm Court Kookaburra Backpackers Corner of Third Street and Giles Street -14.462086, 132.266739 ☎ +61 8-8972-2722 Air conditioned dorms, twins and double rooms. Ensuite bathrooms, colour TVs and lockers. 5 minutes walk to Post Office and retail outlets.

• Boab Caravan Park - 42 Victoria Highway -14.476043, 132.257233 ☎ +61 8-8972-2239
• Riverview Tourist Village - 440 Victoria Highway -14.485180, 132.257167 ☎ +61 8-8972-1011 Motel rooms, various kinds of cabins, backbacker rooms, powered and unpowered camping sites. Swimming pool, cafe, convenience store, internet kiosk and Caltex roadhouse. Communal backpacker kitchen and TV room. Pets allowed except in motel rooms.

• Shady Lane Van Park - 257 Gorge Road -14.428752, 132.295694 ☎ +61 8-8971-0491 Quiet with large swimming pool. No pets.

• Springvale Homestead Tourist Park Shadforth Road -14.500487, 132.229373 ☎ +61 8-8972-1355 - 7 kilometers from Katherine township on the banks of the Katherine River, historic Springvale Homestead was built in the 1880s and is the oldest standing homestead in the NT. Shady parkland environment, grassed caravan and camping sites, budget motel lodging, licensed bistro and kiosk, swimming swimmingpool and children’s waterslide.

• Street Andrews Serviced Apartments - 27 First Street -14.462651, 132.262559 ☎ +61 8-8971-2288 14 air-conditioned, two-bedroom, self-contained apartments set in landscaped tropical gardens.

• Katherine Big 4 Low Level Caravan Park Shadforth Road -14.489222, 132.246911 ☎ +61 8 8972 3962 or +61 8 8972 2239

Travel Next

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• Alice Springs was established by the early explorers and remains as the centre of activity in this region. Often referred to as the heart of Central Australia is comprised of cavernous gorges, boundless desert landscapes, remote Indigenous People communities and a charming pioneering history.
• Uluru - Rising from the broad desert plain in the deep centre of Australia. Uluru Ayers Rock is Australia's most recognisable natural icon.
• Nitmiluk National Park Covering more than 292,000 hectares, Nitmiluk National Park is north-east of Katherine. The impressive gorge walls and white sandy beaches can be explored on foot, by canoe or on a cruise and are stunning from the air on a scenic helicopter flight.
• Daly River is between Darwin and Katherine and begins where the Katherine and Flora Rivers intersect and flow west to the Timor Sea. It encompasses many unique ecosystems, including thermal spas (Muslim Friendly) and gorges, making it a fantastic spot to camp and bushwalk.
• Victoria River is south-west of Katherine and is most often visited en-route between Katherine and the Western Australia’s Kimberley region. The small township of Timber Creek, 285 kilometers west of Katherine, is the region’s main centre and home to about 70 people. Fishing is Timber Creek's biggest drawcard and the beautiful Victoria River, running through deep valleys and gorges, is one of the Northern Territory’s most scenic places to catch barramundi.
• Gulf region Travelling east from Katherine takes you to the Gulf of Carpentaria - the shallow sea between Australia and Papua New Guinea. The area is home to four main indigenous language groups- Yanuwa, Mara, Kurdanj and Karawa. Its early pastoral areas were opened up by the ill-fated German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt in 1845, and today the Gulf region encompasses some of Australia’s largest cattle stations – several the size of small European countries.
• Matranka a small township sits on the upper reaches of the Roper River, an hour’s drive south-east of Katherine. This tropical wayside stop is on the Explorer’s Way tourism drive and the main artery that connects Adelaide and Darwin, and is renowned for its thermal swimmingpool – a sandy-bottomed lagoon fringed by palm forest and a rejuvenating swimming spot for weary travellers up and down ‘the track’.

Stay Safe

Salt and freshwater crocodiles are found near Katherine rivers. Don't swim or camp near the waters edge. The accessible rivers and billabongs are generally sign-posted if saltwater crocodiles are known to inhabit the area, but if you are not sure, don’t swim. The Katherine River near the gorge is a crocodile management zone. Rangers attempt to trap and relocate any salt-water crocodiles that may have moved into the area in the wet out of the river.

Protect yourself from the sun by wearing a wide-brimmed hat, long-sleeved shirt, sunglasses and sunscreen. You should also be sure to drink plenty of water; a minimum of two litres per day is advised. Use insect repellent, mosquito coils and appropriate clothing to protect from mosquito bites. If camping, keep your tent zipped and tap your shoes out before putting them on.

If you are exerting yourself outdoors, but walking for example, you will need one litre of water for every hour in very warm weather and avoid walking in the hottest part of the day.

Snakes inhabit the bush, so be cautious and make noise when walking through long grass, and make sure you have sturdy shoes.

Carry appropriate safety equipment, such as an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon), satellite phone and first aid kit, and don't bushwalk alone. Let someone you trust know where you are, and arrange to contact them at intervals.

Shake out your shoes in the morning to remove any 'critters' that have settled in during the night

Only build fires in the pits provided and take care to completely extinguish the flame when finished, and limit the use of fire. Be aware of fire bans in certain areas of the Territory.

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