Twin Falls
Twin Falls are the most visited of Kakadu's waterfalls, mainly because they keep flowing a lot longer into the dry season than Jim Jim Falls do. A boat shuttle through the gorge and to the falls is one of the best ways to see the falls up close. Pig-nosed turtles and the freshwater crocodiles can be seen breeding on the tiny beaches along the gorge.
Location: Kakadu National Park, NT.
Jim Jim Falls
At Kakadu National Park's most known waterfall, Jim Jim Creek plunges off spectacular 150 metre high cliffs into a deep plunge pool below. Access up Twin Falls gorge is by boat shuttle service, a walking track over boulders and sand, and a boardwalk. The steep Twin Falls Gorge Plateau Walk (dry season only) leads you to the plateau above the Twin Falls. In the wet season the waterfall is spectacular but can then only be seen by helicopter.
Location: Kakadu National Park, NT. Jim Jim Falls can be reached by a 60 km four wheel drive track and only in the Dry Season, when the falls are not running.
Motorcar Falls
A 7.5km return walk takes you into one of Kakadu's best wet season areas. Here a 25m waterfall drops down into a beautiful rock plunge pool. At the top of Lower Motorcar Falls (photo below), the creek splits into several branches. The Yurmikmik area offer one of the most concentrated collections of small waterfalls, pools and interesting rock formations in Kakadu. Yurmikmik is the Jawoyn name for the country between the Marrawal Plateau and the South Alligator River in southern Kakadu.
Photo: Australian Bushwalking Holidays
Dinner Creek Falls
Spring fed Dinner Creek is the first major tributary of the upper South Alligator River. Nearby Coronation Hill (known as Guratba by the local Jawoyn people) was the site of a major environmental battle in the 1980s, finally settled when the federal government decided not to allow mining in the area. Traditional Aboriginal beliefs restrict visits to Dinner Creek to the period from April through September. The environmental sensitivity of the area means that no more than two bushwalking groups may visit in any given month and those groups are limited to a maximum of 9 people.
Location: South Kakadu National Park, NT.
Kurrundie Falls
Kurrundie Creek tumbles off the plateau only two kilometres from where Motorcar Creek does the same. There are a number of waterfalls within the Kurrundie Gorge, the largest being the main Kurrundie Falls.
Location: South Kakadu National Park, NT.
Photo: Australian Bushwalking Holidays
Koolpin Falls
A short detour on the way to Motorcar Falls takes you to a small yet pretty double fall with a clear plunge pool in Koolpin Gorge. Also known as Small Gorge Falls.
Location: South Kakadu National Park, NT.
Photo: Australian Bushwalking Holidays
Freezing Falls
This falls is not far from Koolpin Gorge and is thus named because its sides are so steep, the sun rarely shines on the water, leaving it icy cold throughout the year. The falls usually dries to a trickle quite early in the dry season, but the pool in the gorge immediately downstream is permanent.
Location: South Kakadu National Park, NT.
Photo: Australian Bushwalking Holidays
Gunlom Falls
Gunlom Falls on Waterfall Creek, formerly known as UDP falls, was one of the backdrops for the film "Crocodile Dundee". It is on a tributary of the South Alligator River in the south of Kakadu National Park. A short walk takes you to a series of clear plunge pools at the base of a 60m waterfall and panoramic views of the southern hills and ridges. The flat, easy walk to Murrill Billabong is great for bird watching, as is the short walk to the main pool below the seasonal waterfall. There is a grassed, shady picnic area and camping facilities include solar-powered hot showers.
Location: Kakadu National Park, NT
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