SUGGESTED ITINERARIES

Whether sightseeing or birding it’s recommended you take it easy in the middle of the day, when it’s hottest, or plan to be somewhere where it is cool. Wildlife is most active in the cooler times of the day, ie early to mid-morning and mid-afternoon to late in the day.

How long you stay with us depends upon how much time you have and what your interests are. We have had guests stay 14 days and longer, using Eden as their base. Dedicated birders say they can easily stay 4 days to discover birds at Eden, Fogg Dam and nearby.

SUGGESTED SIGHTSEEING DAY TRIPS

NEAR EDEN

1. Fogg Dam; Jumping crocodile cruise on the Adelaide River
2. Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre; Magnetic Ant Hills along Arnhem Highway; Eden bnb walks and pool.
3. Wildlife & Leisure Cruise on the Adelaide River
4. For golfers, golf at the Humpty Doo Golf Course
4. Book a fishing trip or Indigenous Tour - see links.

LITCHFIELD PARK (take bathers)

Florence Falls; Buley Rockhole; Tolmer Falls; Wangi Falls; Batchelor township

WILDLIFE, CULTURE AND RELAXATION

Territory Wildlife Park (this can easily be a day in itself); Berry Springs Nature Park (take bathers); Didgeridoo Hut (Aboriginal art, crafts and gifts)

DARWIN AREA

MARKETS: Saturday mornings: Parap, and Coolalinga;
Sunday mornings: Nightcliff and Rapid Creek;
Thursday evening & Sunday afternoons in the dry season: Mindil Beach.

NT Museum and Art Gallery: a must and a great place to have lunch at the café
East Point Reserve and Botanical Gardens.

Wharf precinct: a good place for a quick, inexpensive evening meal while watching fish in the harbour; Paspaley Pearling Museum; Indo Pacific Marine; Parliament House and its gift shop with local craft; Deckchair Cinema.

Cullen Bay and the loch: Restaurants, Sunset Harbour Cruises.

BIRDING ITINERARIES

FOGG DAM

Sunrise at Fogg Dam with picnic breakfast at Pandanus Lookout; birding on the causeway; Woodlands to Waterlilly Walk; midday rest and relaxation; Monsoon Forest Walk; Spotlighting birds at Fogg Dam, and Anzac Parade

EDEN B&B AND HARRISON DAM

Harrison Dam; midday rest and relaxation; walks on Eden; spotlighting at night

ADELAIDE RIVER AREA

Beatrice Lagoon; Adelaide River Bridge; rest and relaxation at Eden B&B; Leaning Tree Lagoon or Bird Billabong

TOWARDS KAKADU

Early morning start to be at the excavation pits at 7am – late in dry for Gouldian Finches; Bird Billabong; rest and relax at Mary River Park.

PALMERSTON AND HOWARD SPRINGS

Palmerston sewerage works; Marlow’s Lagoon; Howard Springs Nature Park

DARWIN

East Point Reserve; Darwin Botanic Gardens; Buffalo Creek; Leanyer sewerage ponds; Charles Darwin National Park